Social Sciences BA / BS Degree

Gain a Multifaceted Foundation in Human Relations and Research

With a bachelor's degree in social sciences at The University of Texas at Tyler, you’ll gain knowledge and skills that benefit you in a wide range of careers because the program prepares you to understand the complexity and dynamics of human interaction.

• Explore the social sciences in a multifaceted environment that combines sociology, anthropology and geography, and choose one of the three as an area of specialization.
• Develop an appreciation of scientific methods used in the study of human behavior, institutions, ethnic groups and societies across time and space, and the earth as the human home.
• Complete your social sciences degree through hybrid study—taking classes at the UT Tyler campus and other courses that are offered online. Study abroad courses also are offered.

Graduates of the UT Tyler social sciences degree program are employed in a variety of professions, including law, business, public service, health care, education, government, public administration, environmental management and urban development.

Bachelor’s in Social Sciences: Balancing Methodology and Application

• Gain a broad liberal arts education that is ideal preparation for careers in a diverse, global society.
• Learn to think critically using scientific methodologies and conceptual tools that help you understand human behavior in all its diversity.
• Learn archaeological field methods by participating in a summer field project exploring ancient Maya and Belize.
• Choose between the bachelor of arts and bachelor of science in social sciences. The BS degree does not require four semesters of a foreign language, which are part of the BA curriculum.