Arts & Humanities
Associate in Arts General Education · Yuba College · 2026-2027 Catalog
This degree emphasizes the study of cultural, literary, humanistic activities and 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 learn to value aesthetic understanding and incorporate these concepts when constructing value judgments.
Required courses
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Complete a minimum of 18 units from at least three different departments below (example: ENGL, PHIL, and THART): | ||
| ART-1A | History of Art-I | 3 |
| ART-1B | History of Art-II | 3 |
| ART-3A | Women in Art I | 3 |
| ART-3B | Women in Art II | 3 |
| ART-5 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ASIAN-31 | Asian-American Humanities and Culture | 3 |
| ECE-39 | Children’s Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-1B | Critical Thinking and Writing About Literature | 4 |
| ENGL-30A | Introduction to American Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL-30B | Introduction to American Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL-31A | Creative Writing I: Introduction to the Genres | 3 |
| ENGL-31B | Creative Writing II: Writing and Editing for Publication | 3 |
| ENGL-34 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| ENGL-36 | American Ethnic Voices | 3 |
| ENGL-37 | Women’s Voices | 3 |
| ENGL-42 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL-46A | Introduction To British Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL-46B | Introduction to British Literature II | 3 |
| FRNCH-1 | Elementary French, Part 1 | 4 |
| HIST-4A | Western Civilization I: From Pre-History to the 18th Century . 3 | |
| HIST-4B | Western Civilization II: From 18th Century to Modern | 3 |
| HIST-5A | World Civilizations | 3 |
| HIST-5B | World Civilizations | 3 |
| HIST-7 | Indians of North America | 3 |
| HIST-14 | Asian-American History | 3 |
| HIST-15 | Mexican-American History | 3 |
| HIST-16A | African-American History To 1865 | 3 |
| HIST-16B | African-American History | 3 |
| HIST-17A | United States History | 3 |
| HIST-17B | United States History | 3 |
| HUMAN-10 | Introduction to Western Humanities | 3 |
| HUMAN-11 | Art, Literature and Music in Humanities | 3 |
| HUMAN-20 | Introduction To World Myth | 3 |
| HUMAN-26A | Women in Art I | 3 |
| HUMAN-26B | Women in Art II | 3 |
| HUMAN-31 | Asian-American Humanities & Cultures | 3 |
| MUSIC-1 | Music Fundamentals | 3 |
| MUSIC-1A | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUSIC-1B | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUSIC-3 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUSIC-8A | Music History I | 3 |
| MUSIC-8B | Music History II | 3 |
| MUSIC-12 | Jazz Appreciation | 3 |
| MUSIC-15 | Popular Music in The United States | 3 |
| MUSIC-16 | World Music | 3 |
| PHIL-1 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL-2 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL-3 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| PHIL-20 | World Religions | 3 |
| PHOTO-13 | Introduction to Digital Photography | 3 |
| SIGN-1 | American Sign Language 1 | 4 |
| SIGN-2 | American Sign Language 2 | 4 |
| SIGN-3 | American Sign Language 3 | 4 |
| SPAN-1 | Elementary Spanish Part 1 | 4 |
| SPAN-2 | Elementary Spanish Part 2 | 4 |
| SPAN-3 | Intermediate Spanish Part 1 | 4 |
| SPAN-4 | Intermediate Spanish Part 2 | 4 |
| SPAN-10 | Introduction to Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN-20A | Spanish for Heritage Speakers | 4 |
| SPAN-20B | Spanish for Heritage Speakers | 4 |
| SPAN-36 | Literatura Hispano-Americana | 3 |
| SPECH-2 | Oral Interpretation of Literature | 3 |
| THART-10 | Introduction To Theatre | 3 |
| THART-33 | History of Film | 3 |
| THART-34 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| Total units required for degree major | 18 | |
Students earning an AA/AS degree must complete a minimum of 21 units of General Education requirements and the health graduation requirement, in addition to the program units listed here. Students must complete a total of 60 degree applicable units to earn an AA or AS. Please see your counselor for additional information.