Excellence in Humanities, Social Sciences, or Interdisciplinary Studies
Explore UConn courses that deepen understanding of human experience, society, culture, ideas, and the connections among them.
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The humanities and social sciences invite students to examine how people understand the world, shape communities, and respond to complex social and cultural questions. UConn courses offered through UConn ECE span fields such as English, history, economics, political science, sociology, and human rights, along with interdisciplinary areas that connect multiple perspectives. Together, these courses strengthen critical thinking, communication, analysis, and the ability to engage thoughtfully with diverse ideas and experiences.
To help students explore UConn courses offered through UConn ECE, academic disciplines are organized into the same six broad categories used for UConn ECE Student Scholarships. These groupings highlight connections among fields and make it easier for students to discover courses aligned with their interests, goals, and potential areas of future study. Students interested in applying for a scholarship should review the full eligibility and application requirements.
DISCIPLINES

Investigate the diversity of American societies and cultures through an interdisciplinary study of identity, history, literature, and lived experience.

Explore human societies, cultures, and archaeological discoveries to better understand the richness of human experience across time and place.
Asian and Asian American Studies

Examine Asian American identities, communities, histories, cultural representation, and human rights through multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives.

Examine how communication shapes human interaction while developing effective public speaking, audience analysis, listening, organization, and presentation skills.

Analyze how individuals, businesses, governments, and societies make choices and how markets, policies, and economic systems shape outcomes.

Develop academic writing, rhetorical awareness, multimodal composition, and peer-support practices for communicating effectively across college, professional, and everyday contexts.

Examine political institutions, economic systems, social structures, and cultures across Western and United States history to interpret continuity and change.

Investigate the foundations of human rights and the causes, experiences, and consequences of genocide through historical and interdisciplinary perspectives.
Latino & Latin American Studies

Explore Latin America and Latino experiences through interdisciplinary perspectives on history, culture, politics, society, identity, and global connections.

Examine the sea’s influence on societies and cultures through interdisciplinary study of maritime history, literature, environments, and human experience.

Examine enduring philosophical questions and environmental responsibilities through careful reasoning, ethical inquiry, argument, and reflection on human values.

Analyze political ideas, institutions, systems, and global relationships to understand power, governance, justice, equality, and contemporary public concerns.
Maritime Studies

Explore the science, care, and management of animals through college-level coursework in Animal Science.

Investigate how social institutions, communities, identities, inequalities, and group relationships shape individual lives and social change.
Political Science

Explore the science, care, and management of animals through college-level coursework in Animal Science.
FACULTY COORDINATORS
American Studies

Karon McGovern
Anthropology

Alexia Smith, Ph.D.
Alexia.Smith@uconn.edu
860.486.4264
Asian and Asian American Studies

Jason Oliver Chang, Ph.D.
jason.o.chang@uconn.edu
860.786.9412
Communications

Svetlana Kalnova, Ph.D.
sveltana.kalnova@uconn.edu
860.486.0607
Economics

Natalia Smirnova, Ph.D.
Introduction to Academic Writing

Tom Doran, Ph.D.
(Assistant Faculty Coordinator)
thomas.doran@uconn.edu
Writing Center

Tom Deans, Ph.D.
tom.deans@uconn.edu
860.486.9728
European History


United States History

Matthew McKenzie, Ph.D.
matthew.mckenzie@uconn.edu
860.405.9270
Human Rights

Sandra Sirota, Ed.D.
sandra.sirota@uconn.edu
860.486.6012
Latin American Studies

Anne Gebelein, Ph.D.
anne.gebelein@uconn.edu
860.486.8030
Human Rights

Sandra Sirota, Ed.D.
sandra.sirota@uconn.edu
860.486.6012
Maritime Studies

Matt Cieslowski
Philosophy

Mitch Green, Ph.D.
mitchell.green@uconn.edu
860.486.4416
Political Science

Oksan Bayulgen, Ph.D.
oksan.bayulgen@uconn.edu
860.486.2231

Evan Perkoski, Ph.D.

