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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 275 Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism
ANTH 100/W Other People's Worlds
ANTH 102 Great Discoveries in Archaeology
ANTH 106 Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH 220/W Social Anthropology
ARE 110 Population, Food and the Environment
ARE 150 Principles of Agricultural and Resource Economics
COMM 100 The Process of Communication
CDIS 150 Introduction to Communication Disorders
ECON 101 Essentials of Economics
ECON 102 Principles of Economics
ECON 107 Honors Core: Economies, Nature, and the Environment
ECON 108 Game Theory in the Natural and Social Sciences
ECON 111 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 112 Principles of Microeconomics
GEOG 104 Introduction to Geography 
GEOG 160 World Regional Geography
GEOG 165 Globalization
GEOG 200 Economic Geography
HDFS 180 Close Relationships Across the Lifespan
HDFS 190 Individual and Family Development
HRTS/POLS 125 Introduction to Human Rights
LAMS 190/W Perspectives on Latin America
LING 102 Language and Environment 
LING 103 The Diversity of Languages
LING 150 Introduction to Sociolinguistics of the Deaf Community
LING 244W Language and Culture
POLS 121/W Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLS 132/W Introduction to International Relations
POLS 143 Introduction to Non-Western Politics
POLS 173/W Introduction to American Politics
POLS 238/W Democratic Culture and Citizenship in Latin America
PSYC 133 General Psychology II
PSYC 135 General Psychology II (Enhanced)
PP 101 Introduction to Public Policy
SOCI 107/W Introduction to Sociology 
SOCI 115/W Social Problems 
SOCI 125/W Race, Class and Gender
URBN 140W Exploring Your Community
WS 105 Gender in Everyday Life
WS 124 Gender in Global Perspective

      
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