SOCIAL SCIENCES
Office:
Craven Hall, Sixth Floor
Telephone:
(760) 750-4117
Social Sciences Coordinator:
Donald C. Barrett, Ph.D.
Social Sciences Committee
Disciplinary Co-coordinators:
Economics
Ranjeeta Ghiara, Ph.D.
History
Alyssa Sepinwall, Ph.D.
Political Science
M. Kent Bolton, Ph.D.
Psychology
Sharon Hamill, Ph.D.
Sociology
Donald C. Barrett, Ph.D.
Programs Offered:
Bachelor of Arts in Social
Sciences
Single-Subject Preparation
Program in the Social Sciences
Minor in Social Sciences
The Social Sciences Major is
a multidisciplinary program which aims to provide students with a broad
understanding and appreciation of the social sciences. By following a major in
which a number of social sciences disciplines are studied, students will
appreciate the varied approaches and methodologies of these fields, as well as
the interrelatedness of the social sciences disciplines.
The Social Sciences Major is
appropriate for students with career interests in human services and social
work, counseling, business, and government. Students interested in teaching in
secondary schools in California may follow the requirements for the social
sciences major in its basic form, or follow the Social Science Single-Subject
Preparation Program which replaced the former Waiver Program.
At CSU San Marcos, the Social
Sciences Program is administered by the Social Sciences Committee, made up of
faculty from economics, history, political science, psychology, and sociology,
and is headed by a faculty coordinator. For advising, students will be assigned
to a specific disciplinary co-coordinator.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIAL
SCIENCES
Units
General Education 51 units
Preparation for the Major 3 units
Primary Field Requirements 21 units
Secondary Field
Requirements 24
units
General Electives 25 units
Total Required 124 units
Requirements for the Major
The Social Sciences Major
requires forty-eight (48) units completed as follows:
Twenty-one (21) units in
one
primary
field 21
units
Twelve (12) units in each
of two
secondary fields (different from the
primary
field) 4
units
Three (3) units of
elementary
statistics 3
units
Total Units 48 units
Currently, there are five
options for primary fields: economics, history, political science, psychology,
or sociology. There are five options for secondary fields: economics, history,
political science, psychology, or sociology.
Specific course descriptions
can be found within the course section of this catalog.
Preparation for the Major
Introductory Statistics (3
units) Choose from: PSYC 220 (must be taken if primary field is psychology) or
SOC 201
(Other introductory
statistics courses may be accepted upon approval of the Social Sciences
Coordinator.)
Primary Field Requirements
Students must complete all
the requirements for ONE Primary Field.
Economics
A primary field in economics
shall be distributed as follows:
Lower-division (6 units)
Units
ECON 201 3
units
ECON 202 3
units
Upper-division (15 units) One
of the
following courses 3 units
ECON 301 ECON 331
ECON 302 ECON 431
ECON 303 ECON 441
Twelve (12) units of
upper-division
economics electives 12 units
Total Units 21 units
History
A primary field in history
shall be distributed as follows and must include work in two world areas, and
must include three (3) units of study in history of women, gender, or U.S.
ethnic (minority) studies.
Lower-division (6 units)
Units
A sequential two-semester
survey
course in history 6 units
Upper-division (15 units)
HIST 301 3
units
Two 300-level courses in
history 6
units
One 400-level course in
history 3 units
Three (3) units of
upper-division
history electives 3 units
Total Units 21 units
Political Science
A primary field in Political
Science shall be distributed as follows:
Lower-division (3 units)
Units
PSCI 100 or equivalent 3 units
(Students who enrolled at CSU
San Marcos prior to 1995 may
take PSCI 300.)
Upper-division (18 units)
Six (6) units chosen from: 6 units
PSCI 331 PSCI 350
PSCI 370
Twelve (12) units of
upper-division
political science courses 12 units
Total Units 21 units
Psychology
A primary field in psychology
shall be distributed as follows:
Lower-division (6 units)
Units
PSYC 100 3
units
PSYC 230 3
units
NOTE: The elementary
statistics
requirement for all social
sciences
majors must be fulfilled by
PSYC
220 if the primary field is psychology.
Upper-division (15 units)
One of the following 3 units
PSYC 390 PSYC 394
PSYC 391 PSYC 395
PSYC 392 PSYC 396
PSYC 393
One of the following 3 units
PSYC 330 PSYC 360
PSYC 332 PSYC 362
Nine (9) units of upper-division
Psychology electives 9 units
Total Units 21 units
Sociology
A primary field in sociology
shall be distributed as follows: Lower-division (3 units)
Units
SOC 101 3
units
Upper-division (18-19 units)
One of the following 3-4 units
SOC 320 SOC 360
One of the following 3 units
SOC 311 SOC 411
Twelve (12) units of
upperdivision
sociology electives 12 units
Total Units 21-22 units
Secondary Field Requirements
Students must complete the
requirements for TWO Secondary Fields.
Economics
A secondary field in
economics shall be distributed as follows:
Lower-division (6 units)
Units
ECON 201 3
units
ECON 202 3
units
Upper-division (6 units)
Economics courses 6 units
Total Units 12 units
History
A secondary field in history
shall be distributed as follows and must include three (3) units of study in
history on women, gender, or U.S. ethnic (minority) studies within the twelve
(12) units in this secondary field.
Lower-division (3 units)
Units
One lower-division course 3 units
Upper-division (9 units)
History courses from two world
areas 9 units
Total Units 12 units
Political Science
A secondary field in
political science shall be distributed as follows:
Lower-division (3 units)
Units
One lower-division political science
course: 3
units
Upper-division (9 units) Three
(3) political science courses
in
at least two fields 9 units
Total Units 12 units
Psychology
A secondary field in
psychology shall be distributed as follows:
Lower-division (3 units)
Units
PSYC 100 3
units
Upper-division (9 units)
Three (3) units chosen from: 3 units
PSYC 330 PSYC 360
PSYC 332 PSYC 362
Six (6) units of
upper-division
psychology courses 6
units
Total Units 12 units
Sociology
A secondary field in
sociology shall be distributed as follows:
Lower-division (3 units)
Units
SOC 101 3
units
Upper-division (9 units)
Three (3) units chosen from: 3 units
SOC 311 SOC 411
Six (6) units of
upper-division
sociology courses 6 units
Total Units 12 units
SINGLE-SUBJECT PREPARATION
PROGRAM IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Students interested in
teaching at the high school level in the Social Sciences may follow this
program as preparation for entry to a Single-Subjects Credential Program in the
Social Sciences.
Completion of the preparation
program option will lead to a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences with a
Single-Subject Preparation in the Social Sciences.
Because of the breadth
requirement and extensive lower-division unit requirements, three (3) units of
this major taken with an upper-division General Education designator (DD) may
be used to fulfill the upper-division General Education requirement in Social Science.
Requirements
Units
General Education 51 units
Social Science Preparation 60 units
Electives 13
units
Total Required 124 units
Requirements for the Single- Subject
Preparation Program
The Social Sciences major
with Preparation Program requires sixty (60) units completed as follows:
Forty-five (45) units in the
Core Program 45 units
Twenty-seven (27) lower- or
upper-division units Eighteen
(18)
upper-division units
Fifteen (15) upper-division
units
in the Breadth Program 15 units
Total Units 60 units
Courses are drawn from
history, political science, economics, psychology, sociology, geography and
womens studies.
All courses counted towards
the Social Sciences Preparation must be completed with a grade of C (2.0) or
higher. Completion of a final portfolio with a passing grade is also a
graduation requirement of the Single Subject Preparation Program.
Lower- or Upper-division
CORE Requirements (27 Units)
REQUIRED CORE COURSES
United States History (6
units)
HIST 130 3
units
HIST 131 3
units
World History (6 units)
HIST 201 3
units
HIST 202 3
units
Psychology (3 units)
PSYC 100 3
units
Economics (6 units)
Option A:
ECON 201 3
units
ECON 202 3
units
or
Option B:
ECON 250 3
units
and one of the following:
ECON 311 3
units
ECON 411 3
units
American Government
and Politics (3 units)
Option A:
PSCI 100 3
units
or
Option B:
PSCI 300 3
units
Sociology (3 units)
Select one course 3 units
SOC 101 SOC 321
SOC 300 SOC 323
SOC 311
SOC 413
SOC 317
Upper-division CORE Requirements
(18 Units)
American History (3 units)
Units
Select one course 3 units
HIST 330 HIST 345
HIST 339 HIST 346
HIST 341 HIST 432
HIST 344 HIST 435
European History (3 units)
Select one course 3 units
HIST 305 HIST 317
HIST 307 HIST 318
HIST 310 HIST 323
HIST 311 HIST 324
HIST 313 HIST 325
HIST 314 HIST 326
HIST 315
Non-Western History (3 units)
Select one course 3 units
HIST 352 HIST 362
HIST 363 HIST 365
HIST 375
Geography (3 units)
GEOG 301 3
units
California History (3 units)
HIST 347 3
units
U.S. Government (3 units)
Select one course 3 units
PSCI 321 PSCI 417
PSCI 355 PSCI 412
PSCI 401
PSCI 413
PSCI 405 PSCI 414
PSCI 406 PSCI 415
PSCI 410 PSCI 416
Upper-division Breadth Requirements
(15 Units)
World Government (3 units)
Select one course 3 units
PSCI 331 PSCI 361
PSCI 335 PSCI 431
PSCI 337 PSCI 460
PSCI 338 PSCI 461
PSCI 350
Race or Ethnicity in the U.S.
(3 units)
Select one course 3 units
HIST 334 SOC 311
HIST 335 SOC 313
HIST 337 SOC 343
HIST 338 SOC 345
PSCI 305 SOC 347
PSYC 341
Gender (3 units)
Units
Select one course 3 units
ECON 341 PSCI 472
HIST 316 PSYC 350
HIST 327 SOC 305
HIST 332 SOC 315
HIST 384 SOC 337
PSCI 391 WMST 301
Topics and Theories that
Integrate the Social Sciences (3 units)
Select one course 3 units
ECON 305 PSCI 393
HIST 389 PSCI 470
or PSCI
363 PSYC 354
HIST 301 SOC 311
PSCI 370
SOC 401
PSCI 372
SOC 441
PSCI 373
Ethics
or Religion (3 units)
Select one course 3 units
ECON 306 PSCI 394
HIST 301
PSCI 471
HIST 343 SOC 351
PSCI 392 SOC 360
MINOR IN SOCIAL SCIENCES
The minor in social sciences
can be completed by fulfilling the requirements for two secondary fields as
defined in the basic major. Students should select these two fields from among
economics, history, political science, psychology, or sociology, and follow the
distributional requirements as described. Students intending to minor in social
sciences should consult with the Social Sciences Coordinator.
Requirements
First Secondary Field 12 units
Second Secondary Field 12 units
Total Units 24 units