# Arts and Cultures (AA Degree)

Sierra College · 2025-2026 Catalog · Department: Liberal Arts

Source: https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/archive/2025-2026/departments/liberal-arts/#

This program provides an introduction to critical thinking, multicultural studies and the arts for students interested in strengthening their analytical and communication skills and/or transferring to four-year colleges and universities. This degree builds a knowledge base appropriate for students transferring to arts and humanities programs at four-year institutions or for students building a base for transfer specialization in areas of emphasis that require primarily upper-division coursework, such as Social Work, Multicultural and Gender Studies, or World Arts and Cultures. 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:

-   Sierra College Associate Degree Requirements (Local General Education)
-   California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)

**Required Courses**

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Select 9 units from the Arts:** | | 9 |
| ↳ ARHI 0101 | Art Appreciation |  |
| ↳ ARHI 0110 | Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era |  |
| ↳ ARHI 0120 | Survey of Western Art II: Renaissance Traditions |  |
| ↳ ARHI 0130 | Survey of Western Art III: Modern through Contemporary |  |
| ↳ ARHI 0132 | History of Women in Art |  |
| ↳ ARHI 0134 | History of Photography (also PHOT 0010) |  |
| ↳ ARHI 0140 | History of the Arts of Africa, the Americas, and Oceania |  |
| ↳ ARHI 0150 | History of Asian Art |  |
| ↳ ARHI 0155 | History of Islamic Art |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0016 | Introduction to LGBTIQ Literature |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0024 | Introduction to Literary Criticism and Critical Concepts |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0027 | Literature by Women |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0029 | Introduction to Drama as Literature |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0030A | American Literature - Beginnings through Civil War |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0030B | American Literature - Civil War to the Present |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0032 | Introduction to Poetry |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0033 | Introduction to Shakespeare (The Drama) |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0034 | Introduction to the Novel |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0035 | Introduction to the Short Story |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0037 | American Film Masterpieces |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0038 | International Film Masterpieces |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0040 | The Filmed Novel |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0042 | The Documentary Film |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0044 | Children's Literature (also HDEV 0044) |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0045 | Young Adult Literature |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0046A | English Literature |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0046B | English Literature |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0047A | World Literature |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0047B | World Literature |  |
| ↳ ENGL 0048 | Literature of Science Fiction |  |
| ↳ HUM 0001 | Introduction to Humanities I |  |
| ↳ HUM 0002 | Introduction to Humanities II |  |
| ↳ MUS 0002 | Music Appreciation |  |
| ↳ MUS 0011 | Introduction and History of Jazz |  |
| ↳ MUS 0012A | Survey of Music History and Literature to 1750 |  |
| ↳ MUS 0012B | Survey of Music History and Literature from 1750 to Present |  |
| ↳ MUS 0013 | Introduction to Music: History of Rock and Roll |  |
| ↳ THEA 0013 | Introduction to Theatre |  |
| **Select 9 units from Cultural Studies:** | | 9 |
| ↳ ANTH 0002 | Cultural Anthropology |  |
| ↳ ANTH 0004 | Native Peoples of North America |  |
| ↳ ANTH 0007 | Native Peoples of California |  |
| ↳ ANTH 0009 | Magic, Witchcraft, Ritual, Myth and Religion |  |
| ↳ ANTH 0027 | Anthropology of Sex, Gender and Sexuality |  |
| ↳ COMM 0006 | Performance of Diverse Literatures |  |
| ↳ COMM 0007 | Intercultural Communication |  |
| ↳ COMM 0010 | Communication Theory, Methods, and Practice |  |
| ↳ DFST 0003 | American Sign Language III |  |
| ↳ DFST 0004 | American Sign Language IV |  |
| ↳ ETHN 0011 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies |  |
| ↳ ETHN 0020 | Introduction to African American Studies |  |
| ↳ ETHN 0050 | Ethnic Images in Film |  |
| ↳ FREN 0003 | Intermediate French - Level I |  |
| ↳ FREN 0004 | Intermediate French - Level II |  |
| ↳ GEOG 0002 | Cultural Geography |  |
| ↳ GEOG 0003 | Geography of California |  |
| ↳ GEOG 0005 | World Regional Geography |  |
| ↳ HIST 0017A | United States History to 1877 |  |
| ↳ HIST 0017B | United States History since 1865 |  |
| ↳ HIST 0018A | The African American Experience in American History to 1877 |  |
| ↳ HIST 0018B | The African American Experience in American History since 1877 |  |
| ↳ HIST 0019A | History of Traditional East Asia |  |
| ↳ HIST 0019B | History of Modern East Asia |  |
| ↳ HIST 0020 | California History |  |
| ↳ HIST 0021 | Contemporary United States History |  |
| ↳ HIST 0023 | Chicano/Mexican American History |  |
| ↳ HIST 0024 | Russian History - 10th Century to Present |  |
| ↳ HIST 0027 | Women in American History |  |
| ↳ HIST 0050 | World History to 1500 |  |
| ↳ HIST 0051 | World History since 1500 |  |
| ↳ HDEV 0025 | Teaching in a Diverse Society |  |
| ↳ HUM 0003 | Introduction to Asian Humanities |  |
| ↳ HUM 0010 | World Religions |  |
| ↳ JPN 0001 | Elementary Japanese - Level I |  |
| ↳ JPN 0002 | Elementary Japanese - Level II |  |
| ↳ LGBT 0001 | Introduction to LGBT Studies/Queer Theory (also WMST 0002) |  |
| ↳ LGBT 0002 | Queer (LGBTIQ) Film History |  |
| ↳ PHIL 0013 | Introduction to Asian Philosophy |  |
| ↳ PHIL 0027 | Introduction to Philosophy of Women in Western Cultures |  |
| ↳ POLS 0007 | Politics of the Developing World |  |
| ↳ POLS 0009 | Politics of the Middle East |  |
| ↳ POLS 0027 | Women and Politics in a Global Society |  |
| ↳ PSYC 0103 | Social Psychology |  |
| ↳ PSYC 0127 | Psychology of Women |  |
| ↳ SOC 0003 | Race, Ethnicity and Inequality |  |
| ↳ SPAN 0003 | Intermediate Spanish - Level I |  |
| ↳ SPAN 0004 | Intermediate Spanish - Level II |  |
| ↳ WMST 0001 | Introduction to Women's Studies |  |
| **Total Units** | | **18** |