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Humanities & Social Sciences Degree Plan

Degree Options

  • Bachelor of Arts in Humanities
  • Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences
  • Additional tracks within the humanities degree:
  • International Area Studies
  • Religious Studies

Minors

  • American Indian Studies
  • Certificate in American Indian Studies
  • Global Studies
  • Religious Studies

Admission to the Major Requirements

Students may be admitted as Humanities Social Sciences majors upon declaring their intent to the department.

Suggested Classes for First-year Students

Focus on UCORE and take one or two introductory courses to determine interest level such as:

  • Pol S 101
  • Soc 101
  • Anth 101
  • F A 101
    Psych 105
  • CES 101
  • Crm J 101
  • Phil 101
  • Hist 101
  • Engl 108
  • etc.

Suggested Classes for Transfer Students                

Any humanities, social sciences, sciences, UCORE; any coursework for degree concentrations

Math Requirement        

  • Any UCORE, most commonly:
  • Math 105: Exploring Mathematics
  • Math 212: Introduction to Statistical Methods
  • Phil 201: Elementary Logic
  • Fin 223: Personal Finance

Core Courses    

Determined by major areas or concentrations.

Program Related Courses           

  • CAS 400: Senior Portfolio
  • CAS 497: Internship

Program Strengths

  • Play a major role in designing your own degree.
  • Choose from a wide variety of jobs and careers.
  • Multiple internship opportunities for job experience.

Career Options

  • Business, including small, startup companies
  • Politics and Government
  • Social services
  • Teaching
  • Journalism
  • Activism
  • Marketing and public relations
  • Publishing, editing, and technical and creative writing
  • Banking
  • Insurance

For more information

slcr.wsu.edu
slcr@wsu.edu
509-335-8731
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