Mesa Community College

Cultural Science Department

The Cultural Science Department is multidisciplinary with an emphasis on understanding the human condition and its relationship to the world in which we live.

Our disciplines focus on the study of humankind and teach students to:
  • understand the world of human diversity,
  • learn how people of different cultures interact and relate,
  • understand social and cultural behavior,
  • examine individuals and their race, gender, age, education, occupation, economics, politics, religion, families, marriages, and all other characteristics of human beings,
  • study the physical characteristics of the landscape,
  • understand human interactions with the land
  • civic engagement and responsibility through service learning

In addition, we include two disciplines that direct students to specific professions: Social Work and Education. Social work is a profession that strives to enhance the social functioning of all people and promotes the development of environmental conditions that will help people achieve their maximum potential. Our Social work program offers a two year transfer degree, modules for working paraprofessionals, and includes courses in chemical dependence and report writing. The MCC School of Education serves students interested in becoming teachers or teacher aides and provides professional development opportunities for practicing teachers, including state approved ESL and Reading Specialists. Included in our education program are courses in elementary education, secondary education, English as a second language, multicultural education, and special education.

To find out more about individual areas within the department click on any of the following:

ETHNIC STUDIES

ANTHROPOLOGY/ARCHAEOLOGY

 Faculty
SOCIOLOGY

GEOGRAPHY/GIS

 Course Descriptions
SOCIAL WORK

Events

Global Citizenship Academic Certificate
The interdisciplinary nature of the department has led to the creation of a Global Citizenship Academic Certificate. The certificate is a program intended to assist students in understanding the interconnectedness of peoples and societies, developing a general knowledge of history and world events, accept the existence of different cultural values and attitudes, and celebrate the richness of human diversity. It enhances student’s understanding of the world around them and current social issues such as economic and social justice, human and civil rights, world and regional conflicts, environmental degradation, cultural diversity, and political change.
Contact Paul Harasha or Shereen Lerner for more information.

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Consider summer school in China, Xalapa, Mexico, Ireland, or Guanajuato, Mexico!

 

To obtain more information about the Cultural Science Department, contact the office at 461-7060 or find building number 14 on the southwest corner of the campus. You may also send email to our department secretary, Mary Schwenck, who loves virtual communication and will get back to you as soon as she can!