Specialization in Applied Social Sciences

With the right training, you’ll be able to apply your understanding of social perspectives to structures in nearly any professional role.

In the Applied Clinical Social Sciences specialization, you’ll learn about interpersonal communication, building teams, and cultivating working relationships. Gain the skills you need for roles that depend upon analytical reasoning, decision-making, and managing or maintaining relationships or company culture. This specialization is particularly helpful for those who are interested in working in public, private, and community settings.

Courses In This Specialization

This program consists of five lower-division courses, for a total of 15 credit hours.

An analysis of the conditions and challenges faced by workers in contemporary society, including the meeting of both employer and individual expectations. Focus includes the balancing of numerous factors including personal life, job commitment, and career management. This course fulfills a general education requirement for social sciences.

Survey of the historical and current issues related to race, gender, and ethnic relations found in practices and policies. Review of judicial, political, and economic influences on organizational diversity management.

An analysis of the development, implementation, and evaluation of public policy and strategy. Study includes influences of administrative, legislative, and judicial legal perspectives, as well as accountability to citizens and governing boards.

This course examines the various facets of community resource development and management. Emphasis is on planning and management strategies to guide organizations in community development projects, programs, and efforts. (This course is also offered through CBE. Credits earned using this option will appear on transcripts with an “EX” suffix.)

The course aims to provide a foundation for relevant quantitative and qualitative analysis in the social sciences. Students will gain an understanding of overarching historical aspects and related theories within the various disciplines of social science and develop skills leading to the application of theories to investigate and solve problems in the social sciences. Additionally, students will be able to analyze various ethical and cultural social issues in multiple contexts.