You are in the official 2008-2009 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
You are in the official 2008-2009 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
The College of Arts and Humanities includes the following departments and programs:
Armenian Studies | Art and Design | Classical Studies | Communication
English | Interdisciplinary Humanities | Linguistics
Mass Communication and Journalism
Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures | London Semester
Music | Philosophy
| Summer Arts | Theatre
Arts
The study of the arts and humanities provides a foundation in vision,
depth, and discernment for all areas of knowledge. From the "Know thyself"
of philosophy to the "Get it right" of journalism, the arts and
humanities illuminate everything from self to society.
Art, music, telecommunications, and theatre offer opportunities to participate
in and absorb the full range of creative and interpretive experience. English
and communication, letters and language, sum up the best that has been thought
and said. Foreign languages and linguistics do all of that and more. Besides
providing culture, in the Germanic sense of the term, knowledge of modern
languages offers insights into whole new worlds of people. Linguistics offers
the same opportunity through the English language, but from the opposite
end of the telescope.
Journalism is best equipped to report on, comment on, and analyze the wisdom
and folly of today. Philosophy deals with the wisdom of the ages -- a heavy
phrase for a discipline that teaches us how remarkable and timelessly "modern"
the human mind has always been, from apple to Apple.
Given the broad spectrum of human concerns in the arts and humanities, it
should come as no surprise that the classical studies and the humanities
interdisciplinary minors are also housed in the college.
The CSU Summer Arts festival in the visual and performing arts, creative writing, media art, and art education offers a selection of topics courses. See CSU Summer Arts catalog for topics offered. Audition or portfolio review by CSUSA is required for enrollment. Special course fees may be required. Each topics course may be repeated for a total of 12 units. Click here for more.
Interdisciplinary Arts Studies (IAS)
IAS 108. Interdisciplinary Arts Studies (3)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area C. Basic theories and techniques
in art education, including interdisciplinary studies in visual art, music,
drama, and dance as they apply to the elementary curriculum. G.E. Integration
IC.
Arts and Humanities (AH) | Armenian (ARM) | Armenian Studies
(ARMS) | Studio (ART) | Art and Design (ARTDS) | Art
History (ARTH) | Chinese (CHIN)
| Communication (COMM) | Dance (DANCE) | Theatre
Arts (DRAMA) | English (ENGL)
| English as a Second Language (ESL)
| Foreign Language (FL) | French (FREN) | German
(GERM) | Greek (GRK) |
Hmong (HMONG) | Humanities
(HUM) | Interdisciplinary
(INTD) | Italian (ITAL)
| Japanese (JAPN) | Latin
(LATIN) | Linguistics (LING)
| Mass Communication and Journalism
(MCJ) | Music Courses (MUSIC)
| Philosophy (PHIL) | Portuguese (PORT) | Sanskrit
(SKT) | Spanish (SPAN)
Colleges/Schools