Overview

As a Social Sciences major, you’ll take courses from Mount Saint Mary College's Psychology, Sociology, and History majors, concentrating in one of the three and taking three courses in each of the other two subjects. If you are taking on the Social Sciences major with a certification in Childhood Education, you must choose to concentrate in History.

As with all of our majors in the Division of Social Sciences, you’ll have numerous opportunities to participate in research (even paid one-on-one research with a professor over the summer!), field trips to local Hudson Valley history havens, and giving back to the community.

About the programme

Best of all: You don’t have to choose. By combining these three programs, you’ll be well-equipped to work with people in a variety of settings, understanding their needs from a mental, emotional, and societal perspective.
Educating others: Pairing our Social Sciences major with certification in Childhood Education offers you the opportunity for valuable additional training in psychology, which is so helpful for future educators.
Flexibility: With Social Sciences, your degree is up to you. After fulfilling prerequisites, you can take courses in any order you’d like, and your selections are based on your interests. Make this degree your own!

Careers

While internships are not required for Social Sciences majors, they are highly encouraged to get the full experience of your future! You can choose to complete an internship related to any of the three concentration areas, and the Mount’s Center for Academic and Career Services can help you find the perfect fit.

Many of our Social Sciences alumni go on to be teachers, while others go on to graduate school in counseling, history, and law. If you want to head right into a career, Social Sciences is a great foundation for government and political work as well as community services, museum/archival work, and law enforcement.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

United States History
World History

History of Western Civilization
General Psychology

Personality and Adjustment

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00

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More details

Application deadline: Apply any time — the Mount has rolling admissions.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Newburgh, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed application for admission.
Official copies of their previous secondary and post-secondary academic records. Students must have these documents evaluated by a NACES approved organization.
At least one letter of recommendation in English. If the letter of recommendation is written in the applicant's native language, a signed copy of the translation is acceptable if included with the original letter.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

43920 USD / year

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Out-of-State

43920 USD / year

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Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

43920 USD / year

≈ 43920 USD / year

Living costs

Newburgh

United States

1300 - 2834 USD / month

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Programme Structure

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Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

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Funding

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