# Liberal Arts: Arts and Humanities Emphasis (AA)

Victor Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Liberal Arts

Source: https://catalog.vvc.edu/degrees-certificates/liberal-arts/liberal-arts-arts-humanities-emphasis-aa/

**State Control Number:** 18595  
**Program Code:** LAAH.VVCGE.AA or LAAH.CALGETC.AA  
**Approved for Federal Financial Aid:** Yes

These courses emphasize the study of cultural, literary, and humanistic activities and artistic expression. Students will evaluate and interpret the ways in which people through the ages in different cultures have responded to themselves and to 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.

### Requirements

To earn this degree, complete all of the following graduation requirements:

-   60 minimum degree-applicable units (including a maximum 4 units of activity) and 12 degree-applicable units through VVC;
-   the major coursework with "C" grades or higher;
-   the VVC General Education (plus American Institutions and Kinesiology Competencies) or CalGETC pattern; and
-   2.0 minimum overall degree-applicable GPA.

Courses may be double-counted in the major, general education, and/or competencies. Courses counted towards one AA/AS major may be used in another AA/AS major.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses** | |  |
| **Complete at least 18 units from the following, with at least two courses in any one subject.** | | 18.0 |
| **American Sign Language** | |  |
| ↳ ASL 122 | American Sign Language I |  |
| ↳ ASL 123 | American Sign Language II |  |
| ↳ ASL 124 | American Sign Language III |  |
| ↳ ASL 125 | American Sign Language IV |  |
| **Anthropology** | |  |
| ↳ ANTH 106 | Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology |  |
| **Art** | |  |
| ↳ ART 101 |  |  |
| ↳ ART 102 |  |  |
| ↳ ART 104 | Film As an Art Form |  |
| ↳ ART 105 | Introduction to Art |  |
| ↳ ART 106 | Art Concepts |  |
| ↳ ART 107 | Art & Life of Greece |  |
| ↳ ART 108 | Art and Life of Italy |  |
| ↳ ART 109 | Survey of African American Art |  |
| ↳ ART 110 |  |  |
| ↳ ART 111 |  |  |
| ↳ ART 112 | Design I |  |
| ↳ ART 113 | Design II |  |
| ↳ ART 114 | Color Theory |  |
| ↳ ART 120 | Acrylic Painting I |  |
| ↳ ART 122 | Beginning Figure Drawing |  |
| ↳ ART 125 | Drawing I |  |
| ↳ ART 150 | Oil Painting I |  |
| **Commercial Art** | |  |
| ↳ CART 133 | Digital Imaging |  |
| **Communication Studies** | |  |
| ↳ CMST 105 | Intercultural Communication |  |
| **English** | |  |
| ↳ ENGL 102 |  |  |
| ↳ ENGL 102H |  |  |
| ↳ ENGL 109 | Creative Writing |  |
| ↳ ENGL 116 | Authors of the Theatre |  |
| ↳ ENGL 220 | Modern Fiction |  |
| ↳ ENGL 225 | Poetry |  |
| ↳ ENGL 230 | Survey of American Literature 1600-1865 |  |
| ↳ ENGL 231 | Survey of American Literature 1865 to Present |  |
| ↳ ENGL 232 | Chicanx and Latinx Literature |  |
| ↳ ENGL 233 | African American Literature |  |
| ↳ ENGL 234 | Native American Literature |  |
| ↳ ENGL 235 | Children's Literature |  |
| ↳ ENGL 240 | World Literature Ancient-Early Renaissance |  |
| ↳ ENGL 241 | World Literature Renaissance-Modern |  |
| ↳ ENGL 242 | Classic Mythology |  |
| ↳ ENGL 245 | Survey of British Literature Early Medieval-Neoclassics |  |
| ↳ ENGL 246 | Survey of British Literature Romantic Period to 20th Century |  |
| ↳ ENGL 247 | Shakespeare |  |
| **French** | |  |
| ↳ FREN 101 | Elementary French |  |
| ↳ FREN 102 | Elementary French |  |
| **History** | |  |
| ↳ HIST 101 | Western Civilization to 1500 |  |
| ↳ HIST 102 | Western Civilization from 1500 |  |
| ↳ HIST 103 | World History to 1500 |  |
| ↳ HIST 104 | World History Since 1500 |  |
| ↳ HIST 115 | History of California |  |
| ↳ HIST 117 |  |  |
| ↳ HIST 117H |  |  |
| ↳ HIST 118 |  |  |
| ↳ HIST 118H |  |  |
| ↳ HIST 130 | Latin American History to 1822 |  |
| ↳ HIST 131 | Latin American History From 1822 |  |
| ↳ HIST 153 | African American History |  |
| ↳ HIST 155 | Women in U.S. History |  |
| ↳ HIST 157 | Native American History |  |
| **Kinesiology** | |  |
| ↳ KIN 103 | History and Appreciation of Dance |  |
| **Music** | |  |
| ↳ MUSC 100 | Introduction to Music |  |
| ↳ MUSC 101 | Fundamentals of Music |  |
| ↳ MUSC 102 | Music Theory I |  |
| ↳ MUSC 103 | Music Theory II |  |
| ↳ MUSC 116 | Music in America |  |
| ↳ MUSC 117 | History of Jazz |  |
| ↳ MUSC 118 | Survey of Rock and Roll |  |
| ↳ MUSC 202 | Intermediate Theory-Chromatic Practice I |  |
| **Philosophy** | |  |
| ↳ PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy |  |
| ↳ PHIL 108 | Introduction to Ethics and Contemporary Moral Issues |  |
| ↳ PHIL 114 | Introduction to Political Theory and Thought |  |
| ↳ PHIL 117 | Philosophy of Religion |  |
| ↳ PHIL 120 | History of Ancient Philosophy |  |
| ↳ PHIL 121 | History of Modern Philosophy |  |
| **Political Science** | |  |
| ↳ POLS 114 | Introduction to Political Theory and Thought |  |
| **Religious Studies** | |  |
| ↳ RLST 101 | Introduction to Religious Studies |  |
| ↳ RLST 105 | Old Testament, Hebrew Bible, Religions of the Ancient Near East |  |
| ↳ RLST 106 | Introduction to the New Testament and Early Christian Literature |  |
| ↳ RLST 110 | Religions of the Middle East and The West |  |
| ↳ RLST 111 | Religions of South and East Asia |  |
| ↳ RLST 115 | Religion in America |  |
| ↳ RLST 117 | Philosophy of Religion |  |
| **Spanish** | |  |
| ↳ SPAN 101 | Elementary Spanish |  |
| ↳ SPAN 101A | Fundamentals of Spanish 101A |  |
| ↳ SPAN 101B | Fundamentals of Spanish 101B |  |
| ↳ SPAN 102 | Elementary Spanish |  |
| ↳ SPAN 103 | Intermediate Spanish |  |
| ↳ SPAN 104 | Intermediate Spanish |  |
| ↳ SPAN 110 | Spanish for Spanish Speakers |  |
| ↳ SPAN 111 | Spanish for Spanish Speakers |  |
| **Theater Arts** | |  |
| ↳ TA 101 | Introduction to Theatre |  |
| ↳ TA 102 | History of Theatre |  |
| ↳ TA 104 | Oral Interpretation of Literature |  |
| ↳ TA 107 | Intermediate Acting |  |
| ↳ TA 110 | Principles of Design for Theatre |  |
| ↳ TA 116 | Authors of the Theatre |  |
| **Total Units** | | **18** |

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