Behavioral Sciences, B.S.

Communication (6 hours)

Choose TWO courses from the UHCL Core Approved List.  

Mathematics (3 hours)

Choose ONE course from the UHCL Core Approved List.  

Life and Physical Sciences (6 hours)

Choose TWO courses from the UHCL Core Approved List.  

Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hours)

Choose ONE course from the UHCL Core Approved List.  

Creative Arts (3 hours)

Choose ONE course from the UHCL Core Approved List.  

U.S. History (6 hours)

Choose TWO courses from the UHCL Core Approved List.  

Government/ Political Science (6 hours)

Choose TWO courses from the UHCL Core Approved List.  

Social Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)

Choose ONE course from the UHCL Core Approved List.  

Component Area Options (6 hours)

Choose SIX hours from the UHCL Core Approved List.  

• Two 1-hour Life and Physical Science Labs are required co-requisites for the chosen science courses.
• COMM 1315  and PSYC 1100  recommended for this requirement.

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 2321 - 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 3302 - 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 - Race and Ethnicity 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 2321  - 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 Justice 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 3300 - Geography of North America Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 3302 - Geography of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 3303 - Geography of Texas Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 4312 - Human Geography Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 2321 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3

Psychology Concentration

• PSYC 3321 - Learning Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 3331 - Personality and Individual Differences 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 - Race and Ethnicity 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 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 taken from any level (1300/2300/3300/4300 level), and three must be upper level (3300/4300 level).