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Humanities

Faculty:	(Fort Steilacoom):Denise Hartley
	(Puyallup): Bob Mohrbacher

The Humanities department offers a diverse curriculum of courses investigating the arts, thought and culture, and the relationship of the humanities with other disciplines. A sequence of three classes traces the history of Western Thought & Culture, while Ethnic Thought & Culture, Black Thought & Culture and Native American Humanities courses explore specialized areas. Introduction to Folklore, Computers & Humans, Science & Humanities, American Popular Culture, American Cinema & Society, and World Religions complete the rich cultural course offerings.

See Catalog pg. 56

• A
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  • Adult Basic Education (see Developmental Education)
  • Accounting
  • Administrative Assistant (see Office Technology)
  • Alcoholism & Drug Abuse
  • Anthropology
  • Archaeology
  • Art
  • Astronomy
• B
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  • Biology
  • Business
  • Business Management (See Business)
  • Business – University Transfer
• C
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  • Chemistry
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Network Engineering
  • Criminal Justice
  • Customer Service (see Business – Professional/Technical)
• D
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  • Database Management (see Computer Information Systems)
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Developmental Disablities Technology
  • Developmental Education
  • Digital Design
  • Digital Film (see Theatre)
• E
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  • Early Childhood Education
  • Earth Sciences (see Astronomy, Geology or Oceanography)
  • Economics
  • Electronic Engineering Technology
  • Emergency Medical Technician (see Health Sciences)
  • Engineering
  • English
  • English as a Second Language (see Developmental Education)
  • Entrepreneurship (see Business – Professional/Techincal)
  • Environmental Science
  • Extended Learning
• F
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  • Fashion Merchandising (see Business – Professional/Technical)
  • Finance (see Business – University Transfer)
  • Fire Command
  • Foreign Language
  • Foster Parent Education
• G
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  • GED Preparation (see Developmental Education)
  • Geography
  • Geology
• H
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  • Health Education/Wellness
  • Health Science
  • High School Completion (see Developmental Education)
  • History
  • Humanities
• I
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  • Intensive English Program
  • International Business (see Business – Professional/Technical or Business – University Transfer)
  • International Business Secretary (See Office Technology)
  • International Education (IE) (see Intensive English Program)
• J
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  • Journalism
• L
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  • Legal Office Technology (see See Office Technology and Legal Studies)
  • Legal & Paralegal Studies
• M
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  • Marketing (see Business – Professional/Technical)
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Billing Specialist (see Office Technology)
  • Medical Lab Technician (see Health Science)
  • Medical Receptionist/Secretary/Transcriptionist (see Office Technology)
  • Microbiology
  • Military Science
  • Music
• N
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  • Nursing (Pre-), Nursing Asst., Occupational Therapy (Pre-) (see Health Science)
• O
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  • Oceanography
  • Office Technology
• P
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  • Paraeducation
  • Paralegal Studies
  • Parenting (see Early Childhood Education and/or Foster Parent Education)
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education
  • Physical Therapy (Pre-) (see Health Science)
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Programming (see Computer Information Systems)
  • Psychology
• R
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  • Real Estate (see course descriptions for Real Estate offerings and/or contact Extended Learning, (253) 964-6529)
  • Retail Management, Sales (see Business)
• S
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  • Secretarial (see Office Technology)
  • Social Service – Mental Health
  • Sociology
  • Speech
  • Supervision & Management (see Business)
• T
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  • Technical Support (see Computer Information Systems)
  • Telecommunications Specialist (see Criminal Justice Emergency Dispatch)
  • Theater
• V
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  • Veterinary Technology
• W
  • Word Processing (see Office Technology)