Certificate in the Liberal and Creative Arts
College of Professional & Global Education
Dean: Dr. Alex Hwu
Center for Global Engagement
1600 Holloway Ave, Hum 101
San Francisco, CA 94132
Phone: 415-338-1438
Email: globaled@sfsu.edu
Website: https://cpage.sfsu.edu/global
The Liberal and Creative Arts certificate is a 24-29 unit program that provides an introductory experience to the liberal arts. Students will take a wide range of courses, many of which are also general education courses, gaining broad exposure to the humanities, arts, and social sciences.
Admission Criteria
Non-matriculated applicants must have earned a high school diploma with a minimum high school GPA of 2.0 or have an overall college GPA of at least 2.0. Non-matriculated international students must demonstrate English language ability through submission of proof of English Proficiency as listed at https://cpage.sfsu.edu/global/english-proficiency.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Critical evaluation of information as well as reading, writing, and listening effectively.
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Awareness of cultural practices and production in the critical humanities, social sciences, media, and visual and performing arts in an inclusive global context.
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Critical engagement with other cultures’ beliefs, values, perspectives, practices, and artifacts.
Certificate in the Liberal Arts — 24 units minimum
Required Courses (9-14 units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Select One: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Oral Communication | ||
| Oral Communication - Multilingual | ||
| Select One: | 3-8 | |
| Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice Stretch I and Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice Stretch II | ||
| Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice | ||
| Writing the First Year: Global Perspectives of Multilingual Speakers Stretch I and Writing the First Year: Global Perspectives of Multilingual Speakers Stretch II | ||
| Writing the First Year: Global Perspectives of Multilingual Speakers | ||
| PHIL 110 | Introduction to Critical Thinking I | 3 |
Electives (15-16 units)
Select at least one course from each of the following categories.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Media Arts | ||
| BECA 201 | Life on TV: A Critical View | 3 |
| BECA 235 | Digital Media Basics | 3 |
| BECA 301 | Media Literacy | 3 |
| CINE 102 | Introduction to Contemporary Cinema | 3 |
| CMX/HUM 325 | Comics and Culture | 3 |
| DES 252 | Rethinking Digital Visual Media: History, Technology, and Content | 3 |
| JOUR 304 | Cultural Diversity and News Media | 3 |
| Humanities | ||
| AMST 410/HUM 450 | California Culture | 3 |
| COMM 120 | Language, Culture, and Power | 3 |
| C W 101 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| CWL 230 | World Literature | 3 |
| ENG 122 | The Evolution of Language in the Digital Age | 3 |
| ENG 250 | Topics in Literature and Culture | 3 |
| ENG 425 | Language in Context | 3 |
| ENG 426 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| HUM 130 | The Humanities: Major Works | 3 |
| HUM/AMST 225 | Values in American Life | 3 |
| HUM 376 | San Francisco | 3 |
| JOUR 205 | Social Impact of Journalism | 3 |
| LS 410 | Social Justice Themes in the Interdisciplinary Humanities | 3 |
| WGS 200 | Introduction to Women and Gender Studies | 3 |
| Social Sciences | ||
| ANTH 120 | Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| COMM 240 | Introduction to Nonverbal Communication | 3 |
| HIST 450 | History of California | 3 |
| HIST 451/A U 303 | Bay Area History and Society | 3 |
| I R/PLSI 322 | Latin American Policy Analysis | 4 |
| I R 331 | Global Environmental Crisis | 4 |
| I R 337/PLSI 432 | Introduction to the European Union | 4 |
| I R/MLL 345 | Conflict and Cooperation in Asia | 4 |
| LS/AMST 200 | Self, Place, and Knowing: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Inquiry | 3 |
| LS 401 | International Development and Resource Justice | 3 |
| PLSI 200 | Introduction to American Politics | 3 |
| WGS 150 | Women and Gender in U.S. History and Society | 3 |
| WGS 160 | Gender, Politics, and Citizenship | 3 |
| Creative and Performing Arts | ||
| ART 240 | Introduction to Contemporary Sculpture | 3 |
| ARTH 202 | Western Art History II | 3 |
| ARTH/HUM 205 | Asian Art History | 3 |
| CINE 309/LTNS 409 | Latina/o/x Cinema | 3 |
| CLAR 420/ARTH 401 | Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece | 3 |
| CLAR 425/ARTH 402 | Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome | 3 |
| CLAS 240 | Greek and Roman Drama | 3 |
| DANC 170 | Integrated Dance Technique I | 3 |
| M S 202 | Introduction to Museum Exhibits | 3 |
| MUS 120 | Basic Music I | 3 |
| TH A 130 | Acting Workshop I | 3 |
| TH A 200 | Introduction to the Theatre | 3 |
| TH A 305 | Foundational Elements of Theatre Design | 3 |