RC Social Science Concentration
The RC Social Science concentration supports students in developing the analytical and practical skills necessary for active engagement in the world and for building careers that promote social equality and responsible citizenship. Faculty whose work encompasses sociology, political science, history, anthropology, economics, education, geography, and psychology provide students with multi-disciplinary approaches to current issues in U.S. society and the global environment. Students learn theories, methods, and strategies that enable them to understand and critique social structures and processes and to become effective actors in struggles for social justice. They then choose electives that are tailored to their specific interests.
Aside from required courses, the elective programs created by recent students in the concentration include such topics as “Health Policy in the United States,” “Tracking Globalization in Detroit,” “Juvenile Justice in the U.S. and Senegal,” “Urban Youth Empowerment,” “Sustainable Agriculture in Michigan and Cuba,” “Peace, Policy, and Public Health,” and “Art and Urban Revitalization.”
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