![Counseling session](/sites/default/files/styles/375x164/public/2020-08/iStock-1161351672.jpg?h=8d2aaca2&itok=gLNfbiqH)
Department of Social Sciences
![Social Sciences](/sites/default/files/styles/440x333/public/2020-07/social-sciences.jpg?h=27d057f9&itok=jiW4Ylgg)
Overview
To protect and learn. The department of Social Sciences offers undergraduate programs in behavioral science, sociology, legal studies and criminal justice, which provide skills and education in a broad array of applied and professional fields. In addition, Mercy offers graduate programs in health services management.
Students are part of an academic environment where they have the opportunity to learn from distinguished full-time faculty and professionals in their fields with years of practical knowledge.
Our programs offer internship and learning on location experiences within diverse professional settings. Students are prepared to excel at careers in a variety of settings including: human services, business, government, the legal and criminal justice fields, education and health care.
![NYC skyline](/sites/default/files/styles/440x333/public/2020-08/NYC-skyline.jpg?h=cab9b8cd&itok=PrFjd7Qp)
B.S. in Criminal Justice Now Available in Manhattan
We've expanded our groundbreaking criminal justice program to our newly remodeled Manhattan campus. Learn about the ins and outs of the legal system in the heart of the greatest city in the world.
![DHS Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/440x333/public/2022-06/DHS_Logo.jpg?h=af4ce5f3&itok=CtsHcyRr)
Program Spotlight
Program Spotlight: Homeland Security
Add a specialization to your 91女神 Criminal Justice degree in the science of Homeland Security. This newly approved program specialization will give you the tools to graduate ready to protect the country from global threats.
Important Information
-
Behavioral Science,鈥疊achelor's Degree
-
Behavioral Science: Community Health,鈥疊achelor's Degree
-
Behavioral Science: Health Services Management,鈥疊achelor's Degree
-
Behavioral Science: Gerontology, Bachelor's Degree
-
Criminal Justice,鈥疊achelor's Degree
-
Criminal Justice: Forensics, Bachelor's Degree
-
Criminal Justice: Homeland Security, Bachelor's Degree
-
International Relations and Diplomacy,鈥疊achelor's Degree
-
Legal Studies,鈥疊achelor's Degree
-
Legal Studies: Paralegal Studies,鈥疊achelor's Degree
-
Legal Studies: Political Science,鈥疊achelor's Degree
-
Sociology,鈥疊achelor's Degree
- Health Services Management,鈥疢aster of Public Administration Degree
- Health Services Management,鈥疢aster's Degree
- Criminal Justice, Master's Degree
Full-Time Faculty
Eduardo Albrecht
- MaH 209
- ealbrecht@mercy.edu
- (914) 674-3025
Dorothy Balancio
- MaH 205
- DBalancio@mercy.edu
- (914) 674-7665
Donna Drumm
- MaH 209
- ddrumm@mercy.edu
- (914) 674-7441
Brian Kelly
- VIC 100H
- bkelly18@mercy.edu
Chelsea Kuo
- MaH 202
- ckuo@mercy.edu
- (914) 674-7649
Illya Lichtenberg
- MaH B11
- ilichtenberg@mercy.edu
- (914) 674-3038
Charles Lieberman
- MT-323
- clieberman2@mercy.edu
Elizabeth Pete
- MaH 210
- epete@mercy.edu
- (914) 674-7605
Part-Time Faculty
Michiko Kuroda
- MaH 209
- mkuroda@mercy.edu
- (914) 674-7696
Jessica LeMaine
Denise Poulin
Ann Visconti
- MaH 111
- avisconti@mercy.edu
- (914) 674-7567