General Studies: Creative Arts and Humanities
The curriculum within the Creative Arts and Humanities area of emphasis examines the artistic expressions and cultural activities of human beings, providing students with the opportunity to explore the variety of majors offered within these disciplines before committing to a major. From the interdisciplinary perspective, the degree allows students to choose from courses in many disciplines, including but not limited to: Art, Art History, Dance, Film, Writing, Literature, Music, Philosophy, History, World Languages, Theatre, and related courses.
Courses
- ART M20 — Two-Dimensional Design
- ART M23 — Three-Dimensional Design
- ART M30 — Drawing and Composition I
- ART M32 — Life Drawing I
- ART M33 — Life Drawing II
- ART M40A — Illustration I
- ART M40B — Illustration II
- ART M43 — Acrylic Painting I
- ART M44 — Acrylic Painting II
- ART M49 — Watercolor I
- ART M50 — Watercolor II
- ART M70 — Ceramics I
- ART M71 — Ceramics II
- ART M74 — Glaze Design I
- ART M75 — Glaze Design II
- ART M77A — Sculpture I
- ART M77B — Sculpture II
- ART M79A — Figure Sculpture I
- ART M79B — Figure Sculpture II
- ART M90 — Printmaking I
- ART M91 — Printmaking II
- ARTH C1100 — Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era
- ARTH C1200 — Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary
- ARTH M100 — Understanding Art
- ARTH M100H — Honors: Understanding Art
- ARTH M130 — History of Art: Asian
- ARTH M150 — History of Western Art: Modern through Contemporary
- CHIN M100 — Elementary Chinese: Mandarin I
- CHIN M110 — Elementary Chinese: Mandarin II
- COMM M05 — Oral Interpretation of Literature
- COMM M26 — Rhetoric of Popular Culture
- DANC M01 — Dance Appreciation
- DANC M01H — Honors: Dance Appreciation
- DANC M03 — Dance History
- DANC M10A — Ballet I-Fundamentals
- DANC M10B — Ballet II - Beginning
- DANC M11A — Jazz Dance I - Fundamentals
- DANC M11B — Jazz Dance II - Beginning
- DANC M12A — Modern Dance I - Fundamentals
- DANC M12B — Modern Dance II - Beginning
- DANC M13A — Tap I - Fundamentals
- DANC M13B — Tap II - Beginning
- DANC M15A — Choreography I: Beginning
- DANC M15B — Choreography II: Intermediate
- DANC M16A — Hip Hop I - Fundamentals
- DANC M16B — Hip Hop II - Beginning
- DANC M19A — Conditioning Dance: Pilates I
- DANC M19B — Conditioning Dance: Pilates II
- DANC M20A — Movement Improvisation I
- DANC M20AH — Honors: Movement Improvisation I
- DANC M20B — Movement Improvisation II
- DANC M30A — Ballroom Dance I - Fundamentals
- DANC M30B — Ballroom Dance II - Beginning
- DANC M31 — World Dance Cultures
- DANC M55A — Dance Rehearsal & Performance I
- DANC M55B — Dance Rehearsal & Performance II
- DANC M69 — MC Spirit Team Conditioning 1
- DANC M70A — MC Spirit Practice and Performance I
- DANC M70B — MC Spirit Practice and Performance II
- DES M100 — Design and Society
- DES M100H — Honors: Design and Society
- DES M101 — Design History
- DES M101H — Honors: Design History
- DES M121 — Introduction to Digital Media
- DES M125A — Digital Illustration I
- DES M125B — Digital Illustration II
- DES M130 — Design I
- DES M131 — Design II
- DES M133 — Typography I
- DES M134 — Typography II
- ENGL C1003 — Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature
- ENGL C1003H — Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature - Honors
- ENGL M10A — Creative Writing
- ENGL M10B — Advanced Creative Writing
- ENGL M13A — Survey of American Literature I
- ENGL M13B — Survey of American Literature II
- ENGL M14 — Introduction to Poetry
- ENGL M15A — Survey of English Literature I
- ENGL M15B — Survey of English Literature II
- ENGL M16 — Introduction to Fiction
- ENGL M17 — Shakespeare
- ENGL M20 — Introduction to Drama
- ENGL M29A — The Bible as Literature (Old Testament)
- ENGL M29B — The Bible as Literature (New Testament)
- ENGL M30A — Masterpieces of World Literature I
- ENGL M30B — Masterpieces of World Literature II
- ENGL M40 — Children's Literature
- FREN M100 — Elementary French I
- FREN M110 — Elementary French II
- FTMA M101 — Introduction to Cinema
- FTMA M102 — Introduction to Television Studies
- FTMA M103 — Introduction to Media Aesthetics
- FTMA M104 — Introduction to Documentary Studies
- FTMA M105 — History of International Cinema I: Emergence to World War II
- FTMA M106 — History of International Cinema II: World War II to the Present
- FTMA M107 — Directors and Genres
- FTMA M108 — Women in Cinema
- FTMA M109 — Contemporary American Cinema
- FTMA M110 — Contemporary Global Cinema
- FTMA M115 — Introduction to Screenwriting
- GAME M101 — Introduction to Game Design
- GAME M102 — Game Design Technologies I
- GAME M202 — Game Design Technologies II
- GERM M100 — Elementary German I
- GERM M110 — Elementary German II
- HIST M150 — World History: From Prehistory to 1500
- HIST M152 — History of Asia from Prehistory to 1600
- HIST M160 — World History: From 1450 to the Present
- HIST M162 — History of Asia From 1600 To The Present
- HIST M164 — History of Latin America
- HIST M170 — Western Civilization: From Prehistory to 1600
- HIST M180 — Western Civilization: From 1600 To The Present
- HUM M07 — Survey of the Arts
- HUM M10A — Ethics, Culture and the Arts: The Roots of the Humanities
- HUM M10B — Ethics, Culture and the Arts: Humanities and the Modern World
- HUM M11 — Conflict and the Human Condition
- HUM M14 — Humanities in the United States
- ITAL M100 — Elementary Italian I
- ITAL M110 — Italian II
- JAPN M100 — Elementary Japanese I
- JAPN M110 — Elementary Japanese II
- LAT M100 — Elementary Latin I
- MATH M11 — College Algebra for the Liberal Arts
- MATH M12 — Mathematical Reasoning for Liberal Arts
- MUS M01 — Music Fundamentals
- MUS M04 — Survey of World Music
- MUS M04H — Honors: Survey of World Music
- MUS M05 — Electronic Music
- MUS M07 — Introduction to Music Business
- MUS M08 — Music Appreciation
- MUS M08H — Honors: Music Appreciation
- MUS M09A — Western Music History I
- MUS M09AH — Honors: Western Music History I
- MUS M09B — Western Music History II
- MUS M09BH — Honors: Western Music History II
- MUS M10 — Concert Choir
- MUS M11 — Songwriting
- MUS M13A — Fundamentals of Vocal Technique I
- MUS M13B — Fundamentals of Vocal Technique II
- MUS M24 — Introduction to Music Education
- MUS M25A — Class Piano-Beginning I
- MUS M25B — Class Piano-Beginning II
- MUS M32A — Class Guitar-Beginning I
- MUS M32B — Class Guitar-Beginning II
- PHIL M01 — Introduction to Philosophy
- PHIL M01H — Honors: Introduction to Philosophy
- PHIL M02 — Introduction to Ethics
- PHIL M02H — Honors: Introduction to Ethics
- PHIL M03 — Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
- PHIL M08 — Philosophy of Religion
- PHIL M11 — World Religions: West
- PHIL M12 — World Religions: East
- PHIL M13 — The Classical Mind
- PHIL M14 — The Modern Mind
- PHIL M21 — Ethics of Living and Dying
- PHIL M22 — Ethics of Business
- PHOT M10 — Beginning Photography
- PHOT M40 — History of Photography
- PSY M125 — Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
- SOC M125 — Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
- SPAN M100 — Elementary Spanish I
- SPAN M110 — Elementary Spanish II
- SPAN M200 — Intermediate Spanish I
- SPAN M200S — Spanish for Spanish Speakers I
- SPAN M210 — Intermediate Spanish II
- STAT C1000 — Introduction to Statistics
- STAT C1000H — Introduction to Statistics - Honors
- THA M01 — Introduction to Theatre
- THA M01H — Honors: Introduction to Theatre
- THA M02A — Acting I
- THA M02B — Acting II
- THA M03A — Voice and Diction I
- THA M03B — Voice and Diction II
- THA M04 — History of the Theatre
- THA M04H — Honors: History of Theatre
- THA M09A — Acting for Film and Television I
- THA M09B — Acting for Film and Television II
- THA M21A — Playwriting I
- THA M21B — Playwriting II
- TTHA M20 — Stagecrafts
- TTHA M23A — Lighting Design I
- TTHA M23B — Lighting Design II
- TTHA M25A — Scene Design I
- TTHA M25B — Scene Design II
- TTHA M27A — Costume Design I
- TTHA M27B — Costume Production
- TTHA M28 — Production Makeup
- TTHA M29 — Production Makeup II