{
  "college": "sierra-college",
  "edition": "2025-2026",
  "departmentName": "Humanities",
  "id": "humanities--diverse",
  "name": "Humanities—Diverse Perspectives",
  "award": "AA Degree",
  "department": "humanities",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/archive/2025-2026/departments/humanities/#Diverse",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "The AA degree in Humanities—Diverse Perspectives provides preparation for upper division course work in Humanities at a four-year university. The Humanities—Diverse Perspectives AA degree pattern guides students through a series of courses that focus specifically on examining History, Art, Architecture, Philosophy, Drama, Literature and Music from diverse perspectives. In all cases, students should consult with a counselor for more information on university admission and transfer requirements. Students must fulfill the following major requirements with grades of “C” or better, complete a minimum of 60 degree-applicable semester units (12 of which must be completed at Sierra College) with a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complete one of the following three general education patterns:\n\n-   Sierra College Associate Degree Requirements (Local General Education)\n-   California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)"
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "title": "Required Courses",
      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HUM 0001",
          "title": "Introduction to Humanities I",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HUM 0002",
          "title": "Introduction to Humanities II",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HUM 0003",
          "title": "Introduction to Asian Humanities",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Select 12 units from the following:",
          "units": "12"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARHI 0132",
          "title": "History of Women in Art",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARHI 0150",
          "title": "History of Asian Art",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ARHI 0155",
          "title": "History of Islamic Art",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 0016",
          "title": "Introduction to LGBTIQ Literature",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGL 0027",
          "title": "Literature by Women",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ETHN 0011",
          "title": "Introduction to Ethnic Studies",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HIST 0019A",
          "title": "History of Traditional East Asia",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HIST 0019B",
          "title": "History of Modern East Asia",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HUM 0005",
          "title": "Classical Roots of the Contemporary Western World",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HUM 0009",
          "title": "Introduction to Women, Gender and Religion (also WMST 0003)",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HUM 0010",
          "title": "World Religions",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HUM 0015",
          "title": "Introduction to Mythology",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HUM 0017",
          "title": "Introduction to Atheism",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "LGBT 0001",
          "title": "Introduction to LGBT Studies/Queer Theory (WMST 0002)",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "LGBT 0002",
          "title": "Queer (LGBTIQ) Film History",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHIL 0013",
          "title": "Introduction to Asian Philosophy",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHIL 0027",
          "title": "Introduction to Philosophy of Women in Western Cultures",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "21"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}