Social Science Major (SOCS), BA

Liberal Arts: 38 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts  studies. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• POLS 1787  and 6 hours of history are counted below in hours required for the major.
• POLS 2100  and 3 geography hours, also counted below in the major, satisfy the Global Perspectives component.

Major: 60 Hours

• ECON 2010 - Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3

• or POLS 3307 - Political Economy Credit Hours: 3  

• GEOG 2506 - Regional Geography: Europe and the Americas Credit Hours: 3

• or GEOG 2551 - Regional Geography: Africa and Asia  

• HIST 1010 - American History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 1020 - American History Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 2100 - Western Civilization to 1500 Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 2110 - Western Civilization Since 1500 Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 2100 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 1787 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 3251 - Arkansas and State and Local Government Credit Hours: 3
• SOCS 2600 - Research and Writing Credit Hours: 3
• SOCS 4900 - Senior Seminar-Social Sciences Credit Hours: 3
• SOC 2030 - General Sociology Credit Hours: 3
• 9 hours of upper level history (3 of which must be American history)
• 9 hours of social science (Political Science, American Studies, Geography, Social Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics)
• 3 hours from History, Political Science, American Studies, Geography, or Social Science

Remaining Bible/Electives: 30 Hours

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .