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  "edition": "2026-2027",
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  "name": "Humanities",
  "award": "Associate in Science in General Studies (18 Unit Emphasis)",
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      "markdown": "The Humanities emphasis permits students to explore the arts, ideas, values, and cultural expressions of the world’s peoples as a foundation for lifelong learning or as an introduction to fine arts, literature, music, theater, communication, journalism, and world languages.\n\n### Program learning outcomes\n\nFor General Studies Degree Learning Outcomes, see page 31."
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          "text": "Choose 18 units from at least three of the following areas (with no more than 9 units of foreign language)"
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          "title": "Introduction to Art",
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          "title": "Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America",
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          "title": "History of Modern Art",
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          "type": "course",
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          "title": "Beginning Form, Design and Color",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
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          "indent": false
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          "code": "ART-21A",
          "title": "Beginning Freehand Drawing",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART-21B",
          "title": "Intermediate Freehand Drawing",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART-26A",
          "title": "Beginning Watercolor",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART-26B",
          "title": "Intermediate Watercolor",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART-29A",
          "title": "Beginning Painting",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART-29B",
          "title": "Intermediate Painting",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART-31A",
          "title": "Beginning Figure Drawing",
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          "type": "course",
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          "title": "Intermediate Figure Drawing",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
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          "title": "Beginning Ceramics",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
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          "title": "Intermediate Ceramics",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART-46",
          "title": "Glass Blowing",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART-47",
          "title": "Sculptural Glass",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART-50A",
          "title": "Beginning Printmaking",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART-55A",
          "title": "Beginning Sculpture",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART-55B",
          "title": "Intermediate Sculpture",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART-80A",
          "title": "Graphic Design",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART-80B",
          "title": "Intermediate Graphic Design",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTH-C1100",
          "title": "Survey of Art From Prehistory to the Medieval Era",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARTH-C1200",
          "title": "Survey of Art From the Renaissance to Contemporary",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ASL-1",
          "title": "American Sign Language 1",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
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          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ASL-2",
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          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ASL-2L",
          "title": "American Sign Language 2 Skill–building Lab",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ASL-3",
          "title": "American Sign Language 3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ASL-4",
          "title": "American Sign Language 4",
          "indent": false
        },
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          "type": "course",
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          "title": "",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
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          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "COMM-30",
          "title": "Oral Interpretation",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "COMM-40",
          "title": "Argumentation and Debate",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
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          "title": "Small Group Communication",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
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          "title": "Introduction to Public Speaking",
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          "type": "comment",
          "text": "DAN (Up to 3 units of Dance courses may apply)"
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          "title": "Critical Thinking and Writing",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL-C1002",
          "title": "Introduction to Literature",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL-10A",
          "title": "World Literature (to 1650)",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL-10B",
          "title": "World Literature (After 1650)",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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        {
          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
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          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL-20",
          "title": "World Mythology",
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          "type": "course",
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          "title": "Creative Writing",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
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          "title": "Children’s Literature",
          "indent": false
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          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "FREN-2",
          "title": "French 2",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
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          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "title": "Humanities Through the Film",
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          "type": "course",
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          "title": "Exploring Contemporary Television",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "JAPN-1",
          "title": "Japanese 1",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
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          "title": "Japanese 2",
          "indent": false
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          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
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        {
          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "JAPN-20",
          "title": "Japanese Conversation 2",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
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          "title": "Introduction to Mass Communications",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
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          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MUS-2",
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          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MUS-3",
          "title": "Advanced Diatonic Harmony & Musicianship",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MUS-4",
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          "type": "course",
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          "title": "Twentieth Century Harmony",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "MUS-14",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
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          "title": "Intermediate Piano",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
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          "title": "Beginning Strings",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "MUS-29",
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          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MUS-30",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MUS-35",
          "title": "Vocal Jazz Ensemble",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MUS-40",
          "title": "Concert Choir",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MUS-42",
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        {
          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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        {
          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "title": "Acting II",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "THTR-30",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "THTR-34",
          "title": "Makeup",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "THTR-41",
          "title": "Theatre Laboratory",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "THTR-42",
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          "type": "course",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "THTR-70",
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          "type": "course",
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          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "THTR-81",
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