Humanities—General
AA Degree Humanities · Sierra College · 2026-2027 Catalog
The AA degree in Humanities—General provides preparation for upper division course work in Humanities at a four-year university. The degree acquaints students with the relevant eras, ideas, ideals, values and terminology endemic to the field as expressed in art, music, drama, literature, philosophy and religion. The Humanities—General AA degree pattern affords students the widest array of Humanities coursework from which to choose to satisfy transfer institution requirements. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| HUM 0001 | Introduction to Humanities I | 3 |
| HUM 0002 | Introduction to Humanities II | 3 |
| HUM 0003 | Introduction to Asian Humanities | 3 |
| Select 12 units from the following: | 12 | |
| AAD 0012 | Visual Communication (also COMM 0012) | |
| ARTH 0101 | Art Appreciation | |
| ARTH C1100 | Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era | |
| ARTH 0120 | Survey of Western Art II: Renaissance Traditions | |
| ARTH 0130 | Survey of Western Art III: Modern through Contemporary | |
| ARTH 0132 | History of Women in Art | |
| ARTH 0134 | History of Photography | |
| ARTH 0140 | History of the Arts of Africa, the Americas, and Oceania | |
| ARTH 0142 | History of Latinx and Chicanx Art | |
| ARTH 0150 | History of Asian Art | |
| ARTH 0155 | History of Islamic Art | |
| ENGL C1002 | Introduction to Literature | |
| 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 | |
| HIST 0004A | Western Civilization to 1715 | |
| HIST 0004B | Western Civilization since 1715 | |
| HUM 0005 | Classical Roots of the Contemporary Western World | |
| HUM 0009 | Introduction to Women, Gender and Religion (also WMST 0003) | |
| HUM 0010 | World Religions | |
| HUM 0015 | Introduction to Mythology | |
| HUM 0017 | Introduction to Atheism | |
| HUM 0020 | Introduction to the Hebrew Bible | |
| HUM 0021 | Introduction to the New Testament | |
| LGBT 0001 | Introduction to LGBT Studies/Queer Theory (also WMST 0002) | |
| LGBT 0002 | Queer (LGBTIQ) Film History | |
| 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 | |
| PHIL 0002 | Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics | |
| PHIL 0004 | Introduction to Critical Thinking | |
| PHIL 0006 | Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality | |
| PHIL 0010 | Philosophy of Religion | |
| PHIL 0013 | Introduction to Asian Philosophy | |
| PHIL 0020 | History of Ancient Greek Philosophy | |
| PHIL 0021 | History of Modern Philosophy | |
| PHIL 0027 | Introduction to Philosophy of Women in Western Cultures | |
| PHIL 0030 | Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy | |
| PHIL 0060 | Introduction to Environmental Ethics | |
| PHIL 0065 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Science | |
| THEA 0013 | Introduction to Theatre | |
| Total Units | 21 | |