Liberal Arts and Sciences - Humanities

Liberal Arts and Sciences: Humanities

A.A. Degree

Liberal Arts and Sciences: Humanities

The liberal arts and sciences - humanities degree encourages you to explore a variety of disciplines including art, music, philosophy, literature, history, and foreign languages. Courses in these disciplines provide a strong foundation for further study and future employment.

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While the curriculum for this program is designed primarily for transfer to a bachelor’s degree program, students develop vital transferrable skills that support them in the workplace as well. A quality liberal arts education provides students with one of the many lenses through which they view the world and prepares them to pursue a wide array of careers. We encourage students to intentionally engage in applied learning opportunities (such as volunteering, services learning, internships, jobs, research, etc.) as well to gain valuable hands-on experience. Learn about some of the many jobs students explore: 

Program Chair

Chris Xaver

Chris Xaver, Ph.D.

Professor, Communication and Media Arts

Chris brings to Tompkins Cortland a strong and varied background. She received her B.S in broadcast journalism, cum laude, from the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, her M.A. from Syracuse in political science from the Maxwell School of Citizenship, and her Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership from Capella University. 

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Transfer Options

Recent transfer institutions include:

  • Binghamton University
  • Cornell University
  • SUNY College at Cortland
  • SUNY College at Fredonia
  • SUNY College at Geneseo
  • SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Degree Requirements

A.A.
Minimum Credits for Graduation: 60 credits
ENGL100, Academic Writing I (C or better), 3 cr.
A student exempted from ENGL 100 must substitute a three-credit unrestricted elective. The course should be selected in consultation with the student's advisor. 		Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ENGL101, Academic Writing II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ENGL102, Approaches to Literature, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ENGL201, Public Speaking, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
HISTORY SEQUENCE
Choose one set of courses from the following sets listed below:
 
HSTY101, Development of the Western Tradition I, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
HSTY102, Development of the Western Tradition II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
HSTY201, American History to 1877, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
HSTY202, American History Since 1877, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
FOREIGN LANGUAGE SEQUENCE
Choose one set of courses from the following sets listed below:
 
ARAB101, Arabic I, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ARAB102, Arabic II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ASL101, Beginning American Sign Language I, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ASL102, Beginning American Sign Language II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
CHIN101, Mandarin Chinese I, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
CHIN102, Mandarin Chinese II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
FREN101, French I, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
FREN102, French II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
FREN201, Intermediate French I, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
FREN202, Intermediate French II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
GERM101, Beginning German I, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
GERM102, Beginning German II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ITAL101, Italian I, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
ITAL102, Italian II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
RUSN101, Russian I, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
RUSN102, Russian II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
SPAN101, Beginning Spanish I, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
SPAN102, Beginning Spanish II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
SPAN201, Intermediate Spanish I, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi
SPAN202, Intermediate Spanish II, 3 cr. Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi

Humanities Electives

Select a minimum of 12 credits from the courses listed below:
A second foreign language, over and above the required Foreign
Language Sequence, is acceptable and is strongly recommended for
students planning to transfer to a SUNY Bachelor of Arts (BA) program.

ARAB@
ART101, Art History: Ancient to Early Medieval, 3 cr.
ART102, Art History: Renaissance to Contemporary, 3 cr.
ART104, History of Photography and Video, 3 cr.
ASL@
CHIN@
CRJU217, Ethics in Criminal Justice, 3 cr.
ENGL@
ENVS105, Environmental Ethics, 3 cr.
ENVS112, Food Sys III: Identity, Ethics, Culture, 3 cr.
ESL101, English as a Second Language I, 8 cr.
ESL103, English as a Second Language II, 8 cr.
ESL120, Writing and Grammar III, 4 cr.
ESL121, Reading & Vocabulary III, 4 cr.
FREN@
GERM@
HUMN@
ITAL@
MUSI101, Music Appreciation, 3 cr.
MUSI108, Music Theory I, 3 cr.
MUSI109, Music Theory II, 3 cr.
PHIL@
RECR270, Wilderness and the American Culture, 3 cr.
RUSN@
SOCE258, Creative Nonfiction Writing, 3 cr.
SPAN@
WGST248, Contemporary Women Writers, 3 cr.
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SUNY GEN ED Math Elective

Select a minimum of 3 credits from the courses listed below:
MATH109, Statistical Literacy, 3 cr.
MATH110, Topics in Mathematics, 3 cr.
MATH120, College Algebra, 4 cr.
MATH122, Technical Mathematics, 3 cr.
MATH138, Precalculus Mathematics, 4 cr.
MATH200, Statistics, 3 cr.
MATH201, Calculus I, 4 cr.
MATH202, Calculus II, 4 cr.
MATH203, Calculus III, 4 cr.
MATH206, Differential Equations, 4 cr.
MATH216, Discrete Mathematics, 4 cr.
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Math or Science Elective

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SUNY GEN ED Lab Science Elective

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SUNY GEN ED Other World Civilizations Elective

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SUNY GEN ED Social Sciences Elective

Select a minimum of 3 credits from the courses listed below:
ANTH201, Introduction to Anthropology, 3 cr.
ANTH202, Cultural Anthropology, 3 cr.
ANTH260, Culture Survey for Study Abroad, 3 cr.
ANTH295, Global Seminar, 3 cr.
COMM101, Mass Media, 3 cr.
ECON101, Introduction to Economics, 3 cr.
ECON120, Principles of Microeconomics, 3 cr.
ECON121, Principles of Macroeconomics, 3 cr.
ENVS107, Economy, Society & Environment, 3 cr.
ENVS108, Environmental Psychology, 3 cr.
ENVS110, Food Systems I: Intro U.S. Food System, 3 cr.
ENVS295, Global Seminar, 3 cr.
GEOG120, World Regional Geography, 3 cr.
HSTY260, Topics in Modern Latin America, 3 cr.
HUMS206, Juvenile Delinquency, 3 cr.
IED260, Culture Survey for Study Abroad, 3 cr.
POSC103, American National Government, 3 cr.
POSC104, American State and Local Government, 3 cr.
POSC107, Economy, Society & Environment, 3 cr.
POSC260, Topics in Modern Latin America, 3 cr.
PSYC101, Psychology of Personal Growth, 3 cr.
PSYC103, Introduction to Psychology, 3 cr.
PSYC108, Environmental Psychology, 3 cr.
PSYC201, Social Psychology, 3 cr.
PSYC205, Childhood Psychology, 3 cr.
PSYC207, Adolescent Psychology, 3 cr.
PSYC208, Adult Psychology, 3 cr.
PSYC209, Abnormal Psychology, 3 cr.
PSYC218, Educational Psychology, 3 cr.
PSYC263, Development Across the Lifespan, 3 cr.
SOCE121, Intro to Gender & Sexuality Studies, 3 cr.
SOCE201, Human Sexuality, 3 cr.
SOCE205, Organizational Behavior, 3 cr.
SOCI101, Introduction to Sociology, 3 cr.
SOCI103, The American Community, 3 cr.
SOCI201, Sociology of the Family, 3 cr.
SOCI203, Sociology of Race, Power, and Privilege, 3 cr.
SOCI205, Contemporary Social Problems, 3 cr.
SOCI206, Juvenile Delinquency, 3 cr.
SOCI207, Introduction to Criminology, 3 cr.
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Unrestricted Electives

Select a minimum of 9 credits from the courses listed below:
Up to 3 FITN credits may be used toward the Unrestricted
Electives Requirements.

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SUNY General Education and Tompkins Cortland Liberal Arts courses

Note: The @ symbol represents any course number or discipline. For example, BIOL @ means any course with a Biology course prefix. An @ alone means one course in any course discipline with any course number.