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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

  • CART 211
  • CART 220
  • CART 228
  • CART 230
  • CART 231
  • CART 232
  • CART 329
  • GS 225
  • HCOM 226
  • HCOM 227
  • HCOM 230
  • HCOM 231
  • JAPN 213
  • JAPN 215
  • JAPN 314
  • MPA 220
  • MPA 233
  • MPA 239
  • MPA 241
  • MPA 335
  • MPA 365
  • VPA 205
  • VPA 308
  • CST 209
  • CST 226
  • CST 227
  • CST 302
  • CST 328
  • LS 133
  • LS 233
  • FYS 142
  • SL 230S

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.

  1. Students demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationships between ideas and expression in works of art.
  2. Students articulate how diverse cultural identities and other social contexts influence the creation and experience of works of art.
  3. 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.
  4. Students demonstrate contextual and critical understanding of the role of the arts in their lives.

C2: Humanities

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

  • CART 212
  • GS 214
  • HCOM 201
  • HCOM 223
  • HCOM 225
  • HCOM 301
  • HCOM 304
  • HCOM 335
  • HCOM 406
  • HCOM 426
  • JAPN 212
  • JAPN 305
  • JAPN 306
  • JAPN 308
  • JAPN 309
  • JAPN 310
  • SBS 315
  • SPAN 261
  • SPAN 365
  • CST 271
  • ENSTU 384
  • LS 394
  • CHHS 210
  • FYS 143
  • FYS 144
  • FYS 145
  • FYS 146
  • FYS 148

Outcomes

  1. Students analyze, interpret, and appreciate emerging, contemporary, and/or enduring works of the human imagination.
  2. Students reflect on significant questions about the human condition that emerge from multicultural and/or multilingual perspectives.
  3. Students examine cultural works within their global and/or local social contexts, understanding the way in which questions of power impact a society’s cultural expressions.
  4. Students communicate emotional and personal responses to cultural works.
  5. Students integrate and apply the insights and approaches gained from multiple disciplinary perspectives to the study of human experiences.

C3: World Languages & Cultures

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

*Information about course placement can be found below. Transfer Students exempted from the Language Proficiency Requirement who have not completed Area C3 GE requirements may do so using approved courses from either Areas C1 or C2.

Approved Courses

  • ASL 101
  • ASL 102
  • ASL 201
  • ASL 202
  • CHIN 201
  • CHIN 202
  • ITAL 101
  • ITAL 102
  • ITAL 201
  • ITAL 202
  • JAPN 101
  • JAPN 102
  • JAPN 201
  • JAPN 300
  • JAPN 301
  • SPAN 101
  • SPAN 102
  • SPAN 201
  • SPAN 202
  • SPAN 212
  • SPAN 301
  • WLC 212

Outcomes

The ability to use a language other than English to communicate, present and interpret information is essential to succeed in the 21st century. Additionally, it is important to have the knowledge and experience necessary for the understanding of other cultures and worldviews, in order to fully participate in multilingual and multi-cultural communities locally, regionally and globally.

  1. Students use non-English language interpersonally and interpretively to communicate and present on familiar topics in daily situations.
  2. Students gain and demonstrate appreciation of a different culture’s customs, practices, products, and perspectives on familiar topics.
  3. Students compare their customs, practices, products, and perspectives on familiar topics with another culture.