General Studies—Arts and Humanities, Associate in Arts
General Studies—Arts and Humanities, Associate in Arts
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 Philosophy.
Students are required to:
- Complete Ventura College’s General Education requirements to include areas 1-7 or the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC).
- Complete a minimum of 18 units in the Social and Behavioral Sciences major requirements. Each course in the major must be completed with a grade of "C" or better (or a "P"). (Note: Universities have limitations on the number of units that can be taken “Pass/No-Pass” and therefore it is strongly recommended that students take all major coursework for a letter grade.) Courses in the area of emphasis may also be used to fulfill general education requirements but the units may count only once.
- Complete a minimum of 60 degree-applicable units. Students intending to transfer will need to complete 60 CSU or UC transferable units.
- Complete requirements in scholarship (2.0 minimum cumulative degree-applicable GPA).
- Complete a minimum of 12 semester units in residence within the Ventura County Community College District.
- Apply for the A.A. degree in the Counseling Office by the stated deadlines.
NOTE: Students planning to transfer to a four-year university are advised to choose courses that meet the lower division major preparation and general education requirements for their chosen university in consultation with a college counselor.
| Course ID | Title | Units/Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
Select 18 units from the following: | ||
| ARTH V01 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ARTH C1100 | Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era | 3 |
| ARTH C1200 | Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ARTH V02D | Art of the Ancient Mediterranean | 3 |
| ARTH V04 | Introduction to Renaissance and Baroque Art | 3 |
| ARTH V05 | Introduction to American Art | 3 |
| ARTH V06 | Introduction to Modern Art | 3 |
| ARTH V07 | Introduction to Women in the Arts | 3 |
| ARTH V08 | Introduction to Asian Art | 3 |
| ARTH V09A | Art of the Ancient Americas | 3 |
| ARTH V09B | Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art | 3 |
| ART V11A | Color and Design: Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART V11B | Color and Design: Color Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ART V12A | Drawing and Composition I | 3 |
| ART V12B | Drawing and Composition II | 3 |
| ART V13A | Life Drawing I | 3 |
| ART V13B | Life Drawing II | 3 |
| ART V15A | Life Painting I | 3 |
| ART V16A | Beginning Oil Painting I | 3 |
| ART V19 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART V27 | Metal Art Sculpture | 3 |
| ART V29A | Illustration I | 3 |
| ART V46A | Beginning Acrylic Painting I | 3 |
| ART V50A | Handbuilding Ceramics I | 3 |
| ART V51A | Beginning Ceramics I | 3 |
| ART V58A | Figure Sculpture I | 3 |
| ART V68 | Introduction to Digital Art | 3 |
| ART V71 | Graphic Design: Typography | 3 |
| ART V72 | Introduction to Graphic Design | 3 |
| ASL V01 | Elementary American Sign Language I | 4 |
| ASL V02 | Elementary American Sign Language II | 4 |
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| COMM V03 | Group Communication | 3 |
| COMM V05 | Oral Interpretation and Communication of Literature | 3 |
| COMM V10 | Critical Thinking in Oral Communication: Argumentation and Debate | 3 |
| COMM V12 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COMM C1004 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COMM V16 | Introduction to Mass Communications | 3 |
| DANC V01 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| DANC V02 | Western Concert Dance History | 3 |
| DANC V10A | Modern I | 2 |
| DANC V13A | Tap I | 2 |
| DANC V14 | Movement for the Theatre | 2 |
| DANC V15A | Ballet I | 2 |
| DANC V23 | Ballroom Dance | 2 |
| DANC V27A | Street Dance I | 2 |
| DANC V27B | Street Dance II | 2 |
| DANC V29A | Jazz I | 2 |
| DANC V30A | Dance Performance I | 3 |
| DANC V40A | Mexican Folklorico I | 2 |
| DANC V50A | Composition I | 2 |
| ENGL C1003 | Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature | 4 |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| ENGL V10 | Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENGL V11A | Intermediate Creative Writing I | 3 |
| ENGL V12 | Introduction to Media Writing | 3 |
| ENGL V15 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL V16 | Introduction to Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL V18 | Children's Literature and Film | 3 |
| ENGL V21A | British Literature before 1800 | 3 |
| ENGL V21B | British Literature since 1800 | 3 |
| ENGL V22A | American Literature: Colonial Period to 1865 | 3 |
| ENGL V22B | American Literature: 1865 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL V23 | Introduction to Dramatic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL V26 | Introduction to Shakespeare and Film | 3 |
| ENGL V27 | Introduction to Comic Books and Graphic Novels | 3 |
| ENGL V29A | Aesthetics of Film I | 3 |
| ENGL V29B | Aesthetics of Film II | 3 |
| ENGL V30 | World Literature: Antiquity to 1650 | 3 |
| ENGL V31 | World Literature: 1650 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL V33 | Introduction to African American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL V34 | Introduction to Chicana/o Literature | 3 |
| ENGL V35 | Introduction to Ethnic American Literatures | 3 |
| ENGL V36 | Women in Literature | 3 |
| FILM V01 | Introduction to Media Aesthetics and Cinematic Arts | 3 |
| FILM V04 | Documentary Filmmaking | 3 |
| FILM V05 | Narrative Filmmaking | 3 |
| FILM V10 | Contemporary American Cinema | 3 |
| FILM V11 | History of International Cinema: World War II to the Present | 3 |
| FILM V12 | Introduction to Media Writing | 3 |
| FILM V29A | History of Motion Pictures I | 3 |
| FILM V29B | History of Motion Pictures II | 3 |
| FREN V01 | Elementary French I | 5 |
| FREN V02 | Elementary French II | 5 |
| GERM V01 | Elementary German I | 5 |
| GERM V02 | Elementary German II | 5 |
| ITAL V01 | Elementary Italian I | 5 |
| ITAL V02 | Elementary Italian II | 5 |
| JAPN V01 | Elementary Japanese I | 5 |
| JAPN V02 | Elementary Japanese II | 5 |
| HIST V43 | United States History: Focus on African Americans to Reconstruction | 3 |
| HIST V45 | United States History: Focus on Native Americans to Reconstruction | 3 |
| HIST V50 | United States History: Focus on Asian Americans | 3 |
| HIST V51 | United States History: Focus on African Americans Since Reconstruction | 3 |
| HIST V55 | United States History: Focus on Native Americans Since the Civil War | 3 |
| HIST V58 | United States History: Focus on Chicanos since 1848 | 3 |
| HIST V70 | Introduction to Western Civilization to the Scientific Revolution | 3 |
| HIST V76 | World History to 1550 | 3 |
| HIST V79 | Introduction to the History of East Asia | 3 |
| HIST V82 | Introduction to Western Civilization since the Scientific Revolution | 3 |
| MUS V01 | Fundamentals of Music | 3 |
| MUS V02A | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUS V02AL | Musicianship I | 1 |
| MUS V02B | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUS V02BL | Musicianship II | 1 |
| MUS V02C | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MUS V02CL | Musicianship III | 1 |
| MUS V02D | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| MUS V02DL | Musicianship IV | 1 |
| MUS V03 | Introduction to World Music | 3 |
| MUS V06 | History of Rock and Roll | 3 |
| MUS V07 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUS V08 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS V09A | Western Music History and Literature I: Antiquity to 1750 | 3 |
| MUS V09B | Western Music History and Literature II: 1750 to the Present | 3 |
| MUS V39 | Introduction to Music Technology | 3 |
| PHIL V01 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL V02 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL V04 | Introduction to Logic | 3 |
| PHIL V05 | Critical Thinking and Analytical Writing | 3 |
| PHIL V09 | Zen Buddhism | 3 |
| PHIL V10 | World Mythology | 3 |
| PHIL V12 | Introduction to Religion | 3 |
| PHIL V14 | Confucianism and Taoism | 3 |
| PHIL V15 | Teachings of Jesus in Comparative Perspective | 3 |
| PHOT V01 | Beginning Photography | 3 |
| PHOT V02 | Digital Photography | 3 |
| PHOT V07 | History of Photography | 3 |
| SPAN V01 | Elementary Spanish I | 5 |
| SPAN V02 | Elementary Spanish II | 5 |
| SPAN V03 | Intermediate Spanish I | 5 |
| SPAN V03S | Spanish Heritage Language I | 5 |
| SPAN V04 | Intermediate Spanish II | 5 |
| SPAN V04S | Spanish Heritage Language II | 5 |
| THA V01 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| THA V02A | Acting I | 3 |
| THA V02B | Acting II - Scene Study | 3 |
| THA V03A | Voice and Articulation I | 3 |
| THA V05A | Stagecraft I | 3 |
| THA V05B | Stagecraft II | 3 |
| THA V06A | Makeup I | 3 |
| THA V06B | Makeup II | 3 |
| THA V08 | Script Analysis | 3 |
| THA V11A | Technical Theatre in Production I | 1 |
| THA V13A | Rehearsal and Performance I | 1 |
| THA V14 | Movement for the Theatre | 2 |
| THA V20 | Costume Design and History | 3 |
| THA V22A | Costume Technology I | 3 |
| THA V22B | Costume Technology II | 3 |
| THA V28 | Introduction to Cinema | 3 |
| THA V29A | History of Motion Pictures I | 3 |
| THA V29B | History of Motion Pictures II | 3 |
| THA V30A | Screenwriting I | 3 |
| THA V31A | Acting for Film and Television I | 3 |
| THA V31B | Acting for Film and Television II | 3 |
| Required Core Units | 18 | |
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| Required Major Units | 18 | |
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| VCCCD General Education Pattern | ||
| Required Major Units | 18 | |
| VCCCD General Education Units | 24 | |
| Double-Counted Units | (0-12) | |
| Elective Units | 18-30 | |
| Total Units for the A.A. Degree | 60 | |
| OR | ||
| Cal-GETC General Education Pattern | ||
| Required Major Units | 18 | |
| Cal-GETC General Education Pattern | 34 | |
| Double Count Units | (0-18) | |
| Elective Units | 8-26 | |
| Total Units for the A.A. Degree | 60 | |
Plan of Study with VC General Education
This Plan of Study applies to the VCCCD General Education Pattern and illustrates one sequence of courses to meet the degree requirements in two years. Students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to design a plan of study which will best meet their specific educational needs.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Units/Hours | |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing (Satisfies VCCCD GE Area 1a) | 4 |
| Select Course from Required Course List (Double Counts for VCCCD GE Area 3) | 3 | |
| Select Course from Required Course List Course List (May Double Count for VCCCD GE Area 1b) | 3 | |
| Select Elective Course | 3 | |
| Select Elective Course | 3 | |
| Units/Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Select Course from Required Course List | 3 | |
| Select Elective Course...or VC GE Area 1b if not already fulfilled with required course | 3 | |
| Select Course...VC GE Area 2 | 3 | |
| Select Elective Course | 3 | |
| Select Elective Course | 3 | |
| Units/Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Select Course from Required Course List | 3 | |
| Select Course from Required Course List | 3 | |
| Select Course...VC GE Area 4 | 3 | |
| Select Course...VC GE Area 5 | 3 | |
| Select Elective Course | 3 | |
| Units/Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Select Course from Required Course List | 3 | |
| Select Course...VC GE Area 6 | 3 | |
| Select Course...VC GE Area 7 | 3 | |
| Select Elective Course | 3 | |
| Select Elective Course | 3 | |
| Units/Hours | 15 | |
| Total Units/Hours | 61 | |
Plan of Study with Cal-GETC GE Pattern
This Plan of Study applies to the Cal-GETC General Education Pattern and illustrates one sequence of courses to meet the degree requirements in two years. Students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to design a plan of study which will best meet their specific educational needs.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Units/Hours | |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing (Satisfies CalGETC Area 1A) | 4 |
| Select Course from Required Course List that Satisfies CalGETC GE Area 3A | 3 | |
| Select Course from Required Course List that Satisfies CalGETC GE Area 3B | 3 | |
| Select Course from Required Course List that Satisfies CalGETC GE Area 1C | 3 | |
| Select Course from Required Course List | 3 | |
| Units/Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Select Course from Required Course List | 3 | |
| Select Course from Required Course List | 3 | |
| Select Course...CalGETC Area 1B | 3 | |
| Select Course...CalGETC Area 2 | 3 | |
| Select Elective Course | 3 | |
| Units/Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Select Course...CalGETC Area 4 | 3 | |
| Select Course...CalGETC Area 4 | 3 | |
| Select Course...CalGETC Area 5A or 5B | 3 | |
| Select Course...CalGETC Area 5C | 1 | |
| Select Elective Course | 3 | |
| Select Elective Course | 3 | |
| Units/Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Select Course...CalGETC Area 5A or 5B | 3 | |
| Select Course...CalGETC Area 6 | 3 | |
| Select Elective Course | 3 | |
| Select Elective Course | 3 | |
| Select Elective Course | 1 | |
| Units/Hours | 13 | |
| Total Units/Hours | 60 | |
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate through oral and written academic work knowledge of the arts and humanities.
- Demonstrate the preparation to pursue further study in a related major at the baccalaureate level.
- Demonstrate the proficiency in the research, analytical, and communication skills necessary to present a critical analysis.