Course variations
| Study mode | Duration | Tuition fees | Start date | Venue |
| Full Time | Variable | Contact provider | Contact provider |
London Campus |
| Full Time | Variable | Contact provider | Contact provider |
Leiden Campus |
| Full Time | Variable | $ 21,688 (US$ 21,688) a year | Contact provider |
St Louis Campus |
Course summary
The social science major offers an overview of the social sciences - the foundation for a strong liberal arts education - providing both breadth and depth in the social science disciplines. This non-track major (i.e. not designed to prepare students for a specific profession/career) allows students to gain a solid understanding of the social sciences. Furthermore, it encourages students to integrate these disciplinary approaches and decipher how each contributes to the understanding of human behavior. The major prepares students to consider, observe, and analyze behavior critically in many contexts and to form multiple perspectives. Upon completion of the program, students should: have developed critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills in order to understand and make decisions regarding social and political issues; understand the use of interdisciplinary approaches to study, research, and analysis of social phenomena, and how those various approaches contribute to the different perspectives of social reality and methods of addressing social issues; be able to demonstrate effective written and verbal communication of social science concepts, terminology, research analyses, and conclusions; be able to formulate an integrated analysis of social issues and/or social reality by synthesizing concepts and research methods from the different social science disciplines that relate to the particular social reality or social issue under investigation.
Program modules
The following are the modules: Students are required to take the following courses: ANSO 1010 Introduction to Sociology 3 hours, ANSO 1070 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 hours, PSYC 1100 Introduction to Psychology 3 hours, ANSO 2825 Introduction to Research Methods 3 hours, ECON 2030 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 hours, LEGL 2080 Topics in Law 3 hours, ANSO 2825 Introduction to Research Methods 3 hours, ANSO 3550 Theories of Social Science 3 hours, ANSO 4900 Senior Seminar 3 hours, One course from the following: INTL 1500 World Systems since 1500 3 hours, POLT 1050 Introduction to International Relations 3 hours, POLT 1060 Introduction to American Politics 3 hours, The following course is recommended: ANSO 2750 Introduction to Measurement and Statistics 3 hours.
Entry requirement for international students
Applicants most likely to be accepted will have a cumulative grade-point average of a "B," rank in the top half of their graduating class, and score a 21 or higher on the ACT, or a 1500 or higher total on the SAT. Freshman applicants are expected to complete a college preparatory secondary school program with at least 19 units of academic credit. The University strongly recommends the following distribution for admission: English - 4 units, history/social studies - 3 units, mathematics (college preparatory) - 3 units, foreign language - 2 units, science (two laboratory) - 3 units, fine arts - 1 unit, academic electives - 3 units. International students must have TOEFL score of 550 (paper score), 210 (computer score), 80 (internet based score), IELTS score of 6 and PEARSON score of 53.
Webster University accepts IELTS*
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Qualification
Bachelor degree
Awarding body
Webster University
Department name
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
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