Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
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Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
The behavioral and social sciences round out your healthcare or science education—helping you grasp how people from different backgrounds think and interact. Our department features undergraduate and graduate programs in a range of disciplines, from psychology and medical anthropology to communications and sociology. Here, expert faculty help you apply practical skills, engaging you on their clinical and research projects. Whatever your career path, you’ll graduate understanding communication, human behavior, and the secrets of social interaction.
The behavioral and social sciences focus on human behavior at the individual and collective level. You will understand yourself, your family, your friends, your community, and our increasingly connected world by studying the behavioral and social sciences.
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Psychology
BS, Minor
Dive deep into why we think, act, and react the way we do, and get an inside look into the human mind.
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Communications
Minor
Invest in your career with some of the most sought after professional skills, including how to articulate ideas clearly and succinctly.
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Social Sciences
Minor
Explore how anthropology, psychology, sociology, and communication connect to interpret culture.
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Health Psychology
MS
Understand how physical health and mental wellness intersect—and how behavioral factors contribute to heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes.
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Health Education and Communication
Certificate
15-credit graduate certificate program to address key competencies in health education and communication.
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Psychology Course Examines Empathy For the Atypical ExperienceOctober 16, 2020
The course examines lived experiences that do not fit our usual image of a "typical" life: people born deaf, child prodigies, criminals, or little people, to name a few.
Misher Students Find Safety and Success in LabsOctober 07, 2020
To allow students to continue these hands-on experiences, USciences faculty got creative to schedule coursework that would ensure that the experience in Chemistry and Biology laboratories for the fall 2020 semester would be rich while still maintaining COVID-19 safety guidelines.
USciences Pre-Dental Undergraduates Form Students for Universal Oral Health (SUOH)October 05, 2020
SUOH strives to improve oral care in underserved communities of Philadelphia through methods of education, prevention and treatment.
Alumni Share What They Wish They Knew When Starting Their CareersSeptember 25, 2020
Young alumni from Misher College of Arts and Sciences shared their advice on transitioning to careers and life after graduation with students from the college during a virtual event hosted by the Young Professional Organization and the Office of Alumni Relations on September 2.
USciences Students, Snider Hockey Alumnae Discuss STEM EducationSeptember 09, 2020
USciences’ Center for Undergraduate Research and Office of Institutional Advancement, in collaboration with the Franklin Institute and The Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation have been holding a series of virtual STEM talks and activities that are part of “Sparking STEM Explorations and Connections.”
Contact:
E. Amy Janke, PhD
Office Location:
Kline Hall, Room 201
Address:
University of the Sciences
600 South 43rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495
Phone:
215-596-8517
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