MISSION STATEMENT

The Social Sciences Department empowers students to become life-long learners and critical thinkers by developing their analytical skills, teaching from a global perspective and promoting creative problem-solving skills. ​ Significant learning emerges from some combination of our cognitive, social/affective and linguistic skills. As a result, instructors should explore where a student is developmentally in regard to each domain (Teemant & Pinnegar, 2019). Through this, students in the Social & Behavioral sciences can gain a global perspective and problem solve.       

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COURSES OFFERED

       

Anthropology 201 Introduction to Biological and Cultural Evolutions of Humans

 

Anthropology 202 Cultural Anthropology

 

Business 111 Introduction to Business

 

Business 201 Entrepreneurship

 

History 111 History of the American People to 1865

 

History 112 History of the American People from 1865

 

 

Africana Studies 101 Introduction to African American Studies

 

Africana Studies 102 Contemporary

 

Conversations in Africana Studies

 

History 114 The Afro-American in American History​

 

History 115 Afro-American History Since 1865        

 

History 247 African History to ​Colonial Period​     

    
History 248 African History Modern Period        

 

Political Science 201 The National Government

 

Psychology 201 General Psychology

 

Psychology 207 Child ​Psychology

 

Psychology 213 Abnormal Psychology

 

Sociology 201 Introduction to the Study of Society

 

Sociology 203 Marriage and the Family

 

Sociology 205 Social Problems

 

Sociology 207 The Study of Sex and Gender

 

Social Science 101 General Course I

 

Social Science 102 General Course II

Department Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the nine credit hours in social sciences required to obtain an associate degree, students should be able to:

  1. ​Identify and define the social science terms used in their courses.
  2. Demonstrate correct usage and application of social science concepts/terminology in the context of addressing a specific social issue.
  3. Apply investigative and problem-solving methods used in the social sciences to examine social issues.
  4. Differentiate theories used by specific disciplines in conducting social analysis and research.
  5. Apply social science theory to analyze individual and group behavior and historical phenomena.
  6. Compose arguments reflecting critical analysis of subject matter within (a) specific discipline(s).
  7. Recognize and distinguish culturally diverse values, experiences, and institutions.

 

 

Social and Psych Sciences Faculty Directory

Department Chair:
 
​Abra Johnson, Assistant Professor        

​Office: 2401-062 / ajohnson282@ccc.edu   
 
Faculty:
 
Misbahudeen Ahmed-Rufai, Professor      

​Office: 2401-063 / mahmed-rufai@ccc.edu   
   

Charles Brown, Instructor      

​Office: 2401-052 / cbrown218@ccc.edu    
   

Ovidiu Dobria, Instructor      

​Office: 2401-059 / odobria1@ccc.edu    
   

Gail Grabczynski, Assistant Professor     

​Office: 2401-058 / ggrabczynski@ccc.edu    
  
Claire Stuart-Quintanilla, Assistant Professor         
​Office: 2401-060 / cquintanilla@ccc.edu​