Online Degrees & Certificates

AA in Humanities

Program Description

The Humanities degree provides students with interdisciplinary perspectives on the existential questions of who we are as human beings, where we come from, and where we are headed. This degree emphasizes the principles and concepts in interdisciplinary thinking and problem solving that will transfer across disciplines and enrich professional careers in areas as varied as lawyers, Public Relations managers, journalists, educators, systems analysts, and Foreign Service employees. A Humanities degree enables students to better see the interconnectedness of all areas of knowledge, develop a global perspective as a result of having studied the ideas and cultural products of cultures throughout the world, clarify one's values by comparing and contrasting them to what others have thought, and deepen one's sources of wisdom by learning how others have dealt with failures, success, adversities, and triumphs.

Learn more about the program on the Humanities website. 

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to synthesize their critical thinking, imaginative, cooperative, and emphatic abilities as whole persons in order to:

• contextualize knowledge
• interpret and communicate meaning in both written and oral form
• cultivate their capacity for personal as well as social change

Awards Type(s)

AA = Associate in Arts Degree

Units Required

Major: 28

Additional Information

Note: Courses used to meet major requirements cannot be used to satisfy any general education requirements.

Online Courses for Humanities

The courses listed BELOW are offered as online courses at least once every two years. Please see the Class Schedule for verification.

• For a complete listing of online courses offered during the current quarter, visit Online Course Information.
• If you need any additional degree information or confirmation, please contact the Counseling Division.

NOTE: Students having difficulty attaining an associate degree because of timing or availability of classes should consult with a counselor to submit a petition for course substitution.

Associate Degree Requirements

A minimum of 90 units is required* to include:

Completion of one of the following general education patterns: Foothill General Education, CSU General Education Breadth Requirements or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)

Core courses (16 units)

Support courses (12 units)

*Additional elective course work may be necessary to meet the 90-unit minimum requirement for the associate degree.

Note: All courses pertaining to the major must be taken for a letter grade. In addition, a grade of "C" or better is required for all core and support courses used for the degree or certificate.

Core and Support Courses

Core Courses (16 units)

Select 16 units from the following:

Support Courses (12 units)

Select at least 12 units within one of the following concentrations:

For a complete list of degree requirements, please visit Humanities 2023-2024 in Degree & Certificates.

Based on the 2023 - 2024 degree program.