Fine Arts, Communication and Humanities
The Fine Arts, Communication and Humanities Guided Pathway provides coursework designed to prepare students for rewarding careers in fields that employ professional writers, artists, and communication specialists.
Communication Studies
The degree provides students with a thorough foundation in the theory and practice of communication studies. This is achieved through a variety of courses that serve to develop personal, business, and professional communication skills in individual, interpersonal, and group situations, along with skills in research, organization, critical thinking, argumentation, and forensics. Students will demonstrate their proficiency through performance, class projects, research papers, objective tests, critiques, and competitions.
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The English program develops the student's ability to read multiple genres with understanding and discernment. The student will acquire competence in writing college-level expository essays and applying research strategies. The student will also develop interpretive and analytical skills through exposure to a wide range of literature. Completion of the program prepares the English major for any profession or industry requiring strong communication skills as well as transfer.
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English as a Second Language
ESL courses will help you develop English language skills to be a productive worker, an effective community member, a positive family member, and a lifelong learner. Courses will cover vocabulary and basic grammar, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills on topics of personal interests, career, and everyday life experiences. The ESL Program is a non-credit course.
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General Studies
The Associate of Arts Degree in General Studies provides students with the opportunity to explore diverse methods of inquiry by selecting courses from a cross section of disciplines in an "area of emphasis", such as Arts and Humanities, Culture and Communication, and Fine and Applied Arts.
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Music
The music program provides students with a comprehensive foundation in music theory, history, and performance. The program prepares students for further study of music education, music business, audio for film/video production, songwriting, and music production.
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Spanish
The Spanish degree provides the student with proficiency in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding Spanish and will gain knowledge of Spanish and Spanish-American culture. The student will be able to communicate in Spanish, write formal compositions, and read the texts of Spanish and Spanish American authors, all at the Intermediate- Mid level of competency. This major provides opportunities for continued advanced learning of Spanish and prepares students to transfer and major in Spanish.
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Studio Arts
The art program provides students with a comprehensive foundation in the history, theory, and practice of art. Each student acquires observational, compositional, technical, interpretative, and expressive competency through participation in an extensive range of studio art courses. Students will be prepared to transfer to a CSU and major in studio arts, and pursue a variety of art- related careers.
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Transfer Studies
The Transfer Studies Certificate of Achievement provides students with the opportunity to explore diverse methods of inquiry through course work required for fulfilling California State University General Education Breadth requirements or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC). Through course options, students will use mathematical concepts to solve problems, employ methods of scientific inquiry to understand the world around them, and investigate the arts, humanities and social and behavioral sciences.
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