Behavioral Sciences, B.S.

Communication (6 hours)

• WRIT 1301 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
• WRIT 1302 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
• WRIT 2311 - Introduction to Professional Writing Credit Hours: 3

Mathematics (3 hours)

• MATH 1314 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 1332 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit Hours: 3

Life and Physical Sciences (6 hours)

• ASTR 1303 - Stars and Galaxies Credit Hours: 3
• ASTR 1304 - Solar System Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 1306 - Biology for Science Majors I Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 1307 - Biology for Science Majors II Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 1308 - Biology for Non-Science Majors I Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 1309 - Biology for Non-Science Majors II Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 2301 - Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 2302 - Anatomy & Physiology II Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 1305 - Introductory Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 1311 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 1312 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 1372 - Diet and Nutrition Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
• ENSC 1301 - Environmental Science I Credit Hours: 3
• ENSC 1302 - Environmental Science II Credit Hours: 3
• GEOL 1303 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 3
• GEOL 1304 - Historical Geology Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 1301 - College Physics I Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 1302 - College Physics II Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 2425 - University Physics l with Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
• PHYS 2426 - University Physics ll with Laboratory Credit Hours: 4

Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hours)

• ANTH 2346 - General Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 1307 - Introduction to Mass Communication Credit Hours: 3
• HUMN 1301 - Humanities Credit Hours: 3
• LITR 2341 - Literature and Experience Credit Hours: 3
• PHIL 1301 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
• SPAN 2311 - Intermediate Spanish I Credit Hours: 3
• WGST 1301 - Gender Matters: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies Credit Hours: 3

Creative Arts (3 hours)

Choose ONE of the following courses.

• ARTS 1303 - World Art Survey I Credit Hours: 3
• ARTS 1304 - World Art Survey II Credit Hours: 3
• ARTS 1314 - Dance Appreciation Credit Hours: 3
• ARTS 2372 - Integrating Visual Art: Arts and STEM Credit Hours: 3
• ARTS 2379 - Arts and the Child Credit Hours: 3
• LITR 2366 - Introduction to Film Studies Credit Hours: 3

U.S. History (6 hours)

• HIST 1301 - United States History I Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 1302 - United States History II Credit Hours: 3

Government/ Political Science (6 hours)

• POLS 2305 - Federal Government Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 2306 - Texas Government Credit Hours: 3

Social Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)

• CRIM 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
• ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
• ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 1303 - World Regional Geography Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 2301 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 1306 - Social Problems Credit Hours: 3
• SWRK 2361 - Introduction to Social Work Credit Hours: 3

Public Speaking (3 hours)

• COMM 1315 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3

Component Area Options (3 hours)

• PSYC 1100 - Learning Frameworks Credit Hours: 1

Core Requirement (3 hours)

• WRIT 3306 - Advanced Writing for Social Sciences Credit Hours: 3
• WRIT 3307 - Advanced Writing Credit Hours: 3

Courses

• HIST 3321 - Modern Latin America Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 3341 - Women in American History Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 3342 - Introduction to Native American History Credit Hours: 3
• HUMN 3355 - Latin American Art of the Twentieth Century Credit Hours: 3
• HUMN 3374 - Critical Inquiry Credit Hours: 3
• HUMN 3375 - Ideas in Transition Credit Hours: 3
• LITR 3334 - Mythology Credit Hours: 3
• LITR 4338 - American Minority Literature Credit Hours: 3
• LITR 4364 - Literature and Gender Credit Hours: 3
• PHIL 3331 - Ethics Credit Hours: 3
• PHIL 4314 - The Great Philosophers I Credit Hours: 3
• PHIL 4315 - The Great Philosophers II Credit Hours: 3
• WGST 4329 - History of Feminism Credit Hours: 3
• WGST 4364 - Literature and Gender Credit Hours: 3
• WGST 4370 - Gender and Identity in the Visual Arts Credit Hours: 3

Statistics and Methods Requirement (first of two)

• ANTH 4302 - Applied Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 4372 - Applied Qualitative Methods Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 4385 - Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 4321 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 4370 - Nonexperimental Methods and Statistics Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4385 - Research Methods Credit Hours: 3

Statistics and Methods Requirement (second of two)

• CRIM 4384 - Statistics Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 4371 - Experimental Methods and Statistics Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4384 - Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Diversity Requirement

Choose TWO of the following courses. For ANTH 4341 , the following may be substituted: SOCI 4341  or WGST 4341 . For PSYC 4356 , the following may be substituted: SOCI 4356 .

• ANTH 3358 - Topics in Middle Eastern Societies Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 4301 - Studies in Cultural Diversity Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 4333 - Mexico, Central America, and Borderlands Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 3334 - Human Sex, Culture, Health Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 3355 - Topics in Asian Studies Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 3357 - Topics in African Studies Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 4341 - Gender and Sexuality in Global Perspectives Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 3300 - Gender and Crime Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 3333 - Victimology Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 4335 - Race and Justice Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 4302 - Geography of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 4334 - Psychology of Gender Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 4349 - Latinx Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 4356 - The Aging Experience Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 3317 - Religion and Immigration Studies in Houston Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 3352 - Urban Sociology Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4316 - Women and the Law Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4317 - Race and the Law Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4355 - Minorities in America Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4363 - American Immigration and the Immigrant Experience Credit Hours: 3
• SWRK 3314 - Diversity and Human Behavior in the Social Environment Credit Hours: 3
• SWRK 3324 - Oppression, Diversity, and Social Justice Credit Hours: 3
• WGST 4308 - Perspectives in Women’s and Gender Studies Credit Hours: 3
• WGST 4312 - Women of Color Credit Hours: 3
• WGST 4337 - Violence Against Women Credit Hours: 3

Choose THREE of the following courses.

For the following, choose three courses. Students need to take a course from three separate rubrics.

ANTH 3311  - Contemporary Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3 OR ANTH 3361  - Anthropology of Food Credit Hours: 3 OR ANTH 3362  - Medicine and Culture Credit Hours: 3

GEOG 4312  - Human Geography Credit Hours: 3 OR GEOG 4321  - Fundamentals of GIS Credit Hours: 3

PSYC 3331  - Theories of Personality Credit Hours: 3 OR PSYC 4315  - Adolescent Psychology Credit Hours: 3 OR PSYC 4382  - Cognitive Psychology Credit Hours: 3

SOCI 4312  - Social Structure: Class, Power, and Status Credit Hours: 3 OR SOCI 4322  - Theories of Society Credit Hours: 3

SWRK 2361  - Introduction to Social Work Credit Hours: 3 OR SWRK 3314  - Diversity and Human Behavior in the Social Environment Credit Hours: 3

Anthropology Concentration

• ANTH 3311 - Contemporary Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 3334 - Human Sex, Culture, Health Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 3355 - Topics in Asian Studies Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 3357 - Topics in African Studies Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 3358 - Topics in Middle Eastern Societies Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 3361 - Anthropology of Food Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 3362 - Medicine and Culture Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 4301 - Studies in Cultural Diversity Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 4302 - Applied Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 4333 - Mexico, Central America, and Borderlands Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 4334 - Native Americans Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 4341 - Gender and Sexuality in Global Perspectives Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 4342 - Human Rights, Social Justice, Health Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 4343 - Anthropological Perspectives on World Religion Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 4351 - Families, Communities, and Globalization Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 4352 - World Prehistory and Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
• ANTH 4364 - Visual Anthropology Credit Hours: 3

Criminology Concentration

• CRIM 3300 - Gender and Crime Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 3312 - Criminology Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 3333 - Victimology Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 4313 - Juvenile Delinquency Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 4331 - Corrections Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 4334 - Criminal Law Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 4338 - Policing and Society Credit Hours: 3

Geography Concentration

• GEOG 4300 - Geography of North America Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 4302 - Geography of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 4303 - Geography of Texas Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 4312 - Human Geography Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 4321 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3

Psychology Concentration

• PSYC 3321 - Learning Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 3331 - Theories of Personality Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 3334 - Drugs and Behavior Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 3341 - Human Factors Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 4314 - Child Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 4315 - Adolescent Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 4332 - Psychology of Work Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 4334 - Psychology of Gender Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 4348 - Development of Gender and Racial Identity Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 4349 - Latinx Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 4356 - The Aging Experience Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 4382 - Cognitive Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Sociology Concentration

• SOCI 3312 - Criminology Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 3335 - Deviance Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 3351 - Political Sociology Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 3352 - Urban Sociology Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4312 - Social Structure: Class, Power, and Status Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4322 - Theories of Society Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4323 - Religion in Society Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4324 - Organizations in Society Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4328 - Social Conflict and Mediation Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4341 - Women in Society Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4355 - Minorities in America Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4357 - Sociology of Family, Work, and Gender Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4358 - Family and Society Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4359 - Family Policy Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4363 - American Immigration and the Immigrant Experience Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4364 - Medical Sociology Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4365 - Sociology of Mental Health and Illness Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4367 - Women’s Health and Sexuality Credit Hours: 3

Social Work Concentration

• SWRK 2361 - Introduction to Social Work Credit Hours: 3
• SWRK 3304 - Issues and Ethics in Social Work Credit Hours: 3
• SWRK 3314 - Diversity and Human Behavior in the Social Environment Credit Hours: 3
• SWRK 3317 - Social Welfare Policy and Services Credit Hours: 3
• SWRK 3324 - Oppression, Diversity, and Social Justice Credit Hours: 3

Elective Requirements (33 hours)

Thirty-three hours of electives are required, of which 30 can be can be taken from any level (1300/2300/3300/4300 level); and, three must be upper level (3300/4300 level).