Humanities and Communication
Welcome to the HCOM Department
Our mission is to prepare you to be an ethical, creative, and critical thinker and doer in a multicultural and increasingly interconnected global society. Toward that end, we offer a comprehensive, interdisciplinary humanities and liberal arts education for the 21st century.
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities and Communication is an interdisciplinary program that combines a variety of humanities and communication studies areas into one unique degree. Students complete a core set of courses including one each for outcomes in Ethical and Effective Communication, Social and Cultural Analysis, Engaged Creative Practice, and Humanistic Inquiry.
They then choose an area of concentration including:
- Communication Studies
- Creative Writing and Social Action
- English Studies
- English Subject Matter Preparation
- Ethnic and Gender Studies
- Historical Studies
- Journalism and Media Studies
- Legal Studies
- Philosophy and Applied Ethics
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Ethnic and Gender Studies gives you the intellectual knowledge and tools to be an agent of social change, to thrive professionally, and to flourish as a critic of social structures in the United States. Students in this major learn how multiple social identities – including ethnicity, race, class, gender, sexuality, and/or ability – intersect and shape our lives, contributing to our life experiences, our opportunities, and the challenges faced by members of our communities. Students complete a series of courses, including on in each core outcome for the major focusing on Cultural Expression/Representations, Communities and Social Movements, Historical Formations, and Theories of Race and Gender.
The School of Humanities and Communication also sponsors or co-sponsors the following minors:
- Chicanx Studies
- Creative Writing and Social Action
- Ethnic and Gender Studies
- Humanities and Communication
- Journalism and Media Studies
- Peace Studies (with the Department of Social Sciences and Global Studies)
- Pre-Law
- Writing and Rhetoric
The Department of Humanities and Communication also accepts the following Associate Degrees for Transfer (AA-T):
- Communication Studies, AA-T to Humanities & Communication, B.A.
- English, AA-T to Humanities & Communication, B.A.
- History, AA-T to Humanities & Communication, B.A.
- Journalism, AA-T to Humanities & Communication, B.A.
- Law, Public Policy, and Society, AA-T to Humanities & Communication, B.A.
- Philosophy, AA-T to Humanities & Communication, B.A.
- Social Justice AA-T to Ethnic and Gender Studies, B.A.
Contact Humanities and Communication
Phone: 831-582-3889
Email: Send an email
Building: College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (504)
Office Hours: Monday-Friday during business hours
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