Behavioral and Social Sciences
A broad liberal arts undergraduate education should expand the students’ understanding of their own social context, increase their knowledge of individual behavior and facilitate their adjustment to a rapidly changing social world by preparing them to recognize and appreciate cultural diversity. Each of the disciplines of anthropology, psychology, and sociology offer distinct, but complementary, approaches to the study of human physiology, cognition, and behavior from a scientific and rational perspective that includes experimentation, observation.
What Programs We Offer
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences offers the following programs, divided into undergraduate and graduate programs:
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
Meet Our Faculty
Our faculty combine a passion for scientific research with an eagerness to integrate faith into their teaching. Our three disciplines appeal to this combination, providing a full range of opportunities for hands-on research with real-world applications and opportunities to understand and help others. Studying with these passionate professionals not only provides our students with valuable scholarly experience and rigorous preparation for careers in the field, but it also presents a seamless application of our challenge to be the hands and feet of Christ.
Look Inside
Take a quick tour of the Humanities Center, home to the Department of Behavioral & Social Sciences.

Joy Carrigan
Joy Carrigan is a junior anthropology major from Knoxville, Tennessee. She is a member of Sigma Nu Sigma, was in Campus Choir for a few semesters, and has worked as a student assistant in the music department. She is a recipient of the Hicks, Honors, and Presidential scholarships. Joy says being in Sigma Nu Sigma, one of the Greek service clubs on campus, is one of the highlights of her Lee experience so far. “It’s brought me many friendships and relationships that will last for the rest of my life,” she said. After graduation, Joy plans to travel the world and make music.