Program Overview

School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

The School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) offers a variety of academic programs for students.

SSHA Majors

The following majors are available:

• Anthropology
• Cognitive Science
• Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
• Economics
• Environmental Humanities
• Global Arts Studies Program
• History
  • United States History Concentration
  • World History Concentration
• Literatures & Cultures
• Literatures in English
• Management
• Management and Business Economics
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Health
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Writing Studies

SSHA Minors

The following minors are available:

• American Studies
• Anthropology
• Chicano/a Studies
• Cognitive Science
• Community Research and Service
• Economics
• English
• Geospatial Technology
• History
• Management and Business Economics
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Interdisciplinary Public Health
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Writing

SSHA General Education

The SSHA general education requirements include:

• Natural Science / Engineering Courses
• Mathematical / Quantitative Reasoning Courses
• Humanities, Arts or World Language Courses
• Social Science Courses
• Upper Division General Education Courses

Mandatory Advising Meetings

Mandatory advising meetings are required for:

• Jump-Start Your Third Year
• Transfer Transition Meeting (TTM)

Study Abroad

Study abroad opportunities are available for SSHA students.

World Language Placement Guidelines

World language placement guidelines are available for students.

Transfer Student Resources

Resources are available for transfer students.

Pre-Health Planning for Non-Science Majors

Pre-health planning is available for non-science majors.

Sociology

Sociology is the scientific study of society, social institutions, and social relationships. A key contribution of the discipline is that social factors matter; our lives are not only shaped by personal psychology, but also by our place in the social world.

Sociology Four Year Major Plans

Four-year plans for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology are available for students. Students should choose the plan that corresponds to the catalog year in which they matriculated to UC Merced.

Sociology Major Planning Guides

Planning guides for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology are available for students. Students should choose the planning guide that corresponds to the catalog year in which they matriculated to UC Merced.

Sociology Breadth Courses

The following courses meet the requirement for "Upper Division Non-Sociology Breadth Course" for the Sociology major at UC Merced:

• ANTH 110: Transnationalism
• ANTH 112: Political Anthropology
• ANTH 116: Indigenous Activism in the Americas
• ANTH 170: Ethnographic Methods
• ARTS 115: Twentieth Century Drama: Theatre and Social Responsibility
• ARTS 120: Critical Popular Music Studies
• ARTS 125: African American Music of the 20th Century
• COGS 150: Language, Cognition and Interaction
• COGS 152: Services Science and Management
• COGS 153: Judgment and Decision Making
• ECON 111: American Economic History
• ECON 115: Economics of Industrial Organization
• ECON 116: Organizational Strategy
• ECON 120: Economics of the Environment
• ECON 140: Labor Economics
• ECON 141: Human Resource Economics
• ECON 142: The Economics of Gender and Poverty
• ECON 145: Health Economics
• ECON 150: Economic Development
• ECON 151: Public Economics
• ECON 152: Law and Economics
• ECON 155: Political Economics
• GASP 121: Ethnomusicology
• GASP 102: Asian American Art
• GASP 135: African American Music
• GASP 175: Race and Nationalism in American Art
• HIST 110: Climate Change and World History
• HIST 117: Topics in Regional or State History
• HIST 118: Topics in Environmental History
• HIST 119: Topics in the History of Migration and Immigration
• HIST 124: African American History from Slavery to Civil Rights
• HIST 128: The United States and the Vietnam War
• HIST 130: The Cold War
• HIST 135: Literature and History of the 1960's
• LIT 132: American Protest Literature
• LIT 135: Literature and History of the 1960's
• LIT 136: Literature and Culture of African Americans
• LIT 160: Hispanic Women Writers
• LIT 168: Chicano Literature
• LIT 169: US Latino Literature
• MGMT 150: Services Science and Management
• MGMT 152: Law and Economics
• MGMT 153: Judgment and Decision Making
• MGMT 155: Political Economics
• PHIL 107: Philosophy of Religion
• POLI 100: Political Process and Institutions
• POLI 102: Judicial Politics
• POLI 105: Interest Groups and Political Parties
• POLI 106: Urban Politics
• POLI 107: State Politics
• POLI 108: Direct Democracy
• POLI 111: Liberty, Equality and the Constitution
• POLI 120: Voting Behavior, Campaigns, and Elections
• POLI 125: Public Opinion
• POLI 127: Race, Gender and Politics
• POLI 145: Comparative Political Behavior
• POLI 150: Causes of International Conflict
• PSY 123: Alcohol, Drugs, and Behavior
• PSY 124: Health Disparities
• PSY 130: Developmental Psychology
• PSY 131: Social Psychology
• PSY 138: Development of Social Mind
• PSY 145: Human Sexuality
• PSY 150: Psychological Perspective on Cultural, Racial, Ethnic Diversity
• PSY 151: The Psychology of Stereotyping and Prejudice
• PSY 170: Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Academics

The University of California, Merced offers various academic programs through its schools, including the School of Engineering, School of Natural Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Ernest & Julio Gallo Management Program, Division of Graduate Education, and Division of Undergraduate Education.