Guaranteed Transfer Classes

Introduces the cultural significance of the visual arts, including media, processes, techniques, traditions, and terminology. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. (3-0)

Provides the knowledge base to understand the visual arts, especially as related to Western Culture. Surveys the visual arts from the Ancient through Medieval Periods. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. (3-0)

Provides the knowledge base to understand the visual arts, especially as related to Western Culture. Surveys the visual arts from the Renaissance to 1900. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. (3-0)

Introduces the concepts necessary to understand modern visual art, with an emphasis on world art of the 20th century. This course surveys world art of the 20th century, including Modernism to Post-Modernism. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. (3-0)

Introduces the study of music focusing on intelligent listening skills, the elements of music and their relationships, the musical characteristics of representative works and composers, common musical forms and genres of various Western, and non-Western historical style periods. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. (3-0)

Provides a historical survey of Western art music from the Middle Ages into the Classical period, including styles, genres, composers, works, and significant cultural and historical influences upon the repertoire. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. (3-0)

Provides an historical survey of Western art music connecting the classical period to the Romantic period and following to the present. This course includes the study of styles, genres, composers, works, and significant cultural and historical influences upon the repertoire. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. (3-0)

Provides an overview of music from around the globe including folk, ethnic, non-Western and popular styles. Develops basic listening skills and builds a historical/cultural context for world music styles to enable an understanding and appreciation of global music. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. (3-0)

Provides an overview of jazz history covering the basic materials of music and the forms, media, genres, and the historical and cultural framework of each style period. This course emphasizes the building of critical listening tools and the development of a jazz music vocabulary. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. (Contact hours - 45) (3-0)

Provides students with the opportunity to supplement coursework with practical work experience related to their educational program. Students work under the immediate supervision of experienced personnel at the education facility and with the direct guidance of the instructor. Co-requisite: EDU2211

Surveys the history and development of theatrical practices from Ancient Greece to the Renaissance as well as non-western forms, emphasizing all aspects of performance from period values to analysis of dramatic literature and culture. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. (3-0)

Develops playwriting techniques emphasizing elements of dramatic structure, dialogue, styles, creative writing, and theatrical practices. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. (3-0)

Introduces film terminology and narrative techniques to explore how film conveys meaning and to study the relationships among film form, content, and audience reception. This course emphasizes active viewing, discussion, and critical analysis of films from different cultures and eras. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. (3-0)

Introduces an interdisciplinary approach to world mythology. The course illustrates and connects common themes in mythology to world religion, philosophy, art, literature, music, and contemporary culture using various interpretive methods. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. (3-0)

Introduces the interdisciplinary study of ideas that have defined cultures through a survey of the visual, performing, and literary arts, emphasizing connections among diverse cultures, including European and non-European, from the prehistoric to the early medieval era. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. (3-0)

Introduces the interdisciplinary study of ideas that have defined cultures through a survey of the visual, performing, and literary arts, emphasizing connections among global cultures from the medieval to the early modern era. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. (3-0)

Introduces the interdisciplinary study of ideas that have defined cultures through a survey of the visual, performing, and literary arts, emphasizing connections among global cultures from the European Enlightenment to the postmodern era. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. (3-0)

Introduces fiction, poetry and drama. This course emphasizes active and responsive reading. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. 

Examines significant writings in world literature from the ancients to the seventeenth century. It emphasizes active reading and understanding of the works and their cultural backgrounds. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. (3-0)

Examines significant writings in world literature from the seventeenth century to the present. It emphasizes active reading and understanding of the works and their cultural backgrounds. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. (3-0)

Focuses on significant texts by ethnic Americans including African-American, Native American, Latino/a, and Asian Americans. Emphasizes careful reading and understanding of the cultural and literary elements of the works. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. (3-0)

Examines American literary works from pre-European arrival on the continent up to the Civil War, including works from diverse people that contributed to American literature. This course also explores historical and social contexts within various genres. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. (3-0)

Examines American literary works from 1865 to the present, distinguishing among literary themes, genres, and schools of thought that illustrate historical and social contexts across a multicultural spectrum. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. (3-0)

Examines major works of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 17th century. Explores the historical, political, and social contexts of the works as well as the major themes which reflect and/or critique the social assumptions and values of the times. Besides fostering an understanding of works essential to western culture, the course will examine how these works are still influential and relevant to contemporary thought and culture. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. (3-0)

Examines major works of British literature from the 18th century to the present. Explores the historical, political, and social contexts of the works and the major themes authors used to reflect and critique the social assumptions of their times. Besides fostering an understanding of works essential to western culture, the course examines how these works are still influential and relevant to contemporary thought and culture. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. (3-0)

Explores works by William Shakespeare, focusing on a careful reading of these works as well as an exploration of pertinent contextual and historical information. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category. (3-0)

Introduces significant human questions and emphasizes understanding the meaning and methods of philosophy. Includes human condition, knowledge, freedom, history, ethics, the future, and religion. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. (3-0)

Examines human life, experience, and thought in order to discover and develop the principles and values for pursuing a more fulfilled existence. Theories designed to justify ethical judgments are applied to a selection of contemporary personal and social issues. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. (3-0)

Studies effective thinking using language-oriented logic. Provides tools and develops skills for creative and critical thinking and the formal analysis of arguments. Emphasizes the development of decision-making and problem-solving. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. (3-0)

Introduces the major religions of the Eastern and Western world. Covers Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Utilizes methods of religious studies to understand the historical development of each religious tradition as well its worldview and teachings. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. (3-0)

Introduces students to religions of the Western World: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Utilizes the methods of religious studies to understand the historical development of each religious tradition in terms of communities, cultural context, and modern manifestations; paying particular attention to differences between sects, denominations, schools, and factions within each tradition. Focus will include the examination of the charismatic leaders, prophets, and narratives that inform the worldview of each tradition. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. (3-0)

Introduces the major religions of the Eastern World: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism. Utilizes the methods of religious studies to understand the historical development of each religious tradition in terms of communities, cultural context, and modern manifestations; paying particular attention to differences between sects, denominations, schools, and factions within each tradition. Focus will include the examination of the charismatic leaders, prophets, and narratives that inform the worldview of each tradition. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. (3-0)

Surveys the literature produced by ancient Israel from its inception in the 10th century BCE to its absorption into the Roman Empire. The Hebrew Scriptures along with selected Apocryphal writings will be examined. The course will focus on the interpretation of these texts in light of the historical and cultural milieu from which they arose. Particular attention will be paid to the comparison of the literature of ancient Israel to that of its neighbors. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. (3-0)

This course surveys the literature of the early Christian era, from its inception to approximately 150 C.E. The New Testament as well as selected non-canonical writings from the period are examined. The course focuses on the interpretation of these texts in light of the cultural milieu from which they arose. Particular attention is paid to the influence of ancient literary conventions upon the Christian writers of this time. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. (3-0)

Examines major ethical theories and then applies ethical decision-making criteria to various moral issues and challenges in a business environment. This course includes issues such as job discrimination, worker’s rights, consumerism, advertising, whistle-blowing, product safety, responsibility to the environment, as well as compassionate and fair responsibility to society. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. (3-0)

Focuses on the critical analysis and evaluation of the fundamental concepts, ideas, and implications within religious worldviews. This course includes issues such as the nature of God, other conceptions of ultimate reality, arguments concerning God`s existence, the problem of evil and suffering, faith and reason, metaphysical foundations for ethics, the phenomenon of religious experience, and religious diversity. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. (3-0)

Analyzes theories of the value of the natural world. Topics may include the relation between scientific and moral principles; theories of the moral worth of persons, animals, plants, and other natural objects; historical, religious, and cultural influences on conceptions of nature; alternative accounts of human relationships and responsibilities to nature; and the connection between moral and political values and economic policies. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. (3-0)

Continues Spanish Language I and II in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing the Spanish language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. Prerequisites: Successful completion of SPA1012 with a "C" grade or better. (3-0)

Continues Spanish Language I, II, and III in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing the Spanish language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH3 category. Prerequisite: Successful completion of SPA2011 with a "C" grade or better. (3-0)