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About the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences 204 South College Contact: Jarice Hanson Office: Arts and Sciences Advising Center E-24 Machmer Hall Phone: 545-2192 E-mail: artsci@cas.umass.edu Web site: www.umass.edu/artsci_advising Dean: Glen Gordon. Associate Dean for Undergraduate Advising: Jarice Hanson. Assistant Dean: Karen Schoenberger. All departments in the College offer programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts: Anthropology, Communication, Economics, Legal Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Social Thought and Political Economy, and Sociology. The Psychology Department also offers a program leading to the Bachelor of Science. The Field Study in the social and behavioral sciences focuses on human behavior and organization from cultural, social, and psychological perspectives. The social sciences try to explain how we are both social and individual beings. Undergraduates in the College are expected to achieve an understanding of culture, society, and individual and social interaction processes, and to learn methods by which knowledge in the social and behavioral sciences is created. Students anchor their knowledge in at least one discipline, but have opportunities to expand this knowledge through various broadening experiences inside and outside the classroom. Academic Advising Services All students in the College are encouraged to meet regularly with an academic adviser. Faculty and staff advisers are available to assist students with questions or concerns that they have as they progress through their academic careers. This includes advice on course selection; departmental, College and University requirements; career guidance; assistance with academic problems; and referral information about other services. Career Opportunities Social and behavioral science majors bring to the job market strong analytic and problem-solving abilities, good human relations skills, and confidence in their ability to learn and grow in new work situations. Graduates have gone on to careers in a wide variety of fields, including law, social work, economics and financial analysis, urban and regional planning, education, management, medicine, international relations, public relations, television and radio broadcasting, and advertising. Career and Field Experience Advising Students should begin to explore the world beyond the University as early in their undergraduate experience as possible to help ensure a smooth and successful transition from school to work or to further study. The Campus Career Network operates the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Career Planning and Field Experience Offices, with offices in 105 and 102A South College. Staff are available to help students make intelligent, well-informed career choices, and to provide undergraduates with opportunities to obtain experience through internships, cooperative education, and service learning programs. College Global Education Requirement for the B.A. The College curriculum provides a framework for students to gain knowledge about individuals, societies, and cultures. All students in Anthropology, Communication, Economics, Legal Studies, Political Science, Sociology, and Social Thought and Political Economy, and all B.A. students in Psychology, are required to satisfy the Global Education requirement, which will provide exposure to diverse cultural perspectives essential to the development of an understanding of society and oneself. Graduates who are more knowledgeable about society and its problems are better prepared to be intelligent and committed citizens of the Commonwealth and the world. There are four options for completion. All options require the completion of at least 15 credits; all require that at least six of these be in a foreign language at a level above high school achievement levels. Students must declare an option with a College adviser in the Arts and Sciences Advising Center at the time they declare a major in the College. The option choice may be changed at any time, at the same office. 1. Foreign Language Option: 15 credits of one foreign language beyond high school achievement levels. 2. Regional Study Option: 6 credits of one foreign language beyond high school achievement levels, and 9 credits in courses which focus on the contemporary culture of the region of the world where the language studied is used. These 9 credits may be chosen from courses in the language department, or in the departments of History, Economics, Anthropology, Political Science, or a related department. The regions, and their associated languages and courses, are listed below. All language courses offered by the language departments listed may be applied to the regional study requirements, as will all courses taught in the language. African Studies Region - Arabic, French, Portuguese AFROAM 111 Survey of African Art AFROAM 254 Introduction to African Studies ANTH 470 Cultures of Africa COMLIT 355 Modern African Literature FRENCH 353 Francophone African and Caribbean Film FRENCH 391C Introduction to French and Francophone Studies HIST 161 History of Africa Since 1500 POLSCI 343 Government and Politics of East Africa POLSCI 346 Government and Politics of West Africa Asian Studies Region - Chinese, Japanese ANTH 473 Cultures of Southeast Asia CHINSE 151 Fiction East and West: Asia through Literature CHINSE 153 Chinese Literature: Poetry COMLIT 384 Vietnam: Literature and Film ECON 177 Comparison of U.S. and Japanese Economies GEO 330 East Asia GEO 332 Southeast Asia HIST 115 History of Chinese Civilization: Early Modern to the Present HIST 116 History of East Asian Civilization: Japan HIST 346 History of Modern China HIST 401 Vietnam and Cambodia HIST 402 U.S. and East Asia Relations JAPAN 144 Japanese Literature in Translation Latin American Studies Region - Spanish, Portuguese ANTH 376 South American Ethnology ECON 567 Latin American Economic Development GEO 320 Latin America HIST 121 Latin American Civilization: The National Period HIST 354 History of Mexico HIST 356 History of Venezuela and Colombia HIST 440 Modern Central America HIST 441 U.S. Relations with Latin America HIST 442 Latin America in the 20th Century POLSCI 340 Government and Politics of Latin America POLSCI 352 Inter-American Relations PORT 309 Brazilian Women: A Multi-disciplinary Approach PORT 408 Brazil in Film and Fiction SPAN 308 Latin American Literature in Translation SPAN 309 Spanish American Women Writers in Translation Middle Eastern Studies Region - Arabic, Hebrew ARABIC/JUDAIC 490A Comparative Modern Israeli and Arabic Literature in Translation HIST 131/MEAST 101 Middle Eastern History II HIST 340 Civilization of Islam I HIST 342 Civilization of Islam II HIST 343 Europe and the Middle East JUDAIC 366 Zionism and the State of Israel POLSCI 333 Government and Politics of the Mideast Northern European Studies Region - Dutch, German, Swedish ANTH 262 Introduction to the Cultures of Europe ANTH 467 Cultures of Alpine Europe ECON 361 European Economic History GERMAN 304 German Film GERMAN 342 Survey of Modern German Culture: 1700 to the Present GERMAN 379 Contemporary Germany HIST 101/103H Western Thought Since 1600 HIST 141/143H European History, 1815 to Present HIST 310 European Political Diplomacy 1870-1914 HIST 311 European Political Diplomacy 1914-1945 HIST 312 European Political Diplomacy since 1945 HIST 314 European Intellectual History of the 20th Century HIST 329 Social History of Europe since the French Revolution HIST 331 English History 1688 to Present HIST 386 Survey of World War II HIST 387 History of the Holocaust POLSCI 239 West European Comparative Politics POLSCI 332 Government and Politics of Scandinavia Eastern European Studies Region - Polish, Russian ANTH 262 Introduction to the Cultures of Europe ECON 172 Soviet Economy ECON 361 European Economic History HIST 101/103H Western Thought Since 1600 HIST 141/143H European History, 1815 to Present HIST 310 European Political Diplomacy 1870-1914 HIST 311 European Political Diplomacy 1914-1945 HIST 312 European Political Diplomacy since 1945 HIST 314 European Intellectual History of the 20th Century HIST 315 History of Russia I, the Tsarist Era HIST 316 History of Russia II, the Soviet Era HIST 317 Russian Revolution HIST 329 Social History of Europe since the French Revolution HIST 386 Survey of World War II HIST 387 History of the Holocaust JUDAIC 385 The Jews of Eastern Europe POLSCI 236 Government and Politics of Russia POLSCI 250 Russian Foreign Policy POLSCI 335 Governments of East Central Europe RUSS 250 Russian Culture RUSS 251 Modern Russian Culture RUSS 256 Modern Russian Writers in Trans-lation Southern European Studies Region - French, Greek, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish ANTH 262 Introduction to the Cultures of Europe ECON 361 European Economic History FRENCH 280 Love and Sex in French Culture FRENCH 350 French Film FRENCH 391C Introduction to French and Francophone Studies HIST 101/103H Western Thought Since 1600 HIST 141/143H European History, 1815 to Present HIST 310 European Political Diplomacy 1870-1914 HIST 311 European Political Diplomacy 1914-1945 HIST 312 European Political Diplomacy since 1945 HIST 314 European Intellectual History of the 20th Century HIST 322 France Since 1789 HIST 327 Modern Italy HIST 329 Social History of Europe since the French Revolution HIST 386 Survey of World War II HIST 387 History of the Holocaust ITAL 285 Introduction to Italian Studies ITAL 350 Italian Film ITAL 487 Contemporary Italian Culture and Society POLSCI 239 West European Comparative Politics POLSCI 344 Government and Politics of Spain and Portugal 3. Individualized Regional or International Study Option: Students can create a regional or international study option different from the choices listed above. This must include six credits of one foreign language beyond high school achievement levels, and nine additional credits which focus on a region or country or on international topics. These credits may be chosen from courses in a language department or in the departments of History, Political Science, Economics, Communication, Anthropology, the Isenberg School of Management, or another related department. The six credits of foreign language may be earned by completing six credits of a foreign language taught at the University, or by completing four 1.5 credit courses of one language not offered at the University, using the Five College Self Instruction Language Program. This option requires that the student create a plan of study and receive prior approval from a College adviser in the Arts and Sciences Advising Center. 4. Area Studies or International Relations Certificate Option: Successful completion of a UMass Amherst or Five College Area Studies or International Relations certificate program which requires foreign language proficiency. Notes on the Global Education Requirement: a. All credits earned to satisfy the Global Education requirement, including those credits earned to meet the Certificate Option (#4, above), must be in addition to credits earned to satisfy General Education and major requirements, and may not be graded on a Pass/Fail basis. b. Students with documented learning disabilities which impair language acquisition, and students who are certified by the Disability Services Office as having a significant hearing impairment that seriously limits the auditory reception of language, may substitute non-language courses for language courses. The course substitutions must be approved by the College's Associate Dean for Undergraduate Advising. c. Whether foreign language courses are beyond high school achievement levels will be determined by high school achievements and University placement exams, which are used to decide the appropriate level of instruction. d. Credit earned through Advanced Placement, CLEP, an SAT II exam, or University foreign language placement testing may be applied to the Global Education requirement. e. Double-major students will not be subject to the Global Education requirement if their primary major is in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the College of Engineering, the College of Food and Natural Resources, the Isenberg School of Management, the School of Nursing, or the School of Public Health and Health Sciences. f. Students who entered the University before Fall 1999 but enter the College in Fall 1999 or thereafter may opt to apply the foreign language and out-of-College requirements that were in effect when they entered the University. This option should be declared when the student enters the College. College Requirements for the B.S. Psychology is the only department in the College that offers a program leading to a Bachelor of Science. Students pursuing a B.S. have a special need for scientific and quantitative education. A minimum of 60 credits must be earned in courses offered by the Department of Psychology and the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, or other approved related courses. These include credits earned to satisfy General Education and major requirements.
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