Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Education Social Sciences (GE:SO) Course List


The courses listed below have been approved to carry the general education social sciences (GE:SO) designation. Full course descriptions may be viewed by clicking on the course or by using the course  filter found on this page.

Additional courses may be approved through the campus approval process during fall semester and may be offered during spring semester of this academic year. To view these courses go to the What’s New This Year?  section of this catalog.


COURSE (PREFIX, NUMBER, TITLE)    
ANTH 1000 - Introduction to Anthropology      
ANTH 1001 - Aliens, Atlantis and Archaeology: Pseudoscience and Interpretations of the Past      
ANTH 1050 - Global Understanding      
ANTH 1200 - Current Topics in Anthropology      
ANTH 2000 - Archaeology Around the World      
ANTH 2005 - Environmental Anthropology      
ANTH 2010 - Societies Around the World      
ANTH 2025 - Sexual Behavior from an Anthropological Perspective      
ANTH 2200 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology      
ANTH 2250 - Race and Ethnic Relations: Discovering New Solutions      
ANTH 3002 - Cultures of East Asia      
ANTH 3003 - Cultures of Africa      
ANTH 3004 - Cultures of the South Pacific      
ANTH 3005 - North American Indians      
ANTH 3009 - Motherhood of God in Asian Traditions      
ANTH 3016 - Cultures of the Caribbean      
ANTH 3017 - Cultures of Mexico and Guatemala      
ANTH 3018 - Cultures of South and Central America      
ANTH 3111 - North American Archaeology      
ANTH 3200 - Women’s Roles in Cross-Cultural Perspective      
ANTH 3252 - Medical Anthropology      
ANTH 3300 - Language and Culture      
ANTH 3720 - Writing Systems of the World      
COMM 1001 - Introduction to Communication      
COMM 2050 - English for Global Communication      
ECON 2113 - Principles of Microeconomics      
ECON 2133 - Principles of Macroeconomics      
ETHN 2002 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies: Social Science      
ETHN 3502 - Selected Topics in Ethnic Studies: Social Science      
GENS 2400 - Introduction to Gender Studies      
GEOG 1000 - People, Places, and Environments      
GEOG 2003 - Geography of the Global Economy      
GEOG 2019 - Geography of Recreation      
GEOG 2100 - World Geography: Developed Regions      
GEOG 2110 - World Geography: Less Developed Regions      
GEOG 2300 - Geography of Environmental Resources      
GEOG 2350 - Climate Change: Science and Society      
GEOG 3003 - Political Geography      
GEOG 3046 - United States and Canada      
GEOG 3047 - Western Europe      
GEOG 3049 - Latin America      
GEOG 3050 - Africa      
GEOG 3051 - Asia      
GEOG 3055 - North Carolina      
GEOG 4315 - Geographic Images  GE:SO to be removed effective spring, 2020.    
GERO 2400 - Introduction to Gerontology      
HDFS 2400 - Introduction to Gerontology      
HIST 1550 - Honors, American History to 1877      
HIST 1551 - Honors, American History Since 1877      
HIST 1552 - Honors, World History to 1500      
HIST 2012 - American Business History      
HIST 2150 - Shop Til You Drop: Consumerism      
HIST 2222 - Western Europe Since 1500      
HIST 2444 - The History of Sports in Western Society      
HIST 3010 - Constitutional History of the United States to 1888      
HIST 3011 - Constitutional History of the United States Since 1888      
HIST 3031 - Economic History of the United States Since 1865      
HIST 3100 - North Carolina History      
HIST 3110 - History of African-Americans      
HIST 3121 - American Military History to 1900      
HIST 3122 - American Military History Since 1900      
HIST 3140 - Women in American History      
HIST 3170 - History of Native Americans      
HIST 3200 - Diplomatic History of the United States      
HIST 3205 - History of American Urban Life      
HIST 3210 - Colonial America to 1763      
HIST 3215 - American Revolution and the Federal Era, 1763-1800      
HIST 3225 - The Era of Sectionalism and Civil War, 1848-1877      
HIST 3230 - The Birth of Modern America, 1865-1892      
HIST 3240 - The Age of Franklin Roosevelt, 1919-1945      
HIST 3245 - The United States Since 1945      
HIST 3260 - The United States and the Middle East, 1783 to the Present      
HIST 3350 - War and Society      
HIST 3405 - History of Ancient Greece to 146 BC      
HIST 3410 - History of Ancient Rome      
HIST 3412 - A History of Christianity to 1300      
HIST 3413 - A History of Christianity 1300-present      
HIST 3415 - The Middle Ages      
HIST 3420 - Early Modern Europe to 1648      
HIST 3430 - History of Europe, 1815-1914      
HIST 3435 - History of Europe Since 1914      
HIST 3444 - Old Regime and Revolutionary France      
HIST 3445 - Modern France, 1815-present      
HIST 3460 - Germany, 1790-1914      
HIST 3461 - Germany Since 1914      
HIST 3480 - Britain to 1688      
HIST 3482 - Britain, 1688-1832      
HIST 3484 - Britain from 1832      
HIST 3610 - History of East Asia to 1600      
HIST 3611 - History of East Asia Since 1600      
HIST 3615 - History of Traditional Japan      
HIST 3620 - History of Modern Japan      
HIST 3625 - Field Study in Japanese Historical Culture      
HIST 3626 - Field Study in Japanese Historical Texts      
HIST 3627 - History of Japanese Buddhism      
HIST 3629 - History of Traditional China      
HIST 3630 - History of Modern China      
HIST 3669 - History of the Middle East, 600-1500      
HIST 3670 - History of the Middle East Since 1500      
HIST 3680 - Women and Gender in the Middle East      
HIST 3710 - Introduction to Latin-American History: Colonial Period      
HIST 3711 - Introduction to Latin-American History: Since 1808      
HIST 3780 - Mexico and Central America      
HIST 3810 - History of Africa      
HIST 3820 - History of South Africa      
HIST 3830 - Africa and Islam      
HIST 3920 - Social History of American Medicine      
HIST 4531 - Directed Readings in History  GE:SO to be removed effective spring, 2020.    
HIST 4532 - Directed Readings in History  GE:SO to be removed effective spring, 2020.    
HIST 4533 - Directed Readings in History  GE:SO to be removed effective spring, 2020.    
HIST 4610 - History of Southeast Asia  GE:SO to be removed effective spring, 2020.    
HNRS 2013 - Honors Seminar in the Social Sciences      
HNRS 3013 - Honors Seminar in the Social Sciences      
INTL 1000 - Introduction to International Studies      
INTL 2400 - Arts and Sciences Abroad: Social Sciences      
INTL 2401 - Arts and Sciences Abroad: Social Sciences      
LING 2050 - English for Global Communication      
LING 2710 - English Grammar      
LING 3700 - History of the English Language      
LING 3720 - Writing Systems of the World      
LING 3730 - The Structure of English: Phonology and Morphology      
LING 3740 - The Structure of English: Syntax and Semantics      
NEUR 3310 - Introduction to Neuroscience      
PLAN 1900 - Sustainable Cities      
PLAN 2030 - Global Cities      
POLS 1010 - National Government      
POLS 1050 - Politics and Global Understanding      
POLS 2010 - Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics      
POLS 2020 - Introduction to International Relations      
POLS 2070 - Introduction to Political Theory      
POLS 3012 - Politics Through Film      
POLS 3039 - Black Politics in America      
POLS 3041 - Women and Public Policy      
POLS 3050 - Theory and Politics of Social and Protest Movements in the United States      
POLS 3202 - The American Legislature      
POLS 3203 - The American Executive      
POLS 3234 - West European Political Systems      
POLS 3236 - Russian Politics      
POLS 3240 - State and Local Government      
POLS 3244 - North Carolina Politics      
POLS 3252 - Public Administration      
POLS 3260 - Middle Eastern Political Systems      
POLS 3265 - African Political Systems      
PSYC 1000 - Introductory Psychology      
PSYC 1060 - Honors Introduction to Psychology      
PSYC 2101 - Psychological Statistics      
PSYC 2201 - Psychology of Childhood      
PSYC 2210 - Research Methods in Psychology      
PSYC 2275 - Psychology of Adjustment      
PSYC 2777 - Ethnocultural Psychology      
PSYC 3206 - Developmental Psychology      
PSYC 3221 - Social Psychology      
PSYC 3241 - Personnel and Industrial Psychology      
PSYC 3300 - Psychology of Personality      
PSYC 3310 - Introduction to Neuroscience      
RCLS 2601 - Leisure in Society      
RELI 3000 - Motherhood of God in Asian Traditions      
RUSI 2002 - Introduction to Russian Studies: Social Science      
SECS 1000 - Introduction to Security Studies      
SOCI 1010 - Race, Gender, Class      
SOCI 1025 - Courtship and Marriage      
SOCI 1050 - Global Understanding: Sociological Perspectives      
SOCI 2110 - Introduction to Sociology      
SOCI 2111 - Modern Social Problems      
SOCI 4500 - Work and Organizations  GE:SO to be removed effective spring, 2020.    
SOCW 2400 - Introduction to Gerontology