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CONTENT AREA 2

Social Sciences:
The social sciences examine how individuals, groups, institutions, and societies behave and influence one another and the natural environment. Courses in this group enable students to analyze and understand interactions of the numerous social factors that influence behavior at the individual, cultural, societal, national, or international level. They use the methods and theories of social science inquiry to develop critical thought about current social issues and problems.

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AFAM/ANTH 3152 Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism
ARE 1110 Population, Food and the Environment
ARE 1150 Principles of Agricultural and Resource Economics
ANTH 1000/W Other People's Worlds
ANTH 1500 Great Discoveries in Archaeology
ANTH 1006 Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH 2000/W Social Anthropology
COMM 1000 The Process of Communication
CDIS 1150 Introduction to Communication Disorders
ECON 1000 Essentials of Economics
ECON 1107 Honors Core: Economies, Nature, and the Environment
ECON 1108 Game Theory in the Natural and Social Sciences
ECON 1200 Principles of Economics
ECON 1201 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 1202 Principles of Macroeconomics
GEOG 1000 Introduction to Geography 
GEOG 1100 Globalization
GEOG 1700 World Regional Geography
GEOG 2100 Economic Geography
HDFS 1060 Close Relationships Across the Lifespan
HDFS 1070 Individual and Family Development
HRTS/POLS 1007 Introduction to Human Rights
INTD 1500 Alcohol and Drugs on Campus: Exploring the College Culture
LAMS 1190/W Perspectives on Latin America
LING 1020 Language and Environment 
LING 1030 The Diversity of Languages
LING 2850 Introduction to Sociolinguistics of the Deaf Community
LING 3610W Language and Culture
POLS 1202/W Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLS 1207 Introduction to Non-Western Politics
POLS 1402/W Introduction to International Relations
POLS 1602/W Introduction to American Politics
POLS 3208/W Politics of Oil
POLS 3237/W Democratic Culture and Citizenship in Latin America
POLS 3615/W Electoral Realignment
PSYC 1101 General Psychology II
PSYC 1103 General Psychology II (Enhanced)
PP 1001 Introduction to Public Policy
SOCI 1001/W Introduction to Sociology 
SOCI 1251/W Social Problems 
SOCI 1501/W Race, Class and Gender
SOCI 3823 The Sociology of Law: Global and Comparative
URBN 1300W Exploring Your Community
WS 1105 Gender in Everyday Life
WS 1124 Gender in Global Perspective

      
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