Social and Behavioral Sciences College of Arts and
Social and Behavioral Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Overview Session
Social and Behavioral Sciences… Scientific study of the impact of biological, psychological, social, cultural, and environmental factors as they affect men and women, as individuals or groups.
Anthropology Speech & Hearing Sociology Economics Social & Behavioral Sciences Psychology Geography Communication Political Science
Social and Behavioral Sciences… • 234 faculty • 5 Doctoral programs designated as high quality or strong – Political Science, Psychology, Economics, Geography, Atmospheric Sciences • 4 departments that are demonstrably central to university reputations – Psychology, Economics, Political Science, Sociology
Department Rankings US News & World Report Rankings (2010) Psychology – 17 / 10 Political Science – 17 / 7 Sociology – 17 / 8 Economics – 28 / 10 NRC ranking (1995) Geography – 5 Anthropology – 66 Communication – n/a *All Universities / Public Universities Disciplinary Percentiles OSU Psychology – 8% OSU Political Science – 16% OSU Sociology – 16% OSU Economics – 22%
Top-rated Programs PROGRAMS RANKS US News (2010) Social Psychology – 2 American Politics – 8 Social Stratification – 8 Political Methodology – 11 International Relations – 15 Population (Soc) – 16 Speech/Lan path – 18 Audiology - 19
SBS Faculty Awards & Honors • • 25 University Distinguished Scholars 6 Distinguished University Professors 5 University Distinguished Lecturers 35 Alumni Teaching Award Recipients 1 National Academy of Science Member 4 Fellows – American Academy of Arts & Sciences 15 Fellows – American Association for the Advancement of Science Current & Emeriti Faculty
SBS FY 09 Expenses by Fund Type OSURF Projects 22% Endowment/Development 1% Other 0% Dept Earnings 4% GFSA Departmental 73%
Top 10 Undergraduate Majors Autumn 2009 Major Count % Rank Biology 1952 4. 72% 1 Psychology 1459 3. 53% 2 Finance 1016 2. 46% 3 Political Science 894 2. 16% 4 English 871 2. 11% 5 Accounting 803 1. 94% 6 Marketing 796 1. 93% 7 Communication 761 1. 84% 8 International Studies 749 1. 81% 9 Mechanical Engineering 633 1. 53% 10
ASC Undergraduate Majors AU 05 thru AU 09 Columbus Campus SBS MPS COH Bio Sci COTA 0 AU 05 AU 06 AU 07 AU 08 AU 09 1000 COTA 1826 1833 1769 1741 1397 2000 Bio Sci 3000 2741 3010 3154 3301 3194 4000 COH 3002 3098 3163 3210 2589 5000 6000 MPS 1170 1245 1336 1415 965 7000 SBS 6679 6761 6956 7203 6814 8000
ASC Undergraduate Majors AU 05 thru AU 09 Columbus Campus SBS NMS A&H 0 AU 05 AU 06 AU 07 AU 08 AU 09 1000 A&H 4828 4931 4932 4951 3986 2000 3000 4000 NMS 3911 4255 4490 4716 4159 5000 6000 7000 SBS 6679 6761 6956 7203 6814 8000
77000 SBS Undergraduate Enrollment Trend 76000 75000 Enrollments 74000 73000 72000 71000 70000 69000 03 -04 04 -05 05 -06 06 -07 07 -08 08 -09 09 -10
90000 80000 SBS Undergraduate Credit Hours by Student Major FY 09 70000 60000 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 Departmental Majors Arts and Humanities Natural and Mathematical Sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences Other Colleges Anthro Econ Geog Comm Pol Sci Psych Soc S&H
18 000 Undergraduate Honors Credit Hours 2003 -2008 16 000 14 000 12 000 10 000 8 000 6 000 4 000 2 000 0 2003 2004 Credit Hours 2005 Non-SBS 2006 2007 Total Credit hours 2008
The Ohio State Impact Study Abroad: 186 SBS students explored the world in 2009 -2010
Do Something Great! SBS Undergraduate Research & Internship Activities: 700 students participated in research opportunities 900 students held positions as interns 2009 -2010
Outreach & Engagement • Forensics in the Classroom § Collective effort of Anthropology, Moritz College of Law, Metro High School, Battelle, PAST • Experimental Economics Camps § NSF-funded project
Outreach & Engagement • Public Policy Minor Community Partnerships § Smarter Cities and Sustain Lane Project § Local Food Initiative • Partnerships with Rural Ohio Schools § School of Communication and Penn State collaboration
Center for Human Resource Research Criminal Justice Research Center Social & Behavioral Sciences Byrd Polar Research Center for Urban & Regional Analysis
Behavioral Decision-making TIE Social & Behavioral Sciences Climate, Water, Carbon TIE Population & Health TIE
Social and Behavioral Sciences… “Study how men and women, as individuals or groups, interact with their physical and social environments. ” Excerpt from the College of the Arts & Sciences 1999 -2000 Bulletin
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