Bedford Hills and Taconic College Programs
The Bedford Hills College Program (BHCP) and Taconic College Program (TCP) offer courses leading to an Associate of Arts degree in Social Sciences and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and Human Rights. Marymount Manhattan College is the sole degree-granting institution of the BHCP, which also includes college-prep courses in writing and math.
Eligibility
BHCP and TCP applicants must have either a high school diploma or a GED and take placement exams in math, reading, and essay writing. Test scores help determine placement in either credit or non-credit preparatory courses.
The MMC Experience at Bedford Hills and Taconic
We offer a rich slate of academic and extracurricular activities to enhance BHCP and TCP students’ college experience, including guest speakers and skills enhancement workshops. Students also share their creative work in Read Arounds, writing workshops, and poetry slams.
Since 2006, we host the Crossing Borders Academic Conference at the BHCP facility every 1-2 years, where professors and students—from outside the facility and in—present their work on a wide variety of subjects. The event attracts about 200 attendees, and its importance to students cannot be overstated. The conference is a reminder that they are important and respected members of a larger learning community.
MMC also holds Inside/Out Art Exhibits at the BHCP facility, showcasing artwork form BHCP, MMC, and consortium college students, and publishes The Insider newsletter, designed to serve the facility’s whole population, not just students. Current and past BHCP students comprise the editorial board, write the articles, and design the layout of the newsletter.
Academic Programs:
Major: Social Sciences, A.A., 60 Credits
Major: Politics and Human Rights, B.A., 43 Credits
Major: Social Sciences, A.A., 60 Credits
General Education: 21 Credits; Major: 24 Credits; Elective Credits: 15 Credits
Learning Goals for the Major in Social Sciences
After completing the sociology major, students will be able to:
- Evaluate quantitative and qualitative research articles in the field.
- Design, implement and present, orally and in writing, valid, reliable, and ethically sound research that is original and empirical.
- Analyze social situations utilizing different theoretical perspectives implicit in the sociological imagination.
General Education Requirements (18-21 credits)
| WRIT 101 | Writing Seminar I | 3 |
| | and | |
| WRIT 102 | Writing Seminar II | 3 |
| | or | |
| WRIT 201 | Advanced Writing Seminar | 3 |
| MATH 113 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| | or | |
| MATH 129 | Intermediate Algebra | 3 |
| DS1: Studies in Creative Expression | |
| DS2: Studies in Literature and Language | |
| DS3: Studies in Natural Science and Mathematics | |
| DS4: Studies in Psychology, Philosophy and Religious Studies | |
Major Requirements (24 credits)
| PHR 101 | Foundations of Social and Political Inquiry | 3 |
| | or | |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| EWL 136/PHR 136 | Social Issues in Literature | 3 |
| IS 150/ECO 150 | Economy, Society and the State | 3 |
| IS 207 | World Geography | 3 |
| PS 106 | Introduction to U.S. Politics | 3 |
HIST
| One History Elective | 3 |
SOC
| Two Sociology Electives | 6 |
Open Electives (15-18 credits)
Major: Politics and Human Rights, B.A., 43 Credits
General Education: 42 Credits; Major: 43 Credits; Elective Credits: 35 Credits
Learning Goals for the Major in Politics and Human Rights
After completing the Politics and Human Rights major, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the history and content of politics and human rights.
- Situate political human rights issues in a historical context.
- Apply multiple theoretical approaches to politics and human rights.
- Evaluate issues of politics and human rights in various contexts, and within their own experience.
Foundations (6 credits)
| PHR 101 | Foundations of Social and Political Inquiry | 3 |
| IS 150/ECO 150 | Economy, Society and the State | 3 |
| | or | |
| PS 106 | Introduction to U.S. Politics | 3 |
Theory and Methods (10 credits)
Experiential Learning (6 credits)
Take two of the following: