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Humanities Division
Disciplines
- Humanities
- American Sign Language
- English
- English As A Second Language
- Ethnic Studies
- Foreign Languages
- History
- Humanities
- International Relations
- Journalism
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Reading
Degree and Certificate Information
Humanities
American Sign Language
An introductory course on the culture and language of the deaf in this country. The course includes the acquisition of Fingerspelling skills and basic functional vocabulary of ASL. In addition to fluency in these two separate skills, the student will acquire basic knowledge of ASL syntax and nonverbal aspects of ASL, a history of the deaf in the country and deaf education, variations in Manual Communication, and the Culture of the Deaf. There will be both written and signed examinations, a research project, homework assignments, and individual examinations to demonstrate competency in both expressive and receptive ASL. Students will be expected to acquire a vocabulary of approximately 500 words (signs) and be proficient in Fingerspelling.
English
This program teaches writing, critical thinking, reading, and research skills as they apply to the areas of composition, creative writing, and the analysis of literature, the latter of which is presented through genre, survey, figure, and thematic courses.
| AA Degree |
| • English |
English As A Second Language
The ESL courses emphasize study in English of reading, writing, speaking, and listening for non-native speakers. The program includes practice in the above areas as well as vocabulary acquisition and grammar work with the goals of building fluency in English and moving the students into mainstream college courses.
Ethnic Studies
This major is an interdisciplinary program which provides an opportunity for students to pursue organized studies of minority groups in American Society and to foster and expand general understanding of these groups. The courses allow for a wide latitude of study to meet a variety of interests with courses which fulfill competence in and an understanding of the unique contributions of American ethnic groups; interpretation of American ethnic culture as manifested in its history, its literature, and its social, economic, political, and philosophical development. (The course descriptions may be found under the appropriate disciplines.)
| AA Degree |
| • African-American Studies • Asian-American Studies • Latino Studies • Native-American Studies • Ethnic Studies Combination |
Foreign Languages
This program introduces the fundamentals of language learning (listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture) with emphasis on language production, grammar, syntax, vocabulary acquisition, and exposure to the culture. This program provides study in more than one language.
| AA Degree |
| • French, German, Spanish, Latin |
History
This program emphasizes the development of various societies through a chronological study of the major social, political, economic, and cultural forces which have shaped these societies. Students in this program may study a variety of historical fields including United States, World, Western Civilization, Native-American, Philippine, African-American, Mexican and Mexican-American, California and Women’s History.
| AA Degree |
| • History |
Humanities
Courses in this area are designed to cultivate intellect, imagination, sensibility and sensitivity. Students will study great works of the human imagination and will examine their own esthetic and creative experience. Awareness and appreciation of humanistic disciplines will be explored and encouraged. Students will be exposed to the study of human culture from a variety of perspectives.
International Relations
The International Relations program provides an interdisciplinary, integrated approach to an understanding of modern global society and events, preparing the student for a variety of perspectives in a rapidly changing world. Students pursue global interests in language, history, culture, business, government, fine arts, literature, science, and other studies. Students in International Relations will prepare for transfer to universities offering International Relations majors or related fields. Course work will also broaden their perspective and skills to enter the business world. This is an interdisciplinary program so the descriptions for the individual courses can be found under the appropriate disciplines.
| AA Degree |
| • International Relations |
Journalism
Journalism teaches critical thinking and communication skills that enable students to translate events and issues of importance accurately and responsibly. Student who may benefit from the major are those anticipating careers in newspapers; television or film; photojournalism; layout, computer graphics or graphic design; advertising or public relations; or media management.
| AA Degree |
| • Journalism |
Philosophy
The philosophy program consists of one comprehensive survey course augmented by special courses in critical thinking, ethics, political philosophy, and religion. All constitute a basic and well-rounded introduction to philosophy. Each course presumes no prior study of philosophy
Political Science
This program examines the theory and practice of government and the powerful personalities that affect governmental decisions. This interplay of individual citizens, public leaders, elections, and world events make political inquiry relevant today. The program provides a broad base for the analysis of how government resolves social conflict within the United States and around the world.
| AA Degree |
| • Political Science |
Reading
A college-level reading course designed to improve and enhance the student’s ability to understand inferential reading passages. Emphasis is on the development of critical reading skills, including the ability to understand the author’s point of view and to engage in textual analysis. In addition, the student should develop the ability to successfully critique college-level reading material by analyzing a variety of prose structures.
Last Updated: October 08, 2009
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