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Humanities - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

AN ARTS AND SCIENCES AREA OF CONCENTRATION

APPLICATION CODE 334

For curriculum information, contact the Division of Liberal Studies—Room AC-230—443-518-1620.

This curriculum is designed for students with interdisciplinary interests in the humanities and for students wishing to focus on areas of film, philosophy, or women’s studies. It prepares students for transfer to a four-year institution to further their studies in similar concentrations. Students are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer.

Suggested Semester 1

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGL 121College Composition

3
Gen Ed Core Social & Behavioral Sciences - Critical & Creative Thinking Core

3
Gen Ed Core Mathematics - Quantitative Reasoning Core

3
Humanities Elective Any course with a FILM, HUMN, PHIL, or WMST prefix

3

Ethics Elective - Select 3 credits from the following:

Course NumberTitleCredits
PHIL 101Introduction to Philosophy

3
PHIL 103Introduction to Ethics

3
PHIL 104Experiencing the World's Religions

3
PHIL 201Religions of the World

3
PHIL 203Civility and Virtue Ethics

3
PHIL 260Film and Philosophy

3
WMST 111Introduction to Women's Studies: Women, Gender, and Society

3
WMST 193Introduction to Women's Studies: Women, Art, and Culture

3

Suggested Semester 2

Course NumberTitleCredits
Gen Ed Core Arts & Humanities - Critical & Creative Thinking Core

3
Gen Ed Core Biological & Physical Sciences - Scientific Reasoning Core

3
Gen Ed Core Technological Literacy Core

3
Humanities Elective Any course with a FILM, HUMN, PHIL, or WMST prefix

6

Suggested Semester 3

Course NumberTitleCredits
Gen Ed Core Biological & Physical Sciences - Scientific Reasoning Core w/ Lab

4
Gen Ed Core Information Literacy Core

3
Elective General Electives

2
Humanities Elective Any course with a FILM, HUMN, PHIL, or WMST prefix

6

Suggested Semester 4

Course NumberTitleCredits
Gen Ed Core Arts & Humanities - Oral & Expressive Communication Core

3
Gen Ed Core Social & Behavioral Sciences - Global Competency Core

3
Humanities Elective Any course with a FILM, HUMN, PHIL, or WMST prefix

9

Total Credit Hours: 60

A graduate should be able to

  1. Identify, understand, evaluate, and apply ethical reasoning.
  2. Demonstrate intellectual curiosity, open-mindedness, and tolerance for ambiguity, as applicable to the humanities.
  3. Demonstrate awareness of the ways in which people throughout the ages and in different cultures have sought to clarify the human experience.
  4. Demonstrate perceptual awareness and aesthetic sensitivity to humanistic ideas and expressions.