{"id":1387,"date":"2013-07-24T07:03:15","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T11:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2013-2014\/sshs\/socialscience\/"},"modified":"2023-06-08T09:41:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T13:41:01","slug":"socialscience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2023-2024\/sshs\/socialscience\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Science (B.A.)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Social Science is an interdisciplinary contract major offered through the School of Social Science and Human Services. It is designed to enable students with specialized and\/or interdisciplinary interests in the Social Sciences to develop, in collaboration with a faculty advisor, a coherent program of courses in areas of inquiry for which regular majors are not offered, allowing students to explore specialized or emerging fields.\u00a0\u00a0Since students design their own major in collaboration with a faculty advisor, interested students are encouraged to contact the Convener early in their college careers.<\/p>\n
The Social Science contract major offers five possible concentrations to 69色情视频 students; electing a concentration with the Social Science contract major is encouraged but not required.<\/p>\n
Community Mental Health<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 Community Mental Health\u00a0constitutes a socially necessary set of institutions that provide services to millions of people on an annual basis and engages the participation of multiple professionals.\u00a0 The concentration in Community Mental Health prepares students to understand the components needed to provide services at the community level and to develop skills for effective delivery.\u00a0 This concentration is a good fit for students interested in public health, public administration, social work, law, and public policy.<\/p>\n Education Studies<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0The Education Studies concentration will allow students to explore the history of\u00a0educational institutions and the social and cultural forces shaping educational\u00a0thoughts and practices. Students who complete this concentration will also\u00a0participate in \ufb01eldwork that will allow them to observe current educational\u00a0practice and work with professional educators to hone their craft. Students who\u00a0complete this major could find employment in many settings outside of schools\u00a0that have educational functions.<\/p>\n Ethnicity & Race Studies<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 The Ethnicity & Race Studies concentration focuses on historical and sociocultural scholarship related to race and ethnicity including, but not limited to:\u00a0 contemporary race relations, inter-group dynamics, the African Diaspora, intersections with gender and class, and inequalities, privilege, and oppression.\u00a0 This concentration is a logical component of a student’s preparation for a career with international agencies, law, business, and public health, the social services, and teaching.<\/p>\n Gender & Sexuality Studies:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The Gender & Sexuality Studies concentration focuses on interdisciplinary scholarship about women, gender, and sexuality across cultures and their intersections with race, class, nationality, ability, age, among others.\u00a0 Students will also become acquainted with the current realities and history of feminism, gender, and sexualities in the US and worldwide.\u00a0 Through courses in Gender and Sexuality Studies students gain a clearer sense of how to be engaged, ethical participants in the social world.\u00a0 The concentration is a logical component of a student\u2019s preparation for a career in law, business, public health, the social services, and teaching.<\/p>\n Labor, Work, & Organizations<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0The concentration in Labor, Work and Organizations focuses on the historical and socio-economic aspects of the labor process, work organizations and the relationship between work and other aspects of life including, but not limited to:\u00a0 the state, the legal apparatus, and the family.\u00a0 In addition, students enrolled in the concentration will understand the role of human resources, education and training in the work environment.<\/p>\n Society & Culture<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 Visit Degree Completion Program<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n It is recommended that students consider combining their major with an appropriate minor (e.g., Civic and Community Leadership, Sociology, Psychology, Substance Use Disorders, Gerontology, Women\u2019s Gender & Sexuality Studies, Africana Studies, Latin American Studies, Economics).<\/p>\n The major is offered by the School of Social Science and Human Services and leads to a BA degree. In addition to the major requirements, students must fulfill General Education and School of Social Science and Human Services requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Goal 1:\u00a0 Communicate effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n 1.1 <\/span> Students will write coherently organized, grammatically correct papers.<\/span><\/p>\n 1.2 <\/span> Students will demonstrate effective oral communication skills.<\/span><\/p>\n Goal 2:\u00a0 Develop critical thinking skills.<\/span><\/p>\n 2.1 <\/span> Students will be able to comprehensively explain an issue or problem.<\/span><\/p>\n 2.2 <\/span> Students will identify underlying assumptions in theories, arguments, and methodological approaches.<\/span><\/p>\n 2.3<\/span> Students will evaluate the validity and reliability of evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n Goal 3:\u00a0 Understand and apply research skills in the social sciences.<\/span><\/p>\n 3.1<\/span> Students will identify and integrate primary sources into a research paper.<\/span><\/p>\n 3.2<\/span> Students will design, evaluate, and conduct quantitative or qualitative research.<\/span><\/p>\n Goal 4:<\/span> \u00a0 Engage in multidisciplinary perspective-taking.<\/span><\/p>\n 4.1<\/span> Students will take courses for their major from at least two Social Science disciplines\/perspectives.<\/span><\/p>\n 4.2<\/span> Students will integrate multiple academic disciplines to gain understanding of an issue or topic.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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\n1.\u00a0 COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH<\/a>
\n2.\u00a0 EDUCATION STUDIES<\/a>
\n3.\u00a0 ETHNICITY & RACE STUDIES<\/a>
\n4.\u00a0 GENDER & SEXUALITY STUDIES<\/a>
\n5.\u00a0 LABOR, WORK, & ORGANIZATIONS<\/a><\/li>\n