University Studies: Humanities and Fine Arts
The Associate Degree in University Studies with an Area of Emphasis is intended to accommodate the differing requirements of a wide variety of transfer institutions and major options. Because admission and major preparation requirements vary at each four-year transfer institution, courses used to complete this degree should be selected with the assistance of a counselor. The completion of the University Studies Degree does not guarantee acceptance into either a baccalaureate major or a four-year institution.
Requirements
- California State University (CSU) General Education Breadth
- Complete CSU General Education Breadth (see Degree Requirements and Transfer Information section).
- Earn a grade of “C” or better in 30 of the required 39 semester units of general education to include all courses in Area A and the Mathematical/Quantitative Reasoning courses in Area B.
- Credit earned through external examinations, i.e., AP, will be applied towards general education in accordance with Cuyamaca College policies. Please note: This may be different than how the external exam is used on a CSU certification.
- Complete a minimum of 18 units in an Area of Emphasis (listed below).
- Complete a minimum of 60 degree applicable CSU transferable semester units.
- Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all college course work completed.
- Meet Cuyamaca College residence requirements for graduation (see Admission Information).
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- Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) for CSU or UC
- Complete IGETC Certification (see Degree Requirements and Transfer Information section.
- Earn a grade of “C” or better in all IGETC courses.
- Credit earned through external examinations, i.e., AP, will be applied in accordance with Cuyamaca College policies. Please note: This may be different than how the external exam is used on an IGETC certification.
- Complete a minimum of 18 units in an Area of Emphasis (listed below).
- Complete a minimum of 60 degree applicable UC transferable semester units for UC University Studies.
- Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all college course work completed.
- Meet Cuyamaca College residence requirements for graduation (see Admission Information).
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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.
While 18 units are required in a specific area to meet the requirements of the degree, it is strongly recommended that as many lower division preparation for the major courses as possible be completed at the community college prior to transfer. Some baccalaureate majors and four-year institutions require a higher GPA than is necessary for the associate degree. Courses that are not UC-transferable will not be used in the UC University Studies Area of Emphasis Degrees. Completion of the University Studies degree does not guarantee admission to a four-year institution.
Courses for the Associate in Arts in University Studies with an Emphasis in Humanities and Fine Arts focus on 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. Students completing this area may be interested in the following baccalaureate majors: art, humanities, music, philosophy, religious studies, and theatre arts.
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-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 1 | 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 1 | 3 |
| RELG-170 | Introduction to Christianity | 3 |
| RELG-175 | Religion, Government, and Politics in America 1 | 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 1 | 3 |
| ART-119 | Color Theory | 3 |
| ART-120 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART-124 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART-125 | Drawing II | 3 |
| ART-129 | Three-Dimensional Design | 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-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 |
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Course not UC transferable.