Social Sciences (SSC)
SSC 300 Research Methods in the Social Sciences 3
Introductory course for the Social Sciences and Psychology concentrations of the Liberal and Professional Studies Major. Topics include epistemology, theory development, research ethics, study design, data collection, and data analysis.
CIC: CIC College Writing
Prerequisites: Social Sciences or General Psychology concentration in LPS. junior or senior standing; or permission of the instructor.
SSC 301 Contemporary Issues in the Social Sciences 3
Introductory course for the online SPLS Social Sciences major. Analysis of a single contemporary issue using each of the academic disciplines in the SPLS Social Science concentration.
Prerequisites: SPLS Social Sciences major. junior or senior standing; or permission of the instructor.
SSC 350 Inequality in a Changing World 3
This course introduces major schools of social science theory from several areas of study and applies them to the study and explanation of domestic and global inequality.
Prerequisites: SSC 300. SSC 301; 12 s.h. in residence at UNCG (can include SSC 300 and SSC 301); SPLS major with a concentration in Social Sciences.
SSC 400 Senior Seminar in the Social Sciences 3
Capstone seminar for Liberal and Interdisciplinary Studies students pursuing the Social Science, Professional Studies, or General Psychology concentration. To be taken in the final year of the major for Social Science, General Psychology, or Professional Studies Concentration students.
CIC: CIC College Writing
Prerequisites: LINS major and permission of the instructor.
SSC 401 Individual Study in the Social Sciences 1-3
Directed program of reading and/or research in the Social Sciences. The credits can be used to fulfill either "distribution" or "area of emphasis" requirements.
Prerequisites: SSC 300 and SSC 301. permission of instructor and program director;
Notes: May be repeated once for credit, for up to 6 s.h.
SSC 402 Topics in Social Sciences 3
Online course that examines selected topics in the social sciences in an interdisciplinary fashion. Topics vary by semester.
Notes: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.