The music department at Reedley College provides students with classes both for professional preparation as well as personal fulfillment. Our music majors take core music classes to be able to transfer as a music major to a 4-year college. These classes are the same as a music major would take during their first two years at a 4-year college but with more personalized attention. Our music majors also have the applied learning opportunity of teaching at our annual summer music camps for upper elementary students.

Designed to give students basic skills in 2D or 3D composition, an introductory level knowledge of art history and computer digital art familiarity. By offering instruction in 2D and/or 3D composition, students can develop essential skills in visual storytelling, spatial relationships, and artistic expression. Additionally, the inclusion of introductory knowledge of art history provides context and insight into the evolution of artistic techniques and styles. Moreover, the emphasis on computer digital art familiarity suggests that students will learn how to utilize digital tools and software to create art, expanding their creative possibilities and preparing them for roles in digital media, graphic design, animation, and other related fields.

This is a transfer degree for English majors. Completion of this major allows students to transfer to a CSU as a junior. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a Bachelor’s degree in English leads to employment in adult education, remedial education, literacy, and GED teaching.

Students will learn fundamental art and art historical terminology; an appreciation of the creative process; and how to analyze works of art to articulate the historical, social and aesthetic functions of art across cultures and geographic boundaries.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a Bachelor’s degree in English leads to employment in adult education, remedial education, literacy, and GED teaching. Other fields that employ English majors include counseling, editing, interpreting, translation, and K-12 teaching. A BA in English is also considered a rigorous, complementary education for careers in the legal profession including lawyers, paralegals, judges, and clerks.

This program will use the linguistic aspects of the language as well as the many facets of Deaf Culture to be linguistically competent allies for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals and may find employment in various settings that require the knowledge of the Deaf culture and language. Possible employment options include working as Para educators and/or Interpreting Aides in a Deaf and Hard of Hearing classroom as well as various positions in Deaf/Hard of Hearing organizations.

Exposes students to the prin­ciples and practices of the discipline of Music.

These courses emphasize the study of cultural and humanistic activities, and literary and artistic expression of human beings. Students will evaluate and interpret the ways in which people through the ages in different cultures have expressed themselves in response to each other and the world around them in artistic and cultural creation. Students will also learn to value aesthetic understanding and incorporate these concepts when constructing value judgments.

Students will learn fundamental art and art historical terminology; an appreciation of the creative process; and how to analyze works of art in order to articulate the historical, social and aesthetic functions of art across cultures and geographic boundaries.