Liberal Arts Area of Emphasis: Arts and Humanities: Associate in Arts
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.
Courses
Select 18 units from the following courses and from 3 different disciplines:
| ART 1600 | Basic Design | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ART 1610 | Advanced 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 1650 | Watercolor Painting | 1.00 Credits(s) |
| ART 1800 | Introduction to Digital Art | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ART 1811 | Graphic Design | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ART 1820 | Comp Imaging:Adobe Photoshop | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ART 1850 | Web Site Production | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ART 2010 | Intro to Printmaking | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ARTH 1500 | Art Appreciation | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ARTH 1510 | Prehist to Renaissance ArtHist | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ARTH 1520 | Renaissance to Cont Art Hist | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ARTH 2040 | Srvy African, Oceanic, Am. 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 | Crit Think, Lit, & Composition | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 1700 | Intro 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 Lit 1 | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 2750 | British Lit 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) |
Career Options/Pathways
| *Possible career types/employment opportunities |
Median Hourly Rate, CA |
Annual Job Openings, CA |
| Art Director |
$48.69 |
430 |
| Art, Drama, Music Teacher |
$48.85 |
390 |
| Curator |
$31.92 |
40 |
| Fine Artists (Illustrators, Painters, Sculptors) |
$26.02 |
240 |
| Graphic Designer |
$25.30 |
1,340 |
| Producers and Directors |
$45.60 |
1,270 |
| Set Designer |
$24.12 |
120 |
*Some career options may require additional training and/or education.
Source: www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov. Labor Market Information, State of California Employment Development Department, California Occupational Guides, 2012, on the Internet at http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/occguides/Search.aspx (visited February 12, 2015)
For additional career resources, please visit:
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/; http://www.Mynextmove.org; http://www.onetonline.org