Social Inquiry
Mission Statement
The Social Inquiry Department fosters intellectual growth and career preparation within a liberal arts tradition that emphasizes individual attention and embodies respect for diverse cultures and multiple voices. Through its contribution to the University's general education program and its major and minor curricula, the department helps students to become life-long learners who seek understanding as a valuable end in its own right. In particular, the department encourages students to apply reflective and systematic thought to the social world using the methodological tools of the social sciences and humanities. Our goal is to produce graduates who approach their lives, both as professionals and as responsible members of local and global communities, with reason and creativity. The Department offers majors and minors in Sociology, Political Science, History and Broad Field Social Studies, along with minors in Anthropology, Philosophy and Gender Studies.
Social Inquiry Department Contact Information
Social Inquiry Department
University of Wisconsin - Superior
Swenson Hall 3061
Belknap and Catlin Ave.
P.O. Box 2000
Superior, WI 54880
Phone: 715-394-8487
Email: si@uwsuper.edu
Course Descriptions
Anthropology
- UST: Global Awareness
- UST: Social Science
- On-campus: Fall & Spring
- Online: Spring
- UST: Global Awareness
- UST: Humanities - History
- Fall Term Every Other Year
- UST: Social Science
- On-campus: Fall, Even Years;
- UST: Global Awareness
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Global Awareness
- On-campus: Fall, Odd Years;
- UST: Diversity
- On-campus: Spring;
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Global Awareness
- Spring Term Odd Years Only
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Social Science
- On-campus: Spring, Odd Years;
- UST: Global Awareness
- On-campus: Fall, Even Years;
- UST: Global Awareness
- Occasional by Demand
- Occasional by Demand
Gender Studies
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Social Science
- Fall and Spring Terms
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Social Science
- Fall and Spring Terms
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Humanities - Literature
- Fall and Spring Terms
- UST: Diversity
- Spring Term Only
- UST: Diversity
- On-campus: Fall or Spring
- Online: Fall or Spring
- UST: Global Awareness
- Occasional by Demand
- On-Campus: Fall;
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Global Awareness
- Spring Term Every Other Year
- UST: Diversity
- Fall Term Only
- Fall Term Every Other Year
- UST: Diversity
- On-campus: Fall, Odd Years;
- Completion of 3 credits of English Literature or consent of the instructor.
- On-campus: Select Semesters
- Online: Select Semesters
- On-campus: Select Semesters;
- UST: Diversity
- Fall Term Every Other Year
- UST: Diversity
- Spring Term Every Other Year
- Fall Term Every Other Year
- Spring Term Only
- UST: Global Awareness
- Occasional by Demand
- Prerequisite for taking this course is Women's Study minor, and completion of at least 3 credits in GST and instructor consent.
- Occasional by Demand
History
- UST: Global Awareness
- UST: Humanities - History
- Occasional by Demand
- UST: Global Awareness
- UST: Humanities - History
- Fall and Spring Terms
- UST: Humanities - History
- Fall Term Every Other Year
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Global Awareness
- UST: Humanities - History
- Spring Term Only
- UST: Global Awareness
- UST: Humanities - History
- Spring Term Only
- UST: Global Awareness
- UST: Humanities - History
- On-Campus: Fall;
- Fall Term Only
- UST: Humanities - History
- Spring Term Only
- UST: Humanities - History
- On-Campus: Fall
- Online: Fall
- UST: Humanities - History
- On-campus: Spring
- Online: Spring
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Humanities - WLCP
- On-campus: Spring;
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Humanities - History
- On-Campus: Fall;
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Humanities - History
- On-campus: Spring;
- On-Campus: Fall;
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Social Science
- Spring Term Even Years Only
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Social Science
- Spring Term Odd Years Only
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Social Science
- Online: Summer
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Social Science
- Online: Spring, Even Years
- UST: Global Awareness
- UST: Social Science
- Occasional by Demand
- On-Campus: Fall;
- Spring Term Every Other Year
- On-campus: Spring, Even Years;
- Spring Term Every Other Year
- UST: Diversity
- Fall Term Every Other Year
- UST: Humanities - History
- On-campus: Fall, Even Years;
- On-campus: Spring, Odd Years;
- On-campus: Spring;
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Global Awareness
- On-campus: Spring, Even Years;
- On-campus: Fall, Even Years;
- UST: Global Awareness
- Fall Term Only
- On-campus: Spring, Even Years;
- UST: Global Awareness
- Fall Term Every Other Year
- UST: Diversity
- Spring Term Every Other Year
- UST: Global Awareness
- Spring Term Every Other Year
- UST: Diversity
- Fall Term Every Other Year
- UST: Global Awareness
- UST: Social Science
- Occasional by Demand
- Occasional by Demand
- Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 6 credits of History at the 300-level or above, or with instructor consent.
- Fall Term Only
- Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of HIST 496.
- Spring Term Only
- Occasional by Demand
- Occasional by Demand
Philosophy
- UST: Humanities - WLCP
- Fall Term Only
- UST: Humanities - WLCP
- Fall Term Only
- UST: Humanities - WLCP
- Fall Term Every Other Year
- Natural Sciences - Environmental
- UST: Global Awareness
- Occasional by Demand
- Other, Refer to Catalog
- Other, Refer to Catalog
- Other, Refer to Catalog
- Other, Refer to Catalog
- Occasional by Demand
- Natural Sciences - Environmental
- UST: Global Awareness
- Consent of cooperating Instructor and Department Chair.
- Fall, Spring, and Summer Terms
Public Leadership & Innovation
- UST: Social Science
- Fall Term Only
- Spring Term Odd Years Only
- Spring Term Only
- Fall Term Only
- Completion of PLI 350 Prerequisite
- Fall Term Only
- Spring Term Only
Political Science
- UST: Global Awareness
- UST: Social Science
- Fall and Spring Terms
- UST: Global Awareness
- UST: Humanities - History
- Spring Term Only
- UST: Social Science
- UST: Global Awareness
- UST: Humanities - History
- Fall and Spring Terms
- UST: Social Science
- Fall, Spring, and Summer Terms
- UST: Social Science
- Fall, Spring, and Summer Terms
- UST: Social Science
- Fall Term Every Other Year
- UST: Social Science
- Fall Term Only
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Social Science
- Spring Term Even Years Only
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Social Science
- Spring Term Odd Years Only
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Social Science
- Online: Summer
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Social Science
- Online: Spring, Even Years
- UST: Global Awareness
- Occasional by Demand
- Fall Term Only
- Fall or Spring Terms
- Fall Term Every Other Year
- Fall Term Every Other Year
- Spring Term Every Other Year
- Occasional by Demand
- Fall Term Only
- Fall Term Every Other Year
- UST: Diversity
- Fall or Spring Terms
- UST: Global Awareness
- Fall Term Every Other Year
- Fall Term Every Other Year
- Spring Term Every Other Year
- Spring Term Every Other Year
- Spring Term Only
- Spring Term Every Other Year
- Fall or Spring Terms
- UST: Global Awareness
- Spring Term Only
- Occasional by Demand
- Spring Term Only
Sociology
- UST: Social Science
- Fall and Spring Terms
- UST: Social Science
- Online: Spring
- UST: Global Awareness
- UST: Social Science
- On-Campus: Fall;
- On-Campus: Fall;
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Social Science
- On-campus: Spring;
- UST: Social Science
- On-campus: Fall, Even Years;
- UST: Diversity
- UST: Social Science
- On-Campus: Fall;
- Natural Sciences - Environmental
- Occasional by Demand
- UST: Global Awareness
- Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of SOCI 101 and instructor consent.
- Occasional by Demand
- UST: Diversity
- On-Campus: Fall;
- Successful completion of SOCI 101 is prerequisite for enrolling in this course.
- Occasional by Demand
- Spring Term Every Other Year
- Successful completion of SOCI 101 is prerequisite for enrolling in this course.
- Occasional by Demand
- Natural Sciences - Environmental
- Occasional by Demand
- UST: Global Awareness
- Occasional by Demand
- Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of SOCI 101 and instructor consent.
- Occasional by Demand
- Spring Term Only
- Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of SOCI 101 and instructor consent.
- Occasional by Demand
Social Studies Education
- Online: Fall & Spring
- Admission to the Teacher Education Program and Completion of T ED 300 (C or Better). Teacher Education Non-Academic Test (Criminal Background Check)
- Selected Spring Terms Only
Faculty and Staff
Augsburger, Deborah - Professor, Anthropology
Dokhanchi, Khalil (Haji) - Professor, Political Science, and Department Chair
Gan, Cheong Soon - Associate Professor, History
Gatyas, Maxwell - Assistant Teaching Professor, Philosophy
Gombos,Taylor - History Visiting Assistant Professor
Greenberg, Mollie - Assistant Teaching Professor, Sociology
Hebert, Beth - Administrative Assistant III
Mansbach, Daniela - Professor, Political Science
Matzen, Christina - Teaching Assistant Professor, History
Riker-Coleman, Erik - Senior Lecturer, History
Sipress, Joel - Professor, History
Smith, Robert Kyle - Senior Lecturer, History
Von Hagel, Alisa - Professor, Political Science