General Studies Pattern I - Humanities Emphasis AA

at Moorpark College

The Associate in Arts Degree in General Studies Pattern I with an emphasis in Humanities covers a broad area of study and is intended for students who may not be planning to transfer to a four-year university or who may need to explore possibilities before committing themselves to a major.

Courses in the humanities are those which help students not only develop an awareness of the ways in which people throughout the ages and in different cultures have responded to themselves and the world around them in artistic and cultural creation but also help the student develop an aesthetic understanding and an ability to make value judgments. Such courses could include introductory or integrative courses in the arts, foreign languages, literature, philosophy, and religion.