University of Arizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences — “The People College” — focuses on advancing fundamental research on the human condition. Its research on people makes a difference, and addresses issues related to healthy families and secure communities, global conflict and poverty, and environmental change. SBS also equips its more than 4,500 students with the critical thinking and problem-solving tools they will need to tackle these important issues.

With eight graduate programs ranked in the top 25 nationwide, SBS is home to some of the UA’s most prestigious departments. SBS units include Anthropology, Communication, Gender and Women’s Studies, Geography and Development, Government and Public Policy (including the National Institute for Civil Discourse), History, Information Resources and Library Science, Journalism, Judaic Studies, Late Medieval and Reformation Studies, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Mexican American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Philosophy (including the Center for the Philosophy of Freedom), Sociology, the Southwest Center, and the Southwest Institute for Research on Women.