{"id":98,"date":"2025-03-10T11:57:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T16:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/pathway-advising\/?page_id=98"},"modified":"2026-04-13T15:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:14:40","slug":"social-behavioral-sciences-pathway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/pathway-advising\/pathways\/social-behavioral-sciences-pathway\/","title":{"rendered":"Social & Behavioral Sciences Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you find social issues interesting? Are you curious about why people think and behave and make decisions in the ways they do? Are you interested in other cultures and societies? Students who are interested in learning more about people, society, and relationships should explore majors included in the Social & Behavioral Sciences pathway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Careers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Social science majors develop a diverse set of skills that are applicable in a wide range of careers. Besides the knowledge gained in a particular major, these skills include strong oral and written communication, quantitative and qualitative reasoning, teamwork, organizational, critical thinking, and problem solving skills. Majors can lead to careers in government, business, education, social service fields, non-profit organizations, scientific careers, media, criminal justice, and law, among many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Majors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Potential majors that branch from the Social & Behavioral Sciences Pathway.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Math Requirement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Math Professional Pathway: Math 94, 98\/108, 105, 211<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exception:<\/strong> Education majors require Math’s Education Pathway: Math 92\/102, 103, 175,176.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Semester Sample Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Work with your advisor to make necessary adjustments to best fit your interests, goals, and placement levels.\u00a0 New freshmen will enroll in courses as part of New Student Orientation programming.\u00a0 You’ll find more information on 51ÁÔÆæ’s General Education Requirements (GER) — courses required by all Bachelor’s Degrees — in the Academic Catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Course<\/td>Credits<\/td>Notes<\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
English 100, 101 or 102<\/td>3-4<\/td>Course level determined by placement. Grade of C or better required.
English 102 satisfies 3 credits of Communication & Literacy (CL) GER.<\/td><\/tr>
Math 94, 105, or 175<\/td>0-3<\/td>Course level determined by placement. Grade of C or better required.<\/td><\/tr>
Social & Behavioral Science (SBS) GER<\/td>3<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Ed Psy 110: Planning Your Major\/Career<\/a><\/td>3<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Another course satisfying GER, such as Humanities & Arts (HA) or Civics & Perspectives (CP)<\/td>3<\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
Total<\/td>12-18<\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Important Milestones<\/h3>\n\n\n\n