Requirements for the Requirements for Social and Behavioral Sciences Major

• A minimum of 40 semester credits in coursework from either two or three of the following academic departments: Sociology/Anthropology, Psychology, History, Economics, or Political Science, plus selected courses from the Linfield Department of Business. No more than 20 semester credits may be used from any one department toward the major, though there is no cap on the number of credits in a department that may count toward graduation. 
• At least 21 credits in Linfield coursework in the major and 15 Linfield credits in the major numbered 300 and above. 
• Fulfill requirements for either Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts. 
• ENGL 377 Fundamentals of Research Writing prior to the research methods class. 
• A Linfield course in research methods, usually taken in the fall of the student’s senior year. At the end of this class the student will submit a proposal for a research project in a field in which the student has taken at least 12 semester credits of Linfield coursework. Methods classes are offered in History and Sociology/Anthropology. 
• A research project completed during the spring of the student’s senior year after departmental approval of the proposal. Ask your advisor for further information on the research project.

Courses Offered in the Social & Behavioral Sciences Major

Business
BUSN 301 Management
BUSN 380 Industrial Organizational Psychology
BUSN 405 Human Resource Management
BUSN 407 Organizational Behavior

Economics
ECON 210 Principles of Economics
ECON 341 Environmental Economics

History
HIST 122 History of World Civilization I
HIST 125 East Asia since 1800
HIST 150 Survey of US History
HIST 200 Modern China
HIST 210 Modern Japan
HIST 252 History of the U.S. West
HIST 257 The Pacific Northwest
HIST 285 Methods of Historical Research
HIST 302* Topics in European History
HIST 304 Topics in Latin American History
HIST 316 History of Mexico
HIST 330 History of Religion in America
HIST 346 Europe and the West Since 1939
HIST 371 Race and Minority Cultures in the US
HIST 376 History of Soviet Russia
HIST 390 Slavery in the Americas
HIST 490 Research Project (MWI)

Political Science
POLS 210 International Politics
POLS 310 American Political Thought
POLS 372 Islamic Movements
POLS 384 US Foreign Policy
POLS 386 Topics in Comparative Politics

Psychology
PSYC 101 Survey of Psychology
PSYC 155 Lifespan Developmental Psychology
PSYC 200 Social Psychology
PSYC 262 Perspectives on Gender
PSYC 340* Topics in Psychology
PSYC 355 Learning, Memory and Behavior
PSYC 360 Sexuality: Developmental View
PSYC 367 Psychology of East and West
PSYC 375 Theories of Personality
PSYC 391 Abnormal Psychology

Sociology/Anthropology
ANTH 105 Human Biology and Evolution
ANTH 111 Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 112 Archaeology and World Prehistory
ANTH 254 Folklore and Mythology
ANTH 326 Archaeological Field Methods
SOAN 205 Gender and Society
SOAN 222 Mexico, Cent Am & Caribbean: Soc & Culture
SOAN 225 Peo/Cltr of NA: Native America
SOAN 232 Medicine & Culture
SOAN 240 Utopias and Dystopias
SOAN 265 Race & Ethnicity
SOAN 270 Latinos & Latinas
SOAN 308 Social Research Methods
SOAN 360 Sociology of Culture
SOAN 365 Urban Society & Culture
SOAN 487 Internship
SOAN 490 Research Project (MWI)
SOCL 101 Fundamentals of Sociology
SOCL 201 Deviance
SOCL 206 Social Work Practice
SOCL 297 Topics in Applied Sociology & Social Work

*May be repeated with different content

You should consider taking a course in statistics if your research area is in Sociology and especially if you are planning to attend graduate school. Talk to your advisor about taking Linfield’s MATH 140 Introduction to Statistics.

Transfer Credit

Linfield will grant transfer credit toward the Social & Behavioral Sciences major for courses in anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology and sociology from other accredited institutions. In certain cases, you may be asked to supply a course description or syllabus.

Research Project

It is crucial for the student who chooses this major to work closely with an advisor. You need to plan your program carefully in order to complete the research proposal and project in your senior year. You are expected to take the methods class in fall and complete the project in the spring. Currently, students majoring in Social & Behavioral Sciences may plan a research project in Sociology, Anthropology, or History. Your advisor will have the information you need to prepare for the project. The following courses comprise the research methods and project sequences:

HIST 285 Methods of Historical Research 5 cr & 
HIST 490 Research Project 5 cr
SOAN 308 Social Research Methods 3 cr & 
SOAN 490 Research Project 4 cr

Students should plan to complete 4-5 upper division Linfield courses in Sociology/Anthropology, Psychology, or History prior to the research methods course.