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Undergraduate Program - Social and Behavioral Sciences Disciplines Criminal JusticeThe criminal justice program at Holy Family prepares you for careers in all phases of the field, from law enforcement and investigation to corrections, probation, and parole. Our graduates are hired by local, state, and federal agencies. A criminal justice degree also is excellent preparation for law school. Some of the classes you will take as a criminal justice major include:
An undergraduate history degree provides a strong background for careers in law, education, civil service, journalism, legal research, insurance, management, and museum and library work. Our program covers a wide array of world and American history topics and includes advanced seminars in historiography and historical methods for students who choose to apply for graduate or professional school. Course highlights for history majors include:
Majors in this area and minoring in education can be certified to teach these subjects in Pennsylvania secondary schools. Visit the School of Education for additional majors in secondary education. Psychology The psychology program at Holy Family prepares you for several different career options or advanced study in graduate school. Recent graduates have sought additional education and employment in the areas of clinical and counseling psychology, family therapy, social work, and law. Among the organizations hiring our students are psychiatric hospitals, community mental health centers, schools, and corporations. You could even decide to enter private practice after further schooling. Course highlights for psychology students include:
For those with an interest in high school teaching, this program leads to certification as a high school social studies teacher. This is an extensive program which requires courses in psychology, sociology, history, economics, anthropology and geography in addition to education. Students also choose an area of specialization within the social sciences and take additional courses and seminars in that area. This area of specialization will normally be in the discipline the students hope to teach in high school, but they will obviously be prepared to handle a number of content areas. Visit the School of Education for further information related to Secondary Education. Social Studies/Secondary Education Certification Holy Family University has developed a certificate program reinstating Social Studies as an area for secondary education certification. The rationale for this move is the versatility of the certificate, and the reciprocity available in neighboring states for this certification. Social studies is attractive to secondary education students interested in teaching history, psychology, sociology, and political science. We continue to offer the citizenship and social sciences certifications since none of these programs is radically different in the major components of the content areas. The state requires that all certification areas follow the content of the major discipline, but since there is no major in social studies as such, this variation on a theme gives students an opportunity to consider content under the broader term accepted by educators in primary education. Therefore, social studies certification is a third option for secondary education students interested in this area of study. Sociology Sociology majors will find a variety of career paths in social services, government and civil service, human resources, research, and administration. Our sociology program provides a solid foundation in theory and research methods and is an excellent choice if you want to seek advanced education in law, social science, or human services. Classes for sociology majors include:
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