INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS AT UNLV

SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDIES PROGRAM

CONTACT PROGRAM INFORMATION THE SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDIES MAJOR DISTANCE EDUCATION

PROGRAM COMMITTEE PROFESSIONAL ADVISING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS WEBSITE

 

CONTACT: Chris Heavey Chair, Social Science Studies Committee Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts Associate Professor, Psychology 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 455001 Las Vegas, NV 89154-5001 Campus Office: CBC B-519 Tel. (702) 895-3401 Fax (702) 895-4097 Email: chris.heavey@unlv.edu

 

PROGRAM INFORMATION: The Social Science Studies program offers students an opportunity to develop a unique major encompassing three different social science disciplines: history, political science, and psychology. Emphasis is placed on developing critical awareness of the different methodologies applied to questions about society, social interaction, and human subjectivity.

 

THE SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDIES MAJOR AT UNLV: Admission to the major: GPA: 2.5 See the Wilson Advising Center's Degree Requirements and Evaluation Sheet for the major in Social Science Studies. Degree Requirements: English Composition & Literature....6 credits Literature Requirement.........3 credits Constitutions Requirement.......3-6 credits Mathematics Requirement.......3 credits Distribution Requirement  (see Note 1).............18-19 credits Multicultural & International Requirements  (see Note 2).................6 credits Social Science Studies Major Requirements ...................39 credits Select nine upper-division credits in each of the following fields: history, political science, and psychology. In addition, complete nine credits in anthropology, economics, or sociology.  Methodology: Select one from the following: POS 301, SOC 403, or WOM 302. Electives : ............26 credits  TOTAL: .............124 credits  Notes: 1) The Distribution Area assignment for the Social Science Studies major is Social Sciences. 2) Every student must complete a three-credit multicultural course and a three-credit international course. Courses satisfying other requirements many simultaneously satisfy the multicultural and international requirements, except one course cannot satisfy both the multicultural and the international requirements.

 

DISTANCE EDUCATION: The Social Science Studies program is one of the few degrees at UNLV that can be achieved beyond the usual confines of time and space.  For further information on Social Science Studies as a DE-degree, contact the Office of Distance Education.

 

PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Chris Heavey, Chair, Social Science Studies Committee, & Associate Professor, History Barbara Brents, Associate Professor, Sociology Ted Jelen, Professor, Political Science Martha Knack, Distinguished Professor, Anthropology

 

PROFESSIONAL ADVISING FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDIES STUDENTS: Lea Sexton, Director Wilson Advising Center Tel. (702) 895-1997 Fax. (702) 895-1999 Campus Office: WRI B-131 Website: http://www.unlv.edu/Colleges/Liberal_Arts/WAC/

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Contact: UNLV Career Services Tel. (702) 895-3495

 

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