Liberal Arts: Arts, Humanities, and Communication
A.A. Degree Major English · Santiago Canyon College · 2025-2026 Catalog
The integrated curriculum of the Liberal Arts degree provides a broad exposure to the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences, while offering the opportunity for depth of knowledge within an area of emphasis. The program will enable students to develop an appreciation and understanding of the logic, aesthetic, and ethical values that have shaped and enriched our culture and to develop intellectual maturity, a deeper understanding of themselves, others, and the world. The curriculum provides a basic framework for lifelong individual study as well as preparation for university study. These courses emphasize the study of cultural literacy, humanistic activities and the artistic expression of human beings. Students will 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. Students will also learn to value aesthetic understanding and incorporate these concepts when constructing value judgments. This area of emphasis will prepare students for a variety of majors within the Humanities discipline including Creative Writing, English, Foreign Language, Humanities and Art, and Philosophy. It will also provide lower-division preparation for a wide range of majors within the Communications discipline. Complete general education Plan A (associate degree only, non-transfer), Plan B (CSU-GE Breadth, CSU transfer) or Plan C (IGETC, UC or CSU transfer). Students are advised to meet with a counselor to select a general education pattern most appropriate to their educational goals. Units used to satisfy an area of emphasis may be used to satisfy general education requirements.
Program Courses & Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts: Arts, Humanities, and Communication, AA | 18 | |
| ASL 110 | American Sign Language I | 4 |
| ASL 111 | American Sign Language II | 4 |
| ASL 116 | Introduction to Deaf Studies | 3 |
| ASL 210 | American Sign Language III | 4 |
| ART 100 | Introduction to Art Concepts | 3 |
| ART 100H | Honors Introduction to Art Concepts | 3 |
| ART 102 | Survey of Western Art History II: Renaissance Through the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| ART 102H | Honors Survey of Western Art History II: Renaissance Through the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| CINE 103 | History of Film to 1945 | 3 |
| CINE 104 | History of Film From 1945 to Present | 3 |
| CINE 107 | Great Directors | 3 |
| CINE 108 | Film Genres | 3 |
| COMM 100 | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COMM 100H | Honors Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COMM 101 | Group Dynamics | 3 |
| COMM 110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| COMM 111 | Argumentation and Debate | 3 |
| DNCE 100 | Dance History and Appreciation | 3 |
| ENGL 100 | Freshman Composition with Integrated Support | 4.5 |
| ENGL 101 | Freshman Composition | 4 |
| ENGL 101H | Honors Freshman Composition | 4 |
| ENGL 102 | Literature and Composition | 4 |
| ENGL 102H | Honors Literature and Composition | 4 |
| ENGL 103 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
| ENGL 103H | Honors Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
| ENGL 231 | Survey of English Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 232 | Survey of English Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 233A | Shakespeare's Comedies and Romances | 3 |
| ENGL 233B | Shakespeare's Tragedies and History Plays | 3 |
| ENGL 241 | Survey of American Literature, 1600-1865 | 3 |
| ENGL 242 | Survey of American Literature, 1865-Present | 3 |
| ENGL 270 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 271 | Survey of World Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 272 | Survey of World Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 278 | Survey of Literature by Women | 3 |
| ENGL 279 | Survey of Latinx Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 280 | Literature of the African Diaspora | 3 |
| FREN 101 | Elementary French 1 | 5 |
| FREN 102 | Elementary French II | 5 |
| FREN 194 | Conversation and Composition I | 3 |
| FREN 201 | Intermediate French I | 5 |
| FREN 202 | Intermediate French II | 5 |
| HIST 101 | World Civilizations to the 16th Century | 3 |
| HIST 101H | Honors World Civilizations to the 16th Century | 3 |
| HIST 102 | World Civilizations Since the 16th Century | 3 |
| HIST 102H | Honors World Civilizations Since the 16th Century | 3 |
| HIST 115 | African American History | 3 |
| HIST 132 | Modern African History | 3 |
| HIST 142 | History of the Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 152 | Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST 162 | Asian Civilizations | 3 |
| ITAL 101 | Elementary Italian I | 5 |
| ITAL 102 | Elementary Italian II | 5 |
| ITAL 194 | Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| ITAL 195 | Advanced Conversational Italian | 3 |
| ITAL 201 | Intermediate Italian I | 5 |
| ITAL 202 | Intermediate Italian II | 5 |
| MUS 101 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 101H | Honors Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 102 | World Music | 3 |
| MUS 103 | Jazz in America | 3 |
| MUS 104 | Rock Music History and Appreciation | 3 |
| PHIL 106 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 106H | Honors Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 108 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 110 | Critical Thinking | 4 |
| PHIL 111 | Introductory Logic | 4 |
| PHIL 112 | World Religions | 3 |
| PHIL 115 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| PHIL 118 | History of Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 120 | Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy | 3 |
| READ 150 | Critical Reading | 3 |
| READ 151 | Critical Reading and Analysis | 3 |
| SPAN 101 | Elementary Spanish I | 5 |
| SPAN 101H | Honors Elementary Spanish I | 5 |
| SPAN 101A | Elementary Spanish IA | 2.5 |
| SPAN 101B | Elementary Spanish IB | 2.5 |
| SPAN 102 | Elementary Spanish II | 5 |
| SPAN 110 | Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1 | 5 |
| SPAN 111 | Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2 | 5 |
| SPAN 194 | Beginning Conversational Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 195A | Advanced Conversational Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 195B | Advanced Conversational Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 5 |
| SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 5 |
| THEA 100 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
Learning Outcomes
- Think critically in terms of constructing arguments and presenting evidence to support their views through oral, artistic and written communication.
- Demonstrate an understanding and articulate how culture, society, and diversity shape the role of the individual within society and human relations across cultures and disciplines.