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Humanities

The Humanities, Government, and Modern Languages Department is a multiple discipline department.  We offer courses in eleven different disciplines in five discipline areas.

Why major in Humanities?

Our department philosophy is grounded in the realization that we exist to serve several groups. We are heavily involved in supporting the various occupational programs, both terminal and transfer, within the college. We also work closely with those Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences Division students intending to transfer to baccalaureate degree-granting institutions.  Finally, students -- primarily senior citizens -- enrolled on a non-credit basis are of major importance in our efforts to serve Montgomery County residents. Just as Sinclair is a comprehensive institution of higher learning, we are involved in a comprehensive effort to serve our various constituencies imaginatively, energetically, and faithfully.

We believe that the systematic and rigorous study of our academic disciplines has intrinsic merit. Education within the liberal arts framework truly liberates the individual; it allows one to look at the world as a whole, to reflect on the meaning of one's existence, and to celebrate the richness of the human experience. It also reinforces a pattern of lifelong study that can be immensely fulfilling and highly rewarding.

It is clear that those students taking courses within our department are building skills and patterns of thought essential for success within their careers. Rather than striving to educate individuals for a vocation, we seek to prepare them for a lifetime of creative work. We attempt in systematic fashion to develop in our students the ability to tolerate uncertainty in problem-solving; to analyze information carefully and evaluate it critically; to comprehend the processes involved in looking for solutions; to master higher-order thinking skills; and to speak and write clearly, concisely, forcefully, and logically. Our students are entering a world filled with uncertainty in terms of jobs which appear and vanish with startling rapidity. We endeavor to equip them with the skills essential to make the transition to career fields undreamed of at this point.

More about this department. Is there significant occupation job growth? Does available career paths have rewarding aspects or have a unique appeal. Department goals and objectives can be included if they are directed at potential students about how we can help them.

Are programs more for direct employment or transfer program? What career resources and transfer options are there?

 

Book Icon Available Programs

For program specific information click on the program below:

Associate of Arts
The Associate of Arts in Modern Languages is designed for students who are planning to transfer to a four-year university as a Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish major, or into a major for which modern language is a strong base. The curriculum fulfills the freshman and sophomore general education requirements of most four-year colleges and universities. As part of this degree program, students must complete the requirements of the Ohio Transfer 36 in order to graduate. View Full Program Details
Short-term Technical Certificate
The short-term technical certificate is designed for students who are planning on using Appalachian Studies to enhance their careers in a variety of disciplines such as: Sociology, Social Work, Education, Government, Health Care, and Public Safety (i.e., fire and police work). The student who pursues this short-term technical certificate will use the certificate to supplement their professional development. View Full Program Details
 


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