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DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND HUMAN SERVICES
MAJOR CONCENTRATION DEGREE
OFFERED

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT STUDIES BS, BA

CRIMINAL JUSTICE BS, BA
Community Based

Corrections

Forensic Science
Social Justice
SOCIOLOGY BS
TECHNOLOGY BS

Chair: D. Elliott Parris

Associate Professors: Marsha Jackson, Annie Ruth Leslie, D. Elliott Parris, Charla McKinzie,
Charles Adams and Kim Barnett

Assistant Professors: Dorothy Fardan, Petrina Shateen, William Welch, Nicole Branch-Ellis and
Matasha Harris

Lecturers: Barbara Lynch-Freeman and
S h a r o n T h e o d o r e L e w i s

MISSION
The Department of Behavioral Sciences and Human Services is committed to the University’s Mission
Statement, Goals, and Objectives. The Department is dedicated (1) to providing its majors with general
competence and skills in the behavioral sciences and human services as well as specific competencies
and skills in their chosen areas of concentration and (2) to continuing its strong programs in both
behavioral sciences and human services, while aggressively exploring linkages between the two
perspectives that will enhance research and service to the metropolitan area, state, and region.

GOALS
Each of the units has specific goals and objectives. However the general departmental undergraduate
goals are the following:

1. To offer an undergraduate experience in Sociology/Criminal Justice and Child and Adolescent
Studies that enables students to acquire skills that enhance their employability in related
occupations;
2. To provide an undergraduate experience that enables students to fully prepare for graduate
training;
3. To provide directions, support, and stimulation to majors; and
4. To provide relevant service courses/programs to the University community.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of Behavioral Sciences and Human Sciences is composed of four undergraduate majors:

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