Students

Welcome to the Division of Social Sciences! Please take a few moments to explore this website and learn about our departments, the degrees we offer, research programs, and the resources available to undergraduate and graduate students.

Undergraduate Resources

The Division of Social Sciences offers students a research-rich, interdisciplinary understanding of society in the broadest sense:  culture, social organization, economy, and politics.

Students in the Division actively address urgent national and global issues. You can study crucial contemporary topics, preparing for diverse careers and empowering you to become engaged community members and responsible citizens after graduation.

Beyond traditional disciplines—Anthropology, Communication, Economics, Political Science, and Sociology—the Division encompasses five interdisciplinary departments: Asian American Studies, Black Studies, Chicana and Chicano Studies, Feminist Studies, and Global Studies.

The Division is also home to the departments of Exercise and Sport Studies and the Department of Military Science. To find out more, visit our Academics page.

Graduate Resources

The Division of Social Sciences offers graduate training programs where students receive MA and PhD degrees in preparation for a variety of careers, including academia.

Departments offering Ph.D. degrees are Anthropology, Chicana and Chicano Studies, Communication, Economics, Feminist Studies, Global Studies, Political Science, and Sociology.

Students may pursue one of several interdisciplinary Ph.D. emphases in Black Studies, Global Studies, Technology and Society, Feminist Studies, and Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences.

The Division also works closely with Departments, the Graduate Division, and Institutional Advancement to support and promote graduate student teaching and research.

Our interdisciplinary research centers and our extensive scholarly program events draw together students from a wide variety of fields.