Liberal Arts with an Area of Emphasis in Arts and Humanities
Contact Information
|
Dean: Al Taccone |
Office: Building 4800, 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.
Program Student Learning Outcome Statement:
- Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to develop communication, critical thinking, and intellectual skills that effectively prepare him/her for lifelong learning and for advanced study in a wide range of majors at the university level.
| Select a minimum of 18 units from the following: | ||
| ART 100 | Drawing and Composition | 3 |
| ART 101 | Design and Color | 3 |
| ART 103 | 3D Design | 3 |
| ART 157 | Art Orientation | 3 |
| ART 158 | Traditional Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | 3 |
| ART 201 | Objects and Ideas in Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART 244 | Digital Media for the Visual Artist | 3 |
| ART 254 | Understanding and Appreciating the Photographic Image | 3 |
| ART 258 | Ancient to Gothic Art | 3 |
| ART 259 | History of Renaissance to Modern Art | 3 |
| ART 260 | History of Modern Art | 3 |
| or ART 260H | History of Modern Art (Honors) | |
| ART 290 | Landmarks of Art | 3 |
| CHNS 101 | Elementary Chinese (First Semester) | 4 |
| CHNS 102 | Elementary Chinese (Second Semester) | 4 |
| CHNS 121 | Introduction to Chinese Culture | 3 |
| CHNS 201 | Intermediate Chinese (Third Semester) | 4 |
| COMM 101 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| COMM 106 | Group Communication | 3 |
| COMM 111 | Oral Interpretation of Literature | 3 |
| COMM 120 | Principles of Human Communication | 3 |
| COMM 207 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COMM 212 | Argumentation | 3 |
| COMM 215 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COMM 220 | Introduction to Mass Communication | 3 |
| DESN 107 | History of Western Architecture -A Sustainable Perspective | 3 |
| DNCE 100 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| DNCE 101 | Dance History | 3 |
| DNCE 104 | Dance on Film | 3 |
| DNCE 105 | Dance Cultures of the World | 3 |
| DRAM 105 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 120 | Dramatic Literature (Ancient Greeks to Shakespeare) | 3 |
| DRAM 121 | Dramatic Literature (Restoration to Present) | 3 |
| DRAM 130 | Acting I | 3 |
| DRAM 134 | Introduction to Performance | 3 |
| ENGL 100 | Composition and Reading | 4 |
| ENGL 201 | Critical Thinking, Composition, and Literature | 4 |
| or ENGL 201H | Critical Thinking, Composition, and Literature (Honors) | |
| ENGL 202 | Critical Thinking and Composition | 4 |
| or ENGL 202H | Critical Thinking and Composition (Honors) | |
| FILM 101 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| or FILM 101H | Introduction to Film (Honors) | |
| FILM 106 | Study of Filmed Plays | 3 |
| FILM 111 | Film History I: 1880-1945 | 3 |
| FILM 112 | Film History II: 1945-Present | 3 |
| FILM 211 | Identity and Film: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality | 3 |
| FILM 212 | Women and Film: Representation and Impact | 3 |
| FREN 101 | Elementary French (First Semester) | 4 |
| FREN 102 | Elementary French (Second Semester) | 4 |
| FREN 201 | Intermediate French (Third Semester) | 4 |
| FREN 202 | Intermediate French (Fourth Semester) | 4 |
| GRMN 101 | Elementary German (First Semester) | 4 |
| GRMN 102 | Elementary German (Second Semester) | 4 |
| GRMN 201 | Intermediate German (Third Semester) | 4 |
| HIST 100 | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| or HIST 100H | World History to 1500 (Honors) | |
| HIST 101 | World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| or HIST 101H | World History Since 1500 (Honors) | |
| HIST 103 | Western Civilization to 1648 | 3 |
| or HIST 103H | Western Civilization to 1648 (Honors) | |
| HIST 104 | Western Civilization Since 1648 | 3 |
| or HIST 104H | Western Civilization Since 1648 (Honors) | |
| HIST 110 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| or HIST 110H | United States History to 1877 (Honors) | |
| HIST 111 | United States History Since 1877 | 3 |
| or HIST 111H | United States History Since 1877 (Honors) | |
| HIST 115 | Women in American History | 3 |
| HUMN 101 | Introduction to the Arts | 3 |
| or HUMN 101H | Introduction to the Arts (Honors) | |
| HUMN 201 | Humanities of the Western World: Pre-History Through the Middle Ages | 3 |
| HUMN 202 | Humanities of the Western World: The Renaissance to the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| HUMN 205 | Women in Western Art and Literature | 3 |
| HUMN 250 | American Studies: First Contact Through the Civil War | 3 |
| HUMN 251 | American Studies: 1870s to the Present | 3 |
| ITAL 101 | Elementary Italian (First Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 102 | Elementary Italian (Second Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 103 | Elementary Italian for Spanish speakers (First Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 104 | Elementary Italian for Spanish speakers (Second Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 121 | Introduction to Italian Culture | 3 |
| ITAL 201 | Intermediate Italian (Third Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 202 | Intermediate Italian (Fourth Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 210 | Intermediate Italian Conversation and Reading | 3 |
| JAPN 101 | Elementary Japanese (First Semester) | 4 |
| JAPN 102 | Elementary Japanese (Second Semester) | 4 |
| JAPN 121 | Introduction to Japanese Culture | 3 |
| JAPN 201 | Intermediate Japanese (Third Semester) | 4 |
| JAPN 202 | Intermediate Japanese (Fourth Semester) | 4 |
| JAPN 210 | Intermediate Conversation I and Reading | 3 |
| LIT 120 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| LIT 250 | American Literature: First Contact Through the Civil War | 3 |
| LIT 251 | American Literature: Mid-1800s to the Present | 3 |
| LIT 260 | English Literature Through the 18th Century | 3 |
| LIT 261 | English Literature: Romantic to Contemporary | 3 |
| LIT 265 | Shakespeare Studies | 3 |
| or LIT 265H | Shakespeare Studies (Honors) | |
| LIT 270 | World Literature to 1600 | 3 |
| LIT 271 | World Literature Since 1600 | 3 |
| MAT 105 | History of Graphic Design | 3 |
| MUS 100 | Introduction to Music Theory | 3 |
| MUS 113 | Multicultural Roots of American Music | 3 |
| MUS 114 | History of Rock and Roll | 3 |
| MUS 115 | Introduction to Western Music | 3 |
| MUS 116 | A Survey of World Music | 3 |
| MUS 119 | Jazz History | 3 |
| or MUS 119H | Jazz History (Honors) | |
| PHIL 100 | Informal Logic and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality | 3 |
| or PHIL 101H | Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality (Honors) | |
| PHIL 102 | Contemporary Moral Problems | 3 |
| PHIL 221 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| READ 100 | Critical Reading and Thinking | 3 |
| RELG 101 | World Religions | 3 |
| RELG 105 | Eastern Religions | 3 |
| SPAN 101 | Elementary Spanish (First Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 102 | Elementary Spanish (Second Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish (Third Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish (Fourth Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 203 | Spanish for Native Speakers | 4 |
| SPAN 205 | Hispanic Film, Literature, and Composition | 3 |
| SPAN 210 | Intermediate Conversation and Reading | 3 |
