Welcome
The primary aim of the Department of Social Sciences is to
provide a broad education for students preparing for teaching research, and
service. Through its various curricula,
the department seeks to achieve the following specific objectives:
- to expose students to an historical knowledge of
great issues and institutions, past and present, and to culture and society
from the viewpoint of their dynamics, structure, and organization;
- to develop within students a sharpened
sensitivity to the socio-cultural, economic, and political problems confronting
the American democracy in a global society;
- to prepare students to teach the Social Sciences
in elementary and secondary schools of the state and nation;
- to create
within students the competence for gainful employment within the Social
Sciences and allied fields;
- to prepare students to continue their education
in graduate and professional studies.
The aims and objectives have been formulated in harmony with
the functions and purposes of Alcorn State University. All students majoring in a Department of
Social Sciences program will arrange their course sequence in consultation with
a departmental advisor and/or the Chairperson of the Department.
Degree Programs
The Department of Social Sciences offers baccalaureate
degrees in five curricula areas: (1) Criminal Justice; (2) History; (3)
Political Science/Pre-Law; (4) Social Work; and (5) Sociology. Courses are required to be taken in sequences
as listed in the degree programs. Summer
school is designed for program catch-up providing needed courses are offered.