SCC GE: Area 3 - Arts and Humanities
General Education Solano Community College GE · Solano Community College · 2025-2026 Catalog
Minimum Units Required: 3.0 - 5.0 units
Arts and Humanities (Complete a minimum of 3-units)
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will exhibit an understanding of the ways in which people in diverse cultures and eras have produced creative works
Students will analyze significant events and/or works from the past, including cultural and regional influences
Students will create works through diverse forms of expression
Program Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Area 3 - Arts and Humanities | 3-5 | |
| Art, Art History, and Photography | 3 | |
| ART 030B | Mural Painting | 3 |
| ART 030C | Ceramics: History, Culture, Practice | 3 |
| ARTH 001 | Introduction to Art History | 3 |
| ARTH 011 | Western Art, Prehistory through Middle Ages | 3 |
| ARTH 012 | Western Art, Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ARTH 021 | Asian Art | 3 |
| ARTH 025 | African, Oceanic, Ancient and Indigenous American Art | 3 |
| ARTH 031 | Modern Art | 3 |
| ARTH 035 | Diverse Art: Race and Representation in the U.S.A. | 3 |
| ETHN 035 | Diverse Art: Race and Representation in the U.S.A. | 3 |
| PHOT 031 | Photography Concepts and Projects | 3 |
| PHOT 035 | Art of Photography | 3 |
| Film and Television | 3 | |
| FTV 010 | Introduction to Cinema Studies | 3 |
| FTV 011 | American Cultures in Film | 3 |
| Dance | 3 | |
| DANC 004 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| History | 3 | |
| HIST 002 | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 003 | World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 004 | History of Western Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 005 | History of Western Civilization Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 010 | California History | 3 |
| HIST 017 | History of the United States to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 018 | History of the United States from 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 028 | African American History to 1877 | 3 |
| ETHN 028 | African American History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 029 | African American History Since 1865 | 3 |
| ETHN 029 | African American History Since 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 031 | Mexican American/Chicano History | 3 |
| ETHN 031 | Mexican American/Chicano History | 3 |
| HIST 037 | Women in American History | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 | |
| HUMN 001 | What It Means To Be Human | 3 |
| HUMN 002 | Humans as Creators: The Media of Creativity | 3 |
| HUMN 003 | Journey in a Multicultural Landscape | 3 |
| Music | 3 | |
| MUSC 005 | Music Fundamentals | 3 |
| MUSC 007 | History of Jazz Music | 3 |
| MUSC 008 | Introduction to Music | 3 |
| MUSC 013 | Multicultural Music in America | 3 |
| MUSC 045 | History of Rap and Hip-Hop | 3 |
| Philosophy and Ethics | 3 | |
| ENGR 003 | Introduction to Ethics in Engineering | 3 |
| PHIL 003 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 004 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 006 | Introduction to Political Philosophy | 3 |
| POLS 006 | Introduction to Political Philosophy | 3 |
| Theatre Arts | 3 | |
| THEA 001 | Acting 1 | 3 |
| THEA 002 | Acting 2 | 3 |
| THEA 006 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| THEA 009 | Script Analysis | 3 |
| THEA 010 | Theatre History 1 | 3 |
| THEA 011 | Theatre History 2 | 3 |
| THEA 013 | Ethnic Studies and Diversity in Theatre | 3 |
| THEA 015 | Theatre Appreciation | 3 |
| World Languages | 3-5 | |
| ASL 001 | American Sign Language 1 | 3 |
| ASL 002 | American Sign Language 2 | 3 |
| ASL 003 | American Sign Language 3 | 3 |
| ASL 004 | American Sign Language 4 | 3 |
| ASL 005 | American Deaf Culture | 3 |
| FREN 001 | First Semester French | 5 |
| FREN 002 | Second Semester French | 5 |
| FREN 003 | Third Semester French | 5 |
| FREN 004 | Fourth Semester French | 5 |
| FREN 011 | Conversational French | 3 |
| FREN 031 | First Semester French, Part 1 | 3 |
| FREN 032 | First Semester French, Part 2 | 3 |
| SPAN 001 | First Semester Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 002 | Second Semester Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 003 | Third Semester Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 004 | Fourth Semester Spanish | 5 |
| SPAN 011 | Conversational Spanish | 3 |
| Writing and Literature | 3-4 | |
| ENGL 018 | Intro To Mythology | 3 |
| ENGL 021 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 023 | Introduction to the Modern Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 024 | Introduction to the Short Story | 3 |
| ENGL 030 | Survey of American Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 031 | Survey of American Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 033 | Survey of African American Literature | 3 |
| ETHN 033 | Survey of African American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 036 | Multi-Ethnic Literature in America | 3 |
| ETHN 036 | Multi-Ethnic Literature in America | 3 |
| ENGL 039 | Introduction to LGBTQ+ Literature and Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 040 | Survey of English Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 041 | Survey of English Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 044 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 058 | Creative Writing: The Literary Magazine I | 3 |
| Communication and Critical Thinking | 3-4 | |
| COMM 015 | Oral Interpretation of Literature | 3 |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
| ENGL 002 | Critical Thinking and Writing About Literature | 4 |
| ENGL 006 | Creative Writing I | 3 |
| ENGL 007 | Creative Writing II | 3 |
| ENGL 058 | Creative Writing: The Literary Magazine I | 3 |