Humanities: AS

Associate of Science | 61 credits minimum

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Program Description
The Humanities disciplines study the ideas and the meaning-making practices of human cultures, past and present. In seeking to understand the human condition, it prompts empathy, encourages reflection, and demands engagement with complex moral issues. The Humanities explore human experience through examination of texts, performances, art symbols, cultural and historical systems, and other modes of human expression. They most frequently employ historical interpretation, rhetorical analysis, the cultivation of style, creativity, and imagination as part of their analytical frameworks. Humanities disciplines try to understand the quality of cultural products, and what that quality tells us about the values of the individuals and their culture as well as our own.

Career Opportunities
Career opportunities include writing, teaching, publishing, law, journalism, foreign service, advertising, administration, social work, archival and curatorial work, government and civil service, public relations, human resources, management, etc.

Transfer/Articulation Information
Please refer to the Student Resources section of the SLCC University Transfer webpage.

Estimated Cost for Students
Tuition and student fees: http://www.slcc.edu/student/financial/tuition-fees.aspx
Books: $100 semester

General Education Requirements

Complete all General Education courses.

Associate of Science (AS) / Associate of Arts (AA) Degree General Education Requirements

Note: For this A.S. degree, program coursework may also be applied to fulfill General Education requirements where applicable. Available credit hours are reallocated to “General Electives”.

Program Requirements (12 Credits)

Foundations Courses (3 Credits)

Program Electives (9 Credits)

Select one course from three different Humanities tracks/emphases or select three courses from one track/emphasis below.

Humanities Exploration

Tracks

English Studies Track

Complete three courses:

History Track

International Studies Track

Philosophy Track

Choose one 1000-level course:
PHIL 1000 - Intro to Philosophy (HU)
PHIL 1120 - Social Ethics (HU)
PHIL 1250 - Reasoning and Rational Decision-Making (CM)
Choose two 2000-level courses:
PHIL 2300 - Introduction to Environmental Ethics (HU)
PHIL 2350 - Principles of the Philosophy of Religion (HU)
PHIL 2900 - Special Topics in Philosophy

Religious Studies Track

Writing Studies Track

Complete one course from the following:
ENGL 2040 - Critical Introduction to Writing Studies
ENGL 2310 - Introduction to Digital Writing
ENGL 2020 - Writing as Superpower
Complete two courses from the following:
ENGL 2100 - Technical Writing (EN)
ENGL 2250 - Intro to Imaginative Writing (HU)
ENGL 2260 - Intro to Writing Poetry (HU)
ENGL 2270 - Introduction to Writing Fiction (HU)
ENGL 2280 - Introduction to Creative Nonfiction (HU)
ENGL 2290 - Intro Novel Writing
ENGL 2640 - Writing and Social Justice (HU)
ENGL 2700 - Introduction to Critical Theory
ENGL 2840 - Frameworks for Professional and Technical Writing
ENGL 2905 - Special Topics in Writing Studies

General Electives (15 credits)

Select at least 15 credits (about 5 courses) numbered at 1000 or above from any discipline.

Time to Completion & Graduation Map

Humanities AS: Full-time
Humanities - International Studies AS: Full-time
Humanities - Philosophy Track AS: Full-time
Time to completion is 4 Semesters for full-time students who take 15 to 16 credits each semester

Program Learning Outcomes

Program learning outcome alignment with Student Learning Outcomes in brackets.

Derive evidence from primary sources regarding the complexities and changes in human experience through analytical reading and critical thought. [1,4]
Describe and critically analyze how human experience, values and understandings, and conceptual frameworks regarding self and the world are shaped by human agency along with social, cultural, linguistic, technological, and/or historical circumstances; and vice versa. [1,4]
Demonstrate attentiveness to language, images, or acoustic media, and communicate meaning. [2,4]
Demonstrate appropriate use of verbal, perceptual, or imaginative skills when organizing meanings, developing a sense of self, and balancing potentially disparate values. [2,4]
Collect and sift appropriate source material in the library or online and provide appropriate and thorough attribution. [8]