GENERAL STUDIES IN ARTS AND HUMAN EXPRESSION
Associate of Arts Degree Literature · Rio Hondo College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
These courses emphasize the study of the cultural, literary, and artistic expressions of human beings. Students evaluate and interpret how people in different cultures throughout history have responded to themselves and the world around them via artistic and cultural creation. Students also learn to value aesthetic understanding and incorporate these concepts when constructing value judgments. This emphasis includes lower division coursework that prepares students for potential careers in fine arts, foreign languages, literature, and philosophy.
To acquire the Associate of Arts in General Studies in Arts and Human Expression, students must complete the required major courses below with a grade of "C" or better or of “P” if the course was taken on a Pass/No Pass basis, along with either of the following: Rio Hondo College General Education (RHC GE) or California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC). California State University General Education-Breadth (CSU GE) or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) may be used in some cases; please see a counselor for details.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Choose at least one course from each category (A and B) and then complete additional courses in categories A and/or B to total 18 units of coursework from the following list: | 18 | |
| A) ARTS | ||
| ARCH 103 | History of Architecture: Renaissance to Present | 3 |
| ART 101 | Introduction to Studio Arts | 3 |
| ART 104 | Art of the Ancient Americas | 3 |
| ARTH C1100 | Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era (formerly ART 105) | 3 |
| orARTH C1100H | Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era - Honors (formerly ART 105H) | 3 |
| ARTH C1200 | Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary (formerly ART 106) | 3 |
| orARTH C1200H | Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary - Honors (formerly ART 106H) | 3 |
| ART 107 | The Art of Asia | 3 |
| ART 108 | The Art of Mexico | 3 |
| ART 109 | History of American Art | 3 |
| ART 110 | Understanding Visual Art | 3 |
| ART 112 | Visual Art in the Modern Era | 3 |
| ART 113 | The History of Photography | 3 |
| ART 115 | The Art of Film | 3 |
| ART 117 | History of World Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 120 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 121 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 130 | Freehand Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 135 | Beginning Painting | 3 |
| ART 140 | Ceramics I | 3 |
| DANC 179 | Dance History | 3 |
| orDANC 179H | Dance History Honors | 3 |
| DANC 199 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| orDANC 199H | Dance Appreciation Honors | 3 |
| GDSN 110 | History of Graphic Design | 3 |
| MUS 101 | Fundamentals of Music | 3 |
| MUS 129 | Music in Latin American Culture | 3 |
| MUS 130 | Music History and Literature Before 1750 | 3 |
| MUS 131 | Music History and Literature after 1750 | 3 |
| MUS 132 | History of Rock and Roll | 3 |
| MUS 133 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 135 | Music in Film | 3 |
| MUS 136 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUST 151 | History of Electronic Music | 3 |
| MUST 152 | History of Hip Hop | 3 |
| PHTO 110 | Introduction to Digital Photography | 3 |
| PHTO 130 | Beginning Photography | 3 |
| THTR 101 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 105 | Theatre History | 3 |
| orTHTR 105H | Theatre History Honors | 3 |
| THTR 110 | Principles of Acting I | 3 |
| THTR 150 | Stagecraft I for Theatre, TV, and Film | 3 |
| B) HUMAN EXPRESSION | ||
| ANTH 104 | Introduction to Language and Culture | 3 |
| ASL 101 | American Sign Language I | 4.5 |
| ASL 124 | Deaf Culture | 3 |
| ASL 201 | American Sign Language III | 4.5 |
| ASL 202 | American Sign Language IV | 4.5 |
| CHIN 101 | Chinese I | 4.5 |
| CHIN 102 | Chinese II | 4.5 |
| CHST 101 | Introduction to Chicana/o/x Studies | 3 |
| CHST 146 | The Mexican American in the History of the United States | 3 |
| CHST 148 | La Chicana: Mexican-American Women in Contemporary Society | 3 |
| orCHST 148H | La Chicana: Mexican-American Women in Contemporary Society Honors | 3 |
| CHST 150 | Chicana/o/x Politics | 3 |
| EGSS 130 | Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 126 | Languages of the World | 3 |
| ENGL 131 | Creative Writing | 3 |
| FR 101 | French I | 4.5 |
| FR 102 | French II | 4.5 |
| FR 201 | French III | 4.5 |
| FR 202 | French IV | 4.5 |
| HIST 101 | History of World Civilization to the 17th Century | 3 |
| HIST 102 | History of World Civilization 1500 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 122 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 131 | History of the North American Indian | 3 |
| HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 (formerly HIST 143) | 3 |
| orHIST C1001H | United States History to 1877 - Honors (formerly HIST 143H) | 3 |
| HIST C1002 | United States History since 1865 (formerly HIST 144) | 3 |
| orHIST C1002H | United States History since 1865 - Honors (formerly HIST 144H) | 3 |
| HIST 156 | Black American Experience to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 157 | Black American Experience Since 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 158 | US Comparative History of American Indians and Black Americans | 3 |
| HIST 159 | US Comparative History of Mexican and Asian Americans and Women | 3 |
| orHIST 159H | US Comparative History of Mexican and Asian Americans and Women Honors | 3 |
| HIST 167 | History of California | 3 |
| HIST 170 | Women in American History | 3 |
| HUM 110 | Survey of Humanities | 3 |
| HUM 111 | Survey of Humanities | 3 |
| HUM 125 | Introduction to Mexican Culture | 3 |
| orHUM 125H | Introduction to Mexican Culture Honors | 3 |
| HUM 130 | Contemporary Mexican-American Culture | 3 |
| HUM 140 | Introduction to Asian Cultures | 3 |
| HUM 145 | Women in the Humanities | 3 |
| JAPN 101 | Japanese I | 4.5 |
| JAPN 102 | Japanese II | 4.5 |
| ENGL C1002 | Introduction to Literature (formerly LIT 102) | 3 |
| orENGL C1002H | Introduction to Literature - Honors (formerly LIT 102H) | 3 |
| LIT 112A | American Literature through 1865 | 3 |
| orLIT 112AH | American Literature through 1865 Honors | 3 |
| LIT 112B | American Literature after 1865 | 3 |
| orLIT 112BH | American Literature after 1865 Honors | 3 |
| LIT 114 | Children’s and Adolescent Literature | 3 |
| orLIT 114H | Children’s and Adolescent Literature Honors | 3 |
| LIT 117 | Mexican Literature in Translation | 3 |
| orLIT 117H | Mexican Literature in Translation Honors | 3 |
| LIT 130 | Women and Literature | 3 |
| orLIT 130H | Women and Literature Honors | 3 |
| LIT 140 | Introduction to the Novel | 3 |
| orLIT 140H | Introduction to the Novel Honors | 3 |
| LIT 141 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 |
| orLIT 141H | Introduction to Poetry Honors | 3 |
| LIT 142 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| orLIT 142H | Introduction to Shakespeare Honors | 3 |
| LIT 144A | World Literature: Antiquity through the 16th Century | 3 |
| orLIT 144AH | World Literature: Antiquity through the 16th Century Honors | 3 |
| LIT 144B | World Literature: 16th Century to the Present | 3 |
| orLIT 144BH | World Literature: 16th Century to the Present Honors | 3 |
| LIT 145 | Introduction to the Short Story | 3 |
| orLIT 145H | Introduction to the Short Story Honors | 3 |
| LIT 146A | British Literature through 1785 | 3 |
| orLIT 146AH | British Literature through 1785 Honors | 3 |
| LIT 146B | British Literature after 1785 | 3 |
| orLIT 146BH | British Literature after 1785 Honors | 3 |
| LIT 147 | Cinema as Literature | 3 |
| orLIT 147H | Cinema as Literature Honors | 3 |
| LIT 148 | Introduction to Dramatic Literature | 3 |
| orLIT 148H | Introduction to Dramatic Literature Honors | 3 |
| LIT 149 | Introduction to Chicana/o/x Literature | 3 |
| orLIT 149H | Introduction to Chicana/o/x Literature Honors | 3 |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| orPHIL 101H | Introduction to Philosophy Honors | 3 |
| PHIL 102 | Introduction to Philosophy: Global Perspectives | 3 |
| PHIL 120 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 122 | Philosophical Perspectives on Death & Dying | 3 |
| PHIL 124 | History of Philosophy: Ancient | 3 |
| PHIL 126 | History of Philosophy: Modern | 3 |
| PHIL 128 | Introduction to Political Philosophy | 3 |
| orPHIL 128H | Introduction to Political Philosophy Honors | 3 |
| PHIL 135 | Philosophy of Justice | 3 |
| PHIL 140 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| POLS 128 | Introduction to Political Philosophy | 3 |
| orPOLS 128H | Introduction to Political Philosophy Honors | 3 |
| POLS 150 | Latinx Politics | 3 |
| SPAN 101 | Spanish I | 4.5 |
| SPAN 102 | Spanish II | 4.5 |
| SPAN 101S | Spanish for Spanish Speakers I | 4.5 |
| SPAN 102S | Spanish for Spanish Speakers II | 4.5 |
| SPAN 201 | Spanish III | 4.5 |
| orSPAN 201H | Spanish III Honors | 4.5 |
| SPAN 202 | Spanish IV | 4.5 |
| SPCH 130 | Oral Interpretation | 3 |
| SPCH 132 | Readers Theatre | 3 |
| Total | 18 | |