The Associate in Arts in General Studies with an emphasis in Creative Arts and Humanities degree is an interdisciplinary degree that allows students to choose from courses in art, dance, film, writing, literature, music, philosophy, history, modern languages, and theatre. The courses that fulfill the Creative Arts and Humanities area of emphasis will examine the cultural activities and artistic expressions of human beings and provide students with the opportunity to explore the variety of majors offered within these disciplines, before committing themselves to a major or in preparation for transfer into majors not aligned with an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) or to universities that do not accept the ADT as similar to the student’s intended transfer major.  Associate Degrees for Transfer are designed to prepare students for transfer, so students planning to transfer to the CSU in the following majors are usually better served following the AA-T degree: Studio Arts, Art History, English, Music, Philosophy, Spanish, and Theatre Arts, unless their transfer destination does not accept the ADT as “comparable” to their major.

Students are required to: 

1. Complete Oxnard College's General Education requirements to include areas 1-7 or Cal-GETC.

2. Complete a minimum of 6 courses (to total a minimum of 18 units) from the courses listed in the Creative Arts and Humanities area of emphasis with a grade of "C" or better (or a "P") in each of the courses selected. 

3. Complete a minimum of 60 degree-applicable units. Students planning to transfer should complete 60 CSU transferable units or 60 UC transferable units, depending on their intended transfer destination. 

4. Complete requirements in scholarship (2.0 minimum cumulative degree-applicable GPA). 

5. Complete 12 units in residence within the Ventura County Community College District. 

Transfer Note: Students planning to transfer to a four-year university are advised that this curriculum may not adequately prepare them for transfer, so it is recommended that students work with a counselor when creating their program of study. 

Students will select a minimum of 6 courses (minimum of 18 units) from the courses below.  

• Identify and discuss (in a way that demonstrates broad-based knowledge) the contributions to knowledge and society by key people within one or more disciplines in the Arts or Humanities.
• Describe the historical and cultural context of a Western or non-Western movement in the visual arts, design, music, dance, theatre, television, or film.
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  Express understanding and appreciation of varieties of cultural and artistic expression.
  
• Identify values of culture and community, historic and contemporary, as expressed through art, dance, music, film, theatre, writing, or language.
• Analyze and describe how one’s own artistic work blends personal vision, sociocultural background, ethical values, and aesthetic judgment.
• Demonstrate factual knowledge of the emergence and development of a set of ideas, an artistic form or medium, or a religious, philosophical, or artistic tradition.
• Apply a methodological approach to scholarly analysis and critical assessment of the artistic and intellectual creations of Western and non-western cultures, for academic disciplines in the humanities.
• Make clear, well organized, and substantive written and oral presentations.
• Participate in informed discourse on topics involving art, architecture, language, literature, history, religion, philosophy, music, or theater.