Courses in the social sciences prepare students to engage within human society. Through courses such as economics, political science, anthropology, sociology, history, and psychology, students may gain a better understanding of how the world around them works.

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America. Panama offers many universities and high schools that are bi-lingual and world class. There's an ongoing project called City of Knowledge, that consists of several educational programmes in the old installations of a former US military base (Clayton).