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Social Sciences | 3 Credits

Number Title Description Credit(s)
HIST 152x American History: 1877 to the Present

Survey of American social, political, diplomatic, and economic development, from 1877 to the present.

3
POL SCI 104x Introduction to American Government and Politics

How the American political system works, with emphasis on the Constitution, elections, political parties, interest groups, Congress, the presidency, the courts, and national policy making.

3
PSYCH 101x Introduction to Psychology

The scientific study of behavior.

3
PSYCH 281x Deviant Minds

Approaches the concept of deviance from both sociological and psychological perspectives, including the ‘deviant’ (rule-breaking) categories of mental illness and criminal behavior.

3
SOCIOL 101x Introduction to Sociology

Sociology as a special field of social science. The relationship of the work of the sociologist to contemporary society; an examination of the sociological perspective.

Note: Transfers to UW-Parkside as SOCA 101

3
ANTRO 100x General Anthropology

A survey of the subfields of anthropology, especially archaeology and physical and cultural anthropology. The course explores human biological evolution and variation, cultural evolution, language, and culture change.

Note: Transfers to UW-Parkside as SOCA 100

3

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