Social Sciences

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Raymond D’Angelo, Ph.D., Chairperson
Kirk Lawrence, Ph.D., Associate Chairperson

The Department of Social Sciences aims to develop a broad understanding of social, economic, and political problems and to instill in students an interest which may lead to constructive activity in the solution of contemporary problems in these fields. All courses in the Social Sciences Department are open to the entire student body.

Programs

• Economics, B.A. (SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)
• Economics, B.S. (SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)
• Political Science, B.A. (SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)
• Sociology, B.A. (SJNY Brooklyn)
• Sociology, B.A. (SJNY Long Island)

• Economics, B.S./M.B.A,(SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)

• Economics Minor (SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)
• Legal Studies Minor (SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)
• Political Science Minor (SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)
• Sociology Minor (SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)

• Political Science, Area of Concentration for Child Study (SJNY Long Island)
• Social Sciences, Area of Concentration for Child Study (SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)
• Sociology, Area of Concentration for Child Study (SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)

• Applied Sociology Certificate (SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)

Courses

• ANT 151 - Cultural Anthropology
• ANT 152 - Physical Anthropology
• ANT 261 - Native Americans

• ECO 120 - Macroeconomics
• ECO 127 - Comparative Economic Systems
• ECO 161 - International Economic Problems
• ECO 221 - Labor Economics
• ECO 222 - Statistics
• ECO 223 - Money and Banking
• ECO 226 - Microeconomics
• ECO 240 - Health Economics
• ECO 270 - Game Theory
• ECO 278 - Economic Geography
• ECO 280 - Industrial Organization
• ECO 295 - Internship in Economics
• ECO 328 - History of Economic Thought
• ECO 350 - Applied Statistics
• ECO 359 - Independent Study in Economics
• ECO 370 - Special Topics in Economics
• ECO 400 - Seminar in Economics

• POL 102 - Introduction to Political Science
• POL 103 - American Government and Politics
• POL 104 - State and Local Government
• POL 200 - Special Topic in Political Science
• POL 203 - Political and Civil Rights
• POL 205 - Comparative Governments
• POL 211 - International Law
• POL 212 - Elements of Social Science Research
• POL 215 - International Relations, Law and Organization
• POL 218 - The Quest for Peace: Christianity and the United Nations
• POL 220 - War, Revolution, and Resistance
• POL 225 - American Presidency
• POL 245 - Activism and Political Organizing
• POL 250 - Change in Developing Countries
• POL 255 - The U.S. Congress
• POL 265 - Public Ethics
• POL 270 - Politics and Film
• POL 272 - History of American Governance
• POL 275 - What the Future Holds
• POL 280 - Constitutional Law
• POL 285 - The U.S. Supreme Court
• POL 290 - Action Program in Political Science
• POL 293 - American Urban Politics
• POL 295 - Internship in Political Science
• POL 303 - Money, Media and Politics
• POL 311 - Introduction to Law School
• POL 315 - Politics of Human Rights
• POL 348 - Research Methods
• POL 351 - History of Political Thought
• POL 353 - American Political Theory
• POL 359 - Independent Study in Political Science
• POL 370 - Special Topics in Political Science
• POL 400 - Seminar in Political Science

• SOC 100 - Introductory Sociology
• SOC 136 - Social Problems
• SOC 140 - Introduction to Social Work
• SOC 212 - Elements of Social Science Research (Long Island Only)
• SOC 220 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior
• SOC 230 - Social Organizations (SJC Long Island Only)
• SOC 232 - Sociology of the Paranormal
• SOC 237 - Inequality and Social Class
• SOC 239 - Sociology of Religion
• SOC 241 - Experience In Social Work
• SOC 242 - Field Experience In Applied Sociology
• SOC 243 - Criminology
• SOC 245 - Community and the Built Environment
• SOC 246 - Sociology of Gender
• SOC 247 - Hispanic Culture and Community
• SOC 249 - Race and Ethnicity
• SOC 250 - Change in Developing Countries
• SOC 251 - Social Psychology
• SOC 252 - Environment and Society
• SOC 254 - Sociology of Youth
• SOC 256 - Sociology of Education
• SOC 265 - Popular Culture
• SOC 270 - Sociology of Health
• SOC 275 - Poverty and Social Welfare
• SOC 285 - Sociology of the Family
• SOC 310 - The Civil Rights Movement
• SOC 312 - Seminar on American Family Issues
• SOC 315 - Global:Understand/InterWorld (SJC Long Island Only)
• SOC 347 - Sociological Theory
• SOC 348 - Research Methods
• SOC 350 - Applied Statistics (Long Island Only)
• SOC 359 - Independent Study in Sociology
• SOC 370 - Special Topics in Sociology
• SOC 400 - Seminar in Sociology

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