Social Sciences
Social Science Major
The requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science appear in section 3 of the Academic Rules and Regulations.
Fields
Social science majors must take 10 courses within the domain. Social science majors may currently complete requirements with tracks in the following academic disciplines:
- Anthropology (ANT)
- Economics (ECO)
- Geography (GEO)
- Law (LAW)
- Political Science (POL)
- Psychology (PSY)
- Sociology (SOC)
Methodology Courses
Students must take all methodology courses required for their courses, thesis, and major:
- Major: UCACCMET12 Research in Practice, plus 7,5 credits at level 2 (see options below specified per field of study)
- Courses: If applicable, methods requirements are stated in individual course outlines under the heading ‘prerequisites’.
- Thesis: Each Social Science thesis requires a level 2 methodology course (see below).
From Fall 2024 onwards, students with an interdomain SSC-SCI major can use Biostatistics UCACCSTA21 to replace MET22 or MET23.
The methodology course options for each field of studies are:
- Anthropology: UCACCMET23 + module 2D, or UCACCMET25 + module 2D, or UCACCMET24
- Economics: UCACCMET22 or UCACCMET23
- Psychology: UCACCMET22 or UCACCMET23
- Geography: UCACCMET22 or UCACCMET23 or UCACCMET24
- Law: UCACCMET23 + module 2D or UCACCMET24 or UCACCMET25 or UCACCMET26
- Political Science: UCACCMET22 or UCACCMET23 or UCACCMET24 or UCACCMET25 or UCACCMET26
- Sociology: UCACCMET22 or UCACCMET23 or UCACCMET24
Minors
It is also possible to do a minor in Methods & Statistics (MET).
| Rhoda Woets | Anthropology |
|---|---|
| Charmaine Ramos | Economics (track coordinator) |
| Dea van Lierop | Geography |
| Diana Odier-Contreras Garduño | Law |
| Kirsten Namesnik | Methods & Statistics |
| Guus de Krom | Methodologies |
| Gamze Avci | Political Science |
| Robert Renes | Psychology |
| Marco van Leeuwen | Sociology |