PAC

PEOPLE, ARTS, AND CULTURE (PAC)

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SCAN FOR FINE ARTS & DMA

SCAN FOR HUMANITIES

FINE ARTS

The Art Department at UNMTaos o ers an Associate of Fine Arts. Courses include a variety of studio disciplines including art practices, drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, metals, photography, and printmaking, as well as art history courses. Students are supported in following their personal goals beyond community college including pursuing their Bachelor of Fine Arts and other degrees, or working within the art community of Taos and beyond. The Art Department is committed to engaging students in a rich dialogue on contemporary art and art history. Students learn traditional foundations, contemporary applications of materials, interdisciplinary practice, and conceptual problem solving.

DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS

The two-year Associate Degree Program in Digital Media Arts teaches both technical “hands-on” skills and media theory. Students emerge from the program with the skills necessary to understand the trends of the media industry and produce their own original content. This program focuses on teaching industry-standard skills and developing an entrepreneurial mindset. Students graduate from the program with a capstone project in their reel and with a solid introduction of what it takes to launch a media career. The program is dynamic, practical, and fun. This degree articulates with the Bachelor of Arts and BFA degrees in Film and Digital Media Arts at UNM Main campus.

HUMANITIES

Humanities are academic disciplines where you will explore how individuals and diverse societies, past and present, make meaning and assign value. You will learn how histories, cultural works, languages, and ideas shape diverse communities and the relations between them. You will discover and design ways of understanding diverse human experiences, including confl ict and inequality, by examining cultural records. Humanities help one to understand and relate to the increasingly global world in a positive and constructive manner.

Humanities disciplines at UNMTaos include American Studies, Classical Studies, Communication, Comparative Literature, English, First Year Experience, History, Native American Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and second languages.

SCAN FOR SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

TEACHER PATHWAYS

Earning an Associate Degree in education is an option for anyone considering a career in the classroom. There are distinct advantages to starting with an Associate Degree and for many students, it’s an accessible entry point into the education fi eld.

The Associate of Science in Education is designed for the student who is planning to enter a bachelor's program upon completion, or who wants to work as a school aide.

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCEINCES

This is a multidisciplinary department. Students in this area are dedicated to understanding the human mind and human behavior in the past and present at many levels: the individual, the cultural, and the societal.

Students will explore how diverse peoples and groups operate. They will also discover how social groups a ect communities and society as a whole.

Fields of study include: classes in psychology, sociology, economics, anthropology, Chicana/Chicano studies, and education.

HUMAN SERVICES

The Certifi cate in Human Services is designed as an introduction to the broadly defi ned fi eld of human services. Programs in this area are designed to help people navigate through situations where the person feels they need external help and guidance to move forward with their life and rediscover their personal power and selfsu ciency. Students will identify how to meet human needs through an interdisciplinary approach focusing on knowledge base and prevention and intervention skills. The certifi cate introduces students to the study and practice of Human Services and provides information about careers in Social Work, Public Health and other social service endeavors.

Associate of Arts (AA)

• Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education (ECED) • Associate of Arts in Fine Art • Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts • Associate of Arts in Digital Media Arts (DMA)

Associate of Applied Science (AAS)

• Associate of Applied Science in General Studies

Associate of Science in Education (ASE)

• Associate of Science in Education

Certifi cates:

• Certifi cate in Human Services • Certifi cate in Early Childhood Education • Certifi cate in Digital Graphic Design