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Social Sciences Department


Welcome to the Social Sciences Department at Los Angeles City College.  We are an intellectually diverse group of faculty members committed to educating students who come to our college with a wide range of abilities. The faculty are dedicated to the intellectual growth of our students through the different academic disciplines. The following disciplines are part of the Social Sciences Department: Asian-American Studies, African-American Studies,  Anthropology, Chicana/o/x Studies, History, Humanities, Political Science, and Sociology.


We offer Associate of Arts degrees in:

  • Political Science (AAT),

  • Sociology (AAT),

  • Social Justice (AAT),

  • and a certificate program in African-American Studies.


Department Links

African-American Studies

Asian American Studies

Anthropology

Chicana/o/x Studies

History

Humanities

Political Science

Sociology

Social Justice

Mission Statement

The LACC Social Science Department's primary mission is to facilitate the development of students from all walks of life so that they may know the true nature of our place on earth. We primarily construct our instruction with an emphasis toward transdisciplinarity education as a means to address the universal nature of knowledge acquisition.

Our secondary goal is to teach students three essential critical thinking skills (outcomes): analysis, evaluation, and inference. We do this so that our students gain the confidence to live richer lives and that they may transfer to universities or seek employment in their chosen careers. We are committed to alternative methods of instruction delivery, but challenge our students through traditional methods of instruction that are new to many of our first-time college population.

At City College, we truly believe that we are doing the work of the people.

 

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Contact Us

Location

FH 219E

Contact

Carlos Reyes Guerrero, PhD
Department Chair
Email: @email
Phone: (323) 953-4000 ext. 2506