This option is available within the Social Science major at the following location:

• OSU-Cascades

This option focuses on cultures and identities—our own and others’—as essential to understanding our lived community experiences.  The curricula include anthropology, communication, literature, and sociology, and explores the processes through which we develop and negotiate identities and cultures. 

Option Code: 050

Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:

• Demonstrate understanding and the value of communication competence in group and interpersonal communication.
• Apply concepts from the social sciences to assess human-ecological systems.
• Demonstrate proficiency with critical thinking, analysis of problems, and synthesis of data.
• Communicate and collaborate with multiple audiences of diverse backgrounds and interests. Specifically, be able to write for and talk with both experts and lay persons utilizing multiple approaches.
• Be prepared to pursue further professional or academic endeavors in one’s selected discipline.

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

Option Code: 050