Certificate & Degree Details

• Humanities Emphasis, AA Liberal Arts and Sciences

  Degree A8984
  An emphasis in Humanities provides the student with an understanding of the interrelationship between art, religion, history, music, literature and the dramatic arts, and philosophical and political thought. This emphasis also strengthens the understanding of other cultures through the study of a foreign language.

  This degree requires the completion of General Education coursework plus the following:

  Required Courses

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  Complete the required core course and select one course from each of the five categories (List A through List E)		18
  Required Core
  HUMA 1	Humanities and the Human Experience
  or HUMA 1H	Humanities and the Human Experience - Honors
  List A: Art History and Classics
  Classical Humanities
  AHIS 10	A History of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture
  AHIS 14	Rome: The Ancient City
  AHIS 15	Culture and Art of Pompeii
  Western Humanities
  AHIS 4	History of Western Art: Prehistoric Through Gothic
  or AHIS 4H	History of Western Art: Prehistoric Through Gothic - Honors
  AHIS 5	History of Western Art: Renaissance Through Modern
  or AHIS 5H	History of Western Art: Renaissance Through Modern - Honors
  AHIS 8	History of Medieval Art and Architecture
  Global Humanities
  AHIS 9	History of Asian Art and Architecture
  AHIS 11	History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art
  or AHIS 11H	History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art - Honors
  AHIS 12	History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture
  or AHIS 12H	History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture - Honors
  Modern American Humanities
  AHIS 3	History of Women and Gender in Art
  or AHIS 3H	History of Women and Gender in Art - Honors
  AHIS 6	History of Modern Art
  or AHIS 6H	History of Modern Art - Honors
  AHIS 13	World Art and Visual Culture
  List B: World Languages and History
  Classical and Western
  HIST 3	World History: Prehistoric to Early Modern
  or HIST 3H	World History: Prehistoric to Early Modern - Honors
  HIST 4	World History: Early Modern to the Present
  or HIST 4H	World History: Early Modern to the Present - Honors
  LATN 2	Continuing Elementary Latin
  or LATN 2H	Continuing Elementary Latin - Honors
  Global
  HIST 3	World History: Prehistoric to Early Modern
  or HIST 3H	World History: Prehistoric to Early Modern - Honors
  HIST 4	World History: Early Modern to the Present
  or HIST 4H	World History: Early Modern to the Present - Honors
  HIST 10	History of Premodern Asia
  HIST 11	History of Modern Asia
  HIST 19	History of Mexico
  HIST 35	History of Africa
  Language (Level 2 or higher)
  ARAB 2	Continuing Elementary Arabic
  or CHIN 2	Continuing Elementary Chinese
  or FRCH 2	Continuing Elementary French
  or GERM 2	Continuing Elementary German
  or ITAL 2	Continuing Elementary Italian
  or JAPN 2	Continuing Elementary Japanese
  or SPAN 2	Continuing Elementary Spanish
  Modern American Humanities
  HIST 7	History of the United States to 1877
  or HIST 7H	History of the United States to 1877 - Honors
  HIST 8	History of the United States from 1865
  or HIST 8H	History of the United States from 1865 - Honors
  HIST 16	The Wild West - A History, 1800-1890
  HIST 30	History of the African American 1619-1877
  HIST 31	History of the African American
  HIST 36	Women in American History
  HIST 39	California History
  HIST 40	History of the Mexican American
  HIST 44	History of Native Americans
  List C: Literature, Drama, and Film
  Classical Humanities
  LIT 36	Introduction to Mythology
  LIT 46	The Bible As Literature: Old Testament
  LIT 47	The Bible As Literature: New Testament
  Western Humanities
  LIT 6A	Survey of English Literature
  LIT 6B	Survey of English Literature
  LIT 10	Survey of Shakespeare
  THTR 10	History of Theater Arts
  Global Humanities
  FRCH 60	French Culture Through Cinema
  ITAL 60	Italian Culture Through Cinema
  LIT 11A	World Literature to 1650
  LIT 11B	World Literature from 1650
  Modern American Humanities
  LIT 1	Early American Literature
  LIT 2	Modern American Literature
  LIT 3	Multicultural American Literature
  LIT 14	Introduction to Modern Poetry
  LIT 15	Introduction to Cinema
  LIT 20	African American Literature
  LIT 25	Contemporary Mexican American Literature
  List D: Music and Dance
  Western Humanities
  DN-T 20	History and Appreciation of Dance
  MUS 100	Introduction to Western Classical Music
  or MUS 100H	Introduction to Western Classical Music - Honors
  Global Humanities
  MUS 14A	World Music
  Modern American Humanities
  MUS 12	History of Jazz
  MUS 14B	American Folk Music
  MUS 15	Rock Music History and Appreciation
  or MUS 15H	Rock Music History and Appreciation - Honors
  List E: Philosophy and Religion
  Classical Humanities
  PHIL 20A	Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
  or PHIL 20AH	Introduction to Ancient Philosophy - Honors
  Western Humanities
  PHIL 20A	Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
  or PHIL 20AH	Introduction to Ancient Philosophy - Honors
  PHIL 20B	Introduction to Modern Philosophy
  or PHIL 20BH	Introduction to Modern Philosophy - Honors
  Global Humanities
  PHIL 5	Introduction to Philosophy
  or PHIL 5H	Introduction to Philosophy - Honors
  PHIL 15	Major World Religions
  or PHIL 15H	Major World Religions - Honors
  PHIL 12	Introduction to Ethics
  or PHIL 12H	Introduction to Ethics - Honors
  Modern America Humanities
  PHIL 20B	Introduction to Modern Philosophy
  or PHIL 20BH	Introduction to Modern Philosophy - Honors
  Total Units		18