Social Sciences Focus Area

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  What Majors Will The Social Science Focus Area Prepare You For?

  Anthropology, B.S.
  Criminal Justice, B.S.
  Geospatial Sciences, B.S.
  Human Services, B.S.
  Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S.
  Journalism and Emerging Media, B.S.*
  Media and Entertainment, B.S.*
  Organizational and Professional Communication, B.S.
  Political Science, B.S.
  Psychology, B.S.
  Public Relations, B.S.*
  Sociology, B.S.
  Technical Communication, B.S.

  *Additional major admission requirements beyond admission to Kennesaw State University.

• Semester One
  1. ENGL 1101: Composition I*

  2. MATH 1001: Quantitative Reasoning OR MATH 1111: College Algebra OR STAT 1401: Elementary Statistics

  3. General Education Class

  4. General Education Class

  5. General Education Class OR Exploratory Class 

  If you are bringing in AP, IB, DEP, or any type of transfer college credit, this plan may need to be adjusted. You can always talk to your Owl Advisor for guidance.
  *Critical Class for Progression

• Semester Two
  1. ENGL 1102: Composition II*

  2. DATA 1501: Introduction to Data Science OR STAT 1401: Elementary Statistics
  (If you took STAT 1401 in Semester One you can also choose MATH 1001 or MATH 1111.)

  3. General Education Class

  4. General Education Class

  5. General Education Class OR Exploratory Class

  If you are bringing in AP, IB, DEP, or any type of transfer college credit, this plan may need to be adjusted. You can always talk to your Owl Advisor for guidance.
  *Critical Class for Progression

• Exploratory Classes
  • Exploratory Classes are classes outside of General Education that can introduce you to a major you may be interested in.
  • These courses are open to all students regardless of their major.
  • Other majors have introductory courses, but students may be required to apply for admission to that program or submit a change of major request before they are allowed to enroll.
  • These courses can be used towards the degree requirements for the major under which they are listed.
  • If you end up choosing a different major, these courses may still be able to be used as related studies or free elective courses.

  • Interested in Criminal Justice?

    CRJU 2201: Crimes and Defenses

  • Interested in Geospatial Sciences?

    GEOG 1102: Earth From Above
    GEOG 1130: World Regional Geography

  • Interested in Human Services?

    HS 2100: Overview of Human Services
    HS 2200: Fundamentals of Non-Profits
    HS 2300: Cultural Competence in Human Services

  • Interested in Interdisciplinary Studies?

    ISD 1198: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies
    LDRS 2100: Leadership & Historic Movements

  • Interested in Journalism and Emerging Media, Media and Entertainment, Organizational and Professional Communication, or Public Relations?

    COMM 1110: Public Speaking

  • Interested in Sociology?

    SOCI 2251: Social Problems

  • Interested in Technical Communication?

    TCID 2002: Productivity Tools and Technology