Students are responsible for tracking their degree progress and for completing their degree requirements. Using the following course forecast information students will plan ahead and work with their advisor to create and update academic plans.
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See the College of Liberal Arts Course Guide for CLA Core planning.
Social Science Courses by Term
All information is subject to change
() = pre-requisites
EOY = This class is offered every other year.
Most Social Science Option classes are every other year. Use this page and the degree guide to plan.
2025-2026 Academic Year
Spring 2026
SSCI Core Courses:
ANTH 352: Anthropology, Health and Environment (4)
GEOG 333: Environmental Justice (3)
SSCI 406: Capstone (3) (instructor approval)
Social Science Specialty Option Courses:
ANTH 215: Peoples of the World: Africa (3)
COMM 325: Communication Leadership (4)
COMM 440: Theories of Conflict and Conflict Management (3)
GEOG 333: Environmental Justice (3)
PS 382: Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties (4)
PS 475: Environmental Law & Politics (4)
SOC 206: Social Problems and Issues (3)
SOC 475: Rural Sociology (4)
2026-2027 Academic Year
Fall 2026
SSCI Core Courses:
COMM 321: Comm Theory (3)
GEOG 333: Environmental Justice (3)
SSCI 111: Ways of Knowing Across the Human Experience (4)
Social Science Specialty Option Courses:
ANTH 210: Comparative Cultures (3)
COMM 372: Visual Rhetoric (3), EOY next offered F28
ENG 360: Native American Literature (4)
HST 201z: United States History I (4)
NMC 101: Intro to New Media Communication (3)
PS 201: Introduction to United States Government and Politics (4)
PS 362: Modern Political Thought (4)
PSY 350: Human Development (4) psy 201 or 202 pre-req or approval
PSY 381: Abnormal Psychology (4) psy 201 or 202 pre-req or approval
PSY 488: Psychology of Trauma, Oppression, Resilience (4)
SOC 340: Deviant Behavior and Social Control (4) EOY, next offered F28
Winter 2027
SSCI Core Courses:
GEOG 333: Environmental Justice (3)
SSCI 211: Career Development (2)
Social Science Specialty Option Courses
AEC 352: Environmental Economics and Policy (ECON 201) (3)
ANTH 380: Global Conflicts (3)
COMM 226: Intercultural Communication (3)
COMM 323: Community Dialogue (4) EOY, next offered Winter 29
ENG 213: Lit of the World: Middle East (4)
FES 365: Issues in Natural Resources (3)
NMC 260: New Media Futures (3)
PS 206: Intro to Political Thought (4)
PS 354: International Organization and Global Politics (4)
PSY 360: Social Psychology (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 381: Abnormal Psychology (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 426: Psychology of Gender (4)
PSY 499: Special Topic (4)
SOC 204z: Intro to Sociology (4)
SOC 480: Environmental Sociology (4)
Spring 2027
SSCI Core Courses:
ANTH 352: Anth, Health, and Environment (4)
GEOG 333: Environmental Justice (3)
SSCI 406: Project/Capstone (3)
Social Science Specialty Option Courses
COMM 385: Communication and Culture in Cyberspace (3) EOY, next offered SP 29
HST 106: World History (3)
NMC 101: Intro to New Media Communication (3)
PS 205: International Relations (4)
PS 383: Constitutional Law: Civil Rights (4), EOY, next offered SP 29
PS 475: Environmental Politics & Policy (4)
PSY 330: Brain and Behavior (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 370: Personality (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 433: Psychopharmacology (4)
SOC 448: Law & Society (4) EOY, next offered SP 29