Departments

The Art Department at Bellevue College offers a strong foundation program in the art basics, including courses in two- and three-dimensional design, drawing and art history.

BATS provides students with high-quality basic and pre-college Math and English literacy education for academic, personal, family, work and community engagement.

The Communication Department offers courses in a variety of areas, focusing on human communication & rhetoric, mass media & journalism and film studies.

The English Language Institute (ELI) offers its students a chance to learn and grow in their understanding of English, as well as the dynamic lifestyle and culture of the Pacific Northwest.

The English Department offers approximately 20 sections of developmental writing and reading courses, 45 of transfer level writing, and 10 of literature each quarter.

The Interdisciplinary Studies Program builds learning communities that integrate teaching and learning across academic disciplines and engage personal, civic, and academic learning objectives in collaborative, supportive, student-centered environments.

The Interior Design Program provides a comprehensive, high-quality interior design education that is responsive to the changing needs of its students and the design profession.

The Music Department offers courses and a pathway applicable to students planning to prepare for upper division bachelor’s degree majors in music and is designed for students wishing to transfer.

The Department of Philosophy cultivates critical thinking generally and about philosophical issues and views in particular through quality instruction in a broad range of course offerings.

The Theatre Arts Department of Drama and Dance expands and enriches the learning, life and culture of all students and faculty of Bellevue College by introducing audiences to a variety of current, historical and cultural perspectives.

The World Languages Department at Bellevue College offers courses in Arabic, ASL, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.