Department of Social and Cultural Sciences

The Department of Social and Cultural Sciences (SCS) provides students with critical thinking skills and analytical knowledge in order to understand the social contexts of their intellectual, artistic, and professional work. The faculty of our interdisciplinary department span the social sciences: Anthropology, Criminal Justice and Criminology, Cross-Cultural Studies, General Behavioral Sciences, Geography, Political Science, Public Service Leadership, and Sociology. The department’s elective courses highlight interdisciplinary approaches and intellectual diversity, fostering critical investigation and curiosity. Students may choose from a variety of courses that examine the political, social, cultural, and geographical forces that shape life.

Programs

• Behavioral Sciences, B.S.
• Criminal Justice and Criminology, B.S.
• Geography, B.S.
• Public Service Leadership, B.S.
• Sociology, B.S.

• Public Service Leadership Certificate
• Women’s and Gender Studies Certificate

• Africana Studies Minor
• Anthropology Minor
• Geographic Information Systems Minor
• Geography Minor
• Middle Eastern Studies Minor
• Public Service Leadership Minor
• Sociology Minor
• Youth and Police Studies Minor