The Social Science baccalaureate is a 120 credit (4 year) degree that is an integration of anthropology, economics, geography, government, psychology, political science, and sociology. This major is designed for those interested in professional careers in civil service, public service, secondary social studies education, or graduate work in law.
No minor is required. For career planning, we do recommend students take a minor such as Criminal Justice, Education, English, French, or specialty courses such as law courses or the MHRT-C (social work) sequence.
| Social Science Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| CRN | Course Name | Credits |
| Ant 100 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 credits |
| Ant 105 Psy 105 Soc 105 |
Intro to the Human Sciences | 3 credits |
| Psy 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 credits |
| Soc 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 credits |
| Psy 340 | Research Methods | 3 credits |
| Soc 352 | Statisctics for the behavioral and Scocial Sciences | 3 credits |
| *Senior Research Seminar Capstone either: | ||
| Ant 400 Soc 414 Psy 440 |
Fieldwork or Qualitative Research Methods or Research Seminar in Psychology |
3 credits |
| Upper-level Ant electives | 6 credits | |
| Upper-level Eco elective | 3 credits | |
| Upper-level Gov or Pos elective | 3 credits | |
| Upper-level Geo or Hty elective | 3 credits | |
| Upper-level Psy elective | 3 credits | |
| Upper-level Soc electives | 6 credits | |
| Electives (Eco, Gov, Geo, Hty, Pos, or Psy) | 6 credits | |
| Total | 51 credits | |
| General Education Support Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| CRN | Course Name | Credits |
| Bio 100 Bio 220 Bio 221 |
General Biology or Human Biology I and Human Biology II (Natural Sciences) |
4 credits |
| Geo 201 Geo 203 Geo 210 |
World Geography or Cultural Geography or Climate and Culture |
3 credits |
| Bus 219 | Business and professional speaking | 3 credits |
| Mat 180 | Finite Math I | 3 credits |
| Total | 13-15 credits | |
Advisor
Each student, within the first year of attending UMFK, shall select a program advisor from among the full-time faculty in the Social Sciences. The advisor will guide the career and professional choices of the student.
Required experiential work
Students will be expected to work within the campus and local community each year. The extra-mural service learning experiences are part of the senior year evaluation.
Techniques for assessment
The student will be assessed both directly and indirectly. Students are to maintain a year-by-year portfolio of exemplars of their work. In the senior year, the portfolio will be reviewed by 2 Social Sciences faculty.
*Select one of the following concentrations or a minor:
Note: Students may not double major in both Behavioral and Social Sciences