Academic Information for Undergraduates Social and Behavioral Sciences 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 adviser.
The committee meets in January and in April. Undergraduates interested in the social and behavioral sciences area major have three options for constructing a program. Course Concentrations 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 15 credits of academic work in each of two course concentrations chosen from two different departments. Some students may wish to combine a concentration of courses in the social sciences with one in the humanities, natural sciences, or engineering.