sociology and anthropology (applied sociology)

These activities are as diverse as studies of poverty and inequality, archaeometry, cardiovascular mortality, child abuse, family issues, biotechnology and food safety to programs involving leadership development, industry needs assessment, conflict management and dispute resolution, and recycling and waste management.

psychology PSY
The General Option (PSY) is suitable for those students who wish to study psychology in order to learn principles of human behavior. This program is oriented toward the student who wants a broad understanding of the types of problems with which psychology is concerned and the ways in which psychologists approach and attempt to solve these problems. Students who plan on careers in psychology will find the General Option ideally suited for preparation for graduate work in psychology.

psychology HRD
The Human Resource Development (HRD) Option is designed to provide a groundwork of skills and experience for undergraduates who wish to enter human service careers upon graduation. The program also prepares students for advanced study in psychology, management, personnel, social work, counseling, guidance, education, and other areas. In order to gain direct career-related experience, students in the HRD Option devote a semester to learning principles and skills related to working with human problems and a subsequent semester to working full-time in a job related to their area of interest. The HRD Option accepts 20 students each year. Interested students apply for admission during their sophomore or junior year.

Philosophy
NC State courses in Philosophy provide students with the opportunity to study the writings of major western philosophers like Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Leibniz, Hume and Kant, as well as contemporary work on philosophical issues concerning topics such as logic, language, science, identity, psychology, knowledge, value, law, ethics and justice. They are trained to interpret and evaluate such writings, and to think critically, constructively and independently about important issues like the relationship between the mind and brain, the ethical implications of scientific advances, the justification of moral, political and legal institutions, the relationship between knowledge and reality, and the nature of the logic that structures human language and thought.