School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Art and Design A.S.

The Art and Design Associate in Science (A.S.) degree is designed to prepare students for transfer to a four-year undergraduate program. The curriculum provides a strong foundation in studio practice augmented by history and theory.

Art and Design A.S.

Communications and Media Arts A.A.

Communication of all kinds – especially interpersonal, small group, and mass communication – forms the basis for all of our lives. The study of human communication provides a valuable foundation for any eventual path in school and life. This program provides human communication studies and opportunities for hands-on media production with modern digital equipment in class, through the college owned radio station, the award-winning student newspaper, and the on-campus television studio.

Communications and Media Arts A.A.

Digital Filmmaking A.S.

The Digital Filmmaking A.S. prepares students to transfer to a four-year B.A. or B.F.A. program. The Digital Filmmaking curriculum prepares students to take advantage of opportunities in a rapidly-evolving, multi-disciplinary field by providing foundational knowledge in four key areas: film studies, cinematic storytelling, video production, and post-production.

Digital Filmmaking A.S.

Digital Filmmaking Certificate

The Digital Filmmaking Certificate prepares students for an entry-level position in a film-related career. The Digital Filmmaking curriculum prepares students to take advantage of opportunities in a rapidly-evolving, multi-disciplinary field by providing foundational knowledge in four key areas: film studies, cinematic storytelling, video production, and post-production.

Digital Filmmaking Certificate

Digital Media Certificate

The Digital Media Certificate is a concentrated course of study designed for students interested in develop­ing professional competence in the field of digital art. Classes provide a strong foundation in studio practice, including an introduction to basic software skills, as well as history and theory. The Mentored Portfolio course focuses on portfolio development and career preparation.

Digital Media Certificate

Journalism A.S.

Learn hands-on journalistic skills in our Communications & Journalism Innovation Labs, TV studio, radio station and campus newspaper. Graduates transfer with a solid background in journalistic excellence and practical experience in news-gathering, writing, reporting, editing, photography, documentary video, social media, radio/TV announcing and broadcast production. We offer internships, scholarships and a yearly Pulitzer Center International Student Reporting Fellowship.

Journalism A.S.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Humanities A.A.

The study of humanities reflects many aspects of human aspiration and achievement. Academic subjects commonly included in humanities are literature, modern languages, philosophy and the arts. The Liberal Art and Sciences: Humanities degree allows students to explore their interests within the humanities while allowing them a great deal of flexibility in choosing their coursework in other academic areas.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Humanities A.A.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Humanities A.A. – Studio Art

Humanities is the broadest of the academic disciplines because it is concerned with the whole spectrum of one’s social, intellectual, artistic, and spiritual history. Humanities study reflects many aspects of human aspiration and achievement. Academic subjects commonly included in humanities are literature, modern languages, philosophy and the arts. The Liberal Art and Sciences: Humanities degree with a concentration in Art Studio allows students to explore their interests through flexible General Education coursework in other academic areas, while encouraging them to study art history and providing them a solid foundation of conceptual and technical skills that will allow the student to proceed to a four-year institution.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Humanities A.A. – Studio Art

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Humanities A.A. – English

Westchester Community College’s English Department offers a variety of writing and literature courses. Writing course options range from remedial courses that effectively prepare students for the challenges of college writing to an advanced program of study that allows students to develop their own writing projects in a workshop-style forum. The appealingly broad selection of literature courses offers something for everyone with course titles like African American Literature, Women in Literature, Perceptions of the Holocaust, Literature of the Americas, Modern American Poetry, and much more.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Humanities A.A. – English

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Humanities A.A. – Honors Concentration

Humanities is the broadest of the academic disciplines because it is concerned with the whole spectrum of one’s social, intellectual, artistic, and spiritual history. Humanities study reflects many aspects of human aspiration and achievement. Academic subjects commonly included in humanities are literature, modern languages, philosophy and the arts.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Humanities A.A. – Honors Concentration

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Humanities A.A. – Spanish

Humanities is the broadest of the academic disciplines because it is concerned with the whole spectrum of one’s social, intellectual, artistic, and spiritual history. Humanities study reflects many aspects of human aspiration and achievement. Academic subjects commonly included in humanities are literature, modern languages, philosophy and the arts.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Humanities A.A. – Spanish

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Social Sciences A.A.

The Social Sciences program is set up as a launching pad for students interested in careers in teaching (elementary, secondary, and college), pre-professional programs (such as law and medicine), business, government, social work, non-profit organizations, and international agencies. Concentrations in Anthropology, Economics, Psychology, and Sociology provide excellent transfer opportunities.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Social Sciences A.A.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Social Sciences A.A. – Anthropology

“The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.” – Ruth Benedict The field of anthropology maintains that humans have a complex relationship with both their natural and cultural worlds. In order to appreciate this and develop an understanding of the various ways of being human, anthropologists employ a holistic approach to their investigations, requiring an understanding of a people’s past as well as their present as they negotiate their way to the future.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Social Sciences A.A. – Anthropology

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Social Sciences A.A. – Economics

In the face of scarcity and unlimited desires, how do we as a society make resource allocation decisions? What do we produce? How do we manage production? Who benefits from the goods and services produced? Human beings have developed various methods and systems to answer these questions. Economics analyzes the methods used by society – individuals, households, firms, governments – to make these resource allocation decisions.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Social Sciences A.A. – Economics

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Social Sciences A.A. – Honors Concentration

In the face of scarcity and unlimited desires, how do we as a society make resource allocation decisions? What do we produce? How do we manage production? Who benefits from the goods and services produced? Human beings have developed various methods and systems to answer these questions. Economics analyzes the methods used by society – individuals, households, firms, governments – to make these resource allocation decisions.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Social Sciences A.A. – Honors Concentration

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Humanities A.A. – History

Humanities is the broadest of the academic disciplines because it is concerned with the whole spectrum of one’s social, intellectual, artistic, and spiritual history. Humanities study reflects many aspects of human aspiration and achievement. Academic subjects commonly included in humanities are literature, modern languages, philosophy and the arts.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Humanities A.A. – History

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Social Sciences A.A. – Psychology

A common definition of Psychology often found in textbooks goes something like this… “Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior.” However, as Paul Valery points out, Psychology is essentially the study of events, situations, and phenomena (relating to the mind and behavior) that may seem quite familiar since people experience many of them on a regular basis. However, the difference between everyday experiences and Psychology is this: Psychology uses scientific principles and the scientific method to learn about these events, situations, and phenomena.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Social Sciences A.A. – Psychology

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Social Sciences A.A. – Sociology

Sociology is the study of people in society, and is used to analyze how social institutions and constructions influence individuals’ lives and group interactions. Sociology examines how the unequal distribution of power impacts the organization of the social world and how individuals experience and are treated in it as they navigate their lives in different social, cultural, economic, and political contexts. As a social science, sociology utilizes various theories and methods to collect empirical data to study patterns that arise in social worlds. Major sub-fields of sociology focus on social issues related to inequalities of race and ethnicity, gender, and social class.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Social Sciences A.A. – Sociology

Performing Arts A.S.

Students may select an emphasis in Dance, Drama(including Acting and Musical Theatre), or Music(including Instrumental Performance, Vocal Performance, and Music Technology). Many of our graduates find employment in the film and theatre industries as well as in numerous other performing arts-related professions. Graduates successfully transfer their credits to continue their studies at four-year institutions and earn degrees in drama, music, or dance.

Performing Arts A.S.