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Social Science

General Education

Welcome to Social Sciences at Delaware Tech where you will have the opportunity to work in a partnership with instructors and fellow students to achieve excellence in social science skills that will assist you in your program of choice. We offer a supportive learning environment for all of your courses, and you will have access to instructors and resources to assist you in mastery of the social sciences. We look forward to working with you and wish you continued success. Thank you for choosing Delaware Technical Community College.

These courses are offered at the Dover, Georgetown, Stanton, and Wilmington campuses.

How We Can Help You Succeed

  • We have dedicated instructors.
  • Our class sizes are small and allow for interaction with classmates and instructors.
  • We provide a variety of sections of social science courses.
  • We teach through many delivery methods including online courses,distributed format courses, and eight-week distributed format courses.
  • Our classes are available in four locations throughout Delaware for your convenience.

What You Will Learn

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Related Associate Degree Programs

Every associate degree major requires at least one social sciences course.

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Campus-Specific Social Science Information
  • Dover
  • Georgetown
  • Stanton
  • Wilmington

Contact Georgetown:

Michael D. McKain
Department Chair, Instructor,
and Program Advisor
mmckain1@dtcc.edu
(302) 259-6248

Contact Dover:

Andrew Williams
Department Chair, Instructor,
and Program Advisor
awillia5@dtcc.edu
(302) 857-1780

Contact Stanton:

Jesse Johnson
Department Chair, Instructor,
and Program Advisor
jjohns97@dtcc.edu
(302) 454-3984

Contact Wilmington:

Michelle Smith
Department Chair, Instructor,
and Program Advisor
msmit164@dtcc.edu
(302) 657-5193

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