Liberal Arts and Sciences: Language Arts and Humanities
Associate of Arts Degree English · San Diego City College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Summary
The Liberal Arts and Sciences Degree is designed to enable students to complete the requirements for an Associate of Arts Degree with a minimum of 18 units in an area of emphasis and transfer to a University of California, a California State University or an independent/private college and university.
This degree is designed to accommodate the differing requirements of a wide variety of transfer institutions and major options. Because admission and major preparation requirements vary at each transfer institution, courses used to complete this major should be selected with the assistance of a San Diego City College counselor.
Common university majors in this emphasis include: Classics, Communication, Comparative Literature, Creative Writing, Deaf Studies, English, French, German, Global Cultures, History, Humanities, Italian Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, Linguistics, Literary Studies, Literature, Literature and Culture, Media Studies, Mass Communications, Philosophy, Professional Writing and Rhetoric, Religious Studies, Spanish, Spanish Studies.
Liberal Arts and Sciences associate degrees require a minimum of 60 transferable units to a California State University, University of California, or a private/independent college or university.
Award Note: The Associate Degree requires a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units.
Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR: | 18 | |
| Students should complete a minimum of 18 units in Arts and Humanities courses: | ||
| AMSL 120 | American Sign Language Level I | 5 |
| AMSL 121 | American Sign Language Level II | 5 |
| AMSL 220 | American Sign Language Level III | 5 |
| AMSL 221 | American Sign Language Level IV | 5 |
| AMSL 150 | Introduction to Deaf Culture | 3 |
| ARAB 101 | First Course in Arabic | 5 |
| ARAB 102 | Second Course in Arabic | 5 |
| BLAS 110 | African American Art | 3 |
| BLAS 120 | Black Music | 3 |
| BLAS 155 | African American Literature | 3 |
| CHIC 130 | Mexican Literature in Translation | 3 |
| CHIC 135 | Chicana/o Literature | 3 |
| CHIC 190 | Chicano Images in Film | 3 |
| CHIC 210 | Chicano Culture | 3 |
| COMS 101 | Voice and Articulation | 3 |
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| COMS 104 | Advanced Public Communication | 3 |
| COMS 111 | Oral Interpretation of Diverse Literatures | 3 |
| COMS 135 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COMS 160 | Argumentation and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| COMS 170 | Small Group Communication | 3 |
| COMS 180 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COMS 201 | Communication and Community | 3 |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 105 | Composition and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 202 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| ENGL C1002 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 209 | Literary Approaches to Film | 3 |
| ENGL 210 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 211 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 215 | English Literature I: 800-1799 | 3 |
| ENGL 216 | English Literature II: 1800 - Present | 3 |
| ENGL 220 | Masterpieces of World Literature I: 1500 BCE - 1600 CE | 3 |
| ENGL 221 | Masterpieces of World Literature II: 1600 - Present | 3 |
| ENGL 237 | Women in Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 238 | Evaluating Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 240 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 245A | Writing Creative Nonfiction | 3 |
| ENGL 252A | Fundamentals of Fiction Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 247A | Writing Seminar - Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 249A | Introduction to Creative Writing I | 3 |
| FREN 101 | First Course in French | 5 |
| FREN 201 | Third Course in French | 5 |
| FREN 102 | Second Course in French | 5 |
| FREN 202 | Fourth Course in French | 5 |
| HIST 100 | World History I | 3 |
| HIST 101 | World History II | 3 |
| HIST 105 | Introduction to Western Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST 106 | Introduction to Western Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST 120 | Introduction to Asian Civilizations | 3 |
| HIST 121 | Asian Civilizations in Modern Times | 3 |
| HUMA 101 | Introduction to the Humanities I | 3 |
| HUMA 102 | Introduction to the Humanities II | 3 |
| HUMA 103 | Introduction to the New Testament | 3 |
| HUMA 106 | World Religions | 3 |
| HUMA 201 | Mythology | 3 |
| ITAL 101 | First Course in Italian | 5 |
| ITAL 102 | Second Course in Italian | 5 |
| ITAL 201 | Third Course in Italian | 5 |
| PHIL 100 | Logic and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PHIL 101 | Symbolic Logic | 3 |
| PHIL 102A | Introduction to Philosophy: Reality and Knowledge | 3 |
| PHIL 102B | Introduction to Philosophy: Values | 3 |
| PHIL 104A | History Of Western Philosophy: Ancient to Medieval | 3 |
| PHIL 104B | History of Western Philosophy: Modern to Contemporary | 3 |
| PHIL 105 | Contemporary Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 106 | Asian Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 107 | Reflections on Human Nature | 3 |
| PHIL 108 | Perspectives on Human Nature and Society | 3 |
| PHIL 111 | Philosophy in Literature and Other Fiction | 3 |
| PHIL 125 | Philosophy of Women | 3 |
| PHIL 126 | Philosophy of Contemporary Gender Issues | 3 |
| PHIL 130 | Philosophy of Art and Music | 3 |
| SPAN 101 | First Course in Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 102 | Second Course in Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 201 | Third Course in Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 202 | Fourth Course in Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 215 | Spanish for Spanish Speakers I | 5 |
| SPAN 216 | Spanish for Spanish Speakers II | 5 |