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Humanities Learning Outcomes

The humanities are an expression of what humankind over the centuries has felt, thought and created in the search for answers to questions about personal identity, origin and the meaning of life. The humanities prepare students for a lifetime of inquiry, thereby enriching their own life experience now and in the future.

By studying the humanities, students will:

Engage effectively in creative or interpretive skills and processes.
Demonstrate the ability to discover larger patterns or relationships, discriminate among multiple views, and make connections to other times and peoples, their works, beliefs and cultures.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate one’s understanding and knowledge with clarity and persuasiveness—orally, visually and/or in writing.

Students must earn a minimum of three credits from the following list in order to meet the general education requirement for associate degree programs.

COM* 101:&nbsp;Introduction to Mass Communication 3 Credits
COM* 154:&nbsp;Film Study and Appreciation 3 Credits
COM* 172:&nbsp;Interpersonal Communication 3 Credits
COM* 173:&nbsp;Public Speaking 3 Credits
COM* 209:&nbsp;Gender and Communication 3 Credits
COM* 229:&nbsp;Creative Writing, Non Fiction. 3 Credits
COM* 278:&nbsp;Group Communication 3 Credits
ENG* 110:&nbsp;Introduction to Literature 3 Credits
ENG* 200:&nbsp;Advanced Composition 3 Credits
ENG* 263:&nbsp;Women in Poetry 3 Credits
ENG* 282:&nbsp;Creative Writing: Poetry 3 Credits
ENG* 283:&nbsp;Creative Writing: Fiction 3 Credits
ESL* 165:&nbsp;ESL Writing & Reading I 4 Credits
ESL* 166:&nbsp;ESL Writing & Reading II 4 Credits
FRE* 111:&nbsp;Elementary French I 4 Credits
FRE* 112:&nbsp;Elementary French II 4 Credits
FRE* 211:&nbsp;Intermediate French I 4 Credits
FRE* 212:&nbsp;Intermediate French II 4 Credits
HUM* 101:&nbsp;Introduction to the Humanities 3 Credits
HUM* 125:&nbsp;Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies 3 Credits
HUM* 172:&nbsp;Harlem Renaissance 3 Credits
IDS* 201:&nbsp;Explore [Theme] 3 Credits
PHL* 101:&nbsp;Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credits
PHL* 103:&nbsp;Who Are We?: Theories of Human Nature 3 Credits
PHL* 106:&nbsp;Great Human Ideas: Truth, Goodness, Beauty, Liberty, Equality, and Justice 3 Credits
PHL* 111:&nbsp;Ethics 3 Credits
PHL* 131:&nbsp;Logic 3 Credits
PHL* 151:&nbsp;World Religions 3 Credits
PHL* 153:&nbsp;Buddhist Philosophy 3 Credits
PHL* 163:&nbsp;Chinese Philosophy 3 Credits
PHL* 211:&nbsp;Reading Aristotle: The Ethics of Happiness 3 Credits
SPA* 108:&nbsp;Elementary Spanish I & II 8 Credits
SPA* 111:&nbsp;Elementary Spanish I 4 Credits
SPA* 112:&nbsp;Elementary Spanish II 4 Credits
SPA* 130:&nbsp;Spanish Culture 3 Credits
SPA* 131:&nbsp;Hispanic Culture 1, 2 or 3 Credits
SPA* 135:&nbsp;Hispanic Culture and Conversation 3 Credits
SPA* 208:&nbsp;Intermediate Spanish I and II 8 Credits
SPA* 211:&nbsp;Intermediate Spanish I 4 Credits
SPA* 212:&nbsp;Intermediate Spanish II 4 Credits
SPA* 251:&nbsp;Advanced Spanish I 4 Credits
SPA* 252:&nbsp;Advanced Spanish II 4 Credits