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谢默伟大的书籍学校

史默伟大的书籍学校，社会科学

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Look at society and the relationships between individuals through the social sciences major and gain a deeper understanding of how humankind has developed over time and where we’re headed.

你将探索世界上第一批社会理论家的工作, 以及现代社会科学家的观点, as they create and refine the various branches of social thought and practice, 包括人类学, 经济学, 心理学, 政治, 语言学与道德发展. Through collaborative inquiry you will approach questions regarding the social, 心理, economic and political behaviors and structures that shape differing cultures, 立博在线体育今天所做的决定如何影响子孙后代, 和更多的.

关于谢默伟大的书籍学校

The 谢默伟大的书籍学校 at 中北书院 provides and preserves education centered on discussion of enduring questions and issues. 在这里, 你会沉浸在阅读中, writing and discussion alongside other voracious readers who use what they read to engage with the world and understand their roles in it.

Learning is a constant dialogue where every opinion and every position is questioned and analyzed. You’ll discuss your ideas in a class with people who will push you to think m矿石 deeply about fundamental questions than you ever have bef矿石. 简单地说, the 谢默伟大的书籍学校 challenges you to delve deeply into the diverse and endlessly fascinating areas of thought and creativity in the company of similarly inclined students and teachers.

引用:

“I’m learning how to engage with the world and I’m learning things about myself. Regardless of what situation I’m put in, these experiences I'm garnering can’t be taken away.”

- Mark, Shimer的学生

学习米矿石

社会科学学士.A.

The Shimer School Social Sciences Major introduces students to various modes of critical reflection on human societies. 经典的和主要的当代人类学著作, 社会学, 经济学和心理学构成了社会科学课程的核心. 学生 come to know and understand these texts partly through individual reflection, but also through collaborative practice of methods and small-class discussions with their peers and in intensive writing, 论文的同行编辑和修订. While each course includes two or three distinct approaches to social scientific thought and inquiry, the sequence progresses through a series of organizing themes that orient the student's interdisciplinary work toward broad but nuanced accounts of social phenomena.

Breadth and depth of knowledge and skills characterize graduates of the Shimer School. Through the c矿石 curriculum of the Shimer School they immerse themselves in major classic and contemporary works of human expression, 社会思想和科学知识与实践. Their broad familiarity with fundamental ideas and methods across the Liberal Arts provides the foundation on which they build increasingly refined understanding and skills in m矿石 specialized courses in chosen disciplines taught across 中北书院. Shimer School graduates thus find meaningful employment in an unusually broad array of fields, 包括教学, 社会工作, 法律, small business and entrepreneurial enterprise and non-profit administration among the most common.

有关这所学校的其他项目和课程，请参见 谢默伟大的书籍学校.

史默学校社会科学核心课程

下列三项:

100级选修课

以下两门课程:

200级选修课

以下课程之一:

额外的选修课

Eight additional elective credit hours are required with a minimum of four credit hours needing to be at the 300-level or above (any Shimer prefix) and a minimum of four credit hours needing to be from the SGBS prefix.

综合考试

  • Pass the Shimer伟大的书籍 Basic Studies Comprehensive Exam (following successful completion of at least four of the required courses at the 100-level).

学生必须具备一门外语的基本能力. 有关更多信息，请参见 B.A. 学位要求 在本目录的学术规则部分.

The 谢默伟大的书籍学校 at 中北书院 provides the tools, 上下文, 以及使终身学习成为可能的思维习惯.  At the same time you will have immediate avenues to complement your studies with experiences that will prepare you for a host of professional opportunities designed to match your long-term interests, 其中本科生研究, 课外活动和实习.

实习

North Central’s internship program helps you apply what you’ve learned in the classroom in a workplace setting. Our location provides you with access to both a world-class city and a booming local high-tech corridor. 从财富500强企业到充满活力的前沿初创企业, there’s bound to be a workplace well suited to your graduate school interests and career goals.

职业生涯
A Shimer School of Great Books education teaches students the critical thinking necessary to handle extraordinary intellectual challenges. Shimer graduates have had successful careers in a wide range of professions, including:

  • 教育工作者
  • 律师
  • 医生
  • 华尔街分析师
  • 财务顾问
  • 企业家
  • 设计师
  • 工程师
  • 艺术家
  • 作家
  • 市场营销人员
  • 和更多的.

研究生
Shimer also ranks among the top colleges and universities in the percentage of graduates who earn PhDs.

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