MISSION STATEMENT

The Social Science 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

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 Sciences Faculty Directory

Department Chair:
Dr. Charles Brown, Assistant Professor      

​Office: 2401-K / cbrown218@ccc.edu  
 
 
Faculty:
Misbahudeen Ahmed-Rufai, Professor      

​Office: 2401-063 / mahmed-rufai@ccc.edu   
 
Ovidiu Dobria, Instructor      

Office: 2401-059 / odobria1@ccc.edu    
   

Gail Grabczynski, Assistant Professor     

Office: 2401-058 / ggrabczynski@ccc.edu    
 
Abra Johnson, Assistant Professor        

​Office: 2401-062 / ajohnson282@ccc.edu