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While your friends at other schools read about our professors' works, you get to learn directly from the sources of cutting-edge research and scholarship.

Academic reputation

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences attracts the largest number of undergraduate majors of any college at Ohio State. We think it has something to do with our reputation.

Our Department of Political Science is ranked 4th in the world.
Our Department of Geography is in the top 5 among public universities, and our Department of Economics ranks in the top 10.
Our Departments of Psychology, Sociology, Speech and Hearing Science and School of Communication all rank in the top 15 nationally.

Challenging curriculum

Socially relevant, contemporary, experiential and exciting. These are some of the characteristics that best describe our challenging curriculum. These elements also help to transform the traditional classroom setting into a learning environment that engages our students.

And considering SBS students comprise one of the largest groups of Honors and Scholars students on campus, it's no surprise the College offers a challenging curriculum on today's most pertinent issues, including:

Ethics and Social Responsibility in Economic Life
Psychology of Personal Security: Global and Local Perspectives
Islamic Political Philosophy
Political Communication and e-Democracy
The Sociology of Police and Policing
Intercultural Speech-Language
Integrated Earth Systems: Confronting Global Change

Access to faculty

When it comes to accessing our faculty and distinguished professors, SBS debunks the myths often associated with a big school.

While your friends at other schools read about our professors' works, SBS students get to learn directly from the sources of cutting-edge scholarship.
World-renowned faculty mentor and work directly with students in hands-on research.

Personal attention

SBS programs have the depth of resources you'd expect from a world-renowned university...but they also provide the personal attention that give students unprecedented opportunities to thrive:

Professional academic advisors help you map out your academic career from admittance until graduation.
Individually tailored internships and co-op programs to give you hands-on experience in your field of study.
Clubs and organizations specific to study interests.
Scholars programs and living-learning programs.
Career guidance programs.