Social Sciences
Updated: April 21, 2026
The following courses satisfy the Social Sciences requirement for the General Education program. A course can fulfill another domain area when an additional domain name is listed along with Social Sciences.
Approved General Education Courses | Legacy Program (Prior to Fall 23 Entry) | Current Program (Entry to OW in Fall 23 or later) |
| AS2202 Contemporary U.S. Society | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| AS2750 Food | Humanities / Social Sciences | Humanities / Social Sciences |
| CR1500 Introduction to Criminology (Previously CR2500) | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| CR2500 Introduction to Criminology {not offered 2012- } | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| CR3117 Policing Bodies | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| ED3700 Child Development | Social Sciences {Spring 2018-} | Social Sciences |
| HI2810 Geography: Earth and People | Major Cultures / Social Sciences | World History & Global Awareness / Social Sciences |
| HI3001 Introduction to Environmental Studies | Humanities / Social Sciences | Humanities & Social Sciences |
| HI3040 Analysis of Culture | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| HI3600 Global Geography: People, Places & Environment | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| IR3415 Labor Economics | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| PE1401 Introduction to Economics {not offered 2022- } | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| PE1600 People, Power, Politics | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| PE2220 Introduction to Urban Issues | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| PE2240 Introduction to Latin American Studies | Major Cultures / Social Sciences {Spring 2010-} | Social Sciences |
| PE2420 Principles of Microeconomics | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| PE2430 Principles of Macroeconomics | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| PE3100 International Relations | Major Culture / Social Sciences {Spring 2010-} | World History & Global Awareness / Social Sciences |
| PE3400 The Global South (Previously Political Economy of the Third World) | Major Cultures / Social Sciences {Spring 2010-} | World History & Global Awareness / Social Sciences |
| PE3440 International Economics | Major Cultures {Spring 2010-} / Social Sciences | World History & Global Awareness / Social Sciences |
| PE3750 Politics of Race & Class | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| PE4409 Urban Economics | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| PE4600 Depression Economics | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| PE4650 Topics in U.S. Politics | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| PE4655 Constitutional Law & Politics | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| PE4660 Politics of India & the Region (So. Asia) | Major Cultures / Social Sciences {Spring 2010-} | World History & Global Awareness / Social Sciences |
| PE4690 Politics of Latin America & the Caribbean | Major Cultures / Social Sciences {Spring 2010-} | World History & Global Awareness / Social Sciences |
| PH2000 Introduction to Public Health | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| PH3700 Medical Anthropology | Major Cultures / Social Sciences | World History & Global Awareness / Social Sciences |
| PH3800 Medical Sociology {dual listed as SY3750} | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| PH4850 Global Health (Previously HS4850 International Health) | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| PY2010 Introduction to Psychology | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| PY2340 Community Psychology {not offered 2020- } | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| PY2530 Psychology of Prejudice | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| PY2720 Psychology of Gender | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| PY2730 The Psychology of Peoples of African Descent {not offered 2020- } | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| PY3230 Adulthood & Aging | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| PY3510 Social Psychology | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| PY3740 Psychology of Latinos {not offered 2020- } | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| PY3750 Psychology of Asian Americans | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| SY1500 Introductory Sociology (Previously SY2500) | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| SY2222 The Work of Caring | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| SY2400 Sociology Through The Arts | Creativity & The Arts / Social Sciences | The Arts / Social Sciences |
| SY2550 Social Problems (Previously SY3550) | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| SY2600 Social Deviance (Previously SY3600) | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| SY2800 Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| SY3160 Sociology of Culture (Previously SY4160) | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| SY3700 Family & Society | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| SY3750 Medical Sociology (Previously SY4750){dual listed with PH3800} | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| SY3800 Race & Ethnicity (Previously Sociology of Minorities) | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| SY4400 Social Psychology | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| SY4500 Global Sociology (Previously Cross Cultural Analysis) | Major Cultures / Social Sciences | World History & Global Awareness / Social Sciences |
| SY4540 Sociological Theory II | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| SY4651 Sociology of Communications & Media | Social Sciences | Social Sciences |
| SY4830 Gender & Society | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| SY4850 Urban & Suburban Sociology | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| WS2285 Care & Care Work {dual listed with SY2222} | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| WS2885 Psychology of Gender {dual listed with PY2720} | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| WS2295 Race, Class, Gender & Sexuality {dual listed with SY2800} | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| WS3295 Family & Society {dual listed with SY3700} | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| WS3940 Sex, Gender & Technology | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| WS4295 Gender & Society {dual listed with SY4830} | Social Sciences / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |