The Major

Students majoring in HDSR complete the following core courses:

• HDSR 239 Persons and Systems

• HDSR 359 Self, Society and Social Thought

• HDSR 363 Field Study

• HDSR 364 Field Study Seminar

• HDSR 488 Senior Capstone Experience

Disciplinary Courses

• In Psychology:
  PSYC 115 Introduction to Psychological Perspectives

• In Sociology/Anthropology:
  SOAN 118 Institutions and Inequality OR
  SOAN 115 Culture and Conflict

• Three upper-level courses (300 or above):
  Students must select one upper-level course in PSYC and one in SOAN.
  The third course may be in PSYC or SOAN.

• Diversity/Ethics/Civic Engagement

HDSR strives to engage students in: recognizing and critically reflecting on different points of view; developing a respect for diverse value systems and a keen awareness of the role of ethics in daily life; and preparing for professional and civic engagement. Students will select one of the following courses as a means of meeting these goals:

ENPR/PHIL 260 Topics in Ethics: BioEthics

REL 330 Criminal Justice and Moral Vision

LTST 354 Latin American Since 1825

PAGS 345 Urban Political Economy

PAGS 374 Methods of Peacemaking

POLS 377 Politics of Global Inequality

PSYC 379 Community Psychology

AAAS/HIST 324 Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.

SOAN 335 Health, Medicine and Society

SOAN 364 Gender: Anthropological Perspectives