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Associate in Arts
Minimum of 61 credit hours
An Associate Degree in Arts in Humanities offers flexibility in course selections
and degree completion. For students interested in various cultures through the ages
and how areas such as English, history, music, or art, have impacted humanity through
the ages, an Associate Degree in Arts in Humanities is the perfect degree. By taking
a combination of these courses, students can work toward a Humanities degree and still
focus their academic studies in Humanities, Literature, or Philosophy. This degree
prepares students to transfer to a four-year college or university. Students will
learn the cultural history of civilizations and study significant developments from
Classical, Medieval and Modern times.
- Course Sequence
- Course Grouping
Major Courses: (23 Credit Hours) HUM 2213; HUM 2223; PHIL 1123; Fourteen credit hours chosen from HUM, ENGL (2123 or above), or PHIL prefixes.
General Education Courses: (37 Credit Hours) English: ENGL 1113; ENGL 1213; History: HIST 1483 or HIST 1493; Political Science: POLSC 1113; Mathematics: MATH 1503 or MATH 1513 or MATH 2013; * Sciences: Three to four credit hours of general education Biological Science; three to four credit hours Physical Science-one of the science courses must include a lab component; Social Sciences: PSY 1113 or SOC 1113; PHIL 1013; ENGL 2123; Humanities: six hours general education from the humanities course list.
Life Skills Courses: (1 credit hour) Life Skills: SCL 1001 - Program Notes
Notes: This program is designed for students planning to continue their education at a four-year college or university. See University Parallel/Transfer Programs in the general information section of the catalog.
- Course Descriptions
Biological Science
BIO - BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Prerequisites: None
3 CREDITSBiological Science
Electives
HUM - HUMANITIES ELECTIVE
Prerequisites: None
3 CREDITSHumanities elective
HUM MAJOR - ANY COURSES TAKEN FROM HUM, ENGL (2123 OR ABOVE), OR PHIL PREFIXES
Prerequisites: None
CREDITHUM, ENGL (2123 or above), or PHIL prefixes.
PHYS - ANY PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Prerequisites: None
3 CREDITSAny Physical Science
English
ENGL 1113 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
3 CREDITSThe student will write well-developed compositions which demonstrate the principles of unity, coherence, and organization and which contain specific details and vivid language. The students will locate library material and incorporate researched materials into compositions.
ENGL 1213 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION II
Prerequisites: ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1113 taken within the last year, with strong encouragement for immediate continuation.
3 CREDITSIn this advanced writing course, students will create essays that explore and evaluate a variety of issues and perspectives suggested by fiction, poetry, drama, essays, and other types of cultural texts. Students will refine and augment the writing techniques they learned in ENGL 1113 or ENGL 1103 to develop well- reasoned, well-structured arguments in a clear, fluid, and engaging prose style.
ENGL 2123 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
Prerequisites: Prerequisite or Corequisite: ENGL 1213
3 CREDITSThis course is a study of literary forms and genres, including short story, poetry, drama, and novels. Students will be introduced to literary terminology, critical theories, and a diversity of authors and literary styles. Through various assignments, written and/or oral, students will demonstrate their ability to analyze, evaluate and interpret literary forms.
History
HIST 1483 - U.S. HISTORY TO THE CIVIL WAR
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
3 CREDITSAfter analyzing events in American history from 1400 to 1870 in such areas as revolution, geographic and social mobility, political reform, government precedents and war, the student will be able to identify patterns of present day mobility, describe governmental operations in his society and help resolve conflict in society based on the students search for change, precedents, and conflict in the American past.
HIST 1493 - U.S. HISTORY SINCE THE CIVIL WAR
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
3 CREDITSAfter analyzing events in American history from 1870 to the present in such areas as political reform, industrialization, urbanization, ethnic acculturation and war, the student will be able to identify meaningful changes in his society, identify equal rights in that society, and help resolve conflict in this society based on the students search for change, equal rights and conflicts in the American past.
Humanities
HUM 2213 - HUMANITIES CLASSICAL AND MEDIEVAL
Prerequisites: ENGL 1113
3 CREDITSThis course is a study of the humanities from pre-history through the early Renaissance. The student will recognize, interpret, and evaluate the interrelationship of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, and music and their legacies and impact on contemporary culture.
HUM 2223 - HUMANITIES MODERN
Prerequisites: ENGL 1113
3 CREDITSThis course is a study of the humanities from the early Renaissance to the present. The studnet will recognize, interpret, and evaluate the interrelationship of art, architecture, literature, philosophy,and music and their legacies and impact on contemporary culture.
Mathematics
MATH 1503 - CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS
Prerequisites: MATH 0403 or adequate math placement test score. Pre or Co-requisite ENGL 1113 or ENGL 1103
3 CREDITSA study of the mathematics needed for critical evaluation of quantitative information and arguments (including logic, critical appraisal of graphs and tables); use of simple mathematical models, and an introduction to elementary statistics.
MATH 1513 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA FOR BUSINESS, LIFE SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Prerequisites: MATH 0403 or adequate math placement test score; ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
3 CREDITSThe student will demonstrate an understanding of the general concepts of relation and function and specifically of polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions; the ability to solve systems of equations by utilizing matrices and determinants; and the ability to solve practical problems using algebra.
MATH 2013 - INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
Prerequisites: MATH 0403 or adequate math placement test score; ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
3 CREDITSThe student will solve problems applying the concepts of random sampling, elementary probability, testing hypotheses, descriptive measures, chi-square, regression and correlation, and analysis of variance.
Philosophy
PHIL 1013 - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
Prerequisites: ENGL 1113
3 CREDITSAfter a review of the methods and sub-fields of philosophy, students will describe the positions selected philosophers have taken on several basic problems. Students will also describe and defend their own perspectives on these problems.
PHIL 1123 - CRITICAL THINKING
Prerequisites: ENGL 1113
3 CREDITSCritical Thinking provides opportunities for students to practice skills in both intellectual and personal development. Throughout the course, students will examine cognitive development, sound inductive argument development, biases and fallacies in decision formation, and problem solving skills. Students will apply these aspects of thought formation and critical thinking skills to writing development, goal setting, social analysis, and problem solving. This course satisfies three credit hours of the General Education humanities requirement for all Associates in Arts, Science, and Diversified Studies degrees.
Political Science
POLSC 1113 - AMERICAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
3 CREDITSA study of the principles, structure, processes and functions of the United States federal government.
Psychology
PSY 1113 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
3 CREDITSA survey of the major areas of study in psychology such as motivation, learning, physiology, personality, social psychology, abnormal behavior, perception, memory, cognition/thought, and treatment.
Sociology
SOC 1113 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
3 CREDITSThe student will identify the sociological dimensions of human behavior by analyzing the concepts of society, culture, socialization, institutions, social stratification and social change.
Success in College and Life
SCL 1001 - SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND LIFE
Prerequisites: ENGL 0106 or adequate reading/writing assessment scores
1 CREDITStudents will learn best practices for academic, career, and personal success. Students will discover their individual strengths, interests, and values to create a personalized plan; select and utilize resources that are applicable to their growth and success; and engage as active and responsible members of the academic community. This course should be taken during a student's first semester of college work at Oklahoma City Community College and is a required course in degree plans to satisfy the Life Skills requirement.
