General Studies Patterns II/III - Arts and Humanities Emphasis, Associate in Arts
General Studies Patterns II/III - Arts and Humanities Emphasis, Associate in Arts
Arts and Humanities Emphasis
The Arts and Humanities area of emphasis will examine the cultural activities and artistic expressions of human beings. The courses are designed to develop students’ awareness of the ways in which people throughout the ages and in different cultures have responded to themselves and the world around them in artistic and cultural creation and to develop students’ aesthetic understanding and ability to make value judgments. This emphasis enables the student 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.
| Course ID | Title | Units/Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AES V10 | Introduction to African and Pre-Columbian Art | 3 |
| AES V12 | ||
| AES V65 | Introduction to Asian Art | 3 |
| AES V66 | Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art | 3 |
| AES V67 | 3 | |
| ARCH V15 | Design and Model Construction | 2 |
| ARCH V21 | Architectural Graphics I | 3 |
| ARCH V22 | Architectural Graphics II | 3 |
| ARCH V25 | Digital Tools for Architecture | 3 |
| ARCH V31 | Revit Practice I | 3 |
| ARCH V32 | Revit Practice II | 3 |
| ART V01 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART V02A | Introduction to the History of Western Art I | 3 |
| ART V02B | Introduction to the History of Western Art II | 3 |
| ART V02C | 3 | |
| ART V02D | Art of the Ancient Mediterranean | 3 |
| ART V03 | Introduction to African and Pre-Columbian Art | 3 |
| ART V04 | Introduction to Renaissance and Baroque Art | 3 |
| ART V05 | Introduction to American Art | 3 |
| ART V06 | Introduction to Modern Art | 3 |
| ART V07 | Introduction to Women in the Arts | 3 |
| ART V08 | Introduction to Asian Art | 3 |
| ART V09A | Art of the Ancient Americas | 3 |
| ART V09B | Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art | 3 |
| ART V11A | Color and Design: Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART V12A | Drawing and Composition I | 3 |
| ART V13A | Life Drawing I | 3 |
| ART V15A | Life Painting I | 3 |
| ART V16A | Beginning Oil Painting I | 3 |
| ART V19 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART V20A | Intermediate Oil Painting I | 3 |
| ART V25A | Beginning Sculpture I | 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 V53A | Ceramic Glaze Theory I | 3 |
| ART V58A | Figure Sculpture I | 3 |
| ART V60 | Responsive Web Design | 3 |
| ART V68 | Introduction to Digital Art | 3 |
| ART V70A | Adobe Photoshop I | 3 |
| ART V71 | Graphic Design: Typography | 3 |
| ART V72 | Introduction to Graphic Design | 3 |
| ART V73A | Digital Imaging | 3 |
| ART V74A | Digital Painting I | 3 |
| ART V81 | Introduction to Motion Graphic | 3 |
| COMM V05 | Oral Interpretation and Communication of Literature | 3 |
| COMM V12 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| DANC V01 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| DANC V02 | Dance History | 3 |
| DANC V03 | 3 | |
| DANC V04 | 2 | |
| 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 V27 | Street Dance | 2 |
| DANC V29A | Jazz I | 2 |
| DANC V30A | Dance Performance I | 3 |
| DANC V50A | Composition I | 2 |
| ENGL V01B | Critical Thinking and Composition Through Literature | 4 |
| ENGL V01C | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| ENGL V10 | Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENGL V12 | Introduction to Media Writing | 3 |
| ENGL V14 | Introduction to Creative Nonfiction | 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 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 Multicultural American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL V36 | Women in Literature | 3 |
| FILM V01 | Introduction to Media Aesthetics and Cinematic Arts | 3 |
| FILM V02 | Film Production | 3 |
| FILM V03A | Non-Linear Editing I | 3 |
| FILM V04 | Documentary Filmmaking | 3 |
| FILM V05 | Narrative Filmmaking | 3 |
| FILM V07 | Audio Production | 3 |
| FILM V10 | Contemporary American Cinema | 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 |
| MUS V01 | Fundamentals of Music | 3 |
| MUS V02A & V02AL | Music Theory I and Musicianship I | 4 |
| MUS V02B & V02BL | Music Theory II and Musicianship II | 4 |
| MUS V02C & V02CL | Music Theory III and Musicianship III | 4 |
| MUS V02D & V02DL | Music Theory IV and Musicianship IV | 4 |
| 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 V24A | Keyboards I | 2 |
| MUS V24B | Keyboards II | 2 |
| MUS V24C | Keyboards III | 2 |
| MUS V24D | Keyboards IV | 2 |
| MUS V39 | Introduction to Music Technology | 3 |
| PHIL V01 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL V02 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL V03A | Survey of World Religions: East | 3 |
| PHIL V03B | Survey of World Religions: West | 3 |
| PHIL V04 | Introduction to Logic | 3 |
| PHIL V05 | Critical Thinking and Analytical Writing | 3 |
| PHIL V06A | 3 | |
| PHIL V06B | 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 Studio | 3 |
| PHOT V04A | Intermediate Photography I | 3 |
| PHOT V06A | Introduction to Color Photography I | 3 |
| PHOT V07 | History of Photography | 3 |
| PHOT V08 | Portrait | 3 |
| PHOT V09A | Applied Photography I | 3 |
| PHOT V70A | Adobe Photoshop I | 3 |
| PHOT V73A | Digital Imaging | 3 |
| SL V10A | 3 | |
| SL V10B | 3 | |
| SL V10C | 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 V03A | Voice and Articulation I | 3 |
| THA V05A | Stagecraft I | 3 |
| THA V06A | Makeup I | 3 |
| THA V07A | Stage Lighting I | 3 |
| THA V08 | Script Analysis | 3 |
| THA V11A | Technical Theatre in Production I | 1 |
| THA V12 | Student One-Act Play Festival I | 2 |
| THA V13A | Rehearsal and Performance I | 1 |
| THA V14 | Movement for the Theatre | 2 |
| THA V15A | Directing I | 3 |
| THA V17A | Musical Theatre History: Ancient Greece to the Golden Age of Musicals | 3 |
| THA V17B | Musical Theatre History: 1960s to Present Day | 3 |
| THA V20 | Costume Design and History | 3 |
| THA V22A | Costume Technology I | 3 |
| THA V28 | Introduction to Cinema | 3 |
| THA V29A | History of Motion Pictures I | 3 |
| THA V30A | Screenwriting I | 3 |
| THA V31A | Acting for Film and Television I | 3 |
| WEL V27 | Metal Art Sculpture | 3 |