General Studies—Arts and Humanities, Associate in Arts

Degree

The Associate in Arts in General Studies— Arts and Humanities will examine the cultural activities and artistic expressions of human beings. Courses are designed to develop students' awareness of the artistic and cultural ways in which people throughout the ages and in different cultures have responded to themselves and the world around them. The coursework will also develop students' aesthetic understanding and ability to make value judgments based on a culture’s norms. This emphasis enables students to take courses that will satisfy lower division major preparation requirements for areas within the fields of Fine Arts, Performing Arts, English, Ethnic Studies, Foreign Languages, Music, and

Courses

• ART V11A — Color and Design: Two-Dimensional Design
• ART V11B — Color and Design: Color Theory and Practice
• ART V12A — Drawing and Composition I
• ART V12B — Drawing and Composition II
• ART V13A — Life Drawing I
• ART V13B — Life Drawing II
• ART V15A — Life Painting I
• ART V16A — Beginning Oil Painting I
• ART V19 — Three-Dimensional Design
• ART V27 — Metal Art Sculpture
• ART V29A — Illustration I
• ART V46A — Beginning Acrylic Painting I
• ART V50A — Handbuilding Ceramics I
• ART V51A — Beginning Ceramics I
• ART V58A — Figure Sculpture I
• ART V68 — Introduction to Digital Art
• ART V71 — Graphic Design: Typography
• ART V72 — Introduction to Graphic Design
• ARTH C1100 — Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era
• ARTH C1200 — Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary
• ARTH V01 — Art Appreciation
• ARTH V02D — Art of the Ancient Mediterranean
• ARTH V04 — Introduction to Renaissance and Baroque Art
• ARTH V05 — Introduction to American Art
• ARTH V06 — Introduction to Modern Art
• ARTH V07 — Introduction to Women in the Arts
• ARTH V08 — Introduction to Asian Art
• ARTH V09A — Art of the Ancient Americas
• ARTH V09B — Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art
• ASL V01 — Elementary American Sign Language I
• ASL V02 — Elementary American Sign Language II
• COMM C1000 — Introduction to Public Speaking
• COMM C1004 — Interpersonal Communication
• COMM V03 — Group Communication
• COMM V05 — Oral Interpretation and Communication of Literature
• COMM V10 — Critical Thinking in Oral Communication: Argumentation and Debate
• COMM V12 — Intercultural Communication
• COMM V16 — Introduction to Mass Communications
• DANC V01 — Dance Appreciation
• DANC V02 — Western Concert Dance History
• DANC V10A — Modern I
• DANC V13A — Tap I
• DANC V14 — Movement for the Theatre
• DANC V15A — Ballet I
• DANC V23 — Ballroom Dance
• DANC V27A — Street Dance I
• DANC V27B — Street Dance II
• DANC V29A — Jazz I
• DANC V30A — Dance Performance I
• DANC V40A — Mexican Folklorico I
• DANC V50A — Composition I
• ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing
• ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing
• ENGL C1003 — Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature
• ENGL V10 — Creative Writing
• ENGL V11A — Intermediate Creative Writing I
• ENGL V12 — Introduction to Media Writing
• ENGL V15 — Introduction to Poetry
• ENGL V16 — Introduction to Fiction
• ENGL V18 — Children's Literature and Film
• ENGL V21A — British Literature before 1800
• ENGL V21B — British Literature since 1800
• ENGL V22A — American Literature: Colonial Period to 1865
• ENGL V22B — American Literature: 1865 to Present
• ENGL V23 — Introduction to Dramatic Literature
• ENGL V26 — Introduction to Shakespeare and Film
• ENGL V27 — Introduction to Comic Books and Graphic Novels
• ENGL V29A — Aesthetics of Film I
• ENGL V29B — Aesthetics of Film II
• ENGL V30 — World Literature: Antiquity to 1650
• ENGL V31 — World Literature: 1650 to Present
• ENGL V33 — Introduction to African American Literature
• ENGL V34 — Introduction to Chicana/o Literature
• ENGL V35 — Introduction to Ethnic American Literatures
• ENGL V36 — Women in Literature
• FILM V01 — Introduction to Media Aesthetics and Cinematic Arts
• FILM V04 — Documentary Filmmaking
• FILM V05 — Narrative Filmmaking
• FILM V10 — Contemporary American Cinema
• FILM V11 — History of International Cinema: World War II to the Present
• FILM V12 — Introduction to Media Writing
• FILM V29A — History of Motion Pictures I
• FILM V29B — History of Motion Pictures II
• FREN V01 — Elementary French I
• FREN V02 — Elementary French II
• GERM V01 — Elementary German I
• GERM V02 — Elementary German II
• HIST V43 — United States History: Focus on African Americans to Reconstruction
• HIST V45 — United States History: Focus on Native Americans to Reconstruction
• HIST V50 — United States History: Focus on Asian Americans
• HIST V51 — United States History: Focus on African Americans Since Reconstruction
• HIST V55 — United States History: Focus on Native Americans Since the Civil War
• HIST V58 — United States History: Focus on Chicanos since 1848
• HIST V70 — Introduction to Western Civilization to the Scientific Revolution
• HIST V76 — World History to 1550
• HIST V79 — Introduction to the History of East Asia
• HIST V82 — Introduction to Western Civilization since the Scientific Revolution
• ITAL V01 — Elementary Italian I
• ITAL V02 — Elementary Italian II
• JAPN V01 — Elementary Japanese I
• JAPN V02 — Elementary Japanese II
• MUS V01 — Fundamentals of Music
• MUS V02A — Music Theory I
• MUS V02AL — Musicianship I
• MUS V02B — Music Theory II
• MUS V02BL — Musicianship II
• MUS V02C — Music Theory III
• MUS V02CL — Musicianship III
• MUS V02D — Music Theory IV
• MUS V02DL — Musicianship IV
• MUS V03 — Introduction to World Music
• MUS V06 — History of Rock and Roll
• MUS V07 — History of Jazz
• MUS V08 — Music Appreciation
• MUS V09A — Western Music History and Literature I: Antiquity to 1750
• MUS V09B — Western Music History and Literature II: 1750 to the Present
• MUS V39 — Introduction to Music Technology
• PHIL V01 — Introduction to Philosophy
• PHIL V02 — Introduction to Ethics
• PHIL V04 — Introduction to Logic
• PHIL V05 — Critical Thinking and Analytical Writing
• PHIL V09 — Zen Buddhism
• PHIL V10 — World Mythology
• PHIL V12 — Introduction to Religion
• PHIL V14 — Confucianism and Taoism
• PHIL V15 — Teachings of Jesus in Comparative Perspective
• PHOT V01 — Beginning Photography
• PHOT V02 — Digital Photography
• PHOT V07 — History of Photography
• SPAN V01 — Elementary Spanish I
• SPAN V02 — Elementary Spanish II
• SPAN V03 — Intermediate Spanish I
• SPAN V03S — Spanish Heritage Language I
• SPAN V04 — Intermediate Spanish II
• SPAN V04S — Spanish Heritage Language II
• THA V01 — Introduction to Theatre
• THA V02A — Acting I
• THA V02B — Acting II - Scene Study
• THA V03A — Voice and Articulation I
• THA V05A — Stagecraft I
• THA V05B — Stagecraft II
• THA V06A — Makeup I
• THA V06B — Makeup II
• THA V08 — Script Analysis
• THA V11A — Technical Theatre in Production I
• THA V13A — Rehearsal and Performance I
• THA V14 — Movement for the Theatre
• THA V20 — Costume Design and History
• THA V22A — Costume Technology I
• THA V22B — Costume Technology II
• THA V28 — Introduction to Cinema
• THA V29A — History of Motion Pictures I
• THA V29B — History of Motion Pictures II
• THA V30A — Screenwriting I
• THA V31A — Acting for Film and Television I
• THA V31B — Acting for Film and Television II

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