Humanities - Central Oregon Community College

Humanities from Central Oregon Community College is a Campus Associate Humanities degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Oregon and other universities offer bachelor's degrees in specific and interdisciplinary fields of the humanities , which include literature and writing, modern and classical languages, philosophy and ethics, theory and criticism of the arts, history, humanistic content and methods of other social sciences, and ?study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life? (National Endowment for the Humanities). Many U.S. and global careers are open to students with a solid humanities foundation; strong writing, reading, critical thinking and research skills; and proficiency in one or more foreign languages. COCC's Humanities department offers courses in ? English (American, British, Children's and Western World Literature, and Introduction to Literature: Fiction, Drama, Poetry); ? Foreign Languages (French, German, Italian and Spanish); ? Humanities (American Multiculturalism, Film Arts, Non-Western Cultures & Literature, Popular Culture); ? Philosophy (Ethics, Epistemology, Logic) ? Reading; and ? Writing (English Composition, Technical Writing and Creative Writing: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Scriptwriting as needed to satisfy lower-division requirements for bachelor's degrees and to prepare transfer students for success in achieving their academic and professional goals. Students seeking a bachelor's degree in humanities fields are often best served by pursuing the Associate of Arts degree, while students intending to transfer to Oregon State University or OSU-Cascades should consider the Associate of Science Direct Transfer-OSU degree option. COCC transfer students are encouraged to consult college catalogs and work closely with their advisors. The Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree meets the state of Oregon Transfer degree requirements, allowing students to transfer to an Oregon public university and some out-of-state universities having met all lower-division general education requirements; with the appropriate course planning, all lower-division major requirements may also be met. Students should work closely with an advisor to select the best degree option and review specific transfer requirements. View more details on Central Oregon Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Humanities courses.