Humanities, English, Language, and Communication Studies

The Humanities, English, Language, and Communication Studies Pathway fits well for students who think critically and creatively and enjoy writing, speaking, research, and engaging in broader conversations with academic, community, and professional audiences. Academic programs in this pathway can lead to diverse careers in public relations, human resources, the law, editing, writing, and journalism, as well as careers in public service and the non-profit sector. Graduates with these skills are in high demand by employers in a variety of fields and in graduate professional programs.

Pathway Program

The Pathway Programs are designed to help students who are deciding on their academic and career goals to identify an area of interest. 

• Pathway Degree with Humanities, English, Language, and Communication Studies Concentration, A.A.  

Transfer Programs

Transfer Programs are designed to prepare students to transfer to a college or university to complete a bachelor’s degree. 

Language & Thought

• Pre-Communication Studies, A.A. (General Transfer)  
• Pre-French, A.A. (General Transfer)  
• Pre-Multimedia Journalism, A.A. (General Transfer)  
• Pre-Philosophy, A.A. (General Transfer)   

English

• Pre-English Literature, A.A. (General Transfer)  
• Pre-Writing, A.A. (General Transfer)  

Social Sciences

• Pre-Gender Studies, A.A. (General Transfer)  

Need Help Selecting a Career?

Below are two options which can assist with identifing careers and what programs GRCC has to align with these careers:

FOCUS 2 is an online tool that will help you to identify careers based on your personal strengths and interests, as well as additional online career exploration resources. 

Career Coach can help you determine what programs at GRCC best align with your already identified career interests or those identified by using FOCUS 2. This online tool also provides regionally based employment outlook information.