Visual and Cultural Studies (A.A.)
Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/art/
ASSOCIATE OF ART
The Visual and Cultural Studies major combines the breadth of an interdisciplinary major with a special focus on visual media. Its Interdisciplinary structure brings together approaches to visual media and cultural production that would usually be separated by discipline.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Employ methodologies for researching and writing about visual and cultural material
- Demonstrate an understanding of the link between critical theory and research methodology
- Explain how historical, political, social, economic, and cultural movements influence visual and material culture
- Analyze and evaluate the ways in which visual and material culture is shaped by socialization, institutions, and communication media
Program Requirements
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
| The Art of Being Human (3) | ||
or ART 100 | Introduction to World Art | |
| Introduction to Visual and Cultural Studies (3) | ||
or ART 100 | Introduction to World Art | |
| Section A: Visual and Cultural Studies | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
| Black Images in Popular Culture (3) | ||
or HUM 108 | Black Images in Popular Culture | |
| Gender and Sexuality In Art (3) | ||
or HUM 109 | Gender and Sexuality In Art | |
| Art, Science, and Technology (3) | ||
| History of Women in Visual Arts (3) | ||
or WGS 118 | History of Women in Visual Arts | |
| Introduction to Museum Studies (3) | ||
| Introduction to Media Studies (3) | ||
| Special Topics in Visual and Cultural Studies (3) | ||
or HUM 200 | Special Topics in Visual and Cultural Studies | |
| Women and Media (3) | ||
or WGS 207 | Women and Media | |
| The Arab, The Muslim, and The West (3) | ||
| Men and Masculinities: Constructing Manhood in America (3) | ||
or WGS 107 | Men and Masculinities: Constructing Manhood in America | |
| Photography and Society (3) | ||
| Section B: Art History | ||
| Select one course in each category: | 6.0 | |
| Category 1 | ||
| Art History I: Prehistory to Gothic (3) | ||
| Art History II: Renaissance to Rococo (3) | ||
| Art History III: Neoclassical to Present (3) | ||
| Category 2 | ||
| African Art History (3) | ||
| The Arts of Latin America and the Caribbean: Pre-Columbian (3) | ||
| The Arts of Latin America and the Caribbean: Colonial to the Present (3) | ||
| Asian Art History (3) | ||
| History of Photography (3) | ||
| Section C: Global Studies | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
| African Cinema (3) | ||
| History of Furniture Design (3) | ||
or WMT 126 | History of Furniture Design | |
| Chicana/Chicano Literature (3) | ||
| Native American Literature (3) | ||
| Mexican Literature in Translation (3) | ||
| African-American Literature (3) | ||
| Asian American Literature (3) | ||
| African/American History (3) | ||
| History of the Americas (3) | ||
| History of the Americas (3) | ||
| History of Mexico (3) | ||
| History of Latin America (3) | ||
| Survey of the History of Asia (3) | ||
| Selected Problems in Contemporary Asian History (3) | ||
| Philosophy of Cultural Diversity: Challenge and Change (3) | ||
| World Religions (3) | ||
| Total Units | 21 | |
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Complete the following
- Total Major Requirements
- General Education Requirements for the Associate in Arts Degree (Plan A)
- Elective units, if necessary, for a total of 60 degree-applicable units.