Social Science (SSC) at Rappahannock Community College
Distance Learning
Time of Day
Term
- SSC 101 - Contemporary Social Problems I
- Surveys contemporary American social problems from the perspective of the social sciences. Provides an interdisciplinary approach as a basis for forming individual judgments on major domestic issues. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SSC 107 - Problems of People in the Modern World
- Analyzes contemporary social, psychological, political, and economic problems related to industrialization, urbanization, the role of government, national and international tensions.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SSC 115 - Introduction to Global Affairs
- Surveys wide range of global topics: previous periods of globalization, international organizations and law, transnational corporations and global economy, immigration and refugees, world environmental concerns, world culture, war and peace, paradoxical presence of nationalism and fundamentalism in global world, and antiglobalization movement.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SSC 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - SSC 210 - Introduction to Women's Studies
- Introduces interdisciplinary and cross-cultural theories that explore gender, race, and class issues relating to women's lives, past and present.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 111.3 credits - SSC 298 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits