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Welcome to the Sociology and Social Work Programs at Western Wyoming Community College. These programs offers a variety of opportunities for students, staff, and community members. Faculty have a variety of interests and specializations and bring their wide range of expertise to the classroom. They are devoted to approaching their classes and research through a local as well as global perspective, preparing students for life in the 21st century.
The discipline of Sociology is an exciting field of study that offers the opportunity to learn about the human experience and its connection to individuals and an increasingly globalized world. The Associate degree in Sociology with a Sociology emphasis is intended for students with a wide variety of interests, including inequality, race, gender, immigration, culture, education, poverty, crime, law, business, journalism, and politics. It is also designed for transfer to other university programs around the country. The concepts and skills students learn encourage critical thinking and emphasize the link between sociological principles and their application in students’ lives, future careers, and the real world more generally. Students will learn how social problems are constructed, recognize the interrelation of individual behavior and societal trends, and evaluate and make arguments concerning issues in and beyond the United States. A student who obtains an Associate’s degree in Sociology may find employment in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors in a wide variety of capacities. For example, graduates may work as a caseworker for children and victims of abuse or neglect, an academic mentor (such as through AmeriCorps), a paralegal or lawyer, in immigration services, an instructor/professor at a college or university, a news reporter, a researcher, as a public or human relations specialist, a librarian, or in marketing development.
Social Work is a varied discipline that seeks to attain satisfying relationships and offer a broad range of services and resources at the individual, local, state, and federal level. The Associate’s degree in Sociology with a Social Work emphasis is intended for students who are interested in helping populations of varying of ages, backgrounds, and needs. The concepts and skills students learn will prepare them to directly transfer into a Social Work program, understand the roles of a social worker and various service delivery systems, identify careers of interest in Social Work, hear from individuals working in a multitude of sectors within Social Work, and connect principles in Social Work to their application in the real world. Students can expect employment in a wide range of interest areas, including as a case manager for various service programs, an addiction practitioner for victims of substance abuse, a community developer, in residential homes for the disabled or elderly, in labor unions, a human relations specialist, an instructor/professor at a college or university, or as a health care provider.
As programs in the Division of Social Science and Education, the Sociology and Social Work Programs serve students across campus. All courses offered in these programs help students achieve Western Wyoming Community College's five goals of student success. That is, they prepare students to communicate competently, retrieve information, see issues from multiple perspectives, solve problems and develop life skills
This program prepares students for pursuing careers and degrees in Sociology and Social Work. It is intended for students wanting to work with and learn about diverse populations and who have a wide variety of interests, including inequality, race, gender, immigration, education, crime, law, business, and politics. Degrees in the Sociology and Social Work Programs are designed to transfer to other universities around the country. The concepts and skills students learn encourage critical thinking and emphasize the link between program principles and their application in students’ lives, future careers, and the real world more generally. Students who earn a degree in these fields open the door to many diverse career opportunities.
