Associate Degree

A flexible, interdisciplinary AA Degree with many options.

Core Courses:

2 required courses -- 6 units
  • HUM 100 The Art of Being Human OR ART 100 Introduction to World Art 
  • ART/HUM 125 Introduction to Visual and Cultural Studies 

Section A:

Visual and Cultural Studies: Select 2 courses -- 6 units
  • ART/HUM 108 Black Images in Popular Culture
  • ART/HUM 109 Gender and Sexuality in Art
  • ART 113 Art, Science, and Technology
  • ART/WGS 118 History of Women in Visual Arts
  • ART 119A Introduction to Museum Studies 
  • ART 124 Introduction to Media Studies
  • ART/HUM 200 Special Topics in Visual and Cultural Studies
  • ART/WGS 207 Women and Media 
  • HUM 102 The Arab, The Muslim, and The West
  • HUM/WGS 107 Men and Masculinities: Constructing Manhood in America
  • PHOT 150 Photography and Society

Section B:

Art History: Select 1 course in each category -- 6 units
Category 1 
  • ART 101 Art History I: Prehistory to Gothic
  • ART 102 Art History II: Renaissance to Rococo
  • ART 103 Art History III: Neoclassical to Present
Category 2 
  • ART 104 African Art History
  • ART 105A Pre-Columbian Art
  • ART 105B Latin American Art 
  • ART 107 Asian Art History
  • PHOT 160 History of Photography

Section C:

Global Studies: Select 1 course -- 3 units
  • AFRS African Cinema
  • ART/WMT 126 History of Furniture Design
  • ENG 223 Chicana/Chicano Literature
  • ENG 224 Native American Literature
  • ENG 225 Mexican Literature and Translation
  • ENG/AFRS 226 African American Literature
  • ENG 237 Asian American Literature
  • HIST 110 African American History
  • HIST 220 History of the Americas
  • HIST 221 History of the Americas
  • HIST 230 History of Mexico
  • HIST 235 History of Latin America
  • HIST 260 Survey of the History of Asia
  • HIST 265 Selected Problems in Contemporary Asian History
  • PHIL 104 Philosophy of Cultural Diversity
  • PHIL 200 World Religions

Total Units for the Major: 21