General Studies: English, AA

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Required Courses and Recommended Sequence

No. of Credits: 60
Contact: Denise Gilmer-Knudson, Acting Chair, English and Communication

This program in the Arts and Humanities pathway is designed for full- and part-time students with an academic and/or professional interest in English. Students who complete the program typically go on to study at the four-year university in preparation for careers in law, journalism, teaching, writing, or public relations.

The maximum number of credits accepted in transfer from other institutions to this program is 45.

Career Opportunities:

editor, copy editor, English teacher, mass media writer, public relations specialist

Transfer Options:

A complete list of all transfer opportunities can be found on the Transfer Services page

Student Learning Outcomes:

Students will…

Generate complex literary topics with a rhetorical purpose.
Apply the grammar and mechanics of standard written English with complex syntax and college-level diction.
Argue a reasonable position on a subject of literature or film.
Analyze and apply correctly documented credible sources and evidence.
Demonstrate an understanding of the essential role of the human experience in literature or film.

Arts and Humanities Pathway

Learn more about the Arts and Humanities Pathway.

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Required Courses and Recommended Sequence:

The following is a recommended sequence of courses for completing this program. College Prep and prerequisite course requirements, credit load, and/or course availability may affect a student’s individual progress. Course availability within the program sequences is specifically intended for full-time students who begin their course work with the fall semester. Students should always consult their online program evaluation or an academic advisor to better understand typical course availability and individual program planning.

First Semester

ENG-1010 - Composition and Rhetoric* (E) (3)
ENG 1010 completed with a minimum grade of “C”
FYS-1010 - First Year Seminar* (3)
MTH-1010 - Quantitative Literacy and Reasoning* (M) (3)
SCE-1010 - Scientific Method and the Modern World (S) (3)
SOC-1010 - Introduction to Sociology* (B, C) (3)

Second Semester

Arts/humanities (3 credits)

Acceptable:

See Gen Ed Listing, except ENG

Biological/physical sciences (4 credits)

Acceptable (lecture and matching lab):

See Gen Ed Listing

Social/behavioral sciences (3 credits)

Acceptable:

See Gen Ed Listing, except SOC

Third Semester

ITS-1010 - Computing and Information Technology* (3)

Arts/humanities (3 credits)

Acceptable:

See Gen Ed Listing, except ENG

English (3 credits)

Acceptable:

English literature elective (3 credits)

Acceptable:

See Gen Ed Listing

Elective (3 credits)

Take three credits from any courses numbered 1001 and above

Fourth Semester

English literature elective (6 credits)

Acceptable:

See Gen Ed Listing

Elective (8 credits)

Take eight credits from any courses numbered 1001 and above

Notes:

* Courses requiring a prerequisite or co-requisite

****Pending MHEC approval

Course Indicators: English Composition (E), Arts (A), Cultural and Global Awareness (C), Humanities (H), Biological/Physical Sciences (S), Social/Behavioral Sciences (B), Mathematics (M)