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.jpg) Entrance to the Social Sciences building, where the College is mostly housed | |
| Motto | The people college |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
Parent institution | University of Arizona |
| Dean | Dr. John Paul Jones III |
| Undergraduates | 5,000 |
| Postgraduates | 1,300 REF |
| Location | , , United States 32°13′52″N 110°57′15″W / 32.231168°N 110.954270°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | sbs.arizona.edu |
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, or (SBS), is one of the colleges of the University of Arizona. The College focuses on social sciences and offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees in various fields.[1] Its research centers and institutes also conduct research in subjects ranging from crime, migration, food security and archeology.[2]
As one of the University's largest colleges, SBS offers students the choice between 29 undergraduate majors/minors, 27 masters programs, 11 accelerated masters programs, 15 PhD programs and 15 graduate certificate programs.[3][4]
Academic units[edit]
The follwoing are the schools, departments and programs of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences:[5][6]
Schools[edit]
- School of Anthropology
- School of Geography & Development
- School of Government & Public Policy
- School of Information
- School of Journalism
- School of Middle Eastern & North African Studies
- School of Sociology
Departments[edit]
- Department of American Indian Studies
- Department of Communication
- Department of English
- Department of Gender & Women's Studies
- Department of History
- Department of Linguistics
- Department of Mexican American Studies
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Political Economy & Moral Science
Programs[edit]
- Human Rights Practice
- The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies
- Division for Late Medieval & Reformation Studies
- The Center for Latin American Studies
Research centers and institutes[edit]
In addition to its academic units, SBS also maintains the following research centers and institutes:[2][6]
- Arizona Center for Turkish Studies
- Binational Migration Institute
- Center for Border and Global Journalism
- Center for Compassion Studies
- Center for Digital Society and Data Studies
- Center for Geospatial Innovation, Science, and Technology
- Center for Mediterranean Archeology and the Environment
- Center for Middle Eastern Studies
- Center for Regional Food Studies
- Center for the Philosophy of Freedom
- Consortium on Gender Based Violence
- National Institute for Civil Discourse
- Office of SBS Mexico Initiatives
- Rombach Institute on Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections
- Southwest Center
- Southwest Institute for Research on Women
Rankings[edit]
According to the 2019 U.S. News & World Report Rankings for graduate programs:[7]
- 77th in English
- 63rd in History
- 51st in Political Science
- 24th in Sociology
Student organizations[edit]
Students of SBS can join the following clubs:[8]
- Alpha Kappa Delta
- Asian American Journalists Association
- Criminal Justice Association
- Gamma Theta Upsilon
- Lambda Pi Eta
- Latin American Studies Student Organization
- Model United Nations Club
- MPA Student Association
- Muslim Student Association
- National Association of Black Journalists
- National Association of Hispanic Journalists
- National Press Photographers Association
- Native American Journalists Association
- Phi Alpha Theta
- Philosophy Club
- Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law Club
- Pi Sigma Alpha
- Society of Professional Journalists
- Sociology Club
- Southwest Initiative for the Study Middle Eastern Conflict
- Speech and Debate Club
- Sports Interest Journalists
- Undergrad Anthropology Club
- Undergraduate Geography Club
Notable people[edit]
Faculty[edit]
- Ofelia Zepeda – Regents' Professor, Linguistics; MacArthur Fellow[9]
- Gary Paul Nabhan – Assistant Professor, Geography and development; MacArthur Fellow[10]
- Terry L Wimmer – Professor of Practice, Journalism; Pulitzer Prize winner[11]
- Keith Lehrer – Regents' Professor, Philosphy; American Academy of Arts and Sciences[12]
- Jane H. Hill – Regents' Professor, Linguistics; American Academy of Arts and Sciences[13]
- Julia Annas – Regents' Professor, Philosphy; American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society[14]
- N. Scott Momaday – American Indian studies; Pulitzer Prize winner, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Guggenheim Fellow[15]
- Heiko Oberman – Regents' Professor, History; American Philosophical Society, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Heineken Prize[16]
- Emil Haury – Professor, Anthropology; American Philosophical Society[17]
- Thomas Bever – Regents' Professor, linguistics
- Diana Liverman – Regents' Professor, Geography and development
- Fullbright
- Guggenheim
- National Academy of Science
- American Phil. Society (Franklin, Phillips, Sabbatical, John Frederick Lewis)
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Alimni[edit]
The following are all notable alumni of the various schools of SBS:[1]
- David Dewhurst, Lt. Governor of Texas, History
- Richard Gilman, former publisher of the Boston Globe, Journalism
- Savannah Guthrie, co-host of the NBC Today Show, Journalism
- Dan Hicks, sportscaster for NBC, Journalism
- Greg Kinnear, actor, Journalism
- Woody Johnson, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom and businessman, History
- Jon Kyl, former U.S. Senator, Government
- Jim Kolbe, former U.S. Representative, Political Science
- Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize winning author and screenwriter, B.A. English, MFA Creative Writing, Ph.D. English
- David Foster Wallace, novelist and essayist, MFA Creative Writing
References[edit]
- ^ a b "College of Social and Behavioral Sciences". University of Arizona Directory. University of Arizona. n.d. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Centers and Institutes". University of Arizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. University of Arizona. n.d. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Majors, Minors and Degrees". University of Arizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. University of Arizona. n.d. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Gradaute Studies". University of Arizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. University of Arizona. n.d. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Departments and Units". University of Arizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. University of Arizona. n.d. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ a b "College of Social & Behavioral Sciences". University of Arizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. University of Arizona. n.d. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Social Sciences and Humanities". U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report L.P. n.d. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Student Clubs". University of Arizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. University of Arizona. n.d. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Ofelia Zepeda". University of Arizona Profiles. The University of Arizona. n.d. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Gary P Nabhan". University of Arizona Profiles. The University of Arizona. n.d. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Terry Wimmer". College of Social and Behavioral Sciences School of Journalism. University of Arizona. n.d. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Keith Lehrer". College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Philosophy Department. University of Arizona. n.d. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Jane H. Hill". College of Social and Behavioral Sciences School of Anthropology. University of Arizona. n.d. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Julia Annas". College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Philosophy Department. University of Arizona. n.d. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "N. Scott Momaday". College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Department of American Indian Studies. University of Arizona. n.d. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Founder Heiko A. Oberman". College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies. University of Arizona. n.d. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ Pace, Eric (8 December 1992). "Emil Haury, 88, Anthropologist Who Studied American Southwest". New York Times. New York Times Company. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
