Social Science
Social Science at Providence College
The social science major at Providence College offers a highly interdisciplinary curriculum with an incredible amount of flexibility — providing the opportunity to customize a course of study to best fit students’ interests and serve their professional goals. The program is built on a solid foundation of social theory and research methods. Students then build upon this common foundation by choosing courses from any three of seven social science disciplines: anthropology, economics, history, linguistics, political science, psychology, and sociology.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
Bachelor of Arts in Social Science
The major in social science requires that students complete a minimum of 10 courses from a combination of any three of the seven social science disciplines, depending on the student’s interests and goals. These 10 courses must include a research methods course, a theory course, and the social science capstone seminar, which allows students to integrate the material learned across the chosen disciplines — with an emphasis on how to conduct and evaluate social scientific investigation and explanation.
Students plan their own course of study in consultation with the director of the program in order to both meet their interests and to fulfill the requirements of the major, and classes are chosen strategically to achieve both breadth of subject matter and depth of study.
AFTER PC
95%
of 2021 – 2025 interdisciplinary program graduates are employed and/or attending graduate school
69%
are employed only
20%
are attending school only
6%
are employed and attending school
Due to rounding, some totals may not correspond with the sum of the separate figures.
Selected Places of Employment/Service
Actalent
Atrius Health
Blackstone Academy Charter School, Inc.
Camp Cahito
Capital City Health Club
Centro Comprensivo de Cancer
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
Chubb
Citizens Bank
Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Connecticut Community Care
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Deloitte
Duffy & Sweeney
Enterprise Mobility
Fidelity Investments
Girl Scouts of Connecticut
Integra Advisors
International Game Technology (IGT)
Kraft Sports + Entertainment
Luke McKernan
N Street Village
NALCAP
Nantucket Community Television
Northwell Health
Pierce Davis & Perritano
Providence College
Proven Behavior Solutions, LLC
Quench Juicery, LLC
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Goddard School
The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
The TJX Companies, Inc.
Urban Outfitters
Washington Eye Physicians & Surgeons
Wayfair
West Hartford Public Schools
World 50 Group
Selected Graduate Schools
Parsons School of Design – The New School
Providence College
Roger Williams University
St. John’s Seminary
St. Lawrence University
William & Mary Law School
