Area C Arts and Humanities Cal State Monterey Bay

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.