# Humanities (HUMAN) courses

Yuba College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 6 courses

Source: https://yc.yccd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Yuba-College-Catalog-26.pdf#page=127

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### HUMAN-5 — Art Appreciation

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/yuba-college/schedule/fall-2026/human.md)
- Limitations on Enrollment: Course not open for credit to students with credit in ART-5.

This course provides a general introduction to visual art through selected examination of art from diverse cultures of the world from prehistoric period to the present. It includes an examination of the elements of art, historical context and terminology, visual elements, design principles and visual art media. Grades are P/NP Option.

### HUMAN-10 — Introduction To Western Humanities

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/yuba-college/schedule/fall-2026/human.md)

Learning the habit of making connections through integration of the arts, architecture, music, literature, philosophy, religion and history from pre-history to the Medieval Age. (L) Grades are P/NP Option.

### HUMAN-11 — Art, Literature and Music in Humanities

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Art, literature, and music in the humanities, from the Middle Ages through the twentieth century. (L)

### HUMAN-20 — Introduction To World Myth

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/yuba-college/schedule/fall-2026/human.md)

This class explores the global expression of myth and compares and contrasts ethnic and universal messages of myth. World Myth studies life's great themes across many cultures and includes traditional expressions of myth in art and music. This class will cover myths from around the world, including at least six of the following cultures each semester: India, Mesopotamia, Greek, Roman, Arthurian, Africa, North and South America, Celtic, Nordic, Egyptian, South Seas Islands, South East Asia, China, Japan, Aztec, Incan, and Native American. Grades are P/NP Option.

### HUMAN-31 — Asian-American Humanities and Cultures

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/yuba-college/schedule/fall-2026/human.md)
- Limitations on Enrollment: Course not open for credit to students with credit in ASIAN-31.

Course covers Asian American religion, art, music, literature, philosophy, culture and traditions and surveys Asian cultures from ancient times to the present. It also focuses on Asian American populations in the local area and challenges faced by immigrants. Course also looks at the contributions of Asian American groups and the ways these have impacted American culture.

### HUMAN-34 — Introduction To Film

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/yuba-college/schedule/fall-2026/human.md)
- Limitations on Enrollment: Course not open for credit to students with credit in THART-34 or ENGL-34.

Study of film as art and its influence on society, including interpretation, criticism, and technical developments; students view and discuss full-length feature films. (L)