Emphasis in the Arts, AA

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:

Application and Performance Courses

Communication Studies:

COMM 1 COMMUNICATION FUNDAMENTALS 3 Units
OR
COMM 1H COMMUNICATION FUNDAMENTALS HONORS 3 Units
COMM 30 INTRODUCTION TO ORAL INTERPRETATION 3 Units
OR
TA 30 INTRODUCTION TO ORAL INTERPRETATION 3 Units
COMM 106A FORENSIC ACTIVITY A 1 Unit
COMM 106B FORENSIC ACTIVITY B 2.5 Units
COMM 106C FORENSIC ACTIVITY C 4 Units

Dance:

DNCE 1 INTRODUCTION TO DANCE 2 Units
DNCE 3 MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE FUNDAMENTALS 1 Unit
DNCE 6 BALLET I 2 Units
DNCE 7 BALLET II 2 Units
DNCE 12 MODERN DANCE I 2 Units
DNCE 13 MODERN DANCE II 2 Units
DNCE 16 JAZZ DANCE IV 1 Unit
DNCE 17 JAZZ DANCE I 1 Unit
DNCE 18 JAZZ DANCE II 2 Units
DNCE 20 JAZZ DANCE V 1 Unit
DNCE 22 TAP DANCE I 1 Unit
DNCE 23 TAP DANCE II 1 Unit
DNCE 24 TAP: TRADITIONAL BROADWAY BASICS 1 Unit
DNCE 25 TAP: BEGINNING RHYTHM TECHNIQUE AND INTERMEDIATE BROADWAY STEPS 1 Unit
DNCE 26 INTERMEDIATE TAP TECHNIQUES AND IMPROVISATION 1 Unit
DNCE 27 HIP HOP III 1 Unit
DNCE 30 AFRICAN DANCE OVERVIEW 1 Unit
DNCE 33 MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE I 1 Unit
DNCE 34 MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE II 1 Unit
DNCE 35 FOLK DANCES OF EGYPT AND LEBANON 1 Unit
DNCE 36 BALLROOM DANCE: OVERVIEW OF STYLES 1 Unit
DNCE 37 BALLROOM DANCE: INTERMEDIATE 1 Unit
DNCE 38 BALLROOM DANCE: LATIN DANCES 1 Unit
DNCE 39 BALLROOM DANCE: AMERICAN SMOOTH 1 Unit
DNCE 40 HIP HOP I 1 Unit
DNCE 41 HIP HOP-FUNK STYLES 1 Unit
DNCE 42 HIP HOP IV 1 Unit
DNCE 57 CHOREOGRAPHIC PROJECTS 3 Units
DNCE 58 CHOREOGRAPHY FOR COMPETITIONS 1 Unit
DNCE 60 AFRICAN: DANCE AND DRUMMING 1 Unit
DNCE 61 PAN AFRICAN DANCE/THE DIASPORA 1 Unit
DNCE 62 WEST AFRICAN DANCE: EMPIRE OF MALI 1 Unit
DNCE 65C DANCE REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE-PRODUCTION OVERVIEW C 2 Units
DNCE 66C DANCE REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE-ANALYSIS OF CREATIVE PROCESSES C 2 Units
DNCE 67C DANCE REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE-SOLOS TO VARIOUS GROUPS C 2 Units
DNCE 68 TOURING DANCE ENSEMBLE-DANCE COMPETITIONS 2 Units
DNCE 69 INTRODUCTION TO DANCE ENSEMBLE PRACTICES 2 Units
DNCE 70 IVC PERFORMING DANCE ENSEMBLE 2 Units
DNCE 71 DANCE ASSISTANT 2 Units
DNCE 72 AERIAL, ACROBATIC, PARTNERING TECHNIQUES I 1 Unit
DNCE 73 PERFORMING DANCE ENSEMBLE-COMMUNITY OUTREACH 2 Units
DNCE 74 AERIAL, ACROBATIC, PARTNERING TECHNIQUES II 1 Unit
DNCE 75 IMPROVISATION I 2 Units
DNCE 76 AERIAL, ACROBATIC, PARTNERING TECHNIQUES III 1 Unit
DNCE 79 AERIAL, ACROBATIC, PARTNERING TECHNIQUES IV 1 Unit
DNCE 92 DANCE TRAINING: FLOOR BARRE 2 Units

History and Theory Courses

Art History:

ARTH 1 HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY 3 Units
OR
PHOT 1 HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY 3 Units
ARTH 4 INTRODUCTION TO ART THEORY 3 Units
ARTH 20 ART APPRECIATION 3 Units
ARTH 22 SURVEY OF ASIAN ART 3 Units
ARTH 23 AFRICA, OCEANIC, AND INDIGENOUS NORTH AMERICAN ART 3 Units
ARTH 24 ANCIENT ART 3 Units
ARTH 25 ART HISTORY SURVEY I: WESTERN 3 Units
ARTH 26 ART HISTORY SURVEY II: WESTERN 3 Units
ARTH 27 ART HISTORY SURVEY III: NON-WESTERN 3 Units
ARTH 28 CONTEMPORARY ART HISTORY 3 Units
ARTH 29 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY ART 3 Units
ARTH 30 RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE ART 3 Units
ARTH 31 MEDIEVAL ART 3 Units
ARTH 32 HISTORY OF WORLD ARCHITECTURE 3 Units
ARTH 33 AMERICAN ART 3 units

Dance:

DNCE 55 CHOREOGRAPHY I 3 Units
DNCE 77 DANCE HISTORY: TWENTIETH CENTURY 3 Units
DNCE 78 DANCE APPRECIATION 3 Units
DNCE 85 MUSIC FOR DANCE 3 Units

Music:

MUS 1 THE BASICS OF MUSIC 3 Units
OR
MUS 1H THE BASICS OF MUSIC HONORS 3 Units
MUS 3 HARMONY I 4 Units
MUS 20 MUSIC APPRECIATION 3 Units
OR
MUS 20H MUSIC APPRECIATION HONORS 3 Units
MUS 21 WORLD MUSIC 3 Units
MUS 27 HISTORY OF JAZZ 3 Units
MUS 28 HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC 3 Units

Theatre Arts:

COMM 30 INTRODUCTION TO ORAL INTERPRETATION 3 Units
OR
TA 30 INTRODUCTION TO ORAL INTERPRETATION 3 Units
TA 20 THEATRE APPRECIATION-CLASSICAL OVERVIEW 3 Units
TA 21 THEATRE APPRECIATION-CONTEMPORARY 3 Units
TA 22 INTRODUCTION TO THEATER 3 Units
TA 25 GREAT PLAYS: PRIMITIVE TO RENAISSANCE 3 Units
OR
TA 25H GREAT PLAYS: PRIMITIVE TO RENAISSANCE HONORS 3 Units
TA 26 GREAT PLAYS: RENAISSANCE TO CONTEMPORARY 3 Units
OR
TA 26H GREAT PLAYS: RENAISSANCE TO CONTEMPORARY HONORS 3 Units
TA 27 INTRO TO FINE ARTS AND MUSICAL THEATER 3 Units
TA 29 SCRIPT ANALYSIS 3 Units
OR
TA 29H SCRIPT ANALYSIS: HONORS 3 Units

Total Units Required: 18-21.5

To earn the associate degree:

See Earning an Associate Degree for associate degree graduation requirements.

To transfer:

Courses required for the associate degree major at IVC may not be the same as those required for the major at a four-year school. If you plan to transfer, consult a counselor to identify the courses needed for the major at your transfer school and to develop a plan that will best meet your goals. View more information about transferring at Transfer to a Four-Year Institution .

Catalog and Student Handbook

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Emphasis in the Arts, AA

Application and Performance Courses

Communication Studies:

Dance:

Digital Media Art:

Interactive Media Art:

Music:

Studio Arts:

Theatre Arts:

History and Theory Courses

Art History:

Dance:

Music:

Theatre Arts:

Total Units Required: 18-21.5

To earn the associate degree:

To transfer: