2009-2010 - Bowie State University

DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND HUMAN SERVICES
MAJOR CONCENTRATION DEGREE
OFFERED
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT STUDIES
SOCIOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
STUDIES
STUDIES
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice/Law
Enforcement
BS, BA
BS, BA
BS
BS
Chair:
Associate Professors:
Assistant Professors:
Lecturers:
D. Elliott Parris
Marsha Jackson, Annie Ruth Leslie, Kinuthia Macharia, D. Elliott Parris
Charles Adams, Kim Barnett, Dorothy Fardan, Charla McKinzie, Freddie Vaughns,
William Welch
Judith Fitzgerald, Barbara Lynch‐Freeman, Petrina Shateen, Marcia Thompson
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:
• Child and Adolescent Studies
• Sociology
• Sociology with Criminal Justice Concentration
• Technology Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement
288 2009‐2010 Undergraduate Catalog