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Yakima Valley College Catalog 2025-2026

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Yakima Valley College Catalog 2025-2026

Humanities Distribution

*Only 5 credits of 100-level modern language (ASL, French, German, or Spanish) may be used for Humanities distribution.

American Indigenous & Indian Studies

AIIS 220: Indigenous Representations in Film and Cinema 5 Cr

American Sign Language

ASL 101: American Sign Language I 5 Cr
ASL 102: American Sign Language II 5 Cr
ASL 103: American Sign Language III 5 Cr

Art

ART& 100: Art Appreciation 5 Cr
ART 101: Two-Dimensional Design 5 Cr
ART 102: Three-Dimensional Design 5 Cr (P)
ART 103: Digital Design 5 Cr (P)
ART 104: Drawing I 5 Cr
ART 105: Drawing II 5 Cr (P)
ART 107: Figure Drawing 5 Cr (P)
ART 150: Introduction to Clay 5 Cr (P)
ART 170: Introduction to Printmaking 5 Cr (P)
ART 201: Functional Pottery 5 Cr (P)
ART 202: Clay I: Handbuilding 5 Cr (P)
ART 203: Clay II: Intermediate Wheelthrowing 5 Cr (P)
ART 204: Clay II: Intermediate Handbuilding 5 Cr (P)
ART 205: Advanced Clay 2 Cr (P)
ART 210: Painting I 5 Cr (P)
ART 211: Painting II 5 Cr (P)
ART 212: Painting III 5 Cr (P)
ART 280: Ancient & Medieval Art History 5 Cr
ART 281: Gothic and Renaissance through Neoclassical Art History 5 Cr
ART 282: 19th Century through Post-Modern Art History 5 Cr
ART 283: Asian Art History 5 Cr
ART 285: Art of Yoga 5 Cr

Chican@/x Studies

CHST 120: Chican@/x Art & Culture 5 Cr

Communication Studies

CMST& 101: Introduction to Communication 5 Cr
CMST 140: Feature Writing 5 Cr
CMST& 210: Interpersonal Communication 5 Cr
CMST& 220: Public Speaking 5 Cr
CMST& 230: Small Group Communication 5 Cr
CMST 280: Intercultural Communication 5 Cr

Drama

DRMA& 101: Introduction to Theatre 5 Cr
DRAMA 115: Theatre Production Lab I 3 Cr (P)
DRAMA 150: Introduction to Cinema 5 Cr
DRAMA 180: Beginning Acting 5 Cr (P)
DRAMA 181: Intermediate Acting 4 Cr (P)
DRAMA 183: Directing for the Stage 5 Cr (P)
DRAMA 184: Playwriting 5 Cr
DRAMA 188: Stage Makeup 5 Cr (P)
DRAMA 189: Theatre Stagecraft 5 Cr (P)
DRAMA 215: Theatre Production Lab II 4 Cr (P)

English

ENGL 130: Writers and Ideas 2 Cr
ENGL 135: Introduction to Literature 5 Cr
ENGL 137: Introduction to Poetry 3 Cr
ENGL 138: Introduction to Novels 3 Cr
ENGL 150: Women Writers 5 Cr
ENGL 201: Creative Writing I 3 Cr
ENGL 202: Creative Writing II 3 Cr
ENGL 203: Research Writing Variable Cr
ENGL 205: Poetry Workshop 2 Cr
ENGL 209: Introduction to Mythology 5 Cr
ENGL 212: Survey of LatinX Literature 5 Cr
ENGL 220: Survey American Literature: Beginnings to 1870 5 Cr
ENGL 221: Survey American Literature: 1870 to 1945 5 Cr
ENGL 222: Survey American Literature: 1945 to Present 5 Cr
ENGL 245: Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Literature 3 Cr
ENGL 264: British and Irish Literature: Beginnings to 1660 5 Cr
ENGL 265: British and Irish Literature: 1660 to 1832 5 Cr
ENGL 266: British and Irish Literature: 1832 to Present 5 Cr
ENGL 270: Introduction to Shakespeare 5 Cr
ENGL 271: Shakespeare in Ashland 3 Cr
ENGL 275: The Bible as Literature 5 Cr

Ethnic Studies

ETHS 120: African American Experience 3 Cr

History

HIST& 116: Western Civilization I 5 Cr +
HIST& 117: Western Civilization II 5 Cr +
HIST 208: Roman Civilization 5 Cr
HIST 209: Greek Civilization 5 Cr +

Humanities

HUM 102: Introduction to Humanities I 5 Cr
HUM 103: Introduction to Humanities II 5 Cr
HUM 104: Introduction to Humanities III 5 Cr

Music

MUS 100: Music Fundamentals 3 Cr
MUSC& 105: Music Appreciation 5 Cr
MUS 116: History of Rock and Roll 5 Cr
MUSC& 121: Ear Training 1 2 Cr
MUSC& 122: Ear Training 2 2 Cr
MUS 130: College Chorus 3 Cr (P)
MUSC& 131: Music Theory 1 3 Cr
MUSC& 132: Music Theory 2 3 Cr
MUS 135: Chamber Singers 2 Cr (P)
MUS 149: Jazz Ensemble 3 Cr (P)

Philosophy

PHIL& 101: Introduction to Philosophy 5 Cr
PHIL 112: Ethics and Policy in Healthcare I 3 Cr
PHIL& 115: Critical Thinking 5 Cr
PHIL 212: Ethics and Policy in Healthcare II 2 Cr
PHIL 215: Introduction to Ethics 5 Cr
PHIL 220: Philosophy of Religion 5 Cr

Photography

PHOTO 103: Digital Photography 5 Cr (P)
PHOTO 203: Intermediate Digital Photography 5 Cr (P)

Political Science

POLS& 201: Introduction to Political Theory 5 Cr

Spanish

SPAN 101: Spanish I First Year 5 Cr
SPAN 102: Spanish II First Year 5 Cr
SPAN 103: Spanish III First Year 5 Cr
SPAN 201: Spanish I Second Year 5 Cr
SPAN 231: Second-Year Spanish for Professional Speaking 5 Cr
SPAN 232: Second-Year Spanish for Academic Writing 5 Cr
SPAN 233: Second-Year Spanish for Academic Reading 5 Cr