Courses in this area must meet the UAE Commission for Academic Accreditation's requirement to ensure that all undergraduate students complete the equivalent of one or more university-level courses in the social or behavioral sciences
Goal E. Reflect on the consequences of individual and collective human action
Outcome E.1. Explain the ways in which individuals, groups, institutions or societies behave and influence one another
Outcome E.2. Analyze and describe how social, cultural, political or economic conditions affect individuals
Outcome E.3. Analyze and explain human behavior in a variety of contexts
Goal H. Develop the skills and abilities to thoughtfully seek information, critically analyze sources, and clearly formulate complex ideas
Outcome H.1. Communicate effectively in written English
Outcome H.3. Evaluate written communication, identify key ideas and establish hierarchies of information
Outcome H.4. Structure clear and persuasive arguments based on an analysis and presentation of evidence
Three to six credits from the following courses:
ARA 340 The Social Context of Arabic
ECO 100 Economics and Society
ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 301 Intermediate Microeconomics
ECO 302 Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECO 305 International Trade
ECO 306 International Monetary Economics
ECO 310 Development Economics
ECO 312 Economics of Labor
ECO 315 Economics of the Middle East
ECO 320 History of Economic Thought
ECO 322 Cost-Benefit Analysis
ECO 325 Public Economics
ECO 327 Industrial Organization
ECO 330 Money and Banking
ECO 333 Islamic Economics
ECO 340 Real Estate Economics
ECO 341 Behavioral Economics
ECO 351 Introduction to Econometrics
ECO 401 Managerial Economics
ECO 404 Economics of Environmental and Natural Resources
ECO 410 Urban and Regional Economics
ENG 223 Introduction to Language Study
ENG 234 Language in Society
ENG 302 Stylistics
ENG 321 Cultures in Contact
ENG 332 The Psychology of Language
ENG 334 Meaning in Language
ENG 385 Language and Gender
ENG 405 Discourse Analysis
IDS 220 Sustainable Development
IDS 29402 Environmental Law
INS 140 Oil and Energy in the Contemporary World
INS 307 International Security
INS 320 Human Rights in World Politics
INS 330 Women and Politics
INS 335 Marxism and Communism
INS 340 Fascism and the Populist Radical Right in Europe
INS 350 Moot Court
INS 365 Disease and Disaster in History
INS 39409 Oil and the Gulf States: Culture, Society, and State-Building
MCM 219 Global Media
MCM 320 Intercultural Communication (effective from Fall 2018)
NGN 220 Digital Technology and Citizenship
PHI 206 Ethics and Information Technology
PHI 303 Political Philosophy
PHI 309 Ethics and the Environment
POL 201 Introduction to Political Studies
POL 202 Introduction to International Relations
POL 300 Comparative Politics
POL 304 International Organizations
POL 305 Public International Law
POL 308 American Foreign Policy
POL 312 Understanding Terrorism: A Critical Analysis
POL 39410 Comparative Public Policy
POL 39411 Non-Democratic Regimes
POL 49401 Political Economy of Development and Democracy
PSY 101 General Psychology
PSY 102 Social Psychology
PSY 19402 Psychology of Everyday Life
PSY 301 Abnormal Psychology
PSY 302 Developmental Psychology
PSY 303 Health Psychology
PSY 304 Personality Psychology
PSY 305 Cognitive Psychology
PSY 306 Organizational Psychology
PSY 309 Psychology of Bilingualism
PSY 311 Biopsychology
PSY 312 Psychology of Creativity
PSY 313 Psychotherapy and Counseling
PSY 314 Psychology of Teaching and Learning
PSY 321 Cultural Psychology
PSY 322 Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
PSY 323 Psychology of Religion
PSY 351 Psychology Research Experience
PSY 39410 Community Psychology
PSY 39411 Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology
SOC 201 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 210 Religion and Society
SOC 230 Introduction to Chinese Culture and Society
SOC 29404 Technology and Society
SOC 302 Environmental Sociology
SOC 380 Urban Sociology
WST 300 Women, Science and Technology
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