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What, exactly, are the humanities? Keep wondering.
"Wonder" is the key. Inside "humanities," you see the
word "human," so there's a clue. A quick definition,
then, of "humanities" would go something like: fields of
learning that explore human creativity and
communication.
A study of the humanities invites you to open your
perceptions, to investigate human expression, to develop
an appreciation for Rococo art and rock-and-roll,
Shakespeare and Speilberg, Ella Fitzgerald and F. Scott
Fitzgerald, French language and the French
Impressionists, George Orwell and Georgia O'Keefe, Alice
Walker and T-Bone Walker, Beowulf and Virginia Woolf.
The list goes on. But there's more to the humanities
than famous names in creativity. At Shoreline Community
College you can create: sing, paint, write, speak,
sculpt, act, compose, dance.
To perceive, to experience, to understand, to
create""that's what the humanities encourage and enable
us to do. People who teach in the Humanities Division at
SCC would say that we become more human by drawing a
portrait, or by going deep into the poetry of Emily
Dickinson, or by exploring the ingenious structure of a
Mozart symphony. In other words, when we learn about the
humanities, we learn what we humans have made, what
we're capable of making. We learn to see and experience
our lives differently. We learn who we are.
The Humanities Division oversees a wide variety of
programs, both university transfer and
professional-technical, including English, art, music
and more. We are located in the FOSS Building
5000, on the 3rd floor, (206) 546-4770. If you
have an interest in our programs, please stop by Room
5327 for more information or see your advisor in the
Counseling Office in FOSS.
Areas of Study We offer a wide variety of courses in
the division. Classes are offered in different
formats, both on-campus at either the main campus or the
Lake Forest Park campus and online. On-campus classes
are scheduled throughout the day with morning,
afternoon, and evening offerings. Choose an area
of study to see class listings.
The Humanities Division is the
largest at SCC with full-time faculty and part-time
faculty.
Course descriptions can be found
in the
Course Catalog or in the
Class
Schedule online.
See a complete list of
credit
classes and when they are offered.
The Intercollege Relations Commission (ICRC) is a
voluntary association of institutions in the State of
Washington which are accredited by the Northwest
Association of Schools and Colleges. Representatives are
appointed by the President of the various postsecondary
educational institutions and by the directors of the
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and the
Higher Education Coordinating Board.
> ICRC Handbook
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