Humanities

C-wing • 217/351-2217 • parkland.edu/humanities
Brian Nudelman, department chair
Cydnee Weber, department assistant

Success in college and the workplace requires competency in English, with strong reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. Humanities offers courses that give students this vital liberal arts foundation: composition, reading, philosophy, literature, humanities, foreign languages, and more. It provides these learning opportunities at varying skill levels, from courses in developmental English and English as a Second Language (ESL) to Honors Program classes.

Pre-college English as a Second Language

The Pre-college ESL program offers a series of 3 and 4 credit hour courses in multiple skill areas for academic preparation. Students can enroll part-time or full-time.

Course placement is based on scores from Michigan EPT, TOEFL, or IELTS. The courses are available from beginning through advanced levels in grammar/writing, reading/vocabulary, and listening/speaking/pronunciation. Supplemental instruction through computer-based assignments and specialized electives may be available depending on student need.

International students can apply to this program from their home countries or from other colleges in the United States. Students do not need a TOEFL or IELTS score to apply to the ESL program.

For more information, call 217/351-2217 or see the Pre-college ESL website.

Courses

• Critical Comprehenshion Skills (CCS)
• English (ENG)
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Humanities (HUM)
• Languages (ASL, FRE, GER, ITA, JPN, KOR, SPA)
• Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS)
• Literature (LIT)
• Philosophy (PHI)
• Religion (REL)

Programs

• English (Literature), A.A.
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, A.A.