Course offerings are, however, significantly diverse that the student can plan a more eclectic program, usually with an area major. Programs in the social and behavioral sciences are useful as preparation for advanced study in law, medicine, government, business, and urban problems. A program in the social and behavioral sciences should cover the basic courses in related areas during the first two years. Courses in mathematics, statistics, and computer science will also be helpful, as most department programs have quantitative applications. Undergraduates who choose the social and behavioral sciences area major can develop an interdisciplinary course of study focused on a topic of special interest, or they can cover several complementary fields within the area.
Students design their own academic programs with the assistance of a faculty advisor.
All programs must be approved by an advisory committee composed of faculty representatives from departments in the social and behavioral sciences at the end of the first semester of the sophomore year. Several departments have identified course clusters or concentrations suitable for inclusion in the social and behavioral sciences area major. The student may propose a program that consists of fifteen credits of academic course work in each of two course concentrations chose from two different departments. Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, Women's Studies, Policy Studies, Global Studies in Power, Culture, History Click here for a more detailed description about each major.