Associate in Arts Degree
Division of Humanities and Fine Arts
Chris Iwata, Dean
Auditorium 19a
916-558-2551
Course Descriptions
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The Humanities program allows student to focus on classical, Western, and non-Western humanities. Courses examine the art, architecture, literature, music, philosophy, religion, and historical moverments of world cultures.
Humanities
Associate in Arts Degree
| Required Program | Units |
|---|---|
| HUM 300, Classical Humanities (3) or HUM 310, Modern Humanities (3) |
3 |
| A minimum of 15 units from the following: ARTH 300, Introduction to Art (3) ARTH 302, Art: Stone Age Through the Middle Ages (3) ARTH 304, Ancient Art (3) ARTH 306, Medieval Art (3) ARTH 310, Modern Art (3) ARTH 308, Renaissance Tradition in Art (3) ARTH 312, Women in Art (3) ARTH 324, Art of the Americas (3) ARTH 328, Survey of African Art (3) ARTH 330, Survey of African-American Art (3) ARTH 332, Asian Art (3) ENGLT 303, Introduction to the Short Story (3) ENGLT 310, English Literature (3) ENGLT 311, English Literature (3) ENGLT 320, American Literature (3) ENGLT 321, American Literature (3) ENGLT 331, African-American Literature (1730-1930) (3) ENGLT 332, African-American Literature (1930-Present) (3) ENGLT 345, Mythologies of the World (3) ENGLT 360, Women in Literature (3) ENGLT 370, Children and Literature (3) ENGLT 380, Introduction to Shakespeare (3) ENGLT 392, Science Fiction and Fantasy (3) ENGLT 401, Women in Film and Literature (3) ENGLT 494, Topics in Literature (3) Any foreign language course 411 or 412 (4) HIST 300, History of Western Civilization (3) HIST 302, History of Western Civilization (3) HIST 364, Asian Civilization (3) HIST 365, Asian Civilization (3) Any Humanities courses MUFHL 305, Music Appreciation (3) MUFHL 310, Survey of Music History and Literature (3) MUFHL 311, Survey of Music History andLiterature (3) Any Philosophy courses COMM 305, Oral Interpretation (3) TA 300, Introduction to the Theatre (3) TA 302, History and Theory of the Theatre I (3) TA 303, History and Theory of the Theatre II (3) TA 312, History of Film (3) Any Honors version of the courses listed above. |
15* |
| Total Units Required | 18 |
*A student must take courses from at least five of the nine areas.
Associate in Arts Degree (A.A.)
The Associate in Arts Degree may be obtained by completion of the required program, plus general education requirements, plus sufficient electives to meet a 60-unit total. See SCC graduation requirements.