Undergraduate Programs

Below you will find a short description of each of our areas of study within the School of Social & Behavioral Sciences. You can find more details about each program by clicking on the links in each section or by clicking on the menu items to the left. If you have any questions about any of our programs, please don't hesitate to contact us using the information found at the bottom of this page.

ANTHROPOLOGY

Anthropology is the study of peoples and groups worldwide including their behavior, adaptation techniques, and social practices in both the present and the past. Anthropology has many subfields including, cultural anthropology, social anthropology, archaeology, and linguistic anthropology. Within the Behavioral Sciences degree at Andrews University we offer an Anthropology Concentration and an Anthropological Archaeology Concentration.

PROGRAMS OFFERED:
B.S. Behavioral Sciences: Anthropology
B.S. Behavioral Sciences: Anthropological Archaeology
Minor in Anthropology

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BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Behavioral Sciences studies the ways in which people respond to the world around them. As a broad field, it encompasses several more specific fields including Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology. At Andrews University, Behavioral Sciences provides students with a broad understanding of human behavior by taking classes in all three fields.

PROGRAMS OFFERED:
B.S. Behavioral Sciences
Minor in Behavioral Sciences

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BRAIN & COGNITION

Psychologists study behavior and the mind including conscious and unconscious phenomena, both normal and abnormal functioning and concentrate on behaviors that affect the mental and emotional health of humans. The Brain and Cognition concentration within the Psychology program provides students with training in experimental psychology, including a mentored undergraduate research experience that can lead to presentation and publication of the original research with a faculty member.

PROGRAMS OFFERED:
B.S. Psychology: Brain & Cognition

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COMMUNITY & INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Community development workers perform a wide array of tasks that enable communities at the local or international level to change and improve various aspects in the lives of their residents. They work in different settings such as inner city agencies, service-learning organizations, community service organizations, community advocacy groups, etc. Additionally community development workers could work overseas in international relief and development agencies as well as for church-based mission programs.

PROGRAMS OFFERED:
B.S. Sociology: Community & International Development
Minor in Community & International Development
MSCID Community & International Development (see the "Graduate Program" tab for more details)

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Criminal Justice is the system in which crimes and criminals are identified, apprehended, judged, and punished. There are three major areas in the field: Law Enforcement, which maintains order and safety and enforces laws; the Court System, responsible for upholding the law; and the Corrections system, which carries out punishment and rehabilitates individuals. At Andrews University, within the Sociology major, there are two concentration options, Criminal Justice and Criminal Justice: Pre-Professional which is designed for those seeking admissions to graduate school.

PROGRAMS OFFERED:
B.S. Sociology: Criminal Justice
B.S. Sociology: Criminal Justice (Pre-Professional)
Minor in Criminal Justice

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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

The Emergency Preparedness concentration at Andrews University provides students with skills in planning and preparing for emergencies, the management of operations during an emergency, the implementation of recovery efforts after an emergency, and the after action assessment process.

PROGRAMS OFFERED:
B.S. Sociology: Emergency Preparedness

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MINORS

The School of Social & Behavioral Sciences offers minors in many of the same areas as our Majors. Many of our minors are quite flexible, allowing students of all majors to complete coursework in one of the behavioral sciences. Students will select a major and have the option of adding a minor. Minors can be in a field similar to their major, or in a completely different field.

PROGRAMS OFFERED:
Minor in Anthropology
Minor in Behavioral Sciences
Minor in Community & International Development
Minor in Criminal Justice
Minor in Psychology
Minor in Sociology

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PRE-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Psychologists study behavior and the mind including conscious and unconscious phenomena, both normal and abnormal functioning and concentrate on behaviors that affect the mental and emotional health of humans. Occupational Therapists assist individuals in learning or re-learning skills to improve their lives. It requires getting to know individuals personally, understanding their goals, and identifying creative ways to allow them to reach their desired levels of independence and productivity. As such, Psychology forms a strong base upon which to build the skills required to become an Occupational Therapist. The Pre-Occupational Therapy concentration is designed as a pre-professional interim degree for students persuing the Doctor of Occupational Therapy degree at Andrews University. Students fourth year of undergraduate study will overlap with the first year of the Occupational Therapy Doctorate program allowing students to complete the Undergraduate and Doctoral Programs in less time.

PROGRAMS OFFERED:
B.S. Psychology: Pre-Occupational Therapy

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PSYCHOLOGY

Psychologists study behavior and the mind including conscious and unconscious phenomena, both normal and abnormal functioning and concentrate on behaviors that affect the mental and emotional health of humans. Within the Psychology Degree at Andrews University, students can choose the General, Pre-Professional, Brain & Cognition, or Pre-Occupational Therapy Concentration (see sections above for Pre-Occupational Therapy and Brain & Cognition). Students intending to continue on to graduate programs in the social sciences should select the Pre-Professional concentration.

PROGRAMS OFFERED:
B.A. Psychology
B.A. Psychology: Pre-Professional
B.S. Psychology
B.S. Psychology: Pre-Professional
Minor in Psychology

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SOCIOLOGY

Sociologists study the formation and interaction of human groups and the individual's relationship to social groups. Many focus on the role of various groups in socialization of the individual into norms, values and behaviors or on the development of major social institutions and how they interact with each other and impact socialization across time and cultures. Sociologists use a theoretical framework that examines how institutions and groups function for the success of a society, the conflicts that may be inherent in group interaction and how human beings can change institutions and their relationship. At Andrews University, students can choose to either take a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology or a Bachelor of Science in Sociology.

PROGRAMS OFFERED:
B.A. Sociology
B.S. Sociology
Minor in Sociology

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