Social Science Majors

The Anthropology program at Stonehill focuses on the holistic study and understanding of other cultures from an insider’s point of view and explores the diverse ways in which human beings perceive and order the social world.

The Communication & Media Studies Department at Stonehill helps students develop deep understanding of the theories and humanistic approaches used in the field.

Criminology at Stonehill, which ranked No.4 on College Factual’s 2022 list of the best U.S. colleges for a major in criminology, provides knowledge in the theory and practice of the social sciences, research methodology and law.

The Digital Media Production major and minor provide students with hands-on experience in the creation of visual screen media.

Economics majors at Stonehill explore decision making and its consequences in markets and entire economies. Through the process, they gain a powerful set of tools of value in business and public policy, and many other fields.

Offering students the opportunity to study Black, Asian American, Indigenous, and Latinx peoples, and develop an interdisciplinary understanding of race and ethnicity.

Offers students a broadly based core curriculum that allows students to acquire knowledge of the principles and practices of political life, democratic citizenship and political activity.

Our Psychology program provides students with opportunities to explore many areas of psychology, such as clinical/counseling psychology, cognitive psychology, social psychology, neuroscience, developmental psychology along with other specialty areas of study.

The Sociology program at Stonehill College considers the relationship between micro contexts such as individuals and small groups, and larger institutions such as education, politics, religion, media and the family.