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Arts and Humanities - Programs of Study

Philosophy and Religious Studies
An Arts and Sciences A.A. Degree Program (Transfer)
Application Code 232

For curriculum information, contact the Arts and Humanities Division—Room HVPA-200—443-518-1480.

This curriculum is designed for students planning to transfer to a four-year institution to major or minor in philosophy or religious studies. Its focus on the capacity to analyze complex arguments and think critically will prepare students for careers in law, international business, international relations, and other fields that require a broad understanding of divergent worldviews and the cultures with which they interact.

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE
Students enrolled in transfer programs must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.

Credits
CompositionENGL-121 College Composition3
Humanities, Arts & Literature1Humanities Core Course (see p. 62)
Arts Core Course (see p. 62)
Literature Core Course (see p. 61)9-11
Social Science2Social and Behavioral Science Core Courses (see p. 63)6
ScienceScience Core Courses (see p. 63; must include one course with lab)7-8
MathematicsMath Core Course (see p. 64)3-5
InterdisciplinaryInterdisciplinary and Emerging Issues Core Course (see p. 64)2-3

1 One Humanities Core Course (3 credits), plus one Arts Core Course (3 credits), plus one Literature Core Course (3 credits) satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement, OR a World Language Sequence (8 credits), plus another Humanities, Arts, and Literature Core (3 credits) in a second discipline other than a world language satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement.

2 One History Core Course is required and may be taken as either a Social and Behavioral Science Core or a Humanities Core. No more than 6 credits may be taken in History to meet Humanities Core and Social and Behavioral Science Core requirements.


REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR
PHIL-101 Introduction to Philosophy  3
PHIL-103Introduction to Ethics3
PHIL-104Introduction to Religious Studies3
PHIL-141/HEED-141The Philosophy and Practice of Yoga3
PHIL-201Religions of the World3
Electives – Select 15-18 credits from the following (3 credits each, except where noted):
   ENGL-207 Ethics in Literature
   FINE-193/WMST-193Introduction to Women’s Studies: Women, Art and Culture
   HUMN-102The Psychology of Happiness: A Humanities Approach
   PHIL-102Introduction to Logic
   PHIL-110Introduction to Chinese Taoism (1 credit)
   PHIL-111Introduction to Japanese Zen Buddhism (1 credit) 
   PHIL-112Introduction to African Philosophy (1 credit)
   PHIL-116/HEED-116Fundamentals of Spiritual Awareness
   PHIL-140/HEED-140The Philosophy and Practice of Tai Chi
   PHIL-230/EXSC-230Philosophy of the Martial Arts
   PHIL-260/FILM-260Film and Philosophy15-18
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hcc catalogue '11-'12


Accounting - ACCT
Aging Services - AGNG
American Sign Language - AMSL
Anthropology - ANTH
Arabic - ARAB 
Art - ARTT 
Astronomy - ASTR
Bioinformatics - BFMT 
Biology - BIOL 
Biomechanical Engineering - BMET
Business - BMGT 
Cardiovascular Technology - CARD
Chemistry - CHEM 
Chinese - CHNS 
Cisco - CSCO 
Computer-Aided Design - CADD
Computer Forensics - CFOR 
Computer Systems - CMSY 
Conflict Resolution - CRES 
Cooperative Education - COOP
Criminal Justice - CRIM 
Culinary Management - CMGT 
Dance - DANC 
Economics - ECON 
Education - EDUC 
Electronics - ELEC 
Emergency Medical Technician/
Paramedic - EMSP
 
Engineering -ENES 
English- ENGL 
Entrepreneurship - ENTR 
Environmental Science - ENST
Exercise Science - EXSC 
Farsi - FARS
Film - FILM 
Financial PLanning- FNPL 
Fine Arts - FINE 
French - FREN 
Geography - GEOG 
Geology - GEOL 
German - GERM 
Greek - GREK 
Health Care - HEAL 
Health Education - HEED 
Hebrew - HBRW
Hindi - HNDI
History - HIST 
Horticulture - HORT 
Hospitality Management - HMGT
Human Development - HMDV 
Human Services - HUMS 
Humanities - HUMN
Interior Design - INDS
Italian - ITAL 
Korean - KORE 
Life Fitness - LFIT 
Mathematics - MATH 
Meteorology - METO 
Microsoft - MSFT 
Music - MUSC 
Nursing - NURS 
Nutrition - NUTR
Office Technology - OFFI 
Philosophy - PHIL 
Photonics - PHOT 
Physics - PHYS 
Political Science - POLI 
Portuguese - PORT
Psychology - PSYC 
Public Health - PUBH
Radiologic Technology - RADT
Retailing - RETL 
Russian - RUSS 
Sociology - SOCI 
Spanish - SPAN 
Speech - SPCH 
Telecommunications - TELE
Television and Radio - TVRD
Theatre - THET 
Turkish - TURK
Wireless Communications - WCOM
Women's Studies - WMST