Bachelor of Science Degree - Behavioral Studies Major

Oklahoma City University, through its School of Adult & Continuing Education offers the B.S. degree with a major in Behavioral Studies. The behavioral studies major emphasizes acquiring a knowledge of the influences on human activities revealed through the study of history and analyzed by the behavioral sciences (principally psychology, political science and sociology). Students study what people say and do by analyzing this behavior and the social and political structures in which that behavior occurs. Students learn to clarify, describe and predict behavior, as well as analyze changes in behavior due to individual, social and political factors. Behavioral studies students are prepared for service-related occupations (e.g. human resources and criminal justice, for example) and for graduate studies in psychology, sociology and social work. Some graduate programs mayrequire additional course work. The prerequisite for entering the Behavioral Studies major is Introduction to Psychology.

Program Structure
In addition to fulfilling the School of Adult & Continuing Education’s general education program, students must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours of course work in the major. Classes typically meet one evening per week for eight weeks during the spring and fall, and six weeks in Summer I and Summer II sessions. Students who plan to do graduate work should consult an advisor early in the program to ensure they meet requirements for graduate school admission.


CURRICULUM
36 credit hours

International Relations (3 hrs.)
A study of how nations behave with particular attention to the nature of the state system, bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, alliances, arms control and domestic determinants of national behavior.

Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences* (3 hrs.)
This course covers such concepts as central tendency,variability, correlation, parametric and selected non-parametic inferential tests. Applications to biology and the behavioral sciences is emphasized.

Research Methods and Analysis** (3 hrs.)
Focuses on the design, conduct, analysis, and writen reporting of research in the behavioral sciences,including extensive use of computer in conducting and analysis of experiments.

Social Problems (3 hrs.)
Study of major American social problems and the contemporary programs designed to alleviate them.

Regional Geography (3 hrs.)
Explores the politics, religions, and physical geography of major regions of the world.

Elective Courses in Behavioral Sciences (21 hrs.)
(History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology)


*Prerequisite: Introduction to Psychology
**Prerequisite: Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences