JCC - Liberal Arts & Sciences: Humanities

Liberal Arts & Sciences: Humanities

Associate in Arts

This degree program prepares students for transfer to a four-year college or university to earn a baccalaureate degree in an area of the humanities. Humanities is one of the broadest of the academic disciplines and offers students a great deal of flexibility and significant freedom in course selections. Working with their faculty advisors, JCC students can create academic concentrations in art, English, philosophy, modern language, music, and theatre as a preparation for the completion of the associate degree and eventually a baccalaureate degree. Students in this liberal arts program can study abroad as JCC students and earn credits toward their associate degree.

Minimum program hours: 60 credit hours

Program Codes

Degree option:

Associate in Arts

Curriculum code:

0201

Hegis code:

5649

General requirements

General requirements hours:

48 credit hours

Humanities	24
ENG 1530: English Composition II	3
ENG 1540: Writing about Literature	3
Humanities Electives	15
Foreign Language	3
Social Sciences Electives	9
Mathematics/Sciences Electives**	9
Liberal Arts and Sciences Electives***	6

Core requirements

Core requirements hours:

none

Electives

Electives:

12 credit hours

Important points

*Students are required to take at least 12 hours of upper division (2000-level) coursework in humanities electives.
**Students are required to take MAT 1500: Problem Solving with Mathematics or higher.
***Must be upper division (2000-level) coursework.
Students are required to take a 3-4 credit hour foreign language course, excluding sign language courses. This requirement could be waived for students who have successfully completed the Regents Foreign Language III exam with a score of 85% or above.
If students know the area they would like to major in at their transfer institution, they could choose to concentrate in a field such as philosophy, literature, or writing.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

Gather data for research from various sources, including the library and forms of electronic media such as the Internet in order to produce a research paper with proper documentation.
Organize and communicate knowledge and ideas in a logical and purposeful way. Students will produce an essay in a 2000 level humanities course that demonstrates a grasp of thesis and the ordered, logical support of a thesis.
Write a timed, single-draft essay that meets criteria for coherence, organization, development, and mechanical correctness as indicated in the departmental rubric.
Recognize, explain, and analyze perspectives and values of diverse cultural groups and their historical experiences based on course materials.
Interpret works of art, literature, philosophy, or other aesthetic experiences by interpreting and analyzing them within their historical or literary context.

Dr. Gael Grossman

Professor
Director of English, Modern Languages, Philosophy, & Religion
English

Arts, Humanities, & Health Sciences

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Office: 206

Phone: 716.338.1158 716.338.1156

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