106 Law and Social Science Associate Programs

The Associate Degree in Legal Studies/Paralegal works under the supervision of lawyers to draft and interpret legal documents; select, compile, and use technical legal information; analyze and resolve legal procedural problems; and recognize and manage potential ethical conflicts.

Police officers and detectives maintain law and order, collect evidence and information, and conduct investigations and surveillance. Wallace State provides law enforcement officers the necessary skills to conduct routine investigations. There is an emphasis on forensic science and criminalistics, with special emphasis placed upon laboratory practices used to develop investigative evidence. Graduates go on to careers in such jobs as a police officer, game warden, corrections officer, or probation officer. Some jobs require a four-year degree, but a two-year associate’s degree is all that is required at many police departments.

Develop the foundational knowledge and philosophical skills for meaningful work in social and human services with Campbellsville University's online Associate of Science in Social Services degree. During your course of study, you'll gain a robust understanding of human behaviour, crisis intervention, marriage and family dynamics and addiction. This SACSCOC-accredited program offers 20 professional courses rooted in principles of understanding, empowerment and advocacy. Learn more and apply today!

This interdisciplinary area of emphasis focuses on the development of communication skills, introduces students to the legal field, and prepares students for further study in a variety of majors such as Political Science, Communication Studies, Economics, Philosophy, Social and Behavioral Sciences.

The Associate in Arts in Political Science for Transfer Degree (AA-T) is designed for students planning to transfer into a political science major. Political Science is the study of politics using the skills of social scientific inquiry. The political inquiry examines the human use of power in relationships creating the structures operating in human society. Inquiry into politics explores power in its myriad forms and consequences for people as individuals, in groups, and in society. This realm of psycho-socio-political inquiry is an integrated field of study drawing upon all the disciplines of the Social and Behavioral Sciences as well as in the Arts and Humanities.

Political science is the study of governments, public policies and political processes, systems, and political behavior. Political science subfields include political theory, political economy, policy studies and analysis, comparative politics, international relations, pre-law and a host of related fields.

Social and Behavioral Sciences courses emphasize the perspective, concepts, theories and methodologies of the disciplines typically found in the vast variety of disciplines. Students will study about themselves and others as members of a larger society. Topics and discussion to stimulate critical thinking about ways people have acted in response to their societies will allow students to evaluate how societies and social subgroups operate.

Join the ranks of those who protect and serve with a rewarding career in criminal justice. You’ll gain an overview of the role of the criminal justice system in our society and will become familiar with law enforcement, corrections, criminal procedures, juvenile law, and constitutional law. In addition, you’ll gain skills in communication, crime prevention, report writing, and forensic science applications. This program will prepare you for a career in many criminal justice-related fields.

Through this program, students will gain knowledge of human service delivery systems, communication skills for working with individuals, groups, and diverse populations, case management techniques, and will gain hands-on field experience in one or more human service agencies.

When you study “Politics” in our program at the College of Alameda; we seek to be supportive of your learning goals in being better prepared as a more effective “Global Citizen” in “a Knowledge Economy,” guided by democratic values, and an “ethic of public service” in the 21st Century modern world system. In all of our work together, our area of emphasis is Social Justice and futures consciousness.

San Jose City College offers both an Associate in Arts (AA), Associate in Science (AS) and certificates in Administration of Justice Judicial Administration. Students planning to transfer should follow the Associate in Arts. The Judicial Administration option expands the existing Administration of Justice program focus beyond primarily law enforcement to include judicial branch careers. The program offers students educational opportunities which prepare them for entry into judicial branch careers. Additionally, the curriculum addresses the educational and professional development needs of the existing judicial branch workforce and prepares students for advancement in their careers working in the courts. The program goals address the increasing need for well-prepared applicants for court positions at all levels from entry to managerial.

Both a scientific and humanistic discipline, sociology is concerned with the study of systems of social action and their interrelations. It attempts to discover the factors that determine social organization and behavior and promotes an understanding of the social world from personal problems to public issues.

International Studies is a broad, interdisciplinary social sciences degree that prepares students to engage with the global community.

Sociology is the scientific study of the social lives of people, groups, and societies. Sociologists apply the rigors of the scientific method to relevant issues in the social world, from micro-interaction like the public order, to macro forces like globalization. A sociological perspective is a remarkable tool that helps people analyze the practical impact and ethical implications of people’s choices and decisions in the workplace, family, community, and wider society.

Administration of Justice is the study of the causes, consequences and control of crime. Although the programs curriculum allows for the development of in-depth knowledge in one of the subjects substantive subsystems (i.e. law enforcement, juvenile, courts or corrections, judicial administration), our objective is to expose the student to a series of courses within the major intended to develop social and cultural sensitivity, effective communication skills, ethical awareness, and the concepts of law necessary to be successful in one of the many Administration of Justice careers. Programs in Administration of Justice are designed to prepare students for careers in federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, correctional agencies and institutions, and private security agencies.