Untitled Document Illinois State's social and behavioral science departments encompass Economics , History , Political Science , Psychology , Social Work , Sociology-Anthropology , and Speech Pathology and Audiology .
Emphasis is on the human condition, human institutions, and social systems.
Practitioners typically gather data from human subjects in surveys and experiments, look to the scientific method for guidance, and employ quantification techniques as appropriate. Theories and practical outcomes of social science research and teaching revolve around people conducting the activities that make life on Earth possible. DeGarmo, Fairchild, Rachel Cooper, Schroeder, and Stevenson halls house the social science components of Arts and Sciences. The map selected to represent the social and behavioral sciences portrays one aspect of demographics in the American mid-west. For a larger view of that map, the source of the map and a discussion as to why that map was chosen to represent this portion of the College, click here .