Union County College

Department of Economics, Government, and History

Prof. James Brophy, MA, Chair

As Chair of the Economics, Government, History Department at Union County College, I welcome you to our departments website.  Our programs in American Studies, Urban Studies, International Studies offer a two-year Associate Degree.  We have a new one-year certificate program in Public Policy.  Our multi-discipline department provides both elective and required courses in economics, government, geography, Western Civilization, American History, Afro-American History, and philosophy.  For the first time we are offering a new course in Logic and Critical Thinking.

Our department is staffed by nine full-time members and twenty adjunct faculty.  All have at least their Masters degrees in their subject areas and many have doctorates.  We are a highly professional department geared mainly toward the transfer student.  Our courses fulfill the general education requirements in the humanities, history, diversity studies, and social sciences at transfer institutions as well as being the survey courses for those majoring in our discipline areas.

You may reach our faculty directly via the link provided on this WEB page. If you have any questions about our Department, please contact me by e-mail at brophy@ucc.edu or phone at (908) 709-7191. You may also call our Department Secretary, Mrs. Loren Ventrice, at (908) 709-7579.

We sponsor continuing education, travel credit courses, outside speakers, seminars, visits to our museums and historic sites.

If you would like information about our courses and programs, contact my secretary, Mrs. Loren Ventrice at (908) 709-7579 or me at (908) 709-7191.

Best wishes for your success at Union County College,

James Brophy, MA, Chair, Economics, Government, and History Department