Social Studies Major (BA)

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Major Requirements

The social studies major totals 13-15 courses as follows:

Two Economics courses:

One Human Geography course:

One Human Geography course offered through the ACTC exchange from the following: GEOG 111, GEOG 113, or GEOG 115 at Macalester; GEOG 111 at St. Thomas. Human Geography courses at other institutions may be approved by the social studies advisor.

Three History courses to include:

HIST 1310 - Introduction to United States History: 1877-Present
One history course focusing on East Asian, South Asian, Pacific, African, or Latin American populations
One 3000-level history course numbered higher than 3020

Disciplinary concentration:

Majors must complete a concentration of six courses in one of these disciplines: anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, sociology. Note: Students seeking a concentration in Geography should confer with the Social Studies program director.

The concentration must include at least one 3000-level course, at least one 5000-level course, and the methodology course in the discipline from among the options below. Required courses listed above also count toward the applicable disciplinary concentration.

Methodology courses:

ANTH 5260 - Anthropological Thought and Theory (anthropology)
HIST 3020 - Interdisciplinary Research Methods (history)
PSCI 3540 - Political Research and Analysis (political science)
PSY 3350 - Research Methods in Psychology (psychology)
QMBE 1310 - Statistics (economics)
SJSC 3920 - Social Research Methods (sociology)