The Behavioral Sciences scientifically study human and animal behavior. Within Behavioral Sciences are several academic programs including Anthropology, Correctional Administration, Human Services, Psychology, Sociology, and Public Health Science.
Areas of Study
Anthropology
Anthropology is the “Science of Humanity" - the scientific study of humanity, examining human biology and culture today and in the past, and biological and cultural change through time.
Students with an Anthropology major concentrate in one of the following areas:
- Cultural Anthropology: The study of living peoples’ ways of life.
- Biological/Physical Anthropology: The study of peoples and nonhuman primates as biological beings, both in the past and in the present.
- Archaeology: The study of past peoples’s ways of life, through excavation and examination of artifacts.
Anthropologists can be found in a large array of careers, including in corporations, educational institutions, nonprofit associations and government.
For more on Anthropology, visit the American Anthropological Association.
Degree
Anthropology Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
Human Services
Human Services is very broad. It is concerned with meeting human needs and improving the overall quality of people’s lives.
The field is interdisciplinary, meaning that knowledge from a variety of other fields of study is applied to the overall goal of helping people.
Degree & Certificate
Psychology
Psychology is the science that studies human behavior and mental processes. In many ways, you have been investigating human behavior all your life, and have many understandings (or perhaps misunderstandings) of why you and others act and think as they do!
Degree
Psychology Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
Public Health Sciences
Public health is the science and art of creating healthy communities through education, research and promotion of healthy lifestyles. There are a wide range of careers in public health across the private sector, such as insurance companies, clinics, foundations, and non-profits, and the public sector, such as county and city organizations.
Degree & Certificates
More on the Public Health Science Program
Sociology
Sociology is the study of groups, institutions, social relationships and social problems in contemporary society.
The Sociology major prepares the student for careers in law, social work, human services, urban development, law enforcement agencies, public service, counseling, mental health, teaching and community service.
Degree
Sociology Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
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