Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Jerry Ingram, Interim Chairperson

Professors

Gurdeep Khullar
Albert Toh

Associate Professors

Kevin Butler
John Foster
Jerry Ingram
Michael Lynch

Assistant Professors

Angela Andrade
Anthony Austin
John House
Wanda Hunter

Instructors

Henry Brooks IV
Shurunda Thrower
David Vaughn

Administrative Specialist

Angela B. Anderson

The Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences houses degree programs in Criminal Justice, Psychology, and Social Sciences which has five options: Gerontology, History, Political Science, Social Studies Education (Teaching), and Sociology. The department also offers service courses in Geography and Anthropology. The department seeks to provide undergraduate instruction that enhances student learning and enriches the lives of our students for life. It provides a firm foundation in liberal arts education as well as training in the techniques and procedures of scientific inquiry. Students are properly prepared for careers in their chosen fields of study and also for graduate and professional schools.

Goals:

To teach students concepts, theories and methods of the social and behavioral sciences
To introduce students to the basic social processes of society, social institutions and patterns of social behavior
To train students to interpret objectively and to understand the role of social processes, social institutions and social interactions in their lives
To enable students to cope effectively with the socio-cultural and interpersonal processes of a constantly changing, complex society
To train students for positions in criminal justice, gerontology, social studies, social work; for teaching positions in history and social studies; and for professional schools
To prepare students for graduate study in criminal justice, gerontology, history, political science, psychology, social work and sociology

Programs

Major

Minor