Admission to the Program

All students with a declared major in the Departments of Anthropology, Economics, Health Studies, Psychology, and Sociology are encouraged to apply.

Certificate Requirements

• 12 credit hours with grades of C or better, including at least 9 credit hours at or above 300-level
• Compliance with all regulations for a certificate (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 10.3)

Course Requirements

Required (6 credit hours)

• GOVT-210 Political Power and American Public Policy (3)
• ISCI-400 Social Science Research and Policy Seminar (1.5) (taken twice)

Writing (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

• ANTH-452 Anthropological Research Methods (3)
• ECON-440 Communicating Economics (3)
• HLTH-350 Health Research Methods (3)
• ISCI-401 Communicating Science to the Public (3)
• PSYC-433 Advanced Research Methods in Psychology (3)
• SOCY-320 Introduction to Social Research (3)

Capstone (3 credit hours)

Complete both of the following:

Major Capstone

Complete 3 credit hours from one of the following offered in conjunction with a social science major:

• ANTH-439 Culture, History, Power, Place (3)
• ANTH-440 Contemporary Ethnographies (3)
• ECON-478 Senior Policy Analysis Seminar (3)
• ECON-480 Senior Research Seminar (3)
• ECON-490 Independent Study Project in Economics (1-6)
• HLTH-488 Senior Seminar (3)
• HLTH-490 Independent Research in Health Studies (1-6)
• PSYC-488 Controversial Issues in Psychology (3)
• PSYC-490 Independent Study Project in Psychology (1-6)
• PSYC-498 Honors Capstone (3)
• SOCY-490 Independent Study Project in Sociology (1-6)
• SOCY-492 Major Seminar in Sociology (3)

Certificate Supplement

• ISCI-098 Social Science and Policy Supplement (0)