C1: Arts

Students shall take no more than four lower-division courses with the same subject prefix as their major to fulfill their general education requirements.

Approved Courses

CSU General Education Alignment

Arts: CSU GE Area C1

Outcomes

The arts outcomes of area C develop students’ understanding and appreciation of cinema, creative writing, dance, media arts, music or theater. Course activities may include participation in individual aesthetic, creative experiences; however Area C excludes courses that exclusively emphasize skills development.

Students demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationships between ideas and expression in works of art.
Students articulate how diverse cultural identities and other social contexts influence the creation and experience of works of art.
Students demonstrate the ability to engage in critical analysis and develop aesthetic sensibilities through the study of emerging, contemporary and/or enduring works of art. Students demonstrate an understanding of techniques that artists use to elicit emotional and intellectual responses in their audiences.
Students demonstrate contextual and critical understanding of the role of the arts in their lives.