Social Science Undergraduate Major (BA, BS)

The Social Science major is only offered at the OSU-Cascades Campus through the Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts at OSU. The first two years of course work will be offered at Central Oregon Community College (COCC). The upper-division courses are offered on the OSU-Cascades campus. Students will also be able to take advantage of distance courses offered by OSU E-campus and streamed via TV from Corvallis. This program is taught to complement Oregon State University’s existing strength in environmental sciences and OSU-Cascades concentration on sustainability. The curriculum, in keeping with the most current scholarly approaches to studies in social science, allows you to synthesize ideas from varied disciplines to examine how you can work for a more sustainable future. This degree is housed within the College of Liberal Arts at Oregon State University. You will gain fundamental skills in communication, political science, anthropology, environmental science and where these fields intersect with the arts and sciences. Areas of investigation include wellness, place, dwelling, food and community, migration and sense of place, sustainable communication, and community dialogue and public environments. One of the most distinctive features of this program is that most programs of its kind are graduate certificate programs; this is an undergraduate degree program. Careers in Social Sciences This degree provides you with the knowledge necessary to understand and make decisions in the growing fields of community development and leadership. Social science graduates work in youth and family services, public health, education, regional planning, community organizing, market research, government policy, and environmental leadership.