College of Social and Behavioral Science!
Be the Solution to today’s challenges
CSBS Majors focus on challenges facing today’s world. Our award-winning faculty collaborate with students to study a wide range of issues including climate and sustainability, social and economic inequality, immigration policies, cultural extinction, technology and society, international security, global trade, early learning and child development, health and well-being, and the roles of gender and ethnicity in society.
Throughout your time in CSBS, you will be challenged to think differently! As a result, you'll become a critical thinker, poised to become one of tomorrow's civically engaged leaders.
CSBS Departments, Schools, & Programs
- Anthropology
- Economics
- Environment, Society & Sustainability
- Family & Consumer Studies
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology & Criminology
- School of Public Affairs
- Health, Society, & Policy
- ROTC - Aerospace, Military, & Naval Science
MOST GRADUATES OF ANY
U OF U COLLEGE
12 MAJORS
7 DEPARTMENTS
TOP UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS: #1 PSYCHOLOGY; #10 ECONOMICS
$1.1MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS AWARDED IN 2024-2025
CSBS majors prepare you to tackle real-world issues through the lenses of society, politics, environment, and human behavior.
Student Stories
Iragi Nshangalume
“I really enjoy the economics program. I’m able to learn about how the economic systems impact our everyday life and how those systems can be improved to better serve the people in our communities.”
Maddie Stagg
“I chose both environmental studies and political science because it blends my love for the environment and my love for policy and the political process. Living in Salt Lake, environmental science makes sense considering the landscape.”
Camila Fe Soderholm
“I’m currently majoring in psychology and minoring in chemistry with a pre-medicine track. I chose to study psychology because I want to learn how we can incorporate psychology in medical studies particularly family care practices. With my desire to go into family medicine, it’s a perfect match.”
Keep Up With CSBS
CSBS News & Awards
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Industrial pollution's imprint lasts generations
University of Utah researchers found strong evidence that exposure to industrial pollution during pregnancy can shape a grandchild’s neurodevelopment.
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South African caves filled with fossil clues to Pleistocene Epoch
NHMU paleontologist Tyler Faith's research in the Cango Valley is helping fill gaps in the fossil record.
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U faculty named as Fulbright Scholars for 2025-26 academic year
Blair D. Sullivan and Juliet Carlisle will represent the U and U.S. globally in research.
