Civic Engagement and Community Leadership
The Civic Engagement and Community Leadership Track at Mount Wachusett Community College provides students with the opportunity to earn an Associate Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences. Upon completion of the program, students are prepared to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a baccalaureate degree. The Civic Engagement and Community Leadership Track offers a student the opportunity to explore their social responsibility while completing a core curriculum used for transfer. Students will gain knowledge in a variety of disciplines including math, science, the humanities and the social sciences.
Civic Engagement and Community Leadership Track (LACE)
A Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Both civic knowledge and civic engagement are necessary to democracy. The Civic Engagement and Community Leadership track embodies this relationship; the material learned within a broad liberal arts and sciences curriculum is applied to current social, political, and economic issues. Students acquire the skills, wisdom, and knowledge needed to make a difference in the civic life of their communities and the world. In addition, this program meets the requirements for the MassTransfer block agreement, which makes it a good fit for students planning to transfer to a four-year college. The subject matter of this concentration is relevant to most four-year degree programs, including economics, regional planning, business, philosophy, environmental science, history, political science, or government.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENG 101 | College Writing I | 3 |
| MAT 143 | Statistics(or higher) | 3 |
| PHL 110 | Logic | 3 |
| SOC 103 | Introduction To Sociology | 3 |
| Science Elective 1 | 3-4 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 102 | College Writing II | 3 |
| SPC 113 | Speech | 3 |
| Applied Ethics Elective I | 3 | |
| Lab Science Elective 2 | 4 | |
| General Elective I 3 | 3 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Social and Cultural Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Civics Elective I | 3 | |
| Culturally Diverse Philosophy Elective | 3 | |
| Literature Elective 4 | 3 | |
| General Elective II 3 | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 290 | Advanced Writing and Research | 3 |
| ISC 225 or 120 | Professional Internship (or Community Service Learning Initiative) | 3 |
| Civics Elective II | 3 | |
| Applied Ethics Elective II | 3 | |
| Culturally Diverse Literature Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credits: | 61-62 | |
Applied Ethics Electives
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| BUS 105 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| CIS 136 | Data Ethics | 3 |
| HUM 212 | Medical Ethics | 3 |
| PHL 135 | Applied Ethics | 3 |
| PHL 215 | Ethics and Animals | 3 |
| PHL 218 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
Social and Cultural Studies Electives
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| ANT 111 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| SOC 150 | Cultural Awareness | 3 |
| SOC 204 | Sociology of the African American | 3 |
| SOC 205 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SSC 120 | Perspectives On Leadership | 3 |
Civics Electives
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| GEO 129 | World And Cultural Geography | 3 |
| HIS 113 | History Of Contemporary Issues | 3 |
| HIS 121 | History Of The Constitution | 3 |
| HIS 123 | History Of Modern America | 3 |
| HIS 125 | American Ethnic History | 3 |
| HIS 201 | History of United States I | 3 |
| HIS 202 | History of United States II | 3 |
| HIS 240 | History Of Ideas | 3 |
| LAW 101 | Introduction To Law | 3 |
| POL 210 | American International Relations | 3 |
| POL 211 | Introduction to American Government and Politics | 3 |
| POL 250 | Political Thought In America | 3 |
Culturally Diverse Philosophy Electives
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| PHL 180 | World Philosophy | 3 |
| PHL 201 | Introduction To Philosophical Issues | 3 |
| PHL 210 | Levels Of Being | 3 |
| PHL 220 | Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PHL 250 | Moral Philosophy | 3 |
Culturally Diverse Literature Electives
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| ENG 202 | American Immigrant Literature | 3 |
| ENG 212 | Comics as Literature | 3 |
| ENG 221 | Women's Literature | 3 |
| ENG 230 | From P-Town to Great Barrington: A Virtual Journey with Massachusetts Poets | 3 |
| ENG 234 | Norse Mythology and the Viking World | 3 |
| ENG 235 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENG 236 | Modern Drama | 3 |
| ENG 237 | Queer Voices in Literature | 3 |
| ENG 261 | The Short Story | 3 |
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Science Electives: See Elective Courses by Abbreviation.
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Lab Science Electives: See Elective Courses by Abbreviation.
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General Electives: See General Electives Exceptions
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Literature Electives: See Elective Courses by Abbreviation.
See Civic Engagement and Community Leadership program student learning outcomes and technical standards
Transfer Options
For transfer options, please click here. It is recommended that you also consult with your academic advisor.
MassTransfer
Students who plan to transfer to a Massachusetts state university or a University of Massachusetts campus may be eligible to transfer under the MassTransfer agreement, which provides transfer advantages to those who qualify.
Please click here for MassTransfer information.
Special Requirements
Technical standards must be met with or without accommodations.
Program Student Learning Outcomes for LACE
Upon graduation from this program, students shall have the ability to:
- Formulate clear and precise questions about complex problems and ideas relevant to a variety of disciplines—math, science, the humanities, and the social sciences—and gather, assess, and interpret information to arrive at well-reasoned conclusions and solutions.
- Demonstrate an understanding of complex written texts that demand an appreciation of subtext, irony, metaphor, and the subtlety and nuances of language.
- Successfully complete a substantial research paper that demonstrates the ability to formulate a research question, conduct research using the library’s databases, and synthesize information from a variety of sources into a cohesive and in-depth analysis of a topic.
- Demonstrate knowledge of historic, social, and cultural backgrounds necessary for understanding their own and other societies with an emphasis on important ideas and events that have shaped, and continue to shape, their world.
- Demonstrate scientific literacy, which can be defined as the matrix of knowledge needed to understand enough about the universe to deal with issues that come across the horizon of the average citizen, in the news or elsewhere.
- Demonstrate a broad exposure to, and an understanding of, the differences and similarities in the various academic disciplines within their Liberal Arts education.
- Successfully transfer to a baccalaureate degree granting institution if desired, with the proper educational foundation for transition into a chosen field of study.
Capstone Course for LACE
ENG 290 Advanced Writing and Research is the required capstone course for some Liberal Arts & Sciences majors and is to be taken after successfully completing ENG 101 College Writing I, ENG 102 College Writing II and at least 45 college-level credits.
Technical Standards1 for LACE
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For general information about technical standards and accommodation, see Technical Standards.
Students entering these programs must be able to demonstrate the ability to:
- Comprehend textbook material at the 11th grade level.
- Communicate and assimilate information either in spoken, printed, signed, or computer voice format.
- Gather, analyze, and draw conclusions from data.
- Work as a member of a team.