| CAS Core Requirements | Credits |
|---|---|
| Total Credits | 42–43 |
| Program Required Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| SOC 268 – Practice of Social Research | 3 |
| SOC 270 – Classical Social Theory or SOC 280 – Contemporary Social Theory | 3 |
| SOC 300 – Internship | 3 |
| SOC 370 – Applied Field Methods | 3 |
| Applied Capstone Experience | 9–16 |
| Four (4) Courses from Applied Concentration | 12 |
| Total Credits | 33–40 |
| Select Three (3) of the Following Courses: | Credits |
|---|---|
| ANT 101 – Introduction to Anthropology or ANT 102 – Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| PSC 105 – Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| PSY 105 – Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 150 – Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 |
| Open Electives (as needed to reach 120 credits) | Variable |
| Minimum Total Required Credits | 120 |
|---|
Applied Capstone Experiences (ACE)
Internship
Students may take between nine (9) and sixteen (16) credits to complete this ACE. Students may select from over seven hundred and fifty (750) sites in the Civic Engagement database. This learning opportunity should parallel the student’s concentration and help them to gain experience, skills, and knowledge of how systems work and how to develop contacts in a given field.
Thesis
Students may take between nine (9) and sixteen (16) credits to complete this ACE. The thesis should build on work the student has done in the ASCS major and their chosen concentration. This academic work should prepare them for graduate study in disciplines that have been incorporated into their concentration.
Study Abroad
Students will typically take fifteen (15) to sixteen (16) credits to complete a study abroad experience. While studying in a foreign society and culture is important, the primary focus is to take courses from the new institution that will help the student develop their areas of interest as they relate to the major. In short, there needs to be an integrated social science experience that drives the study abroad learning and the opportunity to explore a new society and culture for this to be a successful experience. All study abroad experiences should first be cleared with the Academic Director, to see if they qualify to meet the requirement for the Capstone.
Applied Concentration
There are three (3) concentrations in the ASCS major: Health, Medicine, and Society; Society, Human Services, and Community; and Law, Crime, and Society. As soon as possible after arriving at UNE students should declare their major. By the end of their second year, students should declare their concentration. There are no required courses in any concentration. In each concentration students, in consultation with their advisor, select four (4) courses from a variety of disciplines that will help them build foundations, skills, and develop expertise in their chosen concentration.
Health, Medicine, and Society
Sample courses include (but are not limited to)
- ANT 211 – Medical Anthropology
- PSC 325 – Politics and Public Health
- PSY 235 – Health Psychology
- SOC 228 – The Sociology of Aging
- SOC 275 – The Sociology of Food and Health
- SOC 355 – Medical Sociology
Society, Human Services, and Community
Sample courses include (but are not limited to)
- PSY 236 – Mental Health and Society
- PSY 370 – Drugs, Society, and Behavior
- SOC 215 – Poverty
- SOC 320 – Community Organization
- SOC 460 – Social Policy and Planning
- SOC 480 – The Family
Law, Crime, and Society
Sample courses include (but are not limited to)
- ANT 224 – Forensic Anthropology and Human Rights
- CMM 411 – Communication, Law, and Regulation
- PSY 252 – Forensic Psychology
- PSY 255 – Social Psychology
- SOC 170 – Deviance and Crime
- SOC 421 – A Just Society?
- SOC 333 – Sociology of Law
Students in this major can participate in the pre-health graduate school preparation tracks.