Social Sciences at McNeese State University
The Department of Social Sciences is organized to offer curricula in Criminal Justice,
Government, Paralegal Studies, and Sociology and to provide service courses in
the social science fields for other departments in the University.
The objectives of the
department are:
1. To offer every student an opportunity to broaden knowledge and increase understanding
of the past and present of mankind’s governmental and social endeavor,
including studies in anthropology, geography, and philosophy.
2. To provide students with a solid liberal arts course of study leading to a Bachelor
of Arts in Sociology or a Bachelor of Science in Government or Criminal Justice
and to prepare students for careers or for further graduate study in these areas.
3. To provide specialized study leading to an Associate of Arts in Paralegal Studies.
4. To offer minors in Criminal Justice, Government, Paralegal Studies, and Sociology
for students who wish to acquaint themselves with these disciplines.
