The Social Science major has
been designed for students who share a
humanistic interest in the contemporary
issues and social problems that shape the
lives of people in communities throughout
America and around the world. The major
provides an excellent preparation for
careers in management, government and
non-profit organizations, and it serves as a
strong foundation for students planning to
pursue advanced degrees in business, law,
and education.
The distinctive feature of
the major is its combination of a solid
foundation in the social sciences with the
specialized empirical skills that will allow
graduates to enter a profession after
graduation. Additionally it offers
experiential learning, course-based service
learning, and internships to extend learning
off-campus while serving as practical world
opportunities to apply what they have
learned in the classroom. The Social Science
major also offers students the flexibility
to develop an individualized plan of study
that includes a focus on a particular
professional education. The concentrations
currently available are: Business
Management, Pre-Law, Marketing Management,
Information Technology, Sport Management,
and Psychology.
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You will
take three truly
interdisciplinary courses: an
Introductory course, a Research
Methods course, and a senior
Capstone Seminar.
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Both your
sophomore practicum (a mini
internship) and your senior
internship, give you hands-on
experience as well as the
opportunity to explore career
options.
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You can
customize your program, drawing
from courses in other majors and
thereby focus your degree
curriculum and meet your career
goals.
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You will
acquire the analytical, research
and problem-solving skills
needed to be successful in all
professions.
- In sum,
you will be prepared for
immediate job placement as well
as graduate school, your choice!
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Service
Learning: Unique to the Social Science
Division
Service-Learning is a method of experiential
education in which students participate in
an organized service activity that meets
identified community needs of non-profit
organizations to broaden their appreciation
of their discipline, further understand
course content and enhance their sense of
civic responsibility. When a student elects
the major in Social Science at Daniel
Webster College, he or she demonstrates an
interest in the contemporary issues and
social problems that influence the lives of
people throughout the United States and
around the world. As a future decision-maker
in the world community, whether in business,
education or government, a record of
practical community experience will
distinguish the Social Science graduate from
Daniel Webster College. The bachelor’s
degree in Social Science at Daniel Webster
College requires the completion of 100 hours
of community service. Beginning with
enrollment in SS 100, Introduction to the
Social Sciences, majors will create and
maintain a Community Service Portfolio that
will document and provide reflection on
their service activities.
Experiential Education
Certain courses in the Social Science major
use travel as a means of enhancing the
learning that takes place in the classroom.
These in-depth classes combine an intensive
classroom experience that gives a very
focused analysis of the subject area and
culminates in the immersive travel
experience. Students studying ancient Native
Americans in the senior seminar have
traveled to the Southwest to experience the
Anasazi culture in such places as Chaco
Canyon. Other senior seminars have
reinforced its study of the environment by
spending a week in Yellowstone National
Park. Such courses allow students to develop
first-hand interdisciplinary understandings
of the subject area.
Many experiential learning
options are available through DWC’s Social
Science and Humanities division.
