Arts and Humanities
Associate of Arts Degree Art · Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog
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 Learning Outcomes
- 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.
Requirements
Review the Associate in Science and Associate in Arts Graduation Requirements and General Education requirements.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| Select at least 18 units from at least 2 disciplines from the following courses: | 18 | |
| ART C100 | Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era | |
| ART C101 | Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary | |
| ART C102 | Contemporary Art History | |
| ART C103 | History of Asian Art | |
| ART C104 | The History of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Art | |
| ART C105 | Introduction to Art | |
| ART C109 | The History and Appreciation of Italian Renaissance Art | |
| ART C110 | Color and Design: 2-D | |
| ART C111 | Color and Design - 3-D | |
| ART C120 | Drawing 1 | |
| ART C121 | Life Drawing 1 | |
| ART C122 | Painting 1 | |
| ART C150 | Ceramics 1 | |
| ART C151 | Ceramics 2 | |
| ART C153 | Art of the Ancient Americas | |
| ART C154 | Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America | |
| ART C221 | Life Drawing 2 | |
| ENGL C101 | Critical Thinking and Writing Through Literature | |
| ENGL C128 | Asian American and Transpacific Literature | |
| ENGL C129 | Black Voices: Introduction to African American Literature | |
| ENGL C140 | Introduction to Literature | |
| ENGL C143 | Children's Literature | |
| ENGL C144 | The International Short Story | |
| ENGL C145 | American Literature: The Short Story | |
| ENGL C146 | Introduction to 20th Century Military Fiction | |
| ENGL C150 | American Literature through the Civil War | |
| ENGL C155 | American Literature 1865 to Present | |
| ENGL C181 | Shakespeare | |
| ENGL C270 | British Literature to 1800 | |
| ENGL C275 | British Literature since 1800 | |
| ENGL C296 | Gothic Victorian Literature | |
| ENGL C297 | American Gothic Literature | |
| ETHS C100 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | |
| ETHS C123 | History of Ethnic Minorities in the United States | |
| orHIST C123 | History of Ethnic Minorities in the United States | |
| ETHS C233 | Racial and Ethnic Relations in America | |
| orSOC C233 | Racial and Ethnic Relations in America | |
| HIST C115 | Latin American History and Culture | |
| HIST C121 | History of American Women | |
| HIST C122 | Chicano History | |
| HIST C150 | History of California | |
| HIST C161 | World History 1 | |
| HIST C162 | World History 2 | |
| HIST C170 | United States History to 1877 | |
| HIST C175 | United States History since 1865 | |
| HIST C180 | Western Civilization 1 | |
| HIST C185 | Western Civilization 2 | |
| HUM C100 | Introduction to the Humanities | |
| HUM C110 | Humanities through the Arts | |
| HUM C135 | History and Appreciation of the Cinema | |
| International Languages (any international language) Maximum of 10 units in one language: | ||
| ARAB C180 | Elementary Arabic 1 | |
| ARAB C182 | Conversational Arabic | |
| ARAB C185 | Elementary Arabic 2 | |
| CHIN C180 | Elementary Chinese 1 | |
| CHIN C185 | Elementary Chinese 2 | |
| FREN C180 | Elementary French 1 | |
| FREN C185 | Elementary French 2 | |
| FREN C280 | Intermediate French 1 | |
| FREN C285 | Intermediate French 2 | |
| ITAL C180 | Elementary Italian 1 | |
| ITAL C185 | Elementary Italian 2 | |
| JAPN C180 | Elementary Japanese 1 | |
| JAPN C185 | Elementary Japanese 2 | |
| SPAN C160 | Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1 | |
| SPAN C165 | Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2 | |
| SPAN C180 | Elementary Spanish 1 | |
| SPAN C180A | Elementary Spanish 1A | |
| SPAN C180B | Elementary Spanish 1B | |
| SPAN C185 | Elementary Spanish 2 | |
| SPAN C185A | Elementary Spanish 2A | |
| SPAN C185B | Elementary Spanish 2B | |
| SPAN C280 | Intermediate Spanish 1 | |
| SPAN C285 | Intermediate Spanish 2 | |
| VIET C160 | Vietnamese For Vietnamese Speakers | |
| VIET C180 | Elementary Vietnamese 1 | |
| VIET C185 | Elementary Vietnamese 2 | |
| VIET C280 | Intermediate Vietnamese 1 | |
| VIET C285 | Intermediate Vietnamese 2 | |
| MUS C100 | History and Appreciation of Music | |
| MUS C103 | World Music | |
| MUS C130 | Beginning Guitar | |
| MUS C131 | Intermediate Guitar | |
| MUS C139 | History of Rock Music | |
| MUS C143 | History of Jazz | |
| PHIL C100 | Introduction to Philosophy | |
| PHIL C113 | Environmental Ethics: Philosophical Approaches to Sustainability | |
| PHIL C120 | Ethics | |
| THEA C100 | Introduction to Theater | |
| THEA C101 | Introduction to History and Literature of Theater | |
| Units Required for Major | 18 | |
| Local General Education or CalGETC pattern | Varies | |
| Electives to satisfy unit requirement | Varies | |
| Total Units | 60 | |