Find out more about Associate of Arts in Behavioral Science

Program Details

An online associate’s degree in Behavioral Science from Northeast Community College can be an asset in human services fields such as psychology, sociology, social work, and counseling. Classes are designed to transfer into a four-year college or university program. Employment available immediately after graduation with this degree includes health and human services aide, case aide, and community support worker.

Students will receive a strong foundation in the principles, concepts, and theories of psychology and sociology. Courses discuss how psychological and sociological principles can be applied to personal, social, and organizational issues. 

Classes focus on topics including:

• Issues of unity and diversity
• Lifespan psychology
• Sociology of deviant behavior
• Social problems
• Abnormal psychology

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