Department of Social Sciences & Counseling

The Department of Social Sciences and Counseling offers undergraduate and graduate degrees. The undergraduate majors include Criminal Justice, Human Services, Political Science, and Psychology. The graduate degrees include the Master of Science in Guidance and Counseling, in Marriage and Family Therapy and in Mental Health Counseling. In addition, the department gives oversight to several minors and certificate programs, including a minor in Sociology and a certificate in Homeland Security and Terrorism Control. Graduate certificates include Child and Adolescent Studies, Marriage and Family Therapy and Loss and Healing. Students majoring in the social sciences are prepared for related career opportunities as well as for graduate and doctoral work. Many of our students go on to law school, advanced degrees in psychology and counseling, or secure important government jobs that include positions in law enforcement, U.S. Customs, the F.B.I., and the Secret Service as well as public and private school systems, social service agencies, hospitals and private practices.

Dr. Gary Feinberg, Chairperson