General Studies AA - Humanities and Fine Arts
To meet the General Studies degree requirements, a student must complete the following:
- AA/AS General Education Requirements (see Degree Requirements section of the catalog).
- Choose a minimum of 18 units. Minimum 3 units from Humanities and 3 units from Fine Arts.
The remaining units can be taken from either category.
Courses in this emphasis are designed to cultivate intellect, imagination, sensibility and sensitivity. Students will study great works of the human imagination and will examine their own esthetic and creative experience. Awareness and appreciation of humanistic disciplines will be explored and encouraged. Students will be exposed to the study of human culture from a variety of perspectives.
The Program-level Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs) below are outcomes that students will achieve after completing specific degree/certificate requirements in this program. Students will:
- Analyze the principle elements of representative examples of art, literature, theater, philosophy, music, dance, film, or other relevant areas of cultural and/or intellectual creativity.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the historical and philosophical contexts of representative areas, movements, media, works, and/or styles of cultural and/or intellectual creativity.
- Employ the language, concepts and methods of interpretive criticism as applicable to the respective categories of human creativity.
Note: All courses must be completed with a letter grade of “C” or higher or “Pass.”
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Humanities | ||
| ARBC-120 | Arabic I | 5 |
| ARBC-121 | Arabic II | 5 |
| ARBC-122 | Arabic for the Arabic Speaker I | 5 |
| ARBC-123 | Arabic for the Arabic Speaker II | 5 |
| ARBC-148 | Language, Culture, and Literature of the Arab World | 3 |
| ARBC-220 | Arabic III | 5 |
| ARBC-221 | Arabic IV | 5 |
| ARBC-250 | Conversational Arabic I | 3 |
| ARBC-251 | Conversational Arabic II | 3 |
| ASL-120 | American Sign Language I | 4 |
| ASL-121 | American Sign Language II | 4 |
| ASL-130 | American Sign Language: Fingerspelling | 3 |
| ASL-131 | American Sign Language: Fingerspelling II | 3 |
| ASL-140 | Inside Deaf Culture | 3 |
| ASL-220 | American Sign Language III | 4 |
| ASL-221 | American Sign Language IV | 4 |
| CHIN-120 | Chinese I | 5 |
| CHIN-121 | Chinese II | 5 |
| CHIN-220 | Chinese III | 5 |
| CHIN-221 | Chinese IV | 5 |
| CHIN-250 | Conversational Chinese I | 3 |
| CHIN-251 | Conversational Chinese II | 3 |
| COMM-124 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COMM-137 | Critical Thinking in Group Communication | 3 |
| COMM-144 | Communication Studies: Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| COMM-145 | Argumentation | 3 |
| ENGL-122 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-201 | Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-215 | Mythology | 3 |
| ENGL-217 | Fantasy and Science Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL-218 | Shakespeare - His Plays and the Theatre of His Time | 3 |
| ENGL-219 | Death and Dying in Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-221 | British Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL-222 | British Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL-231 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL-232 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL-236 | Chicana/o Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-237 | American Indian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-238 | Black Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-239 | Asian American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-271 | World Literature II | 3 |
| ETHN-127 | La Chicana | 3 |
| ETHN-144 | Communication Studies: Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| ETHN-236 | Chicana/o Literature | 3 |
| ETHN-237 | American Indian Literature | 3 |
| ETHN-238 | Black Literature | 3 |
| ETHN-239 | Asian American Literature | 3 |
| FREN-120 | French I | 5 |
| FREN-121 | French II | 5 |
| FREN-152 | The French-Speaking World: A Cross- -Cultural Perspective | 3 |
| FREN-220 | French III | 5 |
| FREN-221 | French IV | 5 |
| FREN-250 | Conversational French I | 3 |
| FREN-251 | Conversational French II | 3 |
| GERM-120 | German I | 5 |
| GERM-121 | German II | 5 |
| GERM-220 | German III | 5 |
| GERM-221 | German IV | 5 |
| GERM-250 | Conversational German I | 3 |
| GERM-251 | Conversational German II | 3 |
| HIST-100 | Early World History | 3 |
| HIST-101 | Modern World History | 3 |
| HIST-103 | Twentieth Century World History | 3 |
| HIST-105 | Early Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIST-106 | Modern Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIST-126 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HIST-135 | Ancient History of Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIST-136 | Survey of Medieval History | 3 |
| HIST-137 | History of East Asia | 3 |
| HIST-148 | Modern Middle East History | 3 |
| HUM-110 | Principles of the Humanities | 3 |
| HUM-120 | European Humanities | 3 |
| HUM-125 | Women and Western Culture | 3 |
| HUM-130 | East Asian Humanities | 3 |
| HUM-135 | Blues as Literature, History, and Culture | 3 |
| HUM-140 | Humanities of the Americas | 3 |
| HUM-160 | Humanities of the Future | 3 |
| HUM-170 | Modern World Humanities | 3 |
| ITAL-120 | Italian I | 5 |
| ITAL-121 | Italian II | 5 |
| ITAL-220 | Italian III | 5 |
| ITAL-221 | Italian IV | 5 |
| ITAL-250 | Conversational Italian I | 3 |
| ITAL-251 | Conversational Italian II | 3 |
| JAPN-120 | Japanese I | 5 |
| JAPN-121 | Japanese II | 5 |
| JAPN-149 | Japanese Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| JAPN-220 | Japanese III | 5 |
| JAPN-221 | Japanese IV | 5 |
| JAPN-250 | Conversational Japanese I | 3 |
| JAPN-251 | Conversational Japanese II | 3 |
| PHIL-110 | A General Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL-111 | Philosophy and Popular Culture | 3 |
| PHIL-115 | History of Philosophy I: Ancient and Medieval | 3 |
| PHIL-117 | History of Philosophy II: Modern and Contemporary | 3 |
| PHIL-119 | United States' Philosophies | 3 |
| PHIL-120 | Asian and Pacific Philosophies | 3 |
| PHIL-140 | Problems in Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL-141 | Bioethics | 3 |
| PHIL-145 | Social and Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL-150 | The Philosophy of Art | 3 |
| PHIL-155 | The Philosophy of Science | 3 |
| PHIL-160 | Latin American Philosophy | 3 |
| RELG-110 | Introduction to the Study of Religion | 3 |
| RELG-120 | World Religions | 3 |
| RELG-130 | Scriptures of World Religions | 3 |
| RELG-140 | Religion and Culture | 3 |
| RELG-150 | Asian Religions | 3 |
| RELG-165 | Religion in America | 3 |
| RELG-170 | Introduction to Christianity | 3 |
| RELG-175 | Religion, Government and Politics in America | 3 |
| RUSS-120 | Russian I | 5 |
| RUSS-121 | Russian II | 5 |
| RUSS-220 | Russian III | 5 |
| RUSS-221 | Russian IV | 5 |
| RUSS-250 | Conversational Russian I | 3 |
| RUSS-251 | Conversational Russian II | 3 |
| SPAN-120 | Spanish I | 5 |
| SPAN-121 | Spanish II | 5 |
| SPAN-122 | Spanish for the Native Speaker I | 5 |
| SPAN-123 | Spanish for the Native Speaker II | 5 |
| SPAN-141 | Spanish and Latin American Cultures | 3 |
| SPAN-145 | Hispanic Civilizations | 3 |
| SPAN-220 | Spanish III | 5 |
| SPAN-221 | Spanish IV | 5 |
| SPAN-250 | Conversational Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN-251 | Conversational Spanish II | 3 |
| Fine Arts | ||
| ART-100 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART-104 | Artists and Designers Today | 3 |
| ART-106 | Introduction to Mural Painting and Design | 3 |
| ART-119 | Color Theory | 3 |
| ART-120 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART-121 | Painting I | 3 |
| ART-124 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART-125 | Drawing II | 3 |
| ART-126 | Ceramics I | 3 |
| ART-127 | Ceramics II | 3 |
| ART-129 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART-130 | Sculpture I | 3 |
| ART-131 | Jewelry Design I | 3 |
| ART-132 | Jewelry Design II | 3 |
| ART-140 | Survey of Western Art I: Prehistory Through Middle Ages | 3 |
| ART-141 | Survey of Western Art II: Renaissance Through Modern | 3 |
| ART-142 | Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | 3 |
| ART-143 | Modern Art | 3 |
| ART-145 | Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART-146 | Asian Art | 3 |
| ART-147 | American Art | 3 |
| ART-171 | Introduction to Digital Art | 3 |
| ART-172 | Web and Portfolio Design | 3 |
| ART-210 | Introduction to Printmaking | 3 |
| ART-211 | Intermediate Printmaking | 3 |
| ART-221 | Painting III | 3 |
| ART-222 | Painting IV | 3 |
| DANC-110 | Dance History | 3 |
| DANC-120 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| ENGL-126 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| ETHN-126 | Chicano/Chicana and Mexican Art | 3 |
| ETHN-127 | La Chicana | 3 |
| ETHN-134 | Introduction to American Indian Art | 3 |
| MCOM-111 | Introduction to Film Analysis | 3 |
| MUS-110 | Great Music Listening | 3 |
| MUS-111 | The History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUS-115 | The History of Rock Music | 3 |
| MUS-116 | Introduction to World Music | 3 |
| MUS-117 | Introduction to Music History and Literature | 3 |
| MUS-123 | History of Hip Hop Culture | 3 |
| MUS-189 | Multimedia and the Creative Arts | 3 |
| PHOT-150 | Introduction to Photography | 3 |
| PHOT-151 | Personal Photographic Vision | 3 |
| PHOT-154 | History of Photography | 3 |
| THTR-101 | Introduction to Narrative Theory | 3 |
| THTR-110 | Introduction to the Theatre | 3 |
| THTR-130 | Acting I | 3 |
| THTR-131 | Acting II | 3 |
| THTR-143 | Historic Costume for the Theatre | 3 |
| THTR-144 | 20th Century Fashion and Costume | 3 |
| THTR-205 | The American Musical on Stage and Screen | 3 |