Department of Social and Cultural Sciences

The Department of Social and Cultural Sciences (SCS) provides students with critical thinking skills and analytical knowledge in order to understand the social contexts of their intellectual, artistic and professional work. The faculty of our interdisciplinary department spans the social sciences: Anthropology, Criminal Justice and Criminology, Cross-Cultural Studies, General Behavioral Sciences, Geography, Political Science, Public Service Leadership and Sociology. The department’s elective courses highlight interdisciplinary approaches and intellectual diversity, fostering critical investigation and curiosity. Students may choose from a variety of courses that examine the political, social, cultural and geographical forces that shape life.

Programs

• Anthropology, B.S.
• Anthropology, B.S. Degree Map
• Behavioral Sciences, B.S.
• Behavioral Sciences, B.S. Degree Map
• Criminology and Criminal Justice, B.S.
• Criminology and Criminal Justice, B.S. Degree Map
• Geography, B.S.
• Geography, B.S. Degree Map
• Geography, Social Studies 7-12 Certification, B.S.
• Geography, Social Studies 7-12 Certification, B.S. Degree Map
• Public Service Leadership, B.S.
• Public Service Leadership, B.S. Degree Map
• Sociology, B.S.
• Sociology, B.S. Degree Map

• Public Service Leadership Certificate

• Africana Studies Minor
• Anthropology Minor
• Geographic Information Systems Minor
• Geography Minor
• Middle Eastern Studies Minor
• Public Service Leadership Minor
• Sociology Minor
• Youth and Police Studies Minor