This MAP houses the areas of study at UMKC which focus on people, across the life-span, individually, and in groups.  

Students who select these majors are curious to understand and impact people’s thoughts, actions, emotions, learning, relationships, and communication, all from various perspectives. This MAP includes the following undergraduate majors:

  • Architectural Studies*
  • Communication Studies
  • Criminal Justice and Criminology
  • Economics
  • Education: Early Childhood Education
  • Education: Elementary Education
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology (Anthropology)
  • Urban Planning and Design
  • Urban Studies

*Architectural Studies is a joint program with Kansas State University

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