College of Social and Behavioral Science

Today's big challenges require solutions where disciplines work together to meet human needs.

By bringing a community of faculty scholars, graduate and undergraduate students, community partners and policy makers together, the College of Social and Behavioral Science is producing knowledge and training that will provide lasting solutions to the world's toughest challenges.

Why CSBS?

Advising

Internships

Our Mission

Anthropology

Economics

New! criminology

ENVIRONMENTAL & SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES

FAMILY & CONSUMER STUDIES

GEOGRAPHY

NEW! Geographic information Science

HEALTH, SOCIETY & POLICY

MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS & GLOBAL ENTERPRISE

POLITICAL SCIENCE

PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIOLOGY

ROTC

News

Why do municipal primary elections even matter?

Matt Burbank (political science) said "You're kind of vetting the place for who's going to compete in the finals..."
Mass panic, false alarm reactions normal after mass shootings

Craig Bryan (psychology) said "We’ve had a high density of mass shootings in a short period of time so it makes sense that people are on edge."
Majority of Utahns say it's time for someone else to be president

Matt Burbank (political science) said "it's fairly surprising when you see an incumbent Republican getting these kind of poll results in a place like Utah."

Recent Awardees

Department of Workforce Services Grant to Address Homelessness in Utah

Congratulations to Dr. Lina Svedin and Dr. Jesus Valero (political science) who received a grant from the Department of Workforce Services!
2019 Career & Professional Development Center Honorees

Congratulations to Katherine Baucom (psychology) and Akiko Kamimura (sociology), who both received a faculty recognition awards from the Career & Professional Development Center!
Lesley Garaycochea awarded the Diahann W. Lassus Scholarship

Congratulations to Lesley Garaycochea (Human Development and Social Policy) was one of five students in the country to be awarded the Diahann W. Lassus Scholarship from NAPFA.