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Social Analysis

Areas of Inquiry: Natural Sciences, Social and Historical Analysis, Economic Analysis, Governance and Regulation Analysis, Arts and Humanities

SEBS Students must complete one course in each of the following three areas: social/cultural analysis, economic analysis, and governmental and regulatory analysis.

  1. Understand different theories about human culture, social identity, economic entities, political systems, and other forms of social organization.
  2. Employ tools of social scientific reasoning to study particular questions or situations, using appropriate assumptions, methods, evidence, and arguments.

(Note: Use Degree Navigator to make sure you are completing courses in three different disciplines.)

Course # Course Title Credits Core Codes SEBS Category
African Studies
01:016:220 Ancient Africa 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:016:222 Modern Africa 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:016:224 Women and Gender in African History 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
Africana Studies
01:014:205 Islamic Civilization 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
American Studies
01:050:228 The Contemporary American 3 SCL, AHp Social/Cultural
01:050:271 Immigrant States: Jersey's Global Routes 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
Anthropology
01:070:101 Culture and Social Life 4 SCL Social/Cultural
01:070:111 Extinction 4 CC, NS, SCL Social/Cultural
01:070:238 Anthropology of Europe 3 SCL Social/Cultural
01:070:243 Anthropology of Africa 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
Asian Studies
01:098:241 East Asian Civilizations: Traditional Era 3 HST or SCL, WCd Social/Cultural
01:098:250 Global East Asia 4 CC, HST or SCL Social/Cultural
Communication and Information
04:189:101 Introduction to Communication and Information Systems and Processing 3 SCL, AHo or AHq Social/Cultural
Criminal Justice
01:202:201 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 SCL Social/Cultural
East Asian Languages and Area Studies
01:214:241 East Asian Civilizations: Traditional Era 3 HST or SCL, WCd Social/Cultural
01:214:245 Global East Asia (no longer offered) 3 CC, HST or SCL, WCd Social/Cultural
Economics
01:220:102 Introduction to Microeconomics 3 SCL Economic
01:220:120 Inequality 3 SCL Government/Regulatory
Environmental and Business Economics
11:373:101 Economics, People, and the Environment 3 CC, SCL Economic
11:373:121 Principles and Applications of Microeconomics 3 SCL Economic
11:373:122 Principles and Applications of Macroeconomics 3 SCL Economic
11:373:201 Corporate Citizenship and Social Responsibility 3 SCL Social/Cultural
11:373:362 Natural Resource Economics 3 SCL Government/Regulatory
Environmental Planning and Design
11:573:202 Environmental Issues in the United States 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
Environmental Policy, Insitutions, and Behaviors
11:374:101 Introduction to Human Ecology 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
11:374:115 Water and Society 3 CC, SCL Government/Regulatory
11:374:175 Energy and Society 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
11:374:279 Politics of Environmental Issues 3 CC, SCL Government/Regulatory
Geography
01:450:103 Human Geography: Space, Place and Location 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:450:205 World Cultural Regions 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:450:211 Environment and Society 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:450:214 Conservation 4 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
01:450:241 The City: Introduction to Urban Geography 3 SCL Social/Cultural
01:450:250 Cities 3 CC, HST or SCL Social/Cultural
History
01:506:112 Patterns in Civilization: Love 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:506:113 Patterns in Civilization: Death 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:506:114 World Civilizations: Europe, Africa, and America  3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:506:201 20th Century Global History to 1945 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:506:202 20th Century Global History from 1945 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:506:212 Women in Europe and the United States since 1800 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:508:201 Islamic Civilization 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:508:205 History of the Modern Middle East 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:508:211 Modern Israeli Culture 3 SCL Social/Cultural
01:508:220 Ancient Africa 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:508:222 Modern Africa 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:508:224 Women and Gender in African History 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:508:250 Southeast Asia and the World 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:508:271 History of the Caribbean to 1898 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:508:272 History of the Caribbean since 1898 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:508:282 Native American History II 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:510:224 Europe: Gender, Sex, and Society 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:510:245 The Arts of Power: Ritual, Myth, and Propaganda 4 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:512:266 History of the Black American 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:512:268 Plantation to White House 3 CC, HST or SCL Social/Cultural
Information Technology and Informatics
04:547:340 Gender and Technology 3 CC, SCL, WCd Social/Cultural
Jewish Studies
01:563:205 History of the Modern Middle East 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:563:281 Modern Israeli Culture 3 SCL Social/Cultural
01:563:350 Introduction to the Modern Middle East 3 CC, HST or SCL, AHo Social/Cultural
Labor Studies
37:575:100 Introduction to Labor Studies & Employment Relations 3 SCL Social/Cultural
37:575:101 Introduction to Labor Studies & Employment Relations 3 SCL Social/Cultural
37:575:110 Work, Society, and the Quality of Life 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
37:575:201 Development of the Labor Movement I 3 HST or SCL, WCd Social/Cultural
37:575:202 Development of the Labor Movement II 3 HST or SCL, WCd Social/Cultural
37:575:215 Youth and Work 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
37:575:230 People, Work, and Organizations 3 SCL Social/Cultural
37:575:303 Black Workers in American Society 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
37:575:309 Working Women in American Society 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
Latin American Studies
01:590:101 Latin America: An Introduction 3 CC, HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:590:298 Latinos and Migration 3 SCL Social/Cultural
Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies
01:595:204 History of the Caribbean to 1898 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:595:205 History of the Caribbean since 1898 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:595:298 Latinos and Migration 3 SCL Social/Cultural
01:595:333 Caribbean Religion 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
Middle Eastern Studies
01:685:100 Introduction to the Modern Middle East 3 CC, HST or SCL, AHo Social/Cultural
01:685:201 Islamic Civilization 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:685:203 History of the Modern Middle East 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:685:281 Modern Israeli Culture 3 SCL Social/Cultural
01:685:305 The Modern Middle East 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:685:350 Introduction to the Modern Middle East 3 CC, HST or SCL, AHo Social/Cultural
01:685:359 Women and Politics in the Middle East 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
Organizational Leadership
01:713:202 Introduction to Organizational Leadership 3 SCL Social/Cultural
Planning and Public Policy
10:762:101 Introduction to Planning, Policy, and Health 3 SCL Social/Cultural
10:762:210 Principles of Public Policy 3 SCL, WCd Social/Cultural
10:762:233 The Urban World 3 SCL Social/Cultural
Policy, Health, and Administration
10:775:101 Introduction to Planning, Policy, and Health (formerly 10:832:101) 3 SCL Social/Cultural
Political Science
01:790:101 Nature of Politics 3 SCL Government/Regulatory
01:790:102 Introduction to International Relations 3 SCL Government/Regulatory
01:790:103 Comparative Politics 3 HST or SCL Government/Regulatory
01:790:106 Law and Politics 3 HST or SCL Government/Regulatory
01:790:359 Women and Politics in the Middle East 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
Psychology
01:830:101 General Psychology 3 SCL Social/Cultural
Public Health
10:832:101 Introduction to Planning, Policy, and Health (now 10:775:101) 3 SCL Social/Cultural
10:832:201 Principles of Public Health 3 SCL, QQ Social/Cultural
10:832:242 Principles of Health and Wellness 3 SCL Social/Cultural
10:832:252 Health and Social Justice 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
Public Policy
10:833:210 Principles of Public Policy 3 SCL, WCd Social/Cultural
Religion
01:840:212 Religions of the Western World 3 HST or SCL, AHo Social/Cultural
01:840:333 Caribbean Religion 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
Sociology
01:920:101 Introduction to Sociology 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
01:920:103 Sociological Analysis of Social Problems 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
01:920:108 Minority Groups in American Society 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
01:920:205 Mass Communication in Modern Society 3 SCL Social/Cultural
01:920:210 Sociology of Medicine and Health Care 3 SCL Social/Cultural
01:920:222 Criminology 3 SCL Social/Cultural
01:920:225 Comparative Immigration Studies 3 SCL Social/Cultural
01:920:240 Normality and Abnormality 4 CC, SCL, WCd Social/Cultural
01:920:273 War: Critical Perspectives 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
Women's and Gender Studies
01:988:212 Women in Europe and the United States since 1800 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:988:224 Women and Gender in African History 3 HST or SCL Social/Cultural
01:988:270 War: Critical Perspectives 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural
01:988:309 Working Women in American Society 3 CC, SCL Social/Cultural