Cape Fear Community College

“The mission of the Humanities and Fine Arts Department is to broaden students’ cultural awareness through the study of artistic expression, philosophical thought, religious beliefs and through exploring individual communication techniques resulting in measurably greater understanding of the world around them.”

The Humanities and Fine Arts Department consists of programs in Art, Communication, Drama, Film, Foreign Languages, Music, Religion, and Philosophy. Our course offerings are as varied as the department itself, providing you with very strong instruction in each of the above areas. Our primary purpose is to prepare you with the background necessary to seamlessly transfer to the four-year college of your choice with the assurance you have met all the qualifications for entering with “junior” status. Our department helps you toward the Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, or Associate in Fine Arts degrees which mark the midpoint of your college career.

Within our department, you may select various “Pre-majors” such as in Art Education, Speech Communication, or Theatre. These pre-majors get you started on the right track toward finishing your degree on time both here and at the receiving institution. In addition, our faculty prides itself in monitoring your performance so that when you have questions, you can get answers swiftly and with the confidence that you are talking to caring, knowledgeable people who want the best for you and your education.

Our faculty consists of five top level art instructors, all of whom have the M.F.A. in visual art from both east and west coast universities. Eight communication faculty members have M.A. degrees from institutions as diverse as Baylor, Southern Illinois, Arkansas, Northern Michigan, Auburn and UNC. Our Foreign Language instructors have M.A. degrees and in some cases, Ph.D.’s from institutions around the world. One is a native Chilean and another has had experience with international finance as an executive with the World Bank. The same academic tradition holds true with our Philosophy and Religion instructors who hold Ph.D.s from Columbia, Drew, Duke and the University of Chicago. In theatre, our faculty members have backgrounds from Yale and from Utah State.

The Humanities and Fine Arts Department is a multi-faceted, multi-talented group of individuals dedicated to making your experience at CFCC the best you can get for the investment in time, resources and intense study. Take advantage of what you are offered.

Frank G. Carter, Jr. - Chair
Patricia Lee - Secretary

For information about the department, please call 362-7442 or come by the office located in the McLeod (S) Building. We are located in S-202.

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