Liberal Arts Area of Emphasis: Arts and Humanities: Associate in Arts
Description
These courses emphasize the study of cultural activities and artistic expressions of human beings. Students will develop an awareness of the ways in which people throughout the ages and in different cultures have responded to themselves and the world around them in artistic and cultural creation. Students will develop aesthetic understanding and an ability to make value judgments.
Program Learning Outcomes
After completing the Liberal Arts Area of Emphasis: Arts and Humanities major, a student will be able to:
- Cross-correlate cultural, historical, or biographical motifs, ideas, objects, or issues for similarity or distinction.
- Analyze subject-specific ideas, objects issues, or motifs.
Courses
Select any 18 units from the following courses and from 3 different disciplines:
| ART 1600 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ART 1610 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ART 1620 | Drawing and Composition | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ART 1631 | Figure Drawing | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ART 1640 | Painting | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ART 1800 | Introduction to Digital Art | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ART 1811 | Graphic Design | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ART 1820 | Computer Imaging: Adobe Photoshop | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ART 2010 | Introduction to Printmaking | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ARTH 1500 | Art Appreciation | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ARTH 1510 | Prehistoric to Renaissance Art History | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ARTH 1520 | Renaissance to Contemporary Art History | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ARTH 2040 | Survey of African, Oceanic, and Indigenous North American Art | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ARTH 2030 | Survey of Asian Art | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| DRAM 1510 | Introduction to Theatre | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| DRAM 1535 | Elementary Acting | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 1600 | Critical Thinking, Literature, and Composition | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 1700 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 1725 | Creative Writing: Poetry | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 1750 | Creative Writing: Fiction | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 1775 | Creative Writing: Nonfiction | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 2100 | American Literature I | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 2150 | American Literature II | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 2600 | World Literature I | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 2650 | World Literature 2 | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 2700 | British Literature 1 | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 2750 | British Literature 2 | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| HIST 2202 | Western Civilization to 1600 | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| HIST 2204 | Western Civilization from 1600 | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| HUM 1500 | Introduction to the Humanities | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| HUM 2010 | Introduction to Film Studies | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| MUSC 1510 | Music Appreciation | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| PHIL 1501 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| PHIL 1531 | The World's Living Religions | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| PHOT 1510 | Basic Photography | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| SPAN 2001 | Intermediate Spanish III | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| SPAN 2002 | Intermediate Spanish IV | 5.00 Credits(s) |
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This degree does not prepare a student to transfer to a four-year college or university. However, certain courses may be transferrable to other colleges and universities. If you are interested in transferring to a four-year college or university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in this major, it is critical that you meet with a TC counselor to select and plan the courses for your major. Schools vary widely in terms of the required preparation. The courses that TC requires for an associate degree in this major may be different from the requirements needed for the bachelor’s degree.