Employers everywhere agree that effective communication skills are essential for success.  This need is supported by classes in both written and oral communication.  In addition, Monroe offers a wide range of additional courses from psychology and sociology to literature and history which fulfill graduation requirements.

English
  
EN-107 Ethnic Literature
EN-108 American Literature
EN-109 Expository Writing
EN-110 Composition and Literature 
EN-115 Masterworks of World Literature
EN-116 Women Writers 
EN-117 Creative Writing 
EN-205 Business Writing 
EN-208 The American Novel 
EN-209 Literature and Work 
EN-210 Journey Into Film and Literature 
 
 
 
Social Sciences 
 
LA-101 Introduction to Psychology 
LA-102 Introduction to Sociology 
LA-103 Introduction to Political Science
LA-104 Child Psychology 
LA-105 Marriage and the Family 
LA-107 Introduction to Civil Rights Law 
LA-108 Psychology of Abnormal Behavior 
LA-109 Social Issues 
LA-111 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 
LA-114 History of Art I: Ancient Civilizations to the Gothic Period 
LA-115 History of Art II: The Renaissance to the Twentieth Century
LA-116 Modern Art: Black and Hispanic Artists of the 19th and 20th Centuries 
LA-120 Speech Communication 
LA-130 American History I: Independence to the Civil War
LA-131 American History II: Reconstruction to the Present
LA-132 Western Civilization I: The Ancient World to 1750 
LA-133 Western Civilization II: 1750 to the Present 
LA-150 Introduction to Geography
LA-220 Philosophy 
LA-230 Masterworks of Western Music 
LA 240 Criminology 
LA 241 Juvenile Delinquency 
CJ 101 The American Criminal Justice System