Humanities
Associate in Arts in University Studies (18 Unit Emphasis) Humanities · Shasta College · 2026-2027 Catalog
These courses emphasize the study of cultural, literary, humanistic activities and artistic expression of human beings. With careful planning, the Humanities emphasis will satisfy the lower division major courses to transfer to a university and earn a Bachelor’s degree in the various fields of Humanities.
Program learning outcomes
For University Studies Degree Learning Outcomes, see page 28.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 18 units from at least 3 of the following disciplines | ||
| ART-1 | Introduction to Art | |
| ART-4 | Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America | |
| ART-6 | History of Modern Art | |
| ART-12 | Beginning Form, Design and Color | |
| ART-21A | Beginning Freehand Drawing | |
| ARTH-C1100 | Survey of Art From Prehistory to the Medieval Era | |
| ARTH-C1200 | Survey of Art From the Renaissance to Contemporary | |
| COMM-30 | Oral Interpretation | |
| DAN (up to 3 units of Dance may apply to the emphasis) | ||
| ENGL-C1002 | Introduction to Literature | |
| ENGL-10A | World Literature (to 1650) | |
| ENGL-10B | World Literature (After 1650) | |
| ENGL-11A | Survey of American Literature – Pre-Colonial to Civil War | |
| ENGL-11B | Survey of American Literature – Civil War to Present | |
| ENGL-13A | Survey of English Literature (Old English Period through Neoclassicism) | |
| ENGL-13B | Survey of English Literature (from the Romantic Period to Present) | |
| ENGL-15 | Literature by and About Women | |
| ENGL-16 | Poetry | |
| ENGL-17 | Introduction to Shakespeare | |
| ENGL-18 | African American Literature | |
| ENGL-19 | Survey of Bible as Literature | |
| ENGL-20 | World Mythology | |
| ENGL-25 | Linguistics | |
| ENGL-31 | Creative Writing | |
| ENGL-36 | Children’s Literature | |
| Foreign Lang. ASL 1, 1L, 2, 2L, 3, 4 | ||
| FREN-1 | French 1 | |
| FREN-2 | French 2 | |
| GERM-1 | German 1 | |
| GERM-2 | German 2 | |
| JAPN-1 | Japanese 1 | |
| JAPN-2 | Japanese 2 | |
| JAPN-3 | Japanese 3 | |
| JAPN-4 | Japanese 4 | |
| JAPN-19 | Japanese Conversation 1 | |
| JAPN-20 | Japanese Conversation 2 | |
| SPAN-1 | Spanish 1 | |
| SPAN-2 | Spanish 2 | |
| SPAN-3 | Spanish 3 | |
| SPAN-4 | Spanish 4 | |
| SPAN-19 | Spanish and Latin American Civilzation | |
| HIST-2 | World Civilization to 1500 C.e. | |
| HIST-3 | World Civilization: 1500 to Present | |
| HUM-2 | Exploring the Humanities | |
| HUM-4 | Humanities Through the Film | |
| HUM-70 | Exploring Contemporary Television | |
| MUS-1 | Music Fundamentals | |
| MUS-2 | Diatonic Harmony and Musicianship | |
| MUS-3 | Advanced Diatonic Harmony & Musicianship | |
| MUS-4 | Chromatic Harmony | |
| MUS-5 | Twentieth Century Harmony | |
| MUS-10 | Music Appreciation | |
| MUS-11 | History of Jazz and Early Rock | |
| MUS-14 | World Music | |
| MUS-15 | History of Rock | |
| PHIL-6 | Introduction to Philosophy | |
| PHIL-7 | Ethics: Understanding Right and Wrong | |
| PHIL-8 | Logic | |
| PHIL-14 | Modern Western Philosophy | |
| THTR-1 | Introduction to Theatre Arts | |
| THTR-8 | History of World Theatre I | |
| THTR-12 | Acting I | |
| THTR-13 | Acting II | |
| THTR-30 | Stagecraft | |
| THTR-34 | Makeup | |