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Liberal Arts with an Area of Emphasis in Arts and Humanities

Contact Information

Dean: Al Taccone

Office: Building 4700, 760.795.6881

Full-Time Faculty

Joanne Benschop

Associate in Arts Degree

Liberal Arts with an Area of Emphasis in Arts and Humanities

These courses emphasize the study of cultural literacy, humanistic activities, and the artistic expression of human beings. Students evaluate and interpret the ways in which people through the ages in different cultures have responded to themselves and the world around them in artistic and cultural creation. Students also learn to value aesthetic understanding and to incorporate these concepts when constructing value judgments. This area of emphasis prepares students for a variety of majors within the humanities discipline, including creative writing, English, humanities and art, linguistics, literature and writing studies, museum studies, religious studies, and philosophy. It also provides lower-division preparation for a wide range of majors within the communication studies discipline. 

Select a minimum of 18 units from the following:
ART 100Drawing and Composition3
ART 101Design and Color3
ART 1033D Design3
ART 157Art Orientation3
ART 158Traditional Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas3
ART 201Objects and Ideas in Contemporary Art3
ART 254Understanding and Appreciating the Photographic Image3
ART 258Ancient to Gothic Art3
ART 259History of Renaissance to Modern Art3
ART 260History of Modern Art3
or ART 260H History of Modern Art (Honors)
ART 290Landmarks of Art3
CHNS 101Elementary Chinese (First Semester)4
CHNS 102Elementary Chinese (Second Semester)4
CHNS 201Intermediate Chinese (Third Semester)4
COMM 101Oral Communication3
COMM 106Group Communication3
COMM 111Oral Interpretation of Literature3
COMM 120Principles of Human Communication3
COMM 207Interpersonal Communication3
COMM 212Argumentation3
COMM 215Intercultural Communication3
COMM 220Introduction to Mass Communication3
DNCE 100Dance Appreciation3
DESN 107History of Western Architecture -A Sustainable Perspective3
DNCE 101Dance History3
DNCE 105Dance Cultures of the World3
DRAM 105Introduction to Theatre3
DRAM 120Dramatic Literature (Ancient Greeks to Shakespeare)3
DRAM 121Dramatic Literature (Restoration to Present)3
DRAM 130Acting I3
ENGL 100Composition and Reading4
ENGL 201Critical Thinking, Composition, and Literature4
or ENGL 201H Critical Thinking, Composition, and Literature (Honors)
ENGL 202Critical Thinking and Composition4
or ENGL 202H Critical Thinking and Composition (Honors)
FILM 101Introduction to Film3
or FILM 101H Introduction to Film (Honors)
FILM 106Study of Filmed Plays3
FILM 110Film History3
FREN 101Elementary French (First Semester)4
FREN 102Elementary French (Second Semester)4
FREN 201Intermediate French (Third Semester)4
FREN 202Intermediate French (Fourth Semester)4
GRMN 101Elementary German (First Semester)4
GRMN 102Elementary German (Second Semester)4
GRMN 201Intermediate German (Third Semester)4
HIST 100World History to 15003
or HIST 100H World History to 1500 (Honors)
HIST 101World History Since 15003
or HIST 101H World History Since 1500 (Honors)
HIST 103Western Civilization to 16483
or HIST 103H Western Civilization to 1648 (Honors)
HIST 104Western Civilization Since 16483
or HIST 104H Western Civilization Since 1648 (Honors)
HIST 110United States History to 18773
or HIST 110H United States History to 1877 (Honors)
HIST 111United States History Since 18773
or HIST 111H United States History Since 1877 (Honors)
HUMN 101Introduction to the Arts3
or HUMN 101H Introduction to the Arts (Honors)
HUMN 201Humanities of the Western World: Pre-History Through the Middle Ages3
HUMN 202Humanities of the Western World: The Renaissance to the Twentieth Century3
HUMN 205Women in Western Art and Literature3
HUMN 250American Studies3
HUMN 251American Studies3
ITAL 101Elementary Italian (First Semester)4
ITAL 102Elementary Italian (Second Semester)4
ITAL 201Intermediate Italian (Third Semester)4
ITAL 202Intermediate Italian (Fourth Semester)4
ITAL 210Intermediate Italian Conversation and Reading3
JAPN 101Elementary Japanese (First Semester)4
JAPN 102Elementary Japanese (Second Semester)4
JAPN 201Intermediate Japanese (Third Semester)4
JAPN 202Intermediate Japanese (Fourth Semester)4
JAPN 210Intermediate Conversation I and Reading3
JAPN 211Intermediate Conversation II and Writing3
LIT 120Introduction to Literature3
LIT 250American Literature3
LIT 251American Literature3
LIT 260English Literature3
LIT 261English Literature3
LIT 265Shakespeare Studies3
or LIT 265H Shakespeare Studies (Honors)
LIT 270World Literature to 1600.3
LIT 271World Literature Since 16003
MUS 100Introduction to Music Theory3
MUS 113Multicultural Roots of American Music3
MUS 114History of Rock and Roll3
MUS 115History and Appreciation of Western Music3
or MUS 115H History and Appreciation of Western Music (Honors)
MUS 116A Survey of World Music3
MUS 119Jazz History3
or MUS 119H Jazz History (Honors)
PHIL 100Informal Logic and Critical Thinking3
PHIL 101Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality3
PHIL 102Contemporary Moral Problems3
PHIL 221Philosophy of Religion3
READ 100Critical Reading and Thinking3
RELG 101World Religions3
RELG 105Eastern Religions3
SPAN 101Elementary Spanish (First Semester)4
SPAN 102Elementary Spanish (Second Semester)4
SPAN 201Intermediate Spanish (Third Semester)4
SPAN 202Intermediate Spanish (Fourth Semester)4
SPAN 203Spanish for Native Speakers4
SPAN 205Hispanic Film, Literature, and Composition3
SPAN 210Intermediate Conversation and Reading3
SPAN 211Intermediate Conversation and Writing3

 

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