NOTE: THIS PROGRAM IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS OR INTERNAL TRANSFERS
Carlson Hall
Telephone: (203) 576-4453
Program Description
The Social Sciences major is designed to provide students with a liberal arts experience from the perspective of the social sciences. It is innovative both in its interdisciplinary approach to subject matter and the options it offers students to pursue their goals, whether in graduate school or government or the foreign service, in international agencies or business, in the law, teaching or community service. In addition to completing the major (i.e. meeting the requirements indicated in Groups I & II), students may choose to add (i) concentrations or minors in Criminal Justice, History, International Studies, Pre-Law, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or (ii) minors in career-related areas such as International Business, Finance, Human Services, and Education. Career opportunities traditionally available to liberal arts students are much enhanced by the flexibility the Social Science major permits. In its interdisciplinary approach, its emphasis on breadth as well as depth of learning, and its focus on practical skills, the Social Science major prepares students, for leadership roles in their communities and the world, and for self-fulfillment, and for success in their careers.
Learning Outcomes
Students in the B.A. in Social Sciences program will 1) possess a broad, liberal arts foundation and an understanding of how developments in social and intellectual history shape and affect human values and institutions; 2) demonstrate an understanding of basic social science methods; 3) demonstrate that they are conversant (i.e., possess a basic grasp) in the disciplines subsumed under the “social science” rubric at the University of Bridgeport, i.e., political science, economics, international studies, and sociology; 4) demonstrate a more advanced “working knowledge” of at least one social science discipline; 5) demonstrate they possess the cognitive competencies and study skills to succeed in advanced/graduate studies in any of the social sciences or in law or business; 6) demonstrate that they have the competencies needed to function competently in an entry-level social science-related career; and 7) demonstrate competency in written and oral communication.
