Social Sciences, Administration and Health Core
Welcome to the Social Sciences, Administration and Health Core (SSAH). Here you can explore the traditional behavioral and social sciences disciplines, complete your Associate’s or pursue a degree path to continue your academic career at a four-year college or university. You will select at least 15 credits from any of the discipline courses or individual courses within the core, including at least 3 credits at the 200 level.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, a student will be able to:
- 在社会和行为科学学科中展示对历史和当代问题的知识。
- Apply quantitative and qualitative methods for understanding human behavior.
- Explain philosophical or cultural issues associated with different social and behavioral science disciplines.
- Analyze knowledge, theories, literature, and methods of a Social Sciences discipline.
- Communicate complex ideas using multiple modes of effective communication, including digital, written, oral and graphic communication.
- Utilize and apply multi-disciplinary methods of inquiry from the social and behavioral sciences in response to a problem, task, or experience.
- Reflect on and assess their own learning as it applies to themselves as scholars and engaged citizens rooted in the behavioral and social sciences.
Program Advising
学术建议帮助学生实现他们的教育和职业目标。定期与你的学术顾问见面，讨论你的学术计划，确保你顺利毕业和/或转学。课程建议指南概述了学位要求，旨在补充建议过程。
Curriculum
As a General Studies SSAH major, you will develop an interdisciplinary course of study emphasizing the behavioral and social sciences, administration and/or health disciplines, including Criminal Justice and Hospitality Management. The SSAH Core is designed to encourage student to explore these disciplines while deepening their knowledge through a selected academic focus.
You can pursue a specific area of focus or design your own focus.
Choose a discipline option below to learn more about suggested courses, program advising, transfer opportunities, and career information.
- Anthropology*
- Economics
- Homeland Security Certificate plus A.A. Degree
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
*Please meet with your counseling advisor and/or instructional advisor for more guidance.
Using the course sequence below as a starting point, meet with a general studies program advisor to choose your courses and design your own focus.
The suggested course sequence is listed below for General Studies: Social Sciences, Administration, and Health
- All students should review the advising guide andconsult an advisor.
- Find out about related programs and course in theFields of Studysection.
- Most courses have either assessment levels that must be met or prerequisites (courses that must be taken first). Part-time students and those who need to meet assessment levels or take prerequisite courses will take longer to complete a degree. An advisor will help make sure you are taking your courses in the right order.
- All degree-seeking students must take a central group ofGeneral Educationcourses in English, mathematics, arts, behavioral and social sciences, humanities, and science. These courses are included in the suggested course sequence below.
Suggested Course Sequence
All students should review theProgram Advising Guideandconsult an advisor.
First Semester
- ENGL 101 - Introduction to College Writing3 semester hours
- Mathematics Foundation3 semester hours‡
- Behavioral and Social Sciences Distribution3 semester hours(BSSD)**
- Natural Science Distribution with or without Lab3 semester hours (NSD)
- General Education Institutional Requirement3 semester hours(GEIR)
Second Semester
- English Foundation 3 semester hours (ENGF) ‡
- Behavioral and Social Sciences Distribution 3 semester hours(BSSD) **
- Humanities Distribution 3 semester hours (HUMD)
- Natural Sciences Distribution with Lab 4 semester hours(NSLD)
- Elective 3 semester hours ‡‡
Third Semester
- Arts Distribution 3 semester hours (ARTD)
- SSAH Core Course 1 3 semester hours
- SSAH Core Course 2 3 semester hours
- General Education Institutional Requirement 3 semester hours (GEIR)
- Elective 3 semester hours ‡‡
Fourth Semester
- SSAH Core Course 3 3 semester hours
- SSAH Core Course 4 3 semester hours
- SSAH Core Course 5 3 semester hours
- Elective 3 semester hours ‡‡
- Elective 2 semester hours ‡‡
*ENGL 101/ENGL 011if needed forENGL 102/ENGL 103, or select an elective.
** Behavioral and social sciences distribution (BSSD) courses must come from different disciplines.
‡ Students should attempt ENGL and MATH foundation requirements within completion of the first 24 credits of college-level work or at the completion of any prerequisite or required non-credit coursework.
‡‡ Any credit hours beyond the minimum General Education credit hours (31) or core courses are counted toward elective credit hours.
NOTE: Exact semester credit counts may vary based on specific course selections.
Related Programs and Courses
In addition to General Studies - SSAH, MC offers degrees in the following related areas:
- Business A.A.
- Criminal Justice A.A.S.*
- Education A.A.S
- Education A.A.T.
- International Studies, A.A.
- Physical Education, A.A.
- Hospitality Management, A.A.S.
Montgomery College also offers the following certificates:
MC offers a wide variety ofnoncredit classesdesigned to help you upgrade your skills, pursue career training, or learn something new.