Nov 24, 2024

2022-2023 Catalog

HELP

2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED]

Emphasis in Humanities, AA

The intent of this degree is to prepare students for careers where skills learned in the Humanities are applicable or in specific disciplines within the broad designation of Humanities. This degree emphasizes the methods and values of humanistic study. Students investigate the role that language, philosophy, literature, religion, history, and the arts play in the shaping of human cultures. The curriculum also encourages students to consider how the central traditions, values, ideas, and texts, and the aesthetic concepts of a culture, reflect the human condition.

Complete a minimum of 18 units from the following courses, with at least one course taken in three different disciplines:

American Sign Language*:

ASL 15 AMERICAN DEAF CULTURE 3 Units
ASL 21 BEGINNING AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I 4 Units
ASL 22 BEGINNING AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II 4 Units
ASL 23 INTERMEDIATE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 4 Units
ASL 24 INTERMEDIATE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II 4 Units

Chinese*:

CHI 1 BEGINNING CHINESE I 5 Units
CHI 2 BEGINNING CHINESE II 5 Units
CHI 3 INTERMEDIATE CHINESE I 5 Units
CHI 4 INTERMEDIATE CHINESE II 5 Units

Ethnic Studies:

ETHN 10 INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES 3 Units
ETHN 20 INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES 3 Units
ETHN 30 INTRODUCTION TO CHICANX STUDIES 3 Units

Film:

FILM 40 MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY 3 Units
FILM 70 HISTORY OF FILM 3 Units
FILM 71 INTRODUCTION TO FILM 3 Units
OR
FILM 71H INTRODUCTION TO FILM HONORS 3 Units
FILM 72 FILM AND AMERICAN CULTURE 3 Units
OR
FILM 72H FILM AND AMERICAN CULTURE HONORS 3 Units
FILM 73 FILM GENRE STUDIES 3 Units
FILM 74 FILM AND LITERATURE 3 Units
FILM 75 INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION STUDIES 3 Units

French*:

FR 1 BEGINNING FRENCH I 5 Units
FR 2 BEGINNING FRENCH II 5 Units
FR 3 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 5 Units
FR 4 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 5 Units
FR 10 INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONAL FRENCH 3 Units

Gender Studies:

GS 10 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN, GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES 3 Units
GS 20 GENDER AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY 3 Units

History:

HIST 1 THE HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATIONS TO 1500 3 Units
OR
HIST 1H THE HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATIONS TO 1500 HONORS 3 Units
HIST 2 THE HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATIONS SINCE 1500 3 Units
HIST 10 WESTERN CIVILIZATION: BEGINNINGS TO THE REFORMATION 3 Units
HIST 11 THE WEST AND THE WORLD SINCE THE RENAISSANCE 3 Units
HIST 20 AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR 3 Units
HIST 21 AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE THE CIVIL WAR 3 Units
HIST 24 AMERICA AFTER THE BOMB: 1945 TO THE PRESENT 3 Units
HIST 25 HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA 3 Units
HIST 30 HISTORY OF ETHNICITY AND CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES 3 Units
HIST 40 THE HISTORY OF EAST ASIA BEFORE 1800 3 Units
HIST 41 THE HISTORY OF EAST ASIA SINCE 1800 3 Units
HIST 51 WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY 3 Units
OR
HIST 51H WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY HONORS 3 Units

Humanities:

HUM 1 INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES 3 Units
OR
HUM 1H INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES HONORS 3 Units
HUM 2 THE CULTURE OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME 3 Units
HUM 3 THE CULTURE OF MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE EUROPE 3 Units
HUM 4 THE CULTURE OF THE MODERN WORLD: 1700 TO THE PRESENT 3 Units
HUM 10 INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL STUDIES 3 Units
HUM 20 RELIGION AND THE QUEST FOR MEANING 3 Units
HUM 21 INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN RELIGIONS 3 Units
HUM 22 INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY, AND ISLAM 3 Units
HUM 27 WORLD RELIGIONS 3 Units
HUM 50 MYTHOLOGY 3 Units

Japanese*:

JA 1 BEGINNING JAPANESE I 5 Units
OR
JA 1H BEGINNING JAPANESE I HONORS 5 Units
JA 2 BEGINNING JAPANESE II 5 Units
JA 3 INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I 5 Units
JA 4 INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II 5 Units
JA 10 INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE 3 Units
JA 21 INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE CULTURE 3 Units
JA 23 JAPANESE ANIME AND MANGA 3 Units

Literature:

LIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE 3 Units
LIT 7 SURVEY OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE 3 Units
LIT 16 SURVEY IN CONTEMPORARY CREATIVE NONFICTION 3 Units
LIT 20 SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE TO 1776 3 Units
LIT 21 BRITISH LITERATURE FROM BLAKE TO THE PRESENT 3 Units
LIT 22 AMERICAN LITERATURE TO TWAIN 3 Units
LIT 23 AMERICAN LITERATURE: TWAIN TO THE PRESENT 3 Units
LIT 24 CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE 3 Units
LIT 30 INTRODUCTION TO THE NOVEL 3 Units
LIT 31 INTRODUCTION TO SHORT FICTION 3 Units
LIT 32 INTRODUCTION TO POETRY 3 Units
LIT 33 INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA 3 Units
LIT 40 INTRODUCTION TO THE HEBREW BIBLE (OLD TESTAMENT) 3 Units
LIT 41 INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT 3 Units
LIT 42 THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE 3 Units
LIT 43 INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE 3 Units
LIT 45 WOMEN IN LITERATURE 3 Units
LIT 46 ETHNICITY IN LITERATURE OF THE UNITED STATES 3 Units
LIT 48 FILM AND LITERATURE 3 Units
LIT 49 POPULAR LITERATURE 3 Units

Philosophy:

PHIL 1 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY 3 Units
PHIL 2 INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS 3 Units
PHIL 3 INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC 3 Units
PHIL 5 POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY 3 Units
PHIL 10 ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY 3 Units
PHIL 11 MODERN PHILOSOPHY 3 Units

Reading:

RD 74 CRITICAL READING 3 Units

Spanish*:

SPAN 1 BEGINNING SPANISH I 5 Units
OR
SPAN 1H BEGINNING SPANISH I HONORS 5 Units
SPAN 2 BEGINNING SPANISH II 5 Units
OR
SPAN 2H BEGINNING SPANISH II HONORS 5 Units
SPAN 3 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I 5 Units
SPAN 4 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II 5 Units
SPAN 10 INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH 3 Units

Writing:

WR 2 COLLEGE WRITING 2: CRITICAL THINKING, WRITING 4 Units
OR
WR 2H COLLEGE WRITING 2: CRITICAL THINKING, WRITING HONORS 4 Units
WR 10 INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING 3 Units
WR 11 WRITING SHORT FICTION 3 Units
WR 13 WRITING POETRY 3 Units
WR 14 INTERMEDIATE POETRY WRITING 3 Units
WR 15 INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING FOR FILM/TV 3 Units
WR 16 WRITING CREATIVE NONFICTION 3 Units
WR 17 INTERMEDIATE SCREENWRITING 3 Units

Total Units Required: 18-22

* LANGUAGE COURSES, PLEASE NOTE: Students who have acquired fluency in one language may elect to begin or continue in a second language, or to focus on the culture and literature related to the first language.

To obtain the Associate in Arts degree with an Emphasis in Humanities, students will have to:

Complete
1. The CSU General Education Certification pattern, a minimum of 39 units.
  OR
2. The IGETC Certification pattern, a minimum of 36 units.
  OR
3. The IVC Associate Degree General Education pattern, a minimum of 31 units.
Complete a minimum of 18 units from the courses listed in the emphasis, with at least one course taken in three different disciplines.
Complete any elective, degree-applicable courses needed to bring the total number of units to 60.
Maintain a 2.0 overall GPA and a grade of “A,” “B,” “C,” or “P” in all courses taken in the area of emphasis.
Satisfy the residency and competency requirements as stated on Associate Degree Graduation Requirements .

Students are advised to consult with faculty in the fields of interest within the emphasis to identify career areas and to consult with a counselor to clarify graduation requirements and/ or to determine specific transfer paths. The courses within each concentration described in the emphasis represent clusters of courses designed to prepare students for common traditional university major areas of study, for certificate programs, or for technical education certificates.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the AA degree with Emphasis in Humanities, students will be able to

Analyze a representative text and write a well-supported, clearly articulated argument.
Read primary tex ts in their target language for general comprehension.