Major in Social Science — Major Requirements - 10 units
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| 9 |
| SSCI 200S | Introduction to Social Science Theories and Methods | 1 |
| 1 |
| Qualitative Research Methods | |
| American Politics | |
| Approaches to History | |
| 1 |
| Tools for Quantitative Analysis | |
| Econometrics II | |
| Behavioral Statistics | |
| Political Analysis | |
| 1 |
| Econometrics I | |
| The Holocaust | |
| The French Revolution, 1770-1815: The Enlightenment, Terror, and Napoleon | |
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| Total Units | 32 |
Primary and Secondary Fields
Students in the social science major are required to declare a primary area and a complementary secondary area. Social science majors are required to complete three approved units in their primary area and two units in their secondary area. Students are not allowed to count more than two units in their primary area in the same social science discipline toward the major, excluding the senior project course. In most cases, social science majors will complete their senior project course in the social science discipline most closely aligned with their primary area and research interests.
The possible primary and secondary area combinations are as follows (Primary Area►Complementary Secondary Area):
Qualitative Approach, Individual Level of Analysis ► Quantitative Approach, Individual Level of Analysis
Qualitative Approach, Individual Level of Analysis ► Qualitative Approach, Institutional Level of Analysis
Qualitative Approach, Institutional Level of Analysis ► Qualitative Approach, Individual Level of Analysis
Qualitative Approach, Institutional Level of Analysis ► Quantitative Approach, Institutional Level of Analysis
Quantitative Approach, Individual Level of Analysis ► Qualitative Approach, Individual Level of Analysis
Quantitative Approach, Individual Level of Analysis ► Quantitative Approach, Institutional Level of Analysis
Quantitative Approach, Institutional Level of Analysis ► Quantitative Approach, Individual Level of Analysis
Quantitative Approach, Institutional Level of Analysis ► Qualitative Approach, Institutional Level of Analysis
Overall, students cannot count more than 4 units from the same social science discipline (i.e., economics, history, political science, psychology, or sociology) toward the social science major, including required courses, electives in their primary area, or electives in their secondary area.
Courses in each area
Qualitative Methodological Approach and Institutional Level of Analysis
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| ECON 324 | International Economics | 1 |
| ECON 366V | Health Economics | 1 |
| HIST 301V | The Age of Extremes: Class, Politics, and Ideology, 1914-1989 | 1 |
| HIST 306 | The Modern Middle East | 1 |
| HIST 326H | Germany in War and Revolution: From the Second Empire to the Third Reich | 1 |
| HIST 347H | World War II in Asia: The Second Sino-Japanese War | 1 |
| HIST 349H | War and Diplomacy in Modern East Asia | 1 |
| HIST 356V | History of American Health Care | 1 |
| HIST 365H | The American Revolution | 1 |
| HIST 376S | Global Migration and Diasporas | 1 |
| HIST 380V | The Mexican and Cuban Revolutions | 1 |
| POLI 315 | American Health Care Policy | 1 |
| POLI 318 | The American Presidency | 1 |
| POLI 330V | Ethnicity and Politics | 1 |
| POLI 353V | International Law | 1 |
| POLI 451 | Politics of International Trade and Finance | 1 |
| SOCI 307V | Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration | 1 |
| SOCI 312V | Gender and Society | 1 |
| SOCI 337V | Sociology of Developing Societies | 1 |
| SOCI 338V | Examining a Pandemic: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Tuberculosis | 1 |
| SOCI 370S | Work, Occupations, and Professions | 1 |
| SOCI 375 | Medicine and Health in Society | 1 |
| SOCI 394 | Sociological Theories | 1 |
| SSCI 396 | Research Apprenticeship | 0.5 or 1 |
Quantitative Methodological Approach and Institutional Level of Analysis
Qualitative Methodological Approach and Individual Level of Analysis
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| ECON 306 | Humane Economics, Freedom, and Justice | 1 |
| HIST 312V | Stonehenge | 1 |
| ECON 307H | Sub-Saharan African Economic History of Colonialism and its Aftermath | 1 |
| HIST 345H | Gender, War, and Violence in 20th Century Eastern Europe | 1 |
| HIST 362H | American Women's History | 1 |
| HIST 363V | Political Campaigns and Cultural Ideologies in Recent U.S. History, 1960-Present | 1 |
| HIST 364V | American Feminism(s) | 1 |
| POLI 328V | Civic Engagement | 1 |
| POLI 415 | American Constitutional Law | 1 |
| SOCI 247 | Social Deviance | 1 |
| SSCI 396 | Research Apprenticeship | 0.5 or 1 |
Quantitative Methodological Approach and Individual Level of Analysis
All students in the College of Arts and Sciences must meet General Education requirements in addition to specific requirements within the major area of study.
Each student must complete at least four writing or writing enhanced (WE) courses to complete the University Writing Requirement. At least two of these courses must be from General Education. Based upon Admissions application information, students may be placed in ENGL 100; ENGL 100 will count toward the Writing requirement if completed with a minimum grade of C.
A single course may not be used to meet more than one of the General Education requirements, but a single course may count toward a General Education requirement and the student’s major or minor requirements, as well as count as a Writing Enhanced course in the Writing requirement. Students should check with their advisor regarding the eligibility of transfer credits to meet General Education requirements after students have enrolled at Stetson. A key component of a liberal education is to learn about the modes of inquiry from a diverse set of disciplines, so no more than 3 courses used to meet General Education requirements may come from a single department and at least 16 of the 32 units required for graduation must come from departments outside the department of the major.
For many majors, certain courses outside the major field of study are required. These courses are called “collateral requirements.”
A student majoring in Education may count among the 32 units as many in the major as are required for completion of an approved program for teacher certification by the State of Florida.
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| |
| FSEM 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 2 | 5 |
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| 1 |
| Total Units | 9 |
Cultural Events/Campus Engagement
In addition to completing 32 course units, students join Stetson's intellectual and creative life outside the classroom by participating in at least 24 approved cultural events at Stetson. These events include lectures by distinguished visitors, musical performances, plays, and art shows. Students may also view the list of approved cultural events3 under Calendar of Events at https://www.stetson.edu/other/calendar/ and selecting Deland Campus.
