{"id":611,"date":"2022-03-25T10:20:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/?page_id=611"},"modified":"2025-06-02T11:51:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:51:50","slug":"humanities-and-bilingual-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/humanities-and-bilingual-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanities and Bilingual Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"611\" class=\"elementor elementor-611\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-149b7379 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"149b7379\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-193e42aa ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"193e42aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f4d636f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f4d636f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/humanities.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-613\" alt=\"humanities\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/humanities.png 510w, https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/humanities-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cfd8af6 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"4cfd8af6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4186fabe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4186fabe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Humanities and Bilingual Studies Division offers A.A. and A.S. degree programs designed to prepare students to transfer to four-year institutions and A.A.S. and certificate programs designed to prepare students for careers immediately upon graduation as well as to develop technical skills in specialized areas.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2632c822 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"2632c822\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-556c57da ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"556c57da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19cb7bd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19cb7bd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Degree and Certificate Programs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7fd3fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7fd3fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.essex.edu\/about-academic-divisions\/humanities-bilingual-studies-division\/art-aa\/\">Art &#8211; 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AA <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.essex.edu\/about-academic-divisions\/humanities-bilingual-studies-division\/liberal-arts-theater-option-aa-\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Liberal Arts: Theater Option &#8211; AA <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.essex.edu\/about-academic-divisions\/humanities-bilingual-studies-division\/liberal-arts-spanish-language-option-aa\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Liberal Arts: World Language Option &#8211; AA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.essex.edu\/about-academic-divisions\/humanities-bilingual-studies-division\/music-as\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Music &#8211; AS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.essex.edu\/about-academic-divisions\/humanities-bilingual-studies-division\/new-media-technology-aas\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">New Media Technology &#8211; AAS <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.essex.edu\/about-academic-divisions\/humanities-bilingual-studies-division\/art-certificate-achievement\/\">Art \u2013 Academic Certificate <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.essex.edu\/about-academic-divisions\/humanities-bilingual-studies-division\/english-academic-certificate\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">English &#8211; 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Tooma<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384134ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"384134ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Humanities &#038; Bilingual Studies Division\u2019s degrees provide a broad and strong foundation in literature, history, communications, world languages, art, music, and other key disciplines. Any and all students wishing to expand their scope and understanding of the humanistic perspective should seriously consider one of our division\u2019s degree programs. There is something for everyone within these subject areas. 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