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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

  1. California State University (CSU) General Education Breadth
    1. Complete CSU General Education Breadth (see Degree Requirements and Transfer Information section).
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. Complete a minimum of 18 units in an Area of Emphasis (listed below).
    5. Complete a minimum of 60 degree applicable CSU transferable semester units.
    6. Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all college course work completed.
    7. Meet Cuyamaca College residence requirements for graduation (see Admission Information).

      or
  2. Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) for CSU or UC
    1. Complete IGETC Certification (see Degree Requirements and Transfer Information section.
    2. Earn a grade of “C” or better in all IGETC courses.
    3. 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.
    4. Complete a minimum of 18 units in an Area of Emphasis (listed below).
    5. Complete a minimum of 60 degree applicable UC transferable semester units for UC University Studies.
    6. Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all college course work completed.
    7. Meet Cuyamaca College residence requirements for graduation (see Admission Information).

      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.

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.
Humanities
ARAM-120Aramaic I5
ARAM-121Aramaic II5
ARAM-220Aramaic III5
ARBC-120Arabic I5
ARBC-121Arabic II5
ARBC-122Arabic for the Arabic Speaker I5
ARBC-123Arabic for the Arabic Speaker II5
ARBC-130Arabic Literature and Culture3
ARBC-145Arabic Civilizations3
ARBC-220Arabic III5
ARBC-221Arabic IV5
ARBC-254Conversational Iraqi Dialect3
ARBC-256Conversational Levantine Dialect3
ART-140Survey of Western Art I: Prehistory through Middle Ages3
ART-141Survey of Western ART II: Renaissance through Modern3
ART-142Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas3
ART-143Modern Art3
ART-145Contemporary Art3
ART-146Asian Art3
ART-151Chicanx Art3
ASL-120American Sign Language I4
ASL-121American Sign Language II4
ASL-140Inside Deaf Culture3
ASL-220American Sign Language III4
ASL-221American Sign Language IV4
ENGL-122Introduction to Literature3
ENGL-201Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Literature3
ENGL-202Introduction to Film as Literature3
ENGL-217Fantasy and Science Fiction3
ENGL-221British Literature I3
ENGL-222British Literature II3
ENGL-231American Literature I3
ENGL-232American Literature II3
ENGL-236Chicana/o Literature3
ENGL-238Black Literature3
ENGL-270World Literature I3
ENGL-271World Literature II3
ETHN-236Chicana/o Literature3
ETHN-238Black Literature3
HIST-100Early World History3
HIST-101Modern World History3
HIST-105Early Western Civilization3
HIST-106Modern Western Civilization3
HIST-114Comparative History of the Early Americas3
HIST-115Comparative History of the Modern Americas3
HIST-157History Through Comics 13
HUM-110Principles of the Humanities3
HUM-111Culture, Art & Ideas of the United States3
HUM-115Arts & Culture of San Diego3
HUM-116Kumeyaay Arts and Culture I3
HUM-117Kumeyaay Arts and Culture II3
HUM-118Introduction to Kumeyaay Basketry & Pottery3
HUM-140Humanities of the Americas3
HUM-155World Mythology through the Humanities3
KUMY-116Kumeyaay Arts and Culture I3
KUMY-117Kumeyaay Arts and Culture II3
KUMY-118Introduction to Kumeyaay Basketry & Pottery3
KUMY-120Kumeyaay Language I4
KUMY-121Kumeyaay Language II4
KUMY-220Kumeyaay Language III4
PHIL-110A General Introduction to Philosophy3
PHIL-115History of Philosophy I: Ancient and Medieval3
PHIL-117History of Philosophy II: Modern and Contemporary3
PHIL-140Problems in Ethics3
PHIL-141Bioethics3
RELG-120World Religions3
RELG-135Religion in the Middle East 13
RELG-170Introduction to Christianity3
RELG-175Religion, Government, and Politics in America 13
SPAN-120Spanish I5
SPAN-121Spanish II5
SPAN-141Spanish and Latin American Cultures3
SPAN-145Hispanic Civilizations3
SPAN-220Spanish III5
SPAN-221Spanish IV5
SPAN-250Conversational Spanish I3
SPAN-251Conversational Spanish II3
Fine Arts
ART-100Art Appreciation3
ART-104Artists and Designers Today 13
ART-119Color Theory3
ART-120Two-Dimensional Design3
ART-124Drawing I3
ART-125Drawing II3
ART-129Three-Dimensional Design3
ART-140Survey of Western Art I: Prehistory through Middle Ages3
ART-141Survey of Western ART II: Renaissance through Modern3
ART-142Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas3
ART-143Modern Art3
ART-145Contemporary Art3
ART-146Asian Art3
ART-151Chicanx Art3
ART-210Introduction to Printmaking3
ART-211Intermediate Printmaking3
ART-241Illustration I3
ART-242Illustration II3
MUS-110Great Music Listening3
MUS-111History of Jazz3
MUS-115History of Rock Music3
MUS-116Introduction to World Music3
MUS-117Introduction to Music History and Literature3
MUS-123History of Hip-Hop Culture3
THTR-110Introduction to the Theatre3
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Course not UC transferable.