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Careers in Social Science
Social Sciences Division
Secondary Education

• Sub-plans

Anthropology
Economics
Education
History
Management
Psychology
Sociology
Women's Studies

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UMM Undergraduate Research
Service Learning Program
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Discordian Society
History Club
Peer Health Educators
Students Today Leaders
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Women's Resource Center

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For more information on the Social Science major at UMM, call the Social Sciences Division Office at (320) 589-6200 and ask for the name and contact information for the Social Science major Discipline Coordinator.

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Social Science Major

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Social Science Major

Can't decide which you love best... anthropology, psychology, sociology, or history? Social Science may be the major for you!

Coursework
Students who major in Social Science select courses from a broad range of disciplines including anthropology, sociology, psychology, management, economics, history, political science, and statistics. The various sub-plans include opportunities to study abroad, participate in service learning, or conduct research with some of the University of Minnesota's most honored teachers, the UMM recipients of the all-University Horace T. Morse Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education.

Objectives
Students who major in Social Science will understand how each social science discipline structures and advances knowledge, raises and answers analytical questions, and deals with competing theories and the changing nature of the field. Students develop an area of focus in a single discipline or an interdisciplinary social science area within the major. Students work closely with their advisers to plan a program that satisfies the required competencies in a chosen area of focus and in the social science disciplines.

Careers
Most students completing a Social Science major do so as part of the licensure requirements for Secondary Education. However, liberal arts graduates, such as those with the interdisciplinary background offered with a Social Science major, find employment that makes use of their skills, special knowledge, values, and interests in a wide variety of careers. Recent graduates include an attorney, education administrator, high school dean of students, public relations fundraiser, secondary school principal, volunteer program director, librarian, and technical writer.