Social Sciences, B.A.

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Major Requirements

The major requires 45 hours as follows:

MFL 231-232 or 240, 6 hours

HIST 221 - European History to 1517 Credits: (3)
HIST 222 - European History Since 1517 Credits: (3)

Two of the Following Four Groups Hours:12

A. Economics

ECON 231 - Introductory Microeconomics and Social Issues Credits: (3)
ECON 232 - Introductory Macroeconomics and Social Issues Credits: (3)

B. Geography

GEOG 350 - Economic Geography Credits: (3)
GEOG 389 - Cooperative Education in Geography Credits: (1 or 3, R15)
GEOG 400 - Natural Regions of North America Credits: (3)
GEOG 402 - Conservation of Natural Resources Credits: (3)
GEOG 424 - Advanced Remote Sensing Credits: (3)
GEOG 440 - Regional Geography Credits: (3, R12)
GEOG 441 - Geography of Appalachia Credits: (3)
GEOG 444 - Political Geography Credits: (3)

C. Political Science

3 hours from:

PSC 215 - European Political Systems Credits: (3)
PSC 216 - Politics of Developing Areas Credits: (3)
PSC 219 - Latin American Political Systems Credits: (3)

And 3 hours From:

PSC 302 - Problems and Policies of American Government Credits: (3)
PSC 303 - State and Local Government Credits: (3)
PSC 304 - Public Administration Credits: (3)
PSC 306 - American Presidency Credits: (3)

D. Sociology

3 hours from:

SOC 103 - Human Society Credits: (3)
SOC 250 - Deviant Social Behavior Credits: (3)

Anthropology

3 hours from:

ANTH 250 - Archaeology and Bioanthropology Credits: (3)
or
ANTH 260 - Cultural and Social Anthropology Credits: (3)

Electives

Advanced electives (21 hours) including at least 6 hours in each of three areas: American history, anthropology, economics, foreign history, geography, political science, sociology.

Additional Requirements

To complete the program, a total of 41 hours is required, including a minor, second major, or other approved program. At least 32 hours of the courses taken at WCU must be at the junior-senior level to meet one of the general university degree requirements.

Visit the department’s website at http://www.wcu.edu/as/history/ to view the 8 semester curriculum guide.