This degree emphasizes the methods and values used in the study of creation, performance, and communication. Students develop the necessary critical skills to contemplate, interpret, theorize, create, and perform effectively in the arts and beyond. Students develop a contextual appreciation for aesthetic meaning and significance, collaborative expression, theoretical study, and cross-disciplinary investigation. This degree prepares students to work as creators, educators, and performers across the country and around the world.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Gain an increased aesthetic awareness of the arts from a critical point of view.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the historical and cultural context of art, theater, studio art, dance, film, digital media, and music.
- Demonstrate how to clearly communicate with others.
To obtain the Associate in Arts degree with an Emphasis in the Arts, students will have to complete a minimum of 18 units from the following courses, with at least one course taken in three different disciplines: