Concentrations

Liberal Arts and Sciences: Humanities and Social Sciences Concentrations

Concentrations offer focused Literature, Music, Theatre, and Writing electives for enhanced career and transfer opportunities. Enrollment in these concentrations is only available to students matriculated in the Liberal Arts and Sciences: Humanities and Social Sciences AA degree.

Concentrations are not majors or required to earn the Liberal Arts/Humanities and Social Sciences degree. Consult with an academic advisor before scheduling courses for a concentration.

Consult with an academic advisor before scheduling courses for a concentration.

Early Childhood

This program is designed for students seeking the flexibility of a Liberal Arts A.A. degree with specific coursework in Early Childhood Education.

To complete the concentration, ECH 101, 102, 106, and 110 are required and will fulfill the 8–11 general electives needed for the Liberal Arts degree. MATH 115 and 116 are recommended.

To graduate with an A.A. degree in Liberal Arts with an Early Childhood concentration, the student must demonstrate competency (a grade of C- or higher) in the core early childhood courses (ECH 101, 102, 106, 110, and BEH 101). This requirement applies to students who have transferred credits to Cayuga from other colleges.

Transfer for Early Childhood or Education course credit will be granted only after the Education Coordinator reviews the transcript.
Students must be physically able to perform, safely and satisfactorily, the duties associated with caring for and educating children from birth to eight years of age.

Cayuga has an articulation agreement for transfer to Keuka College. In addition, transfer arrangements have been made with SUNY Cortland, SUNY Oswego, and SUNY Fredonia.

Note: A prior felony conviction may hinder a student’s ability to enroll in a course or complete the requirements of certain academic programs and/or meet the criteria for licensure required by certain professions. Students may be required to have police and child-abuse clearances, as well as physicals, before beginning field experience classes. Individuals with certain criminal histories will not be able to satisfy the field experience requirements for degree completion. In addition, students are required to submit to alcohol and/or drug testing upon request by the College or any cooperating field placement site. Students who test positive are subject to removal from the field placement and will, therefore, not be able to satisfy the requirements for the completion of the degree. Refusal to submit to the test will result in the student being asked to leave the field placement site and may result in dismissal from the course and/or the program. Students must be able to satisfactorily and safely perform the duties associated with caring for and educating children. Download Technical Standards for Educational Programs.

Education

This program is designed for students who plan to transfer to a bachelor’s degree program at a non-SUNY school to continue their studies in a childhood or adolescence education program.

To complete the Education concentration, the following course is required: EDU 202. In addition, at least 6 credit hours from the following courses are required: EDU 120, PSY 215 or 216, PSY 217, BEH 101, SOC 110
Students must be able to satisfactorily and safely perform the duties associated with caring for and educating children. Technical Standards for the degree may be obtained from the Education Coordinator or the Office of Accessibility Resources. For further information, contact the Division Chair.

Transfer credit for an Early Childhood or Education course will be granted only after the Division Chair reviews the transcript. Because of varying requirements among bachelor’s degree programs, students should contact Cayuga’s transfer counselor or Education coordinator to maximize the transferability of coursework to the desired institution.

Note: Students may be required to have police and child-abuse clearances, as well as physicals, before beginning field experience classes. Individuals with certain criminal histories cannot satisfy the field experience requirements to complete the degree. In addition, students must submit to alcohol and drug testing upon request by the College or any cooperating field placement sites. Students who test positive are subject to removal from the field placement and will, therefore, be unable to satisfy the requirements for completing the degree. Refusal to submit to the test will result in the student being asked to leave the field placement site. It may result in dismissal from the course and the program. Download Technical Standards for Educational Programs.

Health Careers

The concentration in Health Careers is designed for students interested in furthering their education in health-related programs. Coursework includes foundational courses required for many degree programs related to health careers. This concentration would also provide an advising track for students so they can benefit from holistic advisement and support tied to the healthcare workforce.

Organize your concentration in the following way:

COURSES	CREDIT HOURS
PSY 101: Introductory Psychology	3
PSY 212: Developmental Psychology – Life Span	3
SOC 101: Introductory Sociology	3
ENGL 222: Effective Speech: Group Discussion OR ENGL 220: Interpersonal Communications OR ENGL 221 Effective Speech: Public Address	3
Choose one of the following Biology electives: BIOL 100, 101, 203, 204, 216
Choose one of the following Chemistry/Math electives: CHEM 101, CHEM 103, CHEM 104 or MATH 214
Two 4 credits in General Education Natural Science and Scientific Reasoning

History

This concentration is designed for students interested in furthering their education in history, museum studies, or social science research. A concentration in history will benefit those working in or members of historical associations. Our courses are designed to transfer to colleges offering bachelor-level studies. The concentration (depending on the courses chosen) can be oriented to local and regional historical subjects.

A concentration in history requires 12 credit hours of history courses. To qualify for the concentration, students must complete one general education history course and three additional history courses, two of which must be 200-level history courses.

Organize your concentration in the following way:

Organize your concentration in the following way:
COURSES	CREDIT HOURS
Choose one
General Education: HIST 101-112	3
Choose two:
200-level histories	6
Choose one:
course from any history offering.	3

Literature

The concentration in Literature is designed to prepare students for transfer to a bachelor’s degree in English Studies or English Education.

Within an A.A. degree, this concentration requires a minimum of 4 literature courses. Students planning to transfer to a baccalaureate program should contact their future school as early as possible to determine the best course selection from the listed options.

All courses listed below may be used as English, Liberal Arts, or free electives.

Choose 2-4 courses from English 201-207:

Concentration in Literature courses listed in this table may be used as English, Liberal Arts, or free electives. Choose 2-4 courses from English 201-207.
COURSES
ENGL 201	World Literature I *
ENGL 202	World Literature II *
ENGL 203	American Literature to the Late 19th Century
ENGL 204	American Literature Late 19th Century to Present
ENGL 205	English Literature to the 19th Century †
ENGL 206	English Literature 19th Century to Present †
ENGL 207	Shakespeare

Choose 0–2 from the following specialized courses:

Concentration in Literature courses listed in this table may be used as English, Liberal Arts, or free electives. Choose 0–2 from the following specialized courses.
COURSES
ENGL 209	Children’s Literature
ENGL 226	Contemporary American Novels
ENGL 227	Poetry: Poems and Poets
ENGL 230	The Bible as Literature
ENGL 235	Women and Writing
ENGL 237	Film and Literature
ENGL 240	Mythology *
ENGL 245	African-American Literary Traditions
ENGL 247	Native American Myth, Legend, Literature
ENGL 250	Folklore
ENGL 255	Science Fiction and Fantasy
ENGL 291-294	Special Topics

* Meets General Education requirements for Other World Civilizations/The Arts.
† Meets General Education requirements for Western Civilization.

Music

This concentration is designed for students who plan to transfer into Music programs at four-year colleges and universities.

Choose the following to fulfill 9 credits of humanities and 3-6 credits of liberal arts or free electives.

Concentration in Music courses. Choose the following to fulfill 9 credits of humanities and 3-6 credits of liberal arts or free electives.
COURSES		CREDIT HOURS
MUSI 101	Music Appreciation	3
MUSI 200	Applied Music Lessons	2
MUSI 102 OR MUSI 111	Jazz OR Rock	3 OR 3
MUSI 115 OR MUSI 100	Jazz Ensemble OR College Chorus	3 OR 1-3

Psychology

This concentration is designed for students interested in studying psychology, human services, social work, or education upon transfer to a bachelor’s degree program. As a concentration within the Liberal Arts/Humanities and Social Sciences degree, this concentration enables students to choose from various psychology courses offered at Cayuga by selecting courses in the behavioral sciences, liberal arts, or free elective categories.

All students within this concentration must take the prerequisite Psychology 101 (Introductory Psychology), which fulfills a General Education requirement.

Students must take 3 additional psychology courses from the following list.

Note: For all courses except PSY 217, PSY 101 is a prerequisite. Some courses listed may not be offered each semester.

Students must take 3 additional psychology courses from the following list.
COURSES		CREDIT HOURS
PSY 203	Social Psychology	3
PSY 205	Psychology of Personality	3
PSY 206	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSY 210	Psychology of Human Relationships	3
PSY 212	Developmental Psychology – Life Span	3
PSY 215	Child Psychology	3
PSY 216	Adolescent Psychology	3
PSY 217	Introduction to Children with Exceptionalities	3
PSY 223	Introduction to Biological Psychology	3
PSY 291-294	Special Topics in Psychology	3

Due to the nature of the liberal arts components of the degree program, students should expect ease of transfer to similar programs elsewhere. Cayuga’s transfer counselor can assist in planning for transfer to four-year colleges and universities.

Theatre

This concentration is designed for students who plan to transfer into Theatre programs at four-year colleges and universities, students who wish to transfer as English majors or other liberal arts majors, and students who are interested in gaining practice in theater as actors, directors, and technicians.

Choose the following courses to fulfill 3 credit hours of Humanities requirements and 6 credit hours of English or Humanities elective requirements:

Concentration in Theatre courses. Choose the following courses to fulfill 3 credit hours of Humanities requirements and 6 credit hours of English or Humanities elective requirements.
COURSES
THA 101	Introduction to Theatre *
THA 113	Introduction to Technical Theatre *
THA 152	Basic Acting *

In addition, students will elect 1-2 of the following for 3 – 4 hours of Liberal Arts elective credit:

Concentration in Theatre courses. In addition, students will elect 1-2 of the following for 3 – 4 hours of Liberal Arts elective credit.
COURSES
ENGL 207	Shakespeare
THA 110	Theatre Practicum (1-3 credits)
THA 165	Selected Topics in International Theater: The London Theater
THA 210	Creating a Character
THA 291	Special Topics in Theatre (1 credit)
THA 293	Special Topics in Theater (3 credits)

* Meets General Education requirement for The Arts

Writing

Students in this concentration experience varied writing classes in order to understand fundamental differences between writing disciplines and/or to help select writing programs upon transfer. (Within an A.A. degree, this concentration requires a minimum of three writing courses beyond English 101 and 102, totaling 9-13 credits.)

Concentration in Writing courses.
COURSES		CREDIT HOURS
REQUIRED COURSE
ENGL 120	Content Creation for Writers	1
Choose at least three from the writing courses offered below:
ENGL 104	Advanced Expository Writing †	3
ENGL 110	Writing Research in the Discipline †	1
ENGL 121	Content Writers Studio†	1
ENGL 211	Creative Writing *†	3
ENGL 217 OR TELC 204	Writing for the Media † OR Journalism Practicum	3
ENGL 291-294	Selected Topics † (if on the topic of language or writing)	1-4
ENGL 260	Professional Writing Practicum †	3
ENGL 270	Technical Writing † One Writing Intensive (WI) course	3-4

* Designates courses that meet the General Education requirements for Other World Civilizations/The Arts
† Under current catalog guidelines may be used as an English or Liberal Arts elective

A prior felony conviction may hinder a student’s ability to enroll in a course or complete the requirements of certain academic programs and/or meet the criteria for licensure required by certain professions.

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