HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM PLANNING SHEET 2015-2016
SOCIOLOGY – SOCIAL WORK TRACK
NAME _______________________________
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE●OPTION IN ARTS & SCIENCES
Required Courses
Req’d
Credit
3
ENG 101 (GE)
3
ENG 109
3
PSY 101 (GB)
3
SOC 101 (GB)(D)
3
SOC 102 (GB)(D)
3
SOC 200
3
SOC 201 (GB)(D)
3
SOC 214
3
ECON 102 (GB) OR PS 101 (GB)
OR PS 102 (GB)
3
***HISTORY ELEC (GB)
3
MATH ELEC (GM)**/^
3
ARTS/HUMANITIES ELEC (GH)
3
ARTS/HUMANITIES ELEC (GH)
3
*BIO/PHYS LAB SCI ELEC (GL)
4
BIO/PHYS SCI ELEC (GS)^^
3
#SOCIAL WORK TRACK ELEC
3
****GENERAL ELEC
3
****GENERAL ELEC
3
PHYS ED ELEC
1
PHYS ED ELEC
1
TOTAL
60
Trans.
Credit
Mil./Test
Credit
Remaining Requirements/
Comments
TOTAL CREDITS
REMAINING FOR DEGREE:
SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR CATALOG PROGRAM INFORMATION AND SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS.
Prepared by_____________________________________Date________________
It is the student’s responsibility to APPLY FOR GRADUATION (degree or certificate) by the published deadlines:
March 1 for May graduation; June 1 for August graduation; and October 1 for December graduation.
CMST 101 (GI)
HCC
Credit
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE – OPTION IN ARTS & SCIENCES
SOCIOLOGY
Social Work Track - OPTION IN ARTS AND SCIENCES
Award: Associate of Arts Degree – Option in Arts & Sciences
No. of credits required: 60
For more information: Contact Jan Brewer, LCSW-C, 443-412-2636,
jbrewer@harford.edu; or Dr. Sharon Stowers, 443-412-2059;
stowers@harford.edu; or Advising, Career, and Transfer Services,
443-412-2301.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Sociology program prepares students for a wide variety of careers
in government, business, and non-profit organizations, such as research
and demography, clinical and counseling services, applied
anthropology, and human services. Students can choose from three
track concentrations that have been developed to facilitate transfer to
baccalaureate programs in sociology, social work, or anthropology.
PROGRAM GOALS
Upon completion of the sociology program, students will be able to:
1. Apply basic concepts and theories of the discipline to various
social structures.
2.
Compose research papers employing appropriate information
literacy skills and using standard writing formats such as
APA.
3.
Identify patterns of human behavior and apply appropriate
human constructs through their participation in an
experiential learning activity.
4.
Perform successfully in a baccalaureate program.
Identify and employ the Council on Social Work Education’s
(CSWE) ten core competency standards and practice
behaviors for Generalist Social Work practice.
# Social Work Track Elective
(Choose one course)
SOC 213
Criminology (same course as CJ 213)
3
CJ 101
Introduction to Criminal Justice
3
PSY 208
Alcohol/Drugs: Impact on Behavior
3
PSY 212
The Helping Relationship
3
2015 - 2016
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Recommended Course Sequence
First Semester
SOC 101
Introduction to Sociology
ENG 101
English Composition
PSY 101
General Psychology
Biological/Physical Lab Science Elective
Semester Total
Credits
*
Second Semester
SOC 102
Social Problems
ENG 109
English Composition: Research Writing
SOC 200
Introduction to Social Work
Mathematics Elective
**/^
General Elective ****
Semester Total
Third Semester
SOC 201
Marriage and the Family
CMST 101 Speech Fundamentals
SOC 214
Juvenile Delinquency
Arts/Humanities Elective
General Elective ****
Physical Education Elective
Semester Total
3
3
3
4
13
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
15
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
1
16
5.
TRANSFER INFORMATION
Students have options for transfer to many institutions, both in
Maryland and across the United States.
EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, positions for sociologists
are expected to grow through 2020. Employment for social workers,
especially, is expected to increase faster than average (25%) 20102020.
Note: The following codes identify courses which satisfy the General
Education Degree Requirements:
Behavioral/Social Science+
English Composition
Arts/Humanities+
Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues
Biological/Physical Laboratory Science
Mathematics
Biological/Physical Science
+
For AS, AA, and AAT degrees, Behavioral/Social Science and
Arts/Humanities electives must be selected from two different
disciplines.
Fourth Semester
ECON 102 Microeconomics
or
PS 101
American National Government
or
PS 102
State and Local Government
Social Work Track Elective #
Arts/Humanities Elective
History Elective
***
Biological/Physical Science Elective
^^
Physical Education Elective
Semester Total
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
1
16
* BIO 100 (Fundamentals of Biology) or BIO 120 (General Biology) is
recommended.
** MATH 216 (Introduction to Statistics) is recommended if transfer is
planned.
*** History elective should be chosen to satisfy the requirements of the
institution to which transfer is planned.
**** Electives should be chosen according to personal and career
interests or to the requirements of the institution to which transfer is
planned. It is suggested students take 3-9 credits of foreign language.
^ A four credit course in mathematics
may be substituted.
^^ A four credit Biological/Physical Science Lab
course may be
substituted.