Humanities

Humanities AA Degree

The Humanities Program provides the opportunity to achieve an associate degree. The program provides introductory lower division work. The major is made up of 18 units in the fields of Humanities, Philosophy, Foreign Language, Art, Music, English, History, and Speech. The program prepares students to become enlightened citizens, equipped with the broad cultural background essential to studies in the fields of education, philosophy, literature, law, government, journal­ ism, public service, and business.

Students must fulfill the following requirements to qualify for an associate degree:

  • Complete the Associate Degree requirements
  • Complete major course requirements as specified in the catalog with a C or better
  • Complete electives to reach a total of 60 degree applicable units
  • Maintain a grade point average of 2.00 overall
  • Complete the English and math competency requirements with a C or better
Course # Title Units
Required Core Courses
HUM 001 Introduction to Western Culture 3
HUM 022 Introduction to Comparative Religion 3
PHIL 001 Introduction to Philosophy 3
PHIL 002 Introduction to Logic 3
Plus 6 unites from the courses listed below:
ART 016A Survey of Western Art: Pre-History 3
ART 016B Survey of Western Art: Renaissance 3
ENG 001B Literature/ Critical Thinking & Writing 3
ENG 025 Creative Writing 3
FLSPN 001 Introductory Span for Non-Native Speake 4
FLSPN 002 Elementary Spanish for Non-Native Speake 4
FLSPN 003 Inter. Spanish for Native & Non-Native S 4
FLSPN 004 Adv Spanish for Native & Non-Native Spea 4
FLSPN 011 Intro Spanish Limitedly Bilingual 4
FLSPN 012 Elementary Span/Limitedly Bilingual 4
HIST 004A Western Civilization to 1700 3
HIST 004B Western Civilization From 1700 3
MUS 042 Music Appreciation 3
PHIL 003 Ethics 3
Total 18