College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters

Behavioral Sciences

Disciplines and Programs

Anthropology

Anthropology, the comparative study of humanity and culture, seeks to explain both diversity and similarity in human behavior around the world.

Behavioral Sciences (Major)

Behavioral Sciences is an interdisciplinary program encompassing the disciplines of anthropology, psychology, and sociology.

Health Policy Studies

Health Policy Studies is an interdisciplinary area that examines the relationship between social factors and relationship to the health care system.

Psychology

As the science of behavior and psychological processes, psychology has a vast range. At one end, it borders on the natural sciences such as biology and physiology, and at the other, it shares interest with social science disciplines such as sociology and anthropology.

Sociology

Sociology is the study of society and how it is shaped by individual and collective action. A "sociological imagination" helps us to see the connections between private troubles, experience individually, and public issues, experienced collectively.