Bachelor of Arts Major in Social Sciences

University of the Pacific

This major appeals to students with a broad range of interests and those interested in pursuing a social science teaching credential. It requires a minimum of 45 semester units, distributed as follows. History: eight courses that include one introductory course, one course in California history, two courses in World History, two courses in U.S. history, one course in the history of a non-U.S. country or region, and one course with a world geography component. Political Science: two courses that include one course in U.S. national government and one course that deals with either a) comparative politics and government, b) politics and government of a foreign country or c) international relations. Sociology: two courses which include one course that deals with the basic concepts of Sociology and one course that deals with either a) structural analysis, b) social psychological analysis or c) cultural anthropology. Economics: one introductory course that includes microeconomics and macroeconomics. Quantitative methods: one course, selected with the approval of the Social Science advisor. Please see the College of the Pacific Social Science advisor for a list of specific course recommendations for all courses required for the major.Students must complete a minimum of 120 units with a Pacific cumulative and major/program grade point average of 2.0 in order to earn the bachelor of arts degree with a major in social science.Note: Transfer students who enter with sophomore standing or above, or students who declare the major after completion of their freshman year, are exempt from the HIST 001 requirement.OutcomesUse Social Science Frameworks: Use Social Science methods (both quantitative and qualitative) from a range of disciplines to frame understanding of human societies in the past and present.Develop Historical Narratives: Independently generate a coherent narrative in the context of the history of the United States and the broader world in both written and oral form.Critical Historical Analysis: Identify, interpret, integrate, and evaluate the credibility of primary and secondary sources and accurately place these in historical context.Structural and Cross-Cultural Analysis: Develop an interdisciplinary analysis of institutional, economic, and political structures and processes across societies.

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