Social Science 1A - Principles in the Social Sciences W

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University of California-Irvine

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Introduction to various disciplines within the social sciences. Provides an interdisciplinary perspective on understanding human behavior and social institutions, including interpersonal, economic, political, and cultural activities. For those students desiring a broad introduction to the social sciences. ( III) H1E-F-G Honors: Critical Issues in the Social Sciences (6-6-6) F, W, S. Major themes, methods, and works in the social sciences from an interdisciplinary perspective. Each quarter focuses on a different topic. Weekly small seminars emphasizing the development of the skills of critical thinking and quantitative analysis through regular written work are integral to the course. Prerequisite: restricted to members of the Campuswide Honors Program. Same as Social Ecology H20A-B-C. ( III) 3A Computer-Based Research in the Social Sciences (4) W. Focuses on the data manipulation, data visualization, and information searching techniques that are becoming increasingly popular and important as we move into the twenty-first century. Hands-on experience with mapping, graphics, and data arrays. Prerequisites: freshmen only or consent of instructor; school majors only. 9A General Statistics and Probability I (4) F. Introduction to the variety of statistical applications in many fields, including the humanities, physical and social sciences, business, forensic and health sciences. Descriptive statistics, including percentile ranks, standardization, and normal approximation. Estimation and the measurement of error. For non-Social Sciences majors only. Students who receive credit for Social Science 9A may not receive credit for Anthropology 10A, Political Science 10A, Psychology 10A, Social Ecology 13, Social Science 10A, or Sociology 10A. ( V) 9B General Statistics and Probability II (4) W. Introduction to statistical inference, sampling distributions, standard error. Hypothesis tests for proportions and means. Inferential techniques for nominal variables including chisquare. Selected applications in fields such as ecology, forensic science, and quantitative stylistics are based on student interests. For non-Social Sciences majors only. Prerequisite: Social Science 9A. Students who receive credit for Social Science 9B may not receive credit for Anthropology 10B, Political Science 10B, Psychology 10B, Social Ecology 13, Social Science 10B, or Sociology 10B. ( V) 9C General Statistics and Probability III (4) S. Focus on correlation and regression. One-way and two-way factorial analysis of variance. Introduction to repeated measures designs and non-parametric statistics. Critiquing the use of statistics in newspapers and popular magazines. Locating, accessing, and evaluating statistical data. For non-Social Sciences majors only. Prerequisite: Social Science 9B. Students who receive credit for Social Science 9C may not receive credit for Anthropology 10C, Political Science 10C, Psychology 10C, Social Ecology 13, Social Science 10C, or Sociology 10C. ( V)

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4.00

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www.uci.edu/

Phone Number:

(949) 824-5011

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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