Arts and Humanities
Associate in Arts General Studies · Butte College · 2026-2027 Catalog
About the Program
Program Goal: Local
GE Pattern(s): Butte Local, Cal-GETC
Program Code: 44298.00AA
This degree is intended to provide an interdisciplinary foundation in the arts and humanities for students who are interested in transfer to a university in a related major. These courses provide an introduction to a variety of possible paths of study such as English, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, History, Philosophy, and World Languages. This program may also be appropriate for students pursuing a transfer major not available at Butte College so that they can obtain a degree while fulfilling lower-division requirements for their transfer destination. These major courses may also count toward satisfying university transfer general education requirements. Students are strongly advised to see a counselor to discuss specific choices for their degree and career path.
Program Learning Outcome(s): Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:
- Analyze the human experience through the lens of cultural, literary, philosophical, musical, and/or artistic expression.
- Identify, employ and evaluate different frameworks for analyzing and interpreting literary, cultural, musical, philosophical, and/or artistic works.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses: | 18 | |
| Select 18 units from at least 2 disciplines: | 18 | |
| ART 3 | Asian Art History Survey | 3 |
| ART 6 | African, Oceanic, and Native American Art History Survey | 3 |
| ART 7 | 2-D Foundations | 3 |
| ART 8 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ARTH C1100 | Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era | 3 |
| ARTH C1200 | Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ASL 1 | American Sign Language I | 4 |
| ASL 2 | American Sign Language II | 4 |
| ASL 3 | American Sign Language III | 4 |
| ASL 4 | American Sign Language IV | 4 |
| CMST 6 | Oral Interpretation | 3 |
| DRAM 2 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| DRAM 8 | Acting I | 3 |
| ENGL 6 | Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 8 | British Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 10 | British Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 14 | U.S. Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 15 | Film as Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 16 | U.S. Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 20 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 25 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 26 | Queer Film and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 35 | Cross-Cultural Film and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 47 | Native American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 60 | Creative Writing: Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL C1002 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| GERM 1 | First Semester German | 4 |
| GERM 2 | Second Semester German | 4 |
| HIST 3 | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 5 | World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 18 | Multicultural History of the United States | 3 |
| HIST 21 | History of Western Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST 23 | History of Western Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST 30 | History of the African American | 3 |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST C1002 | United States History since 1865 | 3 |
| JPN 1 | First Semester Japanese | 4 |
| JPN 2 | Second Semester Japanese | 4 |
| JPN 3 | Third Semester Japanese | 4 |
| JPN 4 | Fourth Semester Japanese | 4 |
| MUS 1 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 3 | Music Fundamentals | 3 |
| MUS 5 | American Popular Music | 3 |
| MUS 6 | Women and Music | 3 |
| MUS 7 | Jazz Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 9 | World Music | 3 |
| PHIL 2 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 4 | Introduction to Ethics and the Good Life | 3 |
| PHIL 6 | Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PHIL 10 | History of Ancient Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 16 | Western Religions | 3 |
| PHIL 18 | Eastern Religions | 3 |
| RTVF 12 | Mass Media and Society | 3 |
| RTVF 13 | Exploring American Television | 3 |
| RTVF 15 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| SPAN 1 | First Semester Spanish | 4 |
| SPAN 2 | Second Semester Spanish | 4 |
| SPAN 3 | Third Semester Spanish | 4 |
| SPAN 4 | Fourth Semester Spanish | 4 |
| Total | 18 | |