The Humanities, Language, & Culture Department consists of two areas of study and a wide range of individual disciplines including general humanities, philosophy, art history, religious studies, individual languages, and world cultures.

Paul C. Allen, Ph.D., Department Chair

John McCormick, Ph.D., Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

"Not only was [the class] extremely interesting but it really opened my mind and caused me to stretch my thinking, not just to regurgitate everything that I was taught, but to have an actual opinion about what we learned." - Kennedy Nate, former SLCC Student

OUR MISSION

The mission of the Humanities, Language, & Culture Department is to provide students with a set of courses that fulfill a variety of general education requirements at all Utah public institutions of higher education. We believe passionately that our courses will enable students to develop broader perspectives and deeper understandings of their community and the world, as well as challenge their assumptions, biases, and preconceptions about the world and its inhabitants. Our aim is to help students develop both as individuals and as active citizens.

Our courses situate the events & patterns, customs & beliefs, thoughts & symbols of people throughout time in their appropriate cultural contexts and further the development of verbal, perceptual, analytical, and imaginative skills. Our classes cultivate attentiveness to written words and auditory & visual images, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary understanding.

In addition, in language courses students develop functional language ability, acquire proficiency in the target language in social and survival situations, and learn strategies that will enable them to continue the process of language learning.

Student Philosophy Conference: presenting student papers on philosophical topics to the broader SLCC community. Now in its 8th year.