Mission Statement
The Social Science and Library division comprised of the communication, social sciences disciplines and the library at Normandale Community College provides a foundation of general education on which our students can build an academic major.
The foundations of general education in the social sciences include:
- Skills for a life of critical thinking, reflection, research and effective communication.
- Understanding appreciation and active participation in intellectual, artistic, cultural, linguistic and personal creativity.
- Challenges that develop new insights about self understanding and about how the self is able to interact with others in relationships both personal and communal.
- Motivation to be informed, responsible citizens in a representative democracy.
- Awareness of the human condition in all its diversity and in the contexts of history.
- Confrontations with issues of social responsibility, human rights and dignity.
- Fostering knowledge, awareness and desire for continuous learning.
Degree Offerings
Several departments in the Social Science division offer degrees. Specific information about the degrees can be found in the department pages.
Sociology
- Associate of Science degree in Criminal Justice
- Associate of Science degree in Law Enforcement
