Department of Communication, Arts & Philosophy
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Mahatma Ghandi
From writing to art, ethics to communication, the CAP department at Padrón Campus manages all of the General Education courses in Communication, Composition, Literature, Creative Writing, Art, Religion, Humanities and Philosophy.
Our faculty—regardless of discipline—find ways to engage your curiosity about the world and develop your critical thinking. With each course you will become more and more engaged in experiencing, questioning and changing the world around you. Our faculty and staff love the richness of our student body and welcome working with students from diverse parts of the world and from different neighborhoods in Miami.
Opportunities on campus:
- Join Urbana, our highly awarded literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction and photography. Contact advisors Omar Figueras (ofiguera@mdc.edu) or Alicia Garcia(agarci31@mdc.edu) if you would like to join. Open to all students;
- Take GSEL designated courses that help you develop your understanding of how best to create a more sustainable and resilient world while taking all of your required, general education courses. View our full listing of current GSEL courses.The campus offers many clubs, field trips and service opportunities that develop your civic engagement and understanding of earth ethics;
- Look for our many blended courses that offer an option to meet face-to-face one day a week and complete the rest online.
Course Listing
Below is a current list of courses taught at this campus. Gordon Rule courses are designated with GW. Every student needs 24 credits of GW courses to graduate. View this page for more information regarding Gordon Rule.
CRW2001 | Creative Writing |
CRW2002 | Creative Writing |
ENC1101 | English Composition 1 (GW) |
ENC1102 | English Composition 2 (GW) |
LIT2480 | Issues in Literature and Culture (GW) |
LIT2000 | Intro to Literature (GW) |
SPC1017 | Fundamental of Speech Communication (GW) |
SPC2608 | Intro to Public Speaking |
ARH1000 | Art Appreciation |
ARH2740 | Cinema Appreciation (GW) |
THE2000 | Theater Appreciation (GW Spring Only) |
HUM1020 | Humanities |
REL2300 | World Religions (Fall only) |
PHI1010 | Introduction to Philosophy (GW) |
PHI2604 | Critical Thinking and Ethics (GW) |
PHI2070 | Intro to Eastern Philosophy (Fall only) |
MMC2000 | Intro to Mass Communication |
MUL1010 | Music Appreciation |
MUL2380 | Jazz and Popular Music in America (GW) |
Faculty Directory
Name | Telephone | Office | |
---|---|---|---|
Glenda Phipps, Chairperson | 305-237-6049 | 1310 | |
Omar Figueras, Assistant Professor/Endowed Teacher Composition, Literature & Urbana Advisor |
305-237-6187 | 1349 | |
Tricia Foster, Assistant Professor Composition and Literature |
305-237-6226 | 1342-02 | |
Alicia Garcia, Assistant Professor Composition and Literature |
305-237-6221 | 1359 | |
Oscar Gonzalez, Assistant Professor Composition & Literature |
305-237-6826 | 1346 | |
Liza Greenberg, Associate Professor, Sr. Composition & Literature (GSEL Certified) |
305-237-6081 | 1322 | |
Volrick Higgs, Instructor, Assistant Professor Communication |
305-237-6804 | 1372 | |
Albert Lenel, Associate Philosophy (GSEL Certified) |
305-237-6498 | 1316 | |
Janea Judge-Hemans, Instructor | 305-237-6027 | 1371 | |
Jacquelyn Loftus, Associate Professor, Sr. Humanities & Religion |
305-237-6321 | 1334 | |
Matthew Sang, Associate Professor Philosophy |
305-237-6015 | 1358 | |
Jake Guyton, Instructor Composition and Literature |
305-237-6561 | 1367 | |
Adam Gonzalez Instructor Communication |
305-237-6296 | 1368 | |
Jose Sebastian Terneus, Assistant English and Literature |
305-237-6010 | 1342-01 | |
Maria Thevenot, Assistant Professor Humanities & Dance |
305-237-8185 | 1357 |