Iowa State University
College of Human Sciences


Courses that can be used to meet Social Sciences Choice
Department of Kinesiology

The following list of courses can be used to meet the 3-credit requirement under the Social Sciences area of General Education. This is not a complete list of courses -- see your adviser if you have another class choice you’d like to check for use in this area.

Anthropology  
  Anthr 201   Intro to Cultural Anthropology *
  Anthr 230 (LAS 230)  Third World Cultures in Global Perspective *
  Anthr 306 Comparative Studies of World Cultures *
  Anthr 313 Family and Kinship in Cross-Cultural Perspective *
  Anthr 322 (Am In 322) The American Indian **
  Anthr 323 (Am In 323) Peoples and Cultures of Latin America *
  Anthr 325 (Af Am 325) Peoples and Cultures of Africa *
     
Economics  
  Econ 101 Principles of Microeconomics
  Econ 102 Principles of Macroeconomics
  Econ 320 Labor Economics
  Econ 321 (W S 321) Economics of Discrimination **
  Econ 355 International Trade & Finance *
  Econ 370  Comparative Capitalism & Econ Transitions *
     
Gerontology  
  Geron 373 (HD FS 373) Death as a Part of Living
  Geron 377 (HD FS 377) Aging and the Family **
  Geron 378 (HD FS 378) Economics of Aging **
     
Political Science  
  Pol S 215  Intro to American Government
  Pol S 241 Intro to Comparative Government and Politics *
  Pol S 251 Introduction to Comp Gov’t & Politics *
  Pol S 305 Political Behavior
  Pol S 310 State and Local Government
     
Psychology  
  Psych 230  Developmental Psychology
  Psych 280 Social Psychology
  Psych 314 Motivation
  Psych 333 Educational Psychology
  Psych 346 (W S 346) Psychology of Women **
  Psych 360 Psychology of Normal Personality
  Psych 380 Social Cognition
  Psych 381 Social Psychology of Small Group Behavior
  Psych 460 Abnormal Psychology
     
Sociology  
  Soc 219 Sociology of Intimate Relationships
  Soc 235 Social Problems and American Values **
  Soc 241 Youth and Crime
  Soc 264 Small Group Dynamics
  Soc 305 Social Psychology:  A Sociological Perspective
  Soc 327 (W S 327) Sex and Gender in Society **
  Soc 330 (Af Am 330) Ethnic and Race Relations **
  Soc 331 Social Class and Inequality **
  Soc 340 (CJ St 340) Deviant and Criminal Behavior
  Soc 380 Sociology of Work
  Soc 381 Social Psychology of Small Group Behavior
     

*    Course also meets International Perspectives requirement.
**   Course also meets U.S Diversity requirement.

The complete list of classes approved to meet the U.S Diversity and International Perspectives requirements can be found at the following Web site:
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~registrar/courses/div-ip-guide.html”.

Revised 9/09