Social and Behavioral Sciences

Study humanity in all its diversity in our Social and Behavioral Sciences program, which will empower you to understand group behavior through a variety of social scientific perspectives. With three distinct tracks, students can focus on their areas of interest and future goals. This interdisciplinary foundation will help prepare students for any number of careers, or for further studies in areas such as education, law, policy, medicine, or management. We also offer an accelerated dual-degree program with occupational therapy.

If you are interested in learning more about the Social and Behavioral Sciences undergraduate major program, please contact the Program Director, Dr. Leslie Bunnage, at [email protected].

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2,801 Undergraduate Enrollment
6:1 Student to Faculty Ratio
81% Employment Rate
98% Graduate School Acceptance Rate

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Curriculum

Our program blends the College of Arts and Science's core requirements with a thematic track in one of the following areas:

Culture and Society
Policy, Justice and Administration
Allied Health

Our curriculum offers the opportunity to work with faculty with varied expertise in the social sciences who will expose you to broad areas of inquiry. Your program advisor, Ilana Wolf, will help tailor this program to your individual interests and goals.

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Course Exam Schedules

Faculty Listing

Our faculty members represent a wide variety of disciplines that cut across the social sciences and encompass areas related to the study of humanity in all its diversity. Drawing on faculty across the social and behavioral sciences, students learn an integrated perspective as they prepare for careers in many professional and applied areas, as educators, counselors and practitioners, policy makers and trailblazing researchers.

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Mark Horowitz
Associate Professor of Sociology
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Leslie Bunnage
Associate Professor of Sociology, Director of Social and Behavioral Sciences B.A. Program
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Anthony Haynor
Associate Professor of Sociology
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Cherubim Quizon
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department Chairperson
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