Mission Statement
Music and Humanities Department
The department shall provide instruction in Music and Humanities survey courses for students in our community who are interested in furthering their interests, talents, or job skills, or who are preparing to earn an academic degree. Courses are designed to develop life-long learning skills and the disciplines are taught utilizing historical, cultural, analytical, physiological, artistic and experiential approaches. The department contributes and teaches public service through a regular series of recitals and concerts provided to the community free of charge and involving students.
In keeping with the Mission Statement of San Antonio College, http://www.accd.edu/sac/sacmain/html/mission.htm and the Vision Statement of the Alamo Community College District,
http://www.accd.edu/sac/instplan/FISCAL00.PLN/Accdmiss.pdf the GOALS of this department are to provide the following:
1. Transfer level courses for students who are pursuing an Associate of Arts Degree, or who otherwise are planning to transfer to a four-year college or university, such as an articulated transfer plan;
2. Courses in support of other departments and programs at San Antonio College;
3. Multi-cultural learning opportunities such as courses with an "Internationalized Curriculum";
4. Curricula, including selection of textbooks, that promote global awareness;
5. Service-learning opportunities in applicable courses which encourage civic and community responsibility;
6. Innovative approaches to teaching that strengthen critical thinking skills, promote active and collaborative learning, and aid in communication and interpretation of material;
7. Alternative class offerings via the Internet for students with non-traditional schedules;
8. The utilization of new and emerging technologies such as multi-media instructional aids that address the diverse learning styles of the college’s multicultural student population;
9. Student support through a learning lab with music software and specialized academic planning for students pursuing careers in music; and
10. An environment that fosters the professional and personal development of faculty and staff.