What is a Major Exploration Group?
With over 100 majors offered here at UConn, it's easy to feel overwhelmed when you're exploring. We suggest you start by choosing a Major Exploration Group. Major Exploration Groups are clusters of majors with related content and disciplinary focus. Having a Major Exploration Group (instead of being undecided) will give you a direction and will greatly simplify the exploration process.
Social and Behavioral Sciences Exploration Group
Do you enjoy learning about people, society, culture and how they interact? Are you interested in communication & relationships? The Social and Behavioral Sciences Exploration Group includes majors that are great opportunities for students who love learning about people, cultures, and relationships.
Social science is a powerful academic foundation that provides you with the opportunity to develop skills employers value. These include oral and written communication, interpersonal skills, teamwork, critical thinking, organizational skills, and problem solving skills.
All majors within this group are listed below. Click any major to learn more about it. Additional information can be found in the sidebars to the right.