Social & Behavioral Sciences

Develop a background of knowledge across fundamental areas of study

Contemporary citizen-scholars comprehend and appreciate how knowledge across a broad range of disciplines is developed and have a fundamental understanding of the breadth of human achievement in diverse branches of knowledge and the arts. Participating in courses and experiences that establish such a breadth of knowledge takes student beyond the focus of their academic major(s), promoting the integration of ideas and knowledge and exposing them to possibilities for wider thought and action.

Required Credit Hours: 6 from two different disciplines. 

Courses that satisfy the goal:

Additional options for achieving the goal: 

KU Core 34 Learning Outcome:

Upon reaching this goal, students will be able to leverage sources, methods, and arguments in the social and behavioral sciences to deepen their understanding of, critically question, and effectively apply knowledge within these disciplines’ foundational ideas. Examples of relevant skills and learning might include knowledge and analysis of social and behavioral processes, quantitative and qualitative analysis, or the interpretation of various types of data.    

Institutional Learning Goal (Creative Inquiry & Discovery):

Apply cognitive skills and a broad array of knowledge to promote inquiry, discover solutions, and generate new ideas and creative works.