Snow Hall, Room 520 Professor Joan Donati, Division Chairperson (860) 343-5805
Division Overview
Do you enjoy working with people? Want a fulfilling career that lets you use your creativity and imagination? Start here with a degree or a certificate from Middlesex Community College. We can help you accomplish your goals – whether you want to build skills for your current position or seek a new and exciting career that helps people, with programs in a wide range of specializations and flexible schedules that fit your life.
The Humanities Division offers the most comprehensive selection of programs and courses at Middlesex as the college’s largest division. All students take courses in this division at some point during their degree coursework. The division is proud to bring the experience of 12 full-time faculty its classrooms.
The Humanities Division offers degree and certificate programs in:
Broadcast Communications Broadcast Communications Degree Broadcast Communications Certificate Communication Communication Associate Degree English as a Second Language ESL Certificate Fine Arts Fine Arts Associate Degree Fine Arts with Graphic Design Track Associate Degree General Studies General Studies Associate Degree Liberal Arts and Science Liberal Arts & Science Associate Degree Multimedia Multimedia (Digital Arts) Associate Degree Multimedia Certificate Multimedia Web Design & Development Certificate … and much more!
Courses offered within the Humanities Division are designed to satisfy prerequisites – and they also satisfy student curiosity as we bring you many options for general education coursework.
“The division is so diverse. We have so many different disciplines and viewpoints and perspectives as we synergize to bring students the widest selection of courses and prepare them for success as they complete degree and non-degree granting programs,” says Division Chair and Professor Joan Donati. “We’re helping a great number of students who are planning to go to a four-year college.”
A majority of students in the Humanities Division go on to state universities from their programs at Middlesex.
“The opportunities here are great, and so are the opportunities for good scholarships,” she said. “Most people are learning they do need a degree: A high school education isn’t going to do much for career preparation anymore and that’s where we help our students as they plan to move forward.”