Mission Statement
The liberal arts division comprised of the arts, communications, humanities, social sciences disciplines and the library at Normandale Community College provides a foundation of general education on which our students can build an academic major.
The foundations of general education in the liberal arts include:
- Skills for a life of critical thinking, reflection, research and effective communication.
- Understanding appreciation and active participation in intellectual, artistic, cultural, linguistic and personal creativity.
- Challenges that develop new insights about self understanding and about how the self is able to interact with others in relationships both personal and communal.
- Motivation to be informed, responsible citizens in a representative democracy.
- Awareness of the human condition in all its diversity and in the contexts of history.
- Confrontations with issues of social responsibility, human rights and dignity.
- Fostering knowledge, awareness and desire for continuous learning.
- Appreciation for the myriad of languages and cultures in our world.
Degree Offerings
Several departments in the Liberal Arts division offer degrees. Specific information about the degrees can be found in the department pages.
ART
- Associate of Fine Arts degree in Art
Music
- Associate of Fine Arts degree in Music
- Associate of Arts degree with an Emphasis in Music
