A liberal arts education is designed to help students develop a breadth of knowledge in the disciplines of humanities, the physical and social sciences, and mathematics. An Associate of Arts Degree in liberal arts provides students with strong critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills. In addition, this degree provides students with the lower-division coursework needed to transfer to and succeed in a four-year college or university. These courses emphasize the content and form of communication and provide an understanding of the psychological basis and social significance of communication. Students will be able to assess communication as the process of human symbolic interaction. Students will also develop skills in the areas of reading, writing, listening, reasoning, advocacy, organization, and accuracy. Additionally, students will be able to integrate important concepts of critical thinking as related to the development of analysis and critical evaluation.