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Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences

To increase students' knowledge of how historians and social and behavioral scientists discover, describe, and explain the behaviors and interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, events, and ideas. Such knowledge will better equip students to understand themselves and the roles they play in addressing the issues facing humanity.

ID Course title Goals Credits
HIST 313 The American Presidents HIST 313
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
SOC 325 The Body in Society SOC 325
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HIST 315 The Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s HIST 315
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
 4
HIST 391 The Crusades: Origins and Global Perspectives HIST 391
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HSDS 399 The Disability Experience in Television and Film HSDS 399
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HSFS 343 The Family: A Social/Psychological Exploration HSFS 343
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HIST 334 The Great Depression of the 1930s HIST 334
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HIST 333 The Greening of America: Environmental History since 1900 HIST 333
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 10: People and the Environment
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
PSYC 319 The Impact of Technology on Human and Organizational Behavior PSYC 319
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
POL 323 The Middle East and International Conflict POL 323
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
PSYC 323 The Nature of Creativity: A Psychological Perspective PSYC 323
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
LING 316 The Nature of Language LING 316
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
 4
ETHS 303 The Politics of Racial Resistance and Protest in the United States ETHS 303
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
 4
HIST 395 The Rise and Fall of Communism HIST 395
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HIST 342 The Sixties Experience HIST 342
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
PSYC 338 The Unconscious and Dreamwork PSYC 338
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HIST 341 The Vietnam War HIST 341
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
TCID 394 Theories of Fun and Play TCID 394
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 2
ETHS 332 Topics in Contemporary Native North America ETHS 332
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
 4
HIST 353 Topics in European History HIST 353
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HIST 353A Topics in European History HIST 353A
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
GNDR 367 Transgender Identities GNDR 367
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
ETHS 318 Trauma and Traumascapes: Identity, Legacy, and Memory ETHS 318
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
 4
IDST 396T Travel and Culture Theory Seminar IDST 396T
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
IDST 385 Turning Points: Self-Transformation IDST 385
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HIST 303 U.S. Economic Life: Business HIST 303
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HIST 305 U.S. Economic Life: Technology HIST 305
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HIST 304 U.S. Economic Life: Working People HIST 304
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HIST 348 U.S. Legal History: A Survey HIST 348
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
PSYC 340 Understanding Death and Dying PSYC 340
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HIST 371 Understanding Modern Japan HIST 371
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HIST 373 US-Japanese Relations from a Racial Perspective HIST 373
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 8: Global Perspective
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
 4
PSYC 333T Victimization Theory Seminar PSYC 333T
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
PSYC 304T Violence Against Women Theory Seminar PSYC 304T
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
PSYC 341 Violence and the Media: Psychological Effects of Film and Popular Music PSYC 341
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HSVP 301 Violence: Individual, Community and Global Responses HSVP 301
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
 4
HSVP 300 Violence: Origins and Explanations HSVP 300
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
PSYC 394 Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities PSYC 394
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HIST 309 Women and Public Activism HIST 309
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
IDST 330 Women in Math, Science and Technology IDST 330
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
 4
IDST 317 Women in Minnesota Life: Education, Politics and Social Change IDST 317
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Racial Issues Graduation Requirement
  • Community Engagement
 4
HIST 328 Women in Modern U.S. History HIST 328
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
CJS 318 Women, Crime, and Justice CJS 318
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HSFS 341 Work and Family HSFS 341
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 7: Human Diversity
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
  • Community Engagement
 4
PSYC 339 Working with Children in the Middle Years PSYC 339
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HIST 363 World Environmental History HIST 363
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Goal 10: People and the Environment
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4
HIST 103 World History I: Patterns of Civilization to 1500 HIST 103
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
 3
HIST 104 World History II: The Modern World, 1500 to the Present HIST 104
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
 3
HIST 398 World War II: A Global History HIST 398
  • Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Upper Division Liberal Studies Goal
 4