Arts and Humanities, Associate of Arts Degree
Banner Code: 3_AA_ARHU
Control Number: 18052
Financial Aid Eligible
Area of Emphasis
The Arts and Humanities courses introduce the student to diverse aspects of human life in world cultures. Students will examine the ways that art and culture have influenced history and the ways those decisions affect the way we interact with other people in our everyday lives.
Some university majors within the Arts and Humanities include Art, English, Interior Design, Foreign Languages, History, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Theater Arts.
Program Level Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Evaluate and interpret the ways in which people through the ages in different cultures have responded to themselves and the world around them in artistic and cultural creation.
Associate Degree Requirements
Unit Requirement
Complete at least 60 units of acceptable college work with a minimum of 12 units completed in residence at Coastline. Earn an overall grade point average of 2.0 or higher from all colleges attended and a 2.0 or higher grade point average at Coastline.
*Students must be in good academic standing (not on probation and/or disqualification) during the semester graduation is petitioned.
Program of Study
Complete the required courses in one of the programs as detailed In the Requirements for the Major section of this catalog. All coursework must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
General Education
Complete one of the three General Education options below (visit the General Education page for details):
Option 1 — AA/AS Local Degree GE: designed for students pursuing an Associate degree and who may or may not be planning to transfer to a four-year university. The degree is transferable to many colleges and universities.
Option 2—CSU GE Breadth: designed for students who are planning to transfer to a university in the CSU system. It may also be appropriate for transfer to some independent colleges and universities.
Option 3—IGETC: designed for students who are planning to transfer to a university in the CSU or UC system. It also may be appropriate for transfer to some independent colleges and universities.
Global and Multicultural Studies Requirement
Complete at least 2.5 units from any Global and Multicultural Studies courses. See what courses fulfill the Global and Multicultural Studies Requirement.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| Select at least 18 units of the following: | 18 | |
| Survey of Art: Prehistory through Late Gothic | ||
| Survey of Art: Renaissance to Contemporary | ||
| Contemporary Art History | ||
| History of Asian Art | ||
| The History of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Art | ||
| Introduction to Art | ||
| The History and Appreciation of Italian Renaissance Art | ||
| Color and Design: 2-D | ||
| Drawing 1 | ||
| Life Drawing 1 | ||
| Painting 1 | ||
| Survey of Chinese Brush Painting | ||
| History and Appreciation of Chinese Art and Culture | ||
| Ceramics 1 | ||
| Ceramics 2 | ||
| Contemporary Illustration and Design | ||
| Life Drawing 2 | ||
| Landscape Painting 1 | ||
| Landscape Painting 2 | ||
| Plein Air Painting | ||
| Watercolor 1 | ||
| Critical Reasoning, Reading, and Writing Through Literature | ||
| Appreciation of Literature | ||
| Children's Literature | ||
| The International Short Story | ||
| American Literature: The Short Story | ||
| Introduction to 20th Century Military Fiction | ||
| American Literature through the Civil War | ||
| American Literature 1865 to Present | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| British Literature to 1800 | ||
| British Literature since 1800 | ||
| Gothic Victorian Literature | ||
| American Gothic Literature | ||
| History of American Women | ||
| Chicano History | ||
| History of Britain and Ireland 2 | ||
| History of California | ||
| The American West | ||
| World History 1 | ||
| World History 2 | ||
| United States History to 1876 | ||
| United States History since 1876 | ||
| Western Civilization 1 | ||
| Western Civilization 2 | ||
| Introduction to the Humanities | ||
| Humanities through the Arts | ||
| History and Appreciation of the Cinema | ||
| International Languages (any international language) Maximum of 10 units in one language: | ||
| Elementary Arabic 1 | ||
| Conversational Arabic | ||
| Elementary Arabic 2 | ||
| Elementary Chinese 1 | ||
| Elementary Chinese 2 | ||
| Elementary French 1 | ||
| Elementary French 2 | ||
| Intermediate French 1 | ||
| Intermediate French 2 | ||
| Elementary Italian 1 | ||
| Elementary Italian 2 | ||
| Elementary Japanese 1 | ||
| Elementary Japanese 2 | ||
| American Sign Language 1 | ||
| American Sign Language 2 | ||
| Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1 | ||
| Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2 | ||
| Elementary Spanish 1 | ||
| Elementary Spanish 1A | ||
| Elementary Spanish 1B | ||
| Elementary Spanish 2 | ||
| Elementary Spanish 2A | ||
| Elementary Spanish 2B | ||
| Intermediate Spanish 1 | ||
| Intermediate Spanish 2 | ||
| Vietnamese For Vietnamese Speakers | ||
| Elementary Vietnamese 1 | ||
| Elementary Vietnamese 2 | ||
| Intermediate Vietnamese 1 | ||
| Intermediate Vietnamese 2 | ||
| History and Appreciation of Music | ||
| World Music | ||
| Beginning Guitar | ||
| Intermediate Guitar | ||
| History of Rock Music | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Environmental Ethics: Philosophical Approaches to Sustainability | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Introduction to Theater | ||
| Introduction to History and Literature of Theater | ||
| Acting Fundamentals | ||
| Acting 2 | ||
| Units Required for Major | 18 | |
| Local General Education, CSU General Education, or IGETC pattern | Varies | |
| Electives to satisfy unit requirement | Varies | |
| Total Units | 60 | |