Social & Behavioral Sciences Breadth – Purple Curriculum

The Social & Behavioral Sciences Breadth requirement is intended to give students a basic foundation for identifying issues and problem solving through various socio-behavioral disciplines, encouraging thought about population health issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. As such, the courses do not need to have a clear or direct connection to health. These requirements may be satisfied by numerous courses, of which, we have suggested a few in each area below:

Complete a minimum of one course from at least three of the following departments to fulfill 15 credits: 

  • Afro-American Studies (AFRAM)
    o    AFRAM 101: Introduction to African American Studies (5 credits)
    o    AFRAM 150: Introduction to African American History (5 credits)
  • American Asian Studies (AAS)
    o    AAS 101: Introduction to Asian American Studies (5 credits)
    o    AAS 206: Contemporary Issues of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (5 credits)
    o    AAS 210: Asian American and Pacific Islander American Identity: Race, Ethnicity, and Culture (5 credits)
  • American Ethnic Studies (AES)
    o    AES 150: In-Justice for All: Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in the United States (5 credits)
    o    AES 151: Identities, Cultures, and Power Across American Ethnic Groups (5 credits)
  • American Indian Studies (AIS)
    o    AIS 102: Introduction to American Indian Studies (5 credits)
    o    AIS 201: Introduction to American Indian Histories (5 credits)
    o    AIS 202: Introduction to American Indian Contemporary and Social Issues (5 credits)
    o    AIS 270: Native Peoples of the Northwest Coast (5 credits)
  • Anthropology (ANTH only)
    o    ANTH 150: Culture and Rights: Exploring the Meaning and Practice of Human Rights (5 credits)
    o    ANTH 202: Principles of Sociocultural Anthropology (5 credits)
    o    ANTH 204: Reading Ethnography (5 credits)
    o    ANTH 207: Class and Culture in America (5 credits)
    o    ANTH 209: Anthropology Through Visual Media (5 credits)
  • Chicano Studies (CHSTU)
    o    CHSTU 101: The Chicano/Mexican Ethnic Experience in the United States (5 credits)
    o    CHSTU 200: Latinos in the United States: Patterns of Racial, Ethnic, and Socio-Economic and Political Inequality (5 credits)
    o    CHSTU 254: Northwest Latino Ethnic Communities: Culture, Race, Class, Immigration, and Socio-Economic and Political Marginalization (5 credits)
    o    CHSTU 260: Introduction to Chicano Politics (5 credits)
  • Geography (GEOG)
    o    GEOG 123: Introduction to Globalization (5 credits)
    o    GEOG 270: Geographies of International Development and Environmental Change (5 credits)
    o    GEOG 271: Geography of Food and Eating (5 credits)
    o    GEOG 280: Introduction to the Geography of Health and Healthcare (5 credits)
    o    GEOG 315: Explanation and Understanding in Geography (5 credits)
  • Political Science (POL S)
    o    POL S 201: Introduction to Political Theory (5 credits)
    o    POL S 202: Introduction to American Politics (5 credits)
    o    POL S 203: Introduction to International Relations (5 credits)
    o    POL S 204: Introduction to Comparative Politics (5 credits)
    o    POL S 270: Introduction to Political Economy (5 credits)
  • Psychology (PSYCH)
    o    PSYCH 101: Introduction to Psychology (5 credits)
    o    PSYCH 209: Fundamentals of Psychological Research (5 credits)
    o    PSYCH 210: The Diversity of Human Sexuality (5 credits)
    o    PSYCH 245: Introduction to Social Psychology (5 credits)
    o    PSYCH 250: Racism: Causes and Consequence (5 credits)
  • Sociology (SOC)
    o    SOC 110: Survey of Sociology (5 credits)
    o    SOC 266: Introduction to Labor Studies (5 credits)
    o    SOC 271: Introduction to the Sociology of Deviance and Social Control (5 credits)
    o    SOC 300: Foundations of Social Inquiry (5 credits)
    o    SOC 316: Introduction to Sociological Theory (5 credits)

Updated Aug 23, 2024