Course Catalogs

Social Sciences Division

The Social Sciences Division encompasses the history, theory, and investigation of societies, systems, regions, groups, and individuals. These are central concerns of the departments of African American Studies, Anthropology, Economics, Geography and the Environment, History, Political Science, Policy Studies, Psychology, Sociology, International Relations and Women’s and Gender Studies. Hence most courses satisfying the Social Sciences Division requirements come from these departments.

The Social Sciences List

Students must take at least four courses from the following list, including a 2-course sequence as indicated below to complete the requirement for four courses in this division. No more than three courses may be taken from a single department or program (even if the courses of the department or program are in more than one division).

African American Studies

  • AAS 112 Introduction to African American Studies (crosslisted with ANT 112) sequences with
  • AAS 202 Caribbean Society Since Independence 
  • AAS 112 Introduction to African American Studies (crosslisted with ANT 112) sequences with
    • AAS 254 Comparative Study of American Ethnic Communities (crosslisted with SOC 254)
  • AAS 306 African American Politics (crosslisted with PSC 306) sequences with
    • AAS 341 Politics of Africa (crosslisted with PSC 341)
  • AAS 306 African American Politics (crosslisted with PSC 306) sequences with
    • AAS 341 Politics of Africa (crosslisted with PSC 341)
  • AAS 312 Pan Africanism 
  • AAS 332 African American History: Through the 19th Century (crosslisted with HST 332)
  • AAS 333 African American History: After the 19th Century (crosslisted with HST 333)
  • AAS 341 Politics of Africa (crosslisted with PSC 341)
  • AAS 353 Sociology of the African American Experience (crosslisted with SOC 353)
  • AAS 364 African International Relations (crosslisted with PSC 364)
  • AAS 365 International Political Economy of the Third World (crosslisted with PSC 365)
  • AAS 402 Slavery and Abolition (crosslisted with HST 402)
  • AAS 410 Seminar on Social Change (crosslisted with SOC 410)
  • AAS 470 Experience Credit (when appropriate, by petition)
  • AAS 490 Independent Study (when appropriate, by petition)
  • AAS 501 African American Sociological Practice:1900-45 
  • AAS 512 African American Women's History (crosslisted with WGS 512)
  • AAS 525 Research Methods in African American Studies 
  • AAS 540 Seminar:African American Studies (when appropriate, by petition)

Anthropology

  • ANT 111 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology together with any ANT 200 level and above course constitutes a sequence, except ANT 202, ANT 273, ANT 326, ANT 376, and ANT 433.
  • ANT 121 Peoples and Cultures of the World together with any ANT 200 level and above course constitutes a sequence, except ANT 202, ANT 273, ANT 326, ANT 376, and ANT 433.
  • ANT 141 Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory sequences with 
    • ANT 145 Archaeology of and in the Modern World (crosslisted with HST 145)
  • Any ANT courses except ANT 131, ANT 185, ANT 202, ANT 273, ANT 326, ANT 376, and ANT 433. 

Cognitive Science

  • COG courses may be accepted by petition.

Communication, Sciences & Disorders

  • CSD 303 Communication in the Classroom
  • CSD 422 Development of Speech and Language
  • CSD 427 Speech and Language Disorders in Children

Economics

  • All ECN courses 
  • ECN 101 Introductory Microeconomics sequences with
    • ECN 102 Introductory Macroeconomics 
  • ECN 101 Introductory Microeconomics sequences with
  • ECN 101 Introductory Microeconomics sequences with
    • ECN 304 The Economics of Social Issues 
  • ECN 101 Introductory Microeconomics sequences with
    • ECN 310 Special Topics In Economics 
  • ECN 101 Introductory Microeconomics sequences with
  • ECN 101 Introductory Microeconomics sequences with
  • ECN 203 Economic Ideas and Issues sequences with
    • ECN 301 Intermediate Microeconomics 
  • ECN 203 Economic Ideas and Issues sequences with
    • ECN 302 Intermediate Macroeconomics 
  • ECN 203 Economic Ideas and Issues sequences with
    • ECN 304 The Economics of Social Issues 
  • ECN 203 Economic Ideas and Issues sequences with
    • ECN 310 Special Topics In Economics 
  • ECN 203 Economic Ideas and Issues sequences with
    • ECN 311 Intermediate Mathematical Microeconomics 
  • ECN 203 Economic Ideas and Issues sequences with
  • ECN 203 Economic Ideas and Issues sequences with

Geography and the Environment

  • GEO 103 Environment and Society sequences with
    • GEO 203 Society and the Politics of Nature 
  • GEO 103 Environment and Society sequences with
    • GEO 317 Geography of Mountain Environments 
  • GEO 103 Environment and Society sequences with
  • GEO 103 Environment and Society sequences with
    • GEO 353 Geographies of Environmental Justice 
  • GEO 103 Environment and Society sequences with
  • GEO 354 American Environmental History and Geography (crosslisted with HST 384)
  • GEO 103 Environment and Society sequences with
    • GEO 356 Environmental Ideas and Policy 
  • GEO 103 Environment and Society sequences with
    • GEO 374 Environment and Development in the Global South 
  • GEO 105 World Urban Geography sequences with
  • GEO 105 World Urban Geography sequences with
    • GEO 273 Geography of Capitalism: The Political Economy of Global Inequality 
  • GEO 105 World Urban Geography sequences with
  • GEO 105 World Urban Geography sequences with
    • GEO 321 Latin American Development: Politics & Environment (crosslisted with LAS 321)
  • GEO 105 World Urban Geography sequences with
    • GEO 325 Latin American Historical Geography 
  • GEO 105 World Urban Geography sequences with
  • GEO 105 World Urban Geography sequences with
  • GEO 171 Human Geographies sequences with
  • GEO 171 Human Geographies sequences with
    • GEO 273 Geography of Capitalism: The Political Economy of Global Inequality 
  • GEO 171 Human Geographies sequences with
  • GEO 171 Human Geographies sequences with
  • GEO 171 Human Geographies sequences with
  • GEO 171 Human Geographies sequences with
    • GEO 367 Gender in a Globalizing World (crosslisted with ANT 367 and WGS 367)
  • GEO 171 Human Geographies sequences with
  • GEO 272 World Cultures sequences with
    • GEO 273 Geography of Capitalism: The Political Economy of Global Inequality  
  • GEO 273 Geography of Capitalism: The Political Economy of Global Inequality sequences with

All GEO courses count in the Social Sciences Division except GEO 155, GEO 215, GEO 316, GEO 326, GEO 327, GEO 455, GEO 482, GEO 583.

History

  • HST 101 American History to 1865 sequences with
  • HST 121 Global History to 1750 sequences with
    • HST 122 Global History 1750 to Present
  • HST 208 Middle East Since the Rise of Islam (crosslisted with MES 208) sequences with
    • HST 209 Modern Middle East (crosslisted with MES 209)
  • HST 213 Africa: Ancient Times to 1800 (crosslisted with AAS 213) sequences with
    • HST 214 Modern Africa: 1800 - Present (crosslisted with AAS 214)
  • All HST courses count in the Social Sciences Division except HST 111, HST 112, HST 210 ,  HST 211, HST 310, HST 311, HST 319, HST 320, HST 321, HST 354, HST 355, HST 357, HST 358, HST 379, HST 417 
  • HST 200, when awarded for IB or AP credit, counts as a sequence.

Honors

  • Any 2-course combination of HNR 260, 360, or 460 including any taken twice constitutes a sequence.

Human Development and Family Science

  • HFS 201 Family Development
  • HFS 202 Development of Children sequences with 
  • HFS 325 Children and Families in Health Care Settings
  • HFS 363 Midlife Development and Gerontology
  • HFS 388 Human Sexuality
  • HFS 452 Mindfulness in Children and Youth
  • HFS 474 Promises and Problems in Youth and Emerging Adulthood

International Relations

  • All IRP courses

Jewish Studies

  • JSP 342 Religion and Politics in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (crosslisted with MES 342, PSC 342, and REL 342)
  • JSP 362 Nazi Germany and the Holocaust (crosslisted with HST 362)

Latino-Latin American Studies

  • LAS 313 Modern Latin America (crosslisted with HST 323)
  • LAS 318 South American Cultures (crosslisted with ANT 322)
  • LAS 321 Latin American Development: Politics & Environment (crosslisted with GEO 321)
  • LAS 322 Colonial Latin America (crosslisted with HST 322)
  • LAS 324 Recent Latin American History (crosslisted with HST 324)
  • LAS 333 Politics of Latin America (crosslisted with PSC 333)
  • LAS 335 Mexico and the United States (crosslisted with PSC 334)
  • LAS 358 Latin American International Relations (crosslisted with PSC 358)

Law in the Liberal Arts

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies

  • QSX 111 Queer Histories, Communities, and Politics
  • QSX 348 Queering the Middle Ages? (crosslisted with HST 348)
  • QSX 438 Trans Genders and Sexualities (crosslisted with WGS 438)

Maxwell

  • MAX 123 Critical Issues for the United States sequences with
  • These courses constitute a sequence and may be taken in any order.
  • All MAX courses except MAX 201, MAX 301, MAX 302, MAX 310.

Middle Eastern Studies

  • MES 208 Middle East Since the Rise of Islam (crosslisted with HST 208) sequences with 
    • MES 209 Modern Middle East (crosslisted with HST 209)
  • MES 208 Middle East Since the Rise of Islam (crosslisted with HST 208) sequences with
    • MES 344 Politics of the Middle East (crosslisted with PSC 344)
  • MES 342 Religion and Politics in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (crosslisted with JSP 342, PSC 342, and REL 342)
  • MES 349 Politics of Iran (crosslisted with PSC 349)
  • MES 368 Islam and the West (crosslisted with HST 368 and PSC 368)
  • MES 382 Health in the Middle East (crosslisted with ANT 382 and PHP 382)
  • MES 391 Revolutions in the Middle East (crosslisted with PSC 391)
  • MES 392 Islamism and Islamist Movements Today (crosslisted with PSC 392)
  • MES 393 Middle Eastern Political Systems (crosslisted with PSC 393)
  • MES 394 History of Islamic Political Thought (crosslisted with PSC 394)
  • MES 395 Democratization in the Muslim World (crosslisted with PSC 395)
  • MES 468 Middle East in Anthropological Perspective (crosslisted with ANT 468)

Native American and Indigenous Studies

  • NAT 105 Introduction to Native American Studies
  • NAT 323 Peoples and Cultures of North America (crosslisted with ANT 323)
  • NAT 441 Federal Indian Policy and Native American Identity (crosslisted with SOC 441)
  • NAT 444 Contemporary Native American Movements (crosslisted with SOC 444)
  • NAT 445 Public Policy and Archaeology (crosslisted with ANT 445)
  • NAT 447 Archaeology of North America (crosslisted with ANT 447)
  • NAT 456 Representations of Indigenous Peoples in Popular Culture (crosslisted with ANT 456)
  • NAT 459 Contemporary Native North American Issues (crosslisted with ANT 459)
  • NAT 461 Museums and Native Americans (crosslisted with ANT 461)

Policy Studies

  • PST 101 An Introduction to the Analysis of Public Policy
  • PST 351 Global Social Problems

Political Science

  • All PSC Courses
  • PSC 306 African American Politics (crosslisted with AAS 306) sequences with
    • PSC 341 Politics of Africa (crosslisted with AAS 341)
  • PSC 308 The Politics of U.S. Public Policy sequences with
  • PSC 324 Constitutional Law I sequences with
  • PSC 352 International Law sequences with
  • PSC 121 American National Government and Politics or PSC 129 American National Government and Politics (Honors), together with any of the following courses, constitutes a sequence:
  • PSC 302 Environmental Politics and Policy 
  • PSC 303 The Development of the American State 
  • PSC 304 The Judicial Process 
  • PSC 305 U.S. Congressional Politics 
  • PSC 306 African American Politics (crosslisted with AAS 306)
  • PSC 308 The Politics of U.S. Public Policy 
  • PSC 309 Interest Group Politics 
  • PSC 311 American Political Parties 
  • PSC 313 Campaign Analysis 
  • PSC 314 Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior 
  • PSC 315 Politics and Media 
  • PSC 316 The Supreme Court in American Politics 
  • PSC 324 Constitutional Law I 
  • PSC 329 The Modern American Presidency (crosslisted with HST 341)
  • PSC 374 Law and Society 
  • PSC 469 Global Migration 
  • PSC 123 Comparative Government and Politics, together with any of the following courses, constitutes a sequence: 
  • PSC 231 Canadian Politics 
  • PSC 333 Politics of Latin America (crosslisted with LAS 333)
  • PSC 334 Mexico and the United States (crosslisted with LAS 335)
  • PSC 335 Politics of East Asia 
  • PSC 341 Politics of Africa (crosslisted with AAS 341)
  • PSC 343 Politics of Europe 
  • PSC 344 Politics of the Middle East (crosslisted with MES 344)
  • PSC 346 Comparative Third World Politics 
  • PSC 347 Politics of Russia  
  • PSC 348 Politics and the Military 
  • PSC 349 Politics of Iran (crosslisted with MES 349)
  • PSC 356 Political Conflict 
  • PSC 387 Ethnic Conflict 
  • PSC 388 Globalization & the Rise of Populism 
  • PSC 391 Revolutions in the Middle East (crosslisted with MES 391)
  • PSC 392 Islamism and Islamist Movements Today (crosslisted with MES 392)
  • PSC 393 Middle Eastern Political Systems (crosslisted with MES 393)
  • PSC 394 History of Islamic Political Thought (crosslisted with MES 394)
  • PSC 395 Democratization in the Muslim World (crosslisted with MES 395)
  • PSC 469 Global Migration 
  • PSC 124 International Relations, together with any of the following courses constitutes a sequence:
  • PSC 342 Religion and Politics in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (crosslisted with JSP 342, MES 342, and REL 342)
  • PSC 348 Politics and the Military 
  • PSC 350 Problems in International Relations 
  • PSC 352 International Law 
  • PSC 353 International Organization 
  • PSC 354 Human Rights and Global Affairs 
  • PSC 355 International Political Economy 
  • PSC 356 Political Conflict 
  • PSC 357 U.S. Foreign Policy 
  • PSC 363 Ethics and International Relations (crosslisted with PHI 363)
  • PSC 364 African International Relations (crosslisted with AAS 364)
  • PSC 365 International Political Economy of the Third World (crosslisted with AAS 365)
  • PSC 388 Globalization & the Rise of Populism 
  • PSC 396 European Integration (crosslisted with GEO 396)
  • PSC 397 Realism and Power Politics in International Relations 
  • PSC 398 How the United States Became a Great Power 
  • PSC 469 Global Migration 
  • PSC 125 Political Theory (crosslisted with PHI 125), together with any of the following courses, constitutes a sequence:
  • PSC 307 The Politics of Citizenship 
  • PSC 371 Democratic Theory and Politics 
  • PSC 373 Political Philosophy: The Social Contract Tradition and its Critics (crosslisted with PHI 317)
  • PSC 375 Philosophy of Law (crosslisted with PHI 397)
  • PSC 378 Power and Identity 
  • PSC 382 Contemporary Political Philosophy (crosslisted with PHI 417)

Psychology

  • All PSY courses except, PSY 223/NEU 223,  PSY 252, PSY 323, PSY 324, PSY 334 
  • PSY 205 Foundations of Human Behavior or PSY 209 Foundations of Human Behavior/ Honors Section, together with any of the following courses, constitutes a sequence: PSY 374 or PSY 335 or PSY 336 or PSY 337.

Public Administration

Public Health

  • PHP 121 Personal and Social Health
  • PHP 221 Community Health Promotion
  • PHP 302 Influencing Healthy Behavior
  • PHP 305 Community Mental Health
  • PHP 309 Health Disparities and Underserved Populations sequences wth 
  • PHP 310 Promoting Health Through Literacy & Cultural Competence
  • PHP 403 Public Health Policy
  • PHP 416 Global Health and Aging
  • PHP 417 Indigenous Peoples, Colonization, and Global Health
  • PHP 448 Global Health Communication and Advocacy

Religion

  • REL 342 Religion and Politics in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (crosslisted with JSP 342, MES 342, and PSC 342

Sociology

  • All SOC courses 
  • SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology sequences with
  • SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology sequences with
    • SOC 248 Racial and Ethnic Inequalities (crosslisted with WGS 248)
  • SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology sequences with
  • SOC 281 Sociology of Families (crosslisted with WGS 281)

Social Science

  • All SOS courses count in the Social Sciences Division.

South Asian Studies

  • SAS 324 Modern South Asian Cultures (crosslisted with ANT 324 and WGS 324)
  • SAS 328 Ancient and Medieval India (crosslisted with HST 328)
  • SAS 329 Making of Modern India (crosslisted with HST 329)
  • SAS 375 British Empire (crosslisted with HST 375)

Women’s and Gender Studies

  • WGS 201 Global Feminisms sequences with the following courses:
  • WGS 425 Feminist Organizations (crosslisted with SOC 425)
  • WGS 438 Trans Genders and Sexualities (crosslisted with QSX 438)
  • WGS 439 Women, Gender and Violence in a Transnational Context 
  • WGS 452 Feminism and Postcolonial Studies 
  • WGS 453 Feminisms, Sexualities, and Human Rights in Middle Eastern Societies 
  • All WGS courses cross-listed with ANT, ECN, GEO, HST, PSC, PSY, & SOC in addition to the following:
  • WGS 201 Global Feminisms 
  • WGS 310 Feminist Inquiries (when appropriate, by petition)
  • WGS 326 Persons in Social Context (crosslisted with SWK 326) sequences with
    • WGS 328 Human Diversity in Social Contexts (crosslisted with SWK 328)
  • WGS 362 Youth, Schooling and Popular Culture (crosslisted with CFE 362 and SOC 361)
  • WGS 400 Selected Topics (when appropriate, by petition)
  • WGS 410 Advanced Studies in Feminist Thought (when appropriate, by petition)
  • WGS 414 Communication & Gender 
  • WGS 438 Trans Genders and Sexualities (crosslisted with QSX 438)
  • WGS 439 Women, Gender and Violence in a Transnational Context 
  • WGS 444 Schooling & Diversity (crosslisted with CFE 444)
  • WGS 452 Feminism and Postcolonial Studies 
  • WGS 453 Feminisms, Sexualities, and Human Rights in Middle Eastern Societies 
  • WGS 490 Independent Study (when appropriate, by petition)
  • WGS 512 African American Women's History (crosslisted with AAS 512)

Other Schools and Colleges

*Apply as Non-Arts & Sciences credit

School of Education

  • EDU 103 Introduction to Inclusive Schooling  / DSP 203 - Introduction to Inclusive Schooling*
  • EXE 435 Introduction to Sports Psychology *
  • SPE 311 Perspectives on Disabilities *
  • SWK 314 Social Welfare Policy and Services I* sequences with
    • SWK 315 Social Welfare Policy and Services II  *
  • SWK 326 Persons in Social Context (crosslisted with WGS 326) sequences with
    • SWK 328 Human Diversity in Social Contexts (crosslisted with WGS 328)

Martin J. Whitman School of Management

  • LPP 255 Introduction to the Legal System *

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

  • EST 390 Social Processes and Envrn

Interdepartmental Sequences in the Social Sciences

In addition to the departmental sequences indicated on previous pages, the following interdepartmental sequences may also be used to fulfill the requirement for a sequence in the Social Sciences.

  • AAS 112 Introduction to African American Studies (crosslisted with ANT 112) sequences with
    • AAS 202 Caribbean Society Since Independence 
  • AAS 112 Introduction to African American Studies (crosslisted with ANT 112) sequences with
    • AAS 254 Comparative Study of American Ethnic Communities (crosslisted with SOC 254)
  • ANT 111 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology sequences with
    • MAX 123 Critical Issues for the United States 
  • ANT 111 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology sequences with
  • ANT 111 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology sequences with
  • ANT 121 Peoples and Cultures of the World sequences with
  • ANT 121 Peoples and Cultures of the World  sequences with
    • MAX 123 Critical Issues for the United States 
  • ANT 121 Peoples and Cultures of the World sequences with
  • ANT 121 Peoples and Cultures of the World sequences with
  • ANT 141 Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory sequences with
    • ANT 145 Archaeology of and in the Modern World​ (crosslisted with HST 145)
  • ECN 101 Introductory Microeconomics sequences with
    • MAX 123 Critical Issues for the United States 
  • ECN 203 Economic Ideas and Issues sequences with
    • MAX 123 Critical Issues for the United States 
  • ECN 203 Economic Ideas and Issues sequences with
  • GEO 171 Human Geographies sequences with
  • GEO 272 World Cultures sequences with
  • GEO 273 Geography of Capitalism: The Political Economy of Global Inequality sequences with
  • HST 101 American History to 1865 sequences with
    • MAX 123 Critical Issues for the United States 
  • HST 102 American History Since 1865 sequences with
    • MAX 123 Critical Issues for the United States 
  • HST 208 Middle East Since the Rise of Islam (crosslisted with MES 208) sequences with
    • MES 344 Politics of the Middle East (crosslisted with PSC 344)
  • PST 101 An Introduction to the Analysis of Public Policy sequences with
    • ECN 258 Poverty and Discrimination in America (crosslisted with WGS 258)
  • PST 101 An Introduction to the Analysis of Public Policy sequences with
    • GEO 203 Society and the Politics of Nature 
  • PST 101 An Introduction to the Analysis of Public Policy sequences with
    • MAX 123 Critical Issues for the United States 
  • PST 101 An Introduction to the Analysis of Public Policy sequences with
  • PSC 121 American National Government and Politics or
  • PSC 129 American National Government and Politics (Honors) 
  • PST 101 An Introduction to the Analysis of Public Policy sequences with
  • PST 101 An Introduction to the Analysis of Public Policy sequences with
    • HST 102 American History Since 1865 
  • PSC 121 American National Government and Politics or
  • PSC 129 American National Government and Politics (Honors) sequences with
  • PSC 121 American National Government and Politics  or
  • PSC 129 American National Government and Politics (Honors) sequences with
    • HST 102 American History Since 1865 
  • PSC 121 American National Government and Politics or
  • PSC 129 American National Government and Politics (Honors) sequences with
    • MAX 123 Critical Issues for the United States 
  • PSC 123 Comparative Government and Politics sequences with
    • ANT 121 Peoples and Cultures of the World 
  • PSC 123 Comparative Government and Politics sequences with
  • PSC 123 Comparative Government and Politics sequences with
  • PSC 123 Comparative Government and Politics sequences with
  • PSC 123 Comparative Government and Politics sequences with
  • PSC 124 International Relations or
  • PSC 139 International Relations (Honors) sequences with
    • ANT 121 Peoples and Cultures of the World 
  • PSC 124 International Relations or
  • PSC 139 International Relations (Honors) sequences with
  • PSC 124 International Relations or
  • PSC 139 International Relations (Honors) sequences with
    • GEO 273 Geography of Capitalism: The Political Economy of Global Inequality
  • PSC 124 International Relations or
  • PSC 139 International Relations (Honors) sequences with
  • PSC 124 International Relations or
  • PSC 139 International Relations (Honors) sequences with
  • PSC 125 Political Theory (crosslisted with PHI 125) sequences with
  • ECN 203 Economic Ideas and Issues 
  • PSC 344 Politics of the Middle East (crosslisted with MES 344) sequences with
    • HST 208 Middle East Since the Rise of Islam (crosslisted with MES 208)
  • SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology sequences with
    • AAS 112 Introduction to African American Studies (crosslisted with ANT 112)
  • SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology sequences with
    • SOC 254 Comparative Study of American Ethnic Communities (crosslisted with AAS 254)
  • SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology sequences with
    • MAX 123 Critical Issues for the United States 
  • SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology sequences with