Division Dean: Shelly
Jaffray
MISSION
STATEMENT
Humanities
Courses in the humanities study the cultural
activities and artistic expressions of human beings. They assist in developing
an awareness of the ways in which people throughout the ages and in different
cultures have responded to themselves and the world around them in artistic and
cultural creation, and in developing aesthetic understanding and an ability to
make value judgments. This category includes introductory or integrative
courses in foreign languages, literature, philosophy, religion, and writing and
reading skills.
Social Sciences
Courses in the social and behavioral sciences focus on
people as members of society. They assist in developing an awareness of the
methods of inquiry used by the social and behavioral sciences. Critical
thinking is stimulated about the ways people act and have acted in response to
their societies, and appreciation is developed of how societies and social
groups operate. This category includes introductory or integrative survey
courses in cultural anthropology, economics, history, political science,
psychology, sociology, cultural geography, and related disciplines.
Please Note: While the Humanities (H) and
Social Sciences (SS) Division is one academic division operationally, the
Curriculum is reviewed under the aegis of two separate division curriculum
committees. As such, the Academic Senate and the Curriculum and Instruction
Council have two representatives for this operational division, one for
Humanities and one for Social Sciences.
Departments:
American Sign Language (H)
Anthropology,
Sociology & Women’s Studies (SS)
Economics
(SS)
EMLS/ESL (H)
English (H)
Ethnic
Studies (H)
Geography
(SS)
History
(SS)
Modern
Languages (H)
Philosophy
(H)
Political
Science (SS)
Psychology
(SS)
Reading
(H)
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