Overview

The Integrated Social Sciences course at the University of Washington is built around two types of courses – thematic areas courses and core courses.

The thematic areas courses enable students to explore important areas of inquiry across the full breadth of the social sciences, frequently re-encountering significant themes from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

The ISS core courses provide all students with a common intellectual foundation, help build active learning communities, and emphasize integration of learning experiences.

Outcomes

Our program fosters intentional learning, analytical thinking, communication, cultural competence, and global citizenship. By degree completion, we expect all students to be able to:

Explain social scientific research in terms of questions, theories, methods and findings
Construct, debate, and communicate arguments about social phenomena
Evaluate, integrate and critique information and sources
Collaborate with diverse communities and demonstrate cultural competence

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Social Science Theory in Context
Survey of Social Science Research Methods
Race, Gender & Sexuality in the Media
Black Cultural Studies
Anthropology of Gender, Women’s Health, and Reproduction
Comparative Colonialism
The Press and Politics in the United States
Media Ethics

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Seattle, United States

Disciplines

Liberal Arts View 205 other Bachelors in Liberal Arts in United States

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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

You may apply to the UW using one of two applications — ApplyWeb or the Common App.
All freshman applicants will self-report their courses on the application.
Essay prompt & short response
Application fee
The UW no longer requires SAT or ACT scores for most applicants. Homeschooled applicants and applicants who come from schools with non-standard grading practices that do not have letter or numeric grades are still required to submit SAT or ACT scores.
Regardless of whether you are applying as a U.S. or international student, if you have attended a school outside of the U.S. that follows a national compulsory curriculum, you are required to upload a scanned, unofficial copy of your transcript for grade levels 9 and higher as part of your application.
No interviews/demonstrated interest & no letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

44811 USD / year

≈ 44811 USD / year
Out-of-State

44811 USD / year

≈ 44811 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13557 USD / year

≈ 13557 USD / year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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