The Science discipline sponsors an annual science lecture series, featuring lectures given by eminent scientists in their fields of expertise. It includes the systematic study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings. Sociologists are involved in the scientific analysis of social institutions as a functioning whole and as they relate to the rest of society. Like all the social sciences, sociology is an integral part of any liberal arts education. Careers in government, university teaching, social research in both the public and private sector are available for students majoring in this area.
Sociology is an essential field of study in any social work or probation officer programs.
Since speech is the primary means of communication, the speech discipline strives to develop and enhance this faculty in each student. Courses in speech meet a variety of needs. Students can develop greater competency in spoken American English, improve voice and diction, understand the basics of speech and language, train in debate techniques, interpret literature orally, practice public speaking, study semantics and the political implications of speech, and apply techniques to improve cross-cultural communication. Students enrolled at Rockland can have their hearing tested at the Speech Clinic. Voice, articulation, language and hearing therapy are also available to students at no cost.