Academic and Career Pathway 

Languages, Communication, and Humanities

Associate in Arts Degree

Liberal Arts: Arts and Humanities

These courses emphasize the study of cultural literacy, humanistic activities, and the artistic expression of human beings. Students 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. Students also learn to value aesthetic understanding and to incorporate these concepts when constructing value judgments.

This area of emphasis prepares students for a variety of majors within the humanities discipline, including creative writing, English, humanities and art, linguistics, literature and writing studies, museum studies, religious studies, and philosophy. It also provides lower-division preparation for a wide range of majors within the communication studies discipline.

Graduation Requirements

• Complete a minimum of 60 degree-applicable units of credit (including major and general education courses).
• Complete all courses required in the major with a “C” or “P” or better.
• Complete a general education pattern of courses (see Associate Degrees).
• Obtain a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the degree-applicable courses.
• Complete a minimum of 12 units in residence at MiraCosta College.

Select a minimum of 18 units from the following:
Anthropology
ANTH 135	Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion	3
Art and Art History
ART 100	Drawing and Composition	3
ART 101	Design and Color	3
ART 103	3D Design	3
ART 201	Objects and Ideas in Contemporary Art	3
ART 234	Kinetic Art	3
ART 244	Digital Media for the Visual Artist	3
ART 254	Understanding and Appreciating the Photographic Image	3
ART 290	Landmarks of Art	3
ARTH C1100	Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era	3
ARTH C1200	Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary	3
ARTH 157	Art Orientation	3
ARTH 158	Indigenous Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas	3
ARTH 159	Indigenous Arts of Central and South America	3
ARTH 260	History of Modern Art	3
or ARTH 260H	History of Modern Art (Honors)
Chicana Chicano Studies
CCS 232	Critical Issues in Chicana and Latina Studies	3
Communication
COMM C1000	Introduction to Public Speaking	3
COMM C1004	Interpersonal Communication	3
COMM 106	Group Communication	3
COMM 111	Narrative Performance	3
COMM 120	Principles of Human Communication	3
COMM 212	Argumentation	3
COMM 215	Intercultural Communication	3
COMM 220	Introduction to Mass Communication	3
Dance
DNCE 100	Dance Appreciation	3
DNCE 101	Dance History	3
DNCE 102	Introduction to Mexican Folkloric Dance: History, Culture, and Performance	3
DNCE 104	Dance on Film	3
DNCE 105	Dance Cultures of the World	3
Design
DESN 107	History of Western Architecture-A Sustainable Perspective	3
DESN 108	World Architecture	3
Drama
DRAM 105	Introduction to Theatre	3
DRAM 130	Acting I	3
DRAM 134	Introduction to Performance	3
DRAM 222	Introduction to Black Theater	3
English and Literature
ENGL C1000	Academic Reading and Writing	4
ENGL C1001	Critical Thinking and Writing	4
or ENGL C1001H	Critical Thinking and Writing (Honors)
ENGL C1002	Introduction to Literature	3
ENGL C1003	Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature	4
or ENGL C1003H	Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature - Honors
LIT 100	Introduction to Chicano Chicana Literature	3
LIT 122	Introduction to African American Literature	3
LIT 250	American Literature: First Contact Through the Civil War	3
LIT 251	American Literature: Mid-1800s to the Present	3
LIT 260	English Literature Through the 18th Century	3
LIT 261	English Literature: Romantic to Contemporary	3
LIT 265	Shakespeare Studies	3
LIT 270	World Literature to 1600	3
LIT 271	World Literature Since 1600	3
Film
FILM 101	Introduction to Film	3
or FILM 101H	Introduction to Film (Honors)
FILM 106	Study of Cinematic Adaptation	3
FILM 111	Film History I: 1880-1948	3
FILM 112	Film History II: 1948-Present	3
FILM 211	Identity and Film: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality	3
FILM 212	Women and Gender in Film	3
French
FREN 101	Elementary French (First Semester)	4
FREN 102	Elementary French (Second Semester)	4
FREN 121	Introduction to French Culture	3
FREN 201	Intermediate French (Third Semester)	4
FREN 202	Intermediate French (Fourth Semester)	4
German
GRMN 101	Elementary German (First Semester)	4
GRMN 102	Elementary German (Second Semester)	4
GRMN 121	Introduction to German Culture	3
History
HIST C1001	United States History to 1877	3
or HIST C1001H	United States History to 1877 - Honors
HIST C1002	United States History since 1865	3
or HIST C1002H	United States History since 1865 - Honors
HIST 100	World History to 1500	3
or HIST 100H	World History to 1500 (Honors)
HIST 101	World History Since 1500	3
or HIST 101H	World History Since 1500 (Honors)
HIST 103	Early European History and Culture	3
HIST 104	Modern European History and Culture	3
HIST 115	Women in American History	3
HIST 116	History of the Americas to 1830	3
HIST 141	Mexican American History Through 1877	3
HIST 142	Mexican American History Since 1877	3
HIST 145	African American History to 1877	3
HIST 146	African American History Since 1877	3
HIST 165	California History	3
Humanities
HUMN 101	Introduction to the Arts	3
HUMN 202	Humanities of the Western World: The Renaissance to the Twentieth Century	3
HUMN 205	Women in Western Art and Literature	3
Italian
ITAL 101	Elementary Italian (First Semester)	4
ITAL 102	Elementary Italian (Second Semester)	4
ITAL 121	Introduction to Italian Culture	3
ITAL 201	Intermediate Italian (Third Semester)	4
ITAL 202	Intermediate Italian (Fourth Semester)	4
Japanese
JAPN 101	Elementary Japanese (First Semester)	4
JAPN 102	Elementary Japanese (Second Semester)	4
JAPN 121	Introduction to Japanese Culture	3
JAPN 123	Japanese Anime and Manga	3
JAPN 201	Intermediate Japanese (Third Semester)	4
JAPN 202	Intermediate Japanese (Fourth Semester)	4
JAPN 210	Intermediate Conversation I and Reading	3
Media Arts and Technology
MAT 105	History of Graphic Design	3
Music
MUS 110	Theory/Musicianship I	3
MUS 112	American Popular Music	3
MUS 113	The Music of America	3
MUS 114	History of Rock and Roll	3
MUS 115	History of Classical Music	3
MUS 116	A Survey of World Music	3
MUS 119	Jazz History	3
Philosophy
PHIL 100	Critical Thinking and Argumentative Writing	3
PHIL 101	Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality	3
or PHIL 101H	Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality (Honors)
PHIL 102	Ethical Problems	3
PHIL 221	Philosophy of Religion	3
Reading
READ 100	Critical Reading and Thinking	3
Religious Studies
RELG 101	World Religions	3
or RELG 101H	World Religions (Honors)
RELG 103	Religion in America	3
RELG 105	Eastern Religions	3
Spanish
SPAN 101	Elementary Spanish (First Semester)	4
SPAN 102	Elementary Spanish (Second Semester)	4
SPAN 121	Introduction to Hispanic Cultures	3
SPAN 201	Intermediate Spanish (Third Semester)	4
SPAN 202	Intermediate Spanish (Fourth Semester)	4
SPAN 221	Spanish for Native Speakers	4
SPAN 222	Spanish for Native Speakers II	4