Liberal Studies - Associate of Arts (Major Code - LBS)
The Liberal Studies Associate of Arts degree prepares students for transfer to a university program in Communications, English, Humanities, Journalism, Philosophy, or related areas of study. To ensure seamless transfer, students must develop their specific program in close coordination with a Cochise College advisor and in cooperation with department faculty.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:
1. Understand, analyze, and articulate the major topics in the Liberal Arts, including Communications, English, Humanities, Journalism, and Philosophy.
Communications Concentration:
2. Demonstrate an understanding of, analyze, and articulate basic communication skills and processes as they relate to a variety of communication situations.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of, analyze, and articulate the theories and techniques of persuasion.
4. Critically analyze oral presentations.
5. Research, construct, and deliver public speeches.
Degree Map Communications Concentration
English Concentration:
2. Analyze and critique various worldwide forms of written and visual texts, with emphasis on British and American authors.
3. Construct, according to MLA guidelines, a sustained, sophisticated, and original argument on a specialized topic by using a variety of research strategies and scholarly sources.
4. Employ writing technologies to create academic and professional writing for various audiences and purposes.
Degree Map English Concentration
Humanities Concentration:
2. Demonstrate an understanding of, analyze, and articulate the fundamentals of art, architecture, history, philosophy, music, literature, and film from ancient times to the present.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of and articulate the value of the humanities in a cultural context.
Degree Map Humanities Concentration
Journalism Concentration:
2. Demonstrate an understanding of, analyze, and articulate the basics of mass communications media.
3. Gather, write, and evaluate news and other kinds of communication in newspapers, television, radio, magazines, wire services, books, movies, computer/digital form, and other media.
4. Analyze and articulate news values, interviewing techniques, basic newspaper writing formats, and legal and ethical concerns of media, communication, and journalism professionals.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of and analyze public speaking, the fundamentals of speech as they relate to communicating with an audience, and the theories and techniques of persuasion.
6. Prepare and critically analyze oral presentations.
7. Research, construct, and deliver speeches.
Degree Map Journalism Concentration
Philosophy Concentration:
2. Identify, analyze, and articulate the history, key figures, and major branches of philosophy.
3. Conduct critical reading of selected classical and contemporary texts and analyze their connections to the individual, to society, and to other bodies of knowledge.
4. Engage in oral argumentation and write critical or analytical essays.
5. Identify, analyze, and articulate the elements of formal logic, symbolic logic, logical fallacies, induction, argument, and language.
6. Identify, analyze, and articulate the elements of moral philosophy with emphasis on the philosophical analysis of contemporary issues.
Degree Map Philosophy Concentration
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (AGEC-A) 35-37 CREDITS
Composition 6 credits
Mathematics 3-5 credits
| MAT 142 | College Mathematics*** | 3 |
| OR | |
| MAT 142L | College Mathematics with Support Lab | 3 |
| or higher (3-5 credits) | |
Humanities 3 credits
| HUM 101 | Humanities in Contemporary Life* | 3 |
Laboratory Sciences 8 credits
Social and Behavioral Sciences 6 credits
Arts 3 credits
General Education Electives 4-6 credits
General education electives must be chosen from the general education list. See www.cochise.edu/AGEC.
Six credits of arts, humanities, social and behavioral sciences, or general education electives must be chosen from the current listing of intensive writing courses. See www.cochise.edu/AGEC.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT 0-16 CREDITS
Non-English language second- or fourth-semester proficiency.
University non-English language requirements vary. Check with an advisor.
CORE CURRICULUM 15-16 CREDITS
| COM 102 | Essentials of Communication** | 3 |
| JRN 101 | Introduction to Mass Communications | 3 |
| PHI 130 | Introduction to Ethics*** | 3 |
SELECT AN AREA OF CONCENTRATION BELOW
Communications
Take the following (9 credits):
| COM 110 | Public Speaking* | 3 |
| COM 204 | Elements of Intercultural Communication** | 3 |
| COM 270 | Interpersonal Communications** | 3 |
English
Take the following (6 credits):
Select one of the following (3 credits):
Humanities
Take the following (6 credits):
| HUM 205 | Cultural Studies through the Humanities I** | 3 |
| HUM 206 | Cultural Studies through the Humanities II** | 3 |
Journalism
Take the following (6 credits):
Philosophy
Take the following (6 credits):
| PHI 111 | Introduction to Western Philosophy*** | 3 |
| PHI 113 | Introduction to Logic*** | 3 |
ELECTIVES (AS NEEDED TO COMPLETE 60 CREDITS)
Elective courses must be transferable to the university or universities to which the student plans to transfer. See www.aztransfer.com.
For the English Concentration, the department recommends that our students satisfy elective credits by selecting ENG 222 Introduction to Shakespeare (3); ENG 224 American Literature (3); ENG 225 American Literature II (3); ENG 228 Mythology and Folklore (3); ENG 230 Literature of the Southwest (3); ENG 231 Native American Literature (3); ENG 260 Irish Literature (3); ENG 265 Major American Writers (3); and/or ENG 273 Women and Literature (3).
TOTAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS 60 CREDITS