General Education: The Arts

The Arts

Updated: April 17, 2026

The following courses satisfy the The Arts requirement for the General Education program. A course can fulfill another domain area when an additional domain name is listed along with The Arts (or Creativity & The Arts for the Legacy program).

Approved General Education CoursesLegacy Program (Prior to Fall 23 Entry)Current Program (Entry to OW in Fall 23 or later)
AS2020 New MediaCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
AS2700 The Engaged EyesCreativity & The Arts / Humanities {both from Spring 24-}The Arts / Humanities {both from Spring 24-}
AS2901 Intro to Video and TV (Previously AS3247)Creativity & The ArtsThe Arts
AS2910 Podcasting & Audio StorytellingCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
AS3247 Intro to Video and TVCreativity & The Arts {Fall 2023-}The Arts
AS3632 History of U.S. FilmCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
AS3712 American Film GenresCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
AS3742 Myths & Images in FilmCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
AS4722 Film: Ideas & AestheticsCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
AS4725 The Photograph and American CultureCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
AS5862 Journalist as Creative Writer (Previously AS4862)Creativity & The ArtsThe Arts
EL3901 Introduction to Creative WritingCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
EL3920 The Art of Writing Poetry {not in the Catalog}Creativity & The ArtsThe Arts
EL3950 Creative Non-FictionCreativity & The Arts / HumanitiesThe Arts / Humanities
EL4033 Wild Writing (Animal or Plant)Creativity & The Arts / HumanitiesThe Arts / Humanities
MD1000 Music of Global CulturesCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
MD1110 Culturally Diverse Language of DanceCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
MD2350 Acting (Previously HI2350)Creativity & The ArtsThe Arts
MD2633 Introduction to Music CompositionCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
MD3010 History of JazzCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
MD3110 Modern DanceCreativity & The Arts The Arts
MD3350 Acting 2Creativity & The Arts The Arts
ML3300 Artistic Expression of SpainCreativity & The Arts / Foreign LanguagesThe Arts / World Languages
ML4750 Fiction into Film: The Spanish & Latin American Cinema Creativity & The ArtsThe Arts
PE1650 The Politics of ComicsCreativity & The Arts / DiversityThe Arts / DEISJ
SY2400 Sociology Through The ArtsCreativity & The Arts / Social ScienceThe Arts / Social Science
VA2000 Introduction to the ArtsCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
VA2010 Introduction to Creative ThinkingCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
VA2020 Basic DesignCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
VA2030 DrawingCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
VA2045 Introduction to ColorCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
VA2320 Graphic Design I (Previously VA4242)Creativity & The ArtsThe Arts
VA2400 Introduction to Photography ICreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
VA2460 Painting I (Previously VA4340)Creativity & The ArtsThe Arts
VA2500 Art History Survey ICreativity & The Arts / Humanities The Arts / Humanities
VA2510 Art History Survey IICreativity & The Arts / Humanities The Arts / Humanities
VA2520 The History of PhotographyCreativity & The Arts / Humanities The Arts / Humanities
VA2600 Survey of SW French Art & CultureCreativity & The Arts / Humanities The Arts / Humanities
VA2750 Sculpture I (Previously VA4420)Creativity & The ArtsThe Arts
VA3100 Visual Culture: Warhol to the PresentCreativity & The Arts / Humanities The Arts / Humanities
VA3340 Introduction to African Art (Previously VA2340)Creativity & The Arts / Humanities The Arts / Humanities
VA3350 Topics in Contemporary Art Creativity & The Arts / Humanities The Arts / Humanities
VA3380 Digital VideoCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
VA3400 Digital ImagingCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
VA3456 Creative Coding: Art & GamesCreativity & The ArtsThe Arts
VA3800 Performance Art {not in the catalog}Creativity & The Arts The Arts
VA4460 Digital Animation Creativity & The ArtsThe Arts
WS1540 The Politics of Comics {dual listed with PE1650}The Arts / DiversityThe Arts / DEISJ