General Studies: Humanities and Fine Arts
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The Associate Degree in General Studies with an Area of Emphasis provides an opportunity for students to design a program of study meaningful and appropriate to their own needs and academic interests. The degree includes general education and a focused area of study. Students may choose to earn this degree for preparation for employment or for personal development.
Requirements
To meet the General Studies degree requirements, a student must complete the following:
- AS or AA General Education Requirements (see Degree Requirements and Transfer Information section)
and - Choose a minimum of 18 units
Students must complete a minimum of three units in Humanities and three units in Fine Arts. The remaining twelve units may be taken from either category.
The Associate in Arts in General Studies with an Emphasis in Humanities and Fine Arts will be awarded to students upon completion of general education degree requirements and 18 units in this area. These courses emphasize the study of cultural, humanistic activities and artistic expression of human beings. Students will evaluate and interpret the ways in which people through the ages in different cultures have responded to themselves and the world around them through artistic and cultural creation. Students will develop an aesthetic awareness and incorporate these concepts when constructing value judgments. .
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Analyze the principle elements of representative examples of art, architecture, literature, theater, philosophy, music, dance, film, or other relevant areas of cultural and/or intellectual creativity.
- Employ the language, concepts and methods of interpretive criticism as applicable to the respective categories of human creativity.
- When applicable, apply artistic processes and skills as a creative expression, using a variety of media to communicate meaning and intent in original works of art.
- Analyze how power and privilege operate in society, through categories of race, class, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Humanities | ||
| ARAM-120 | Aramaic I | 5 |
| ARAM-121 | Aramaic II | 5 |
| ARAM-220 | Aramaic III | 5 |
| ARBC-120 | Arabic I | 5 |
| ARBC-121 | Arabic II | 5 |
| ARBC-122 | Arabic for the Arabic Speaker I | 5 |
| ARBC-123 | Arabic for the Arabic Speaker II | 5 |
| ARBC-130 | Arabic Literature and Culture | 3 |
| ARBC-145 | Arabic Civilizations | 3 |
| ARBC-220 | Arabic III | 5 |
| ARBC-221 | Arabic IV | 5 |
| ARBC-250 | Conversational Arabic I | 3 |
| ARBC-251 | Conversational Arabic II | 3 |
| ARBC-254 | Conversational Iraqi Dialect | 3 |
| ARBC-256 | Conversational Levantine Dialect | 3 |
| ART-140 | Survey of Western Art I: Prehistory through Middle Ages | 3 |
| ART-141 | Survey of Western ART II: Renaissance through Modern | 3 |
| ART-142 | Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | 3 |
| ART-143 | Modern Art | 3 |
| ART-145 | Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART-146 | Asian Art | 3 |
| ART-151 | Chicanx Art | 3 |
| ASL-120 | American Sign Language I | 4 |
| ASL-121 | American Sign Language II | 4 |
| ASL-140 | Inside Deaf Culture | 3 |
| ASL-220 | American Sign Language III | 4 |
| ASL-221 | American Sign Language IV | 4 |
| ENGL-122 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-201 | Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-202 | Introduction to Film as Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-217 | Fantasy and Science Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL-221 | British Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL-222 | British Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL-231 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL-232 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL-236 | Chicana/o Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-238 | Black Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-270 | World Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL-271 | World Literature II | 3 |
| ETHN-236 | Chicana/o Literature | 3 |
| ETHN-238 | Black Literature | 3 |
| HIST-100 | Early World History | 3 |
| HIST-101 | Modern World History | 3 |
| HIST-105 | Early Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIST-106 | Modern Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIST-114 | Comparative History of the Early Americas | 3 |
| HIST-115 | Comparative History of the Modern Americas | 3 |
| HIST-157 | History Through Comics | 3 |
| HUM-110 | Principles of the Humanities | 3 |
| HUM-111 | Culture, Art & Ideas of the United States | 3 |
| HUM-115 | Arts & Culture of San Diego | 3 |
| HUM-116 | Kumeyaay Arts and Culture I | 3 |
| HUM-117 | Kumeyaay Arts and Culture II | 3 |
| HUM-118 | Introduction to Kumeyaay Basketry & Pottery | 3 |
| HUM-140 | Humanities of the Americas | 3 |
| HUM-155 | World Mythology through the Humanities | 3 |
| KUMY-116 | Kumeyaay Arts and Culture I | 3 |
| KUMY-117 | Kumeyaay Arts and Culture II | 3 |
| KUMY-118 | Introduction to Kumeyaay Basketry & Pottery | 3 |
| KUMY-120 | Kumeyaay Language I | 4 |
| KUMY-121 | Kumeyaay Language II | 4 |
| KUMY-220 | Kumeyaay Language III | 4 |
| PHIL-110 | A General Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL-115 | History of Philosophy I: Ancient and Medieval | 3 |
| PHIL-117 | History of Philosophy II: Modern and Contemporary | 3 |
| PHIL-140 | Problems in Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL-141 | Bioethics | 3 |
| RELG-120 | World Religions | 3 |
| RELG-135 | Religion in the Middle East | 3 |
| RELG-170 | Introduction to Christianity | 3 |
| RELG-175 | Religion, Government, and Politics in America | 3 |
| SPAN-120 | Spanish I | 5 |
| SPAN-121 | Spanish II | 5 |
| SPAN-141 | Spanish and Latin American Cultures | 3 |
| SPAN-145 | Hispanic Civilizations | 3 |
| SPAN-220 | Spanish III | 5 |
| SPAN-221 | Spanish IV | 5 |
| SPAN-250 | Conversational Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN-251 | Conversational Spanish II | 3 |
| Fine Arts | ||
| ART-100 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART-104 | Artists and Designers Today | 3 |
| ART-119 | Color Theory | 3 |
| ART-120 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART-121 | Painting I | 3 |
| ART-124 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART-125 | Drawing II | 3 |
| ART-129 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART-135 | Watercolor I | 3 |
| ART-140 | Survey of Western Art I: Prehistory through Middle Ages | 3 |
| ART-141 | Survey of Western ART II: Renaissance through Modern | 3 |
| ART-142 | Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | 3 |
| ART-143 | Modern Art | 3 |
| ART-145 | Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART-146 | Asian Art | 3 |
| ART-151 | Chicanx Art | 3 |
| ART-210 | Introduction to Printmaking | 3 |
| ART-211 | Intermediate Printmaking | 3 |
| ART-220 | Painting II | 3 |
| ART-221 | Painting III | 3 |
| ART-222 | Painting IV | 3 |
| ART-224 | Drawing III | 3 |
| ART-225 | Drawing IV | 3 |
| ART-230 | Figure Drawing I | 3 |
| ART-231 | Figure Drawing II | 3 |
| ART-232 | Figure Drawing III | 3 |
| ART-233 | Figure Drawing IV | 3 |
| ART-235 | Watercolor II | 3 |
| ART-236 | Watercolor III | 3 |
| ART-240 | Portraiture and Character Design | 3 |
| ART-241 | Illustration I | 3 |
| ART-242 | Illustration II | 3 |
| MUS-110 | Great Music Listening | 3 |
| MUS-111 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUS-115 | History of Rock Music | 3 |
| MUS-116 | Introduction to World Music | 3 |
| MUS-117 | Introduction to Music History and Literature | 3 |
| MUS-123 | History of Hip-Hop Culture | 3 |
| THTR-110 | Introduction to the Theatre | 3 |