Social Science

Social sciences are branches of study that deal with human society, socio-cultural aspects, the social relations of human behavior and individual relationships to and in society. This includes social psychology, cultural anthropology, criminology, economics, sociology, and political science. This is a great area to start for undecided students. A social science degree allows them to gain skills and broad experience, which transfers easily to any of these disciplines or career concentrations. With a social science degree many graduates work for a variety of employers as researchers, counselors and administrators.

Research is a large part of this field. Students and graduates use an assortment of methods to gather facts and build theories. There are many ways of collecting information such as preparing and translating computer graphics and maps; questionnaires and interviewing people to gather opinion and demographic data; experimenting with animal or human subjects in a lab; working and living amidst the study subjects; analyzing historical documents and records and doing field investigations. The information produced from applied research helps people make decisions that are more effective or manage their affairs in a more effective manner.

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