The Automotive Engine Service Specialist Associate of Science degree prepares students for careers as automotive technicians with an emphasis in engine mechanical repair, engine machining processes and mechanical diagnostics. In this program, students will apply knowledge of all phases of engine mechanical systems, engine performance system operations, diagnostics, and repair.  Students will be qualified to achieve a career in automotive engine repair as an Automotive Engine Mechanical Technician (Heavy Line Technician), Automotive Engine Performance Diagnostics Technician, or General Automotive Technician at a privately‐owned repair shop, corporately owned repair shop, or manufacturer dealership. Graduates of the Automotive Engine Service Specialist program will be qualified to take the related National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification exams A1 and A8.

In addition to the general education requirements, the associate degree in medium/heavy truck technology is designed to successfully prepare students to enter the medium- and heavy-duty transportation industry as apprentices or helper technicians or provide supplementary knowledge to equipment operators and truck drivers. The program provides lecture and lab activities related to heavy-duty vehicle engines, powertrain units, steering and suspension components, brakes, electrical, air conditioning, and preventative maintenance inspections. Those working in the industry will be able to improve their competencies in each subject area. Employment opportunities exist for trained individuals in a rapidly expanding field.

​In addition to the general education requirements, the associate degree curriculum in heavy equipment technology is designed to prepare students with knowledge and skills applicable to medium/heavy-duty equipment in the trucking industry. Experience will be acquired in domestic and foreign versions of these equipment. Students currently in the trade working with medium/heavy duty systems or new students entering in the trade will benefit from this training.

​In addition to the general education requirements, the Associate Degree in Automotive Technology is designed to prepare students for employment in modern automotive service and repair. Technical instruction includes lecture and lab experiences in a variety of automotive subjects which students may select according to their interests. Employment opportunities are available at dealerships, independent shops, and fleet services for both domestic and import vehicles.​

The program in fine arts is an interdepartmental major in the fine and performing arts: music, dance, theatre, speech, visual arts, and photography. The degree in fine arts is intended to provide the student with an arts education emphasizing the diversity and yet commonality within the traditional and nontraditional arts. To the extent that we recognize a distinct “artistic” capacity or form of perception-different from analysis and apart from language-we assume that the artist may realize similar ends in a variety of media and that all the arts are in this sense profoundly interconnected. The fine arts major provides students with the opportunity to seek this interconnection. The diversity and flexibility of the major make it appropriate for a range of career alternatives, especially within fields demanding a high degree of expressive and creative ability. The major is also a fine choice for the general arts student who does not want to specialize within a single medium at the lower division level. Students must complete a minimum of 60 units of credit, including the courses in the major (“Major Requirements”) and general education requirements, with an overall GPA of 2.0 or better, and a grade of “A,” “B,” “C,” or “P” in all courses to be counted toward the major. A minimum of 12 units must be completed at Irvine Valley College. 

The Associates of Science (AS)  in Game and Interactive Media Arts Production provides instruction for creating digital art assets for games and interactive media arts (Virtual/Augmented/Mixed reality, games and related live interactive media events) using industry-standard software.  The program is constructed to provide an emphasis on designing and creating digital art assets for production, and managing these projects using an industry-standard iterative process and the associated budgeting, scheduling, and program management industry-standard software.  The goal is to prepare students to not only be cutting edge creators, but excellent self-managers/group-managers, and prepare them for the decision to pursue a career as a digital art asset designer and creator, or evolve into an informed production support role managing assets and people on production, or to run their own business.  The AS degree furthers skills earned in the Certificate of Achievement through additional digital art asset creation and management curriculum, including a portfolio course wherein students complete a team production.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 CREATIVE THINKING AND AESTHETIC APPRECIATION Generate innovative ideas and go beyond the obvious and predefined through iteration. Differentiate what is aesthetically successful or unsuccessful through presentation, discussion, and critique. Identify and apply foundational theories and approaches that inform contemporary creative work Synthesize trends, theories, and movements in the development of games and interactive media arts.

This degree emphasizes the methods and values used in the study of creation, performance, and communication. Students develop the necessary critical skills to contemplate, interpret, theorize, create, and perform effectively in the arts and beyond. Students develop a contextual appreciation for aesthetic meaning and significance, collaborative expression, theoretical study, and cross-disciplinary investigation. This degree prepares students to work as creators, educators, and performers across the country and around the world.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Gain an increased aesthetic awareness of the arts from a critical point of view.

🗸 Demonstrate an understanding of the historical and cultural context of art, theater, studio art, dance, film, digital media, and music.

🗸 Demonstrate how to clearly communicate with others.
 

The intent of this degree is to prepare students for careers and/or higher education in the social sciences, generally, or in specific disciplines within this broad designation. This degree emphasizes the nature of individual and collective human behavior: our interactions; the political, economic, social, and psychological structures and institutions of human beings; and the challenges of developing and sustaining interpersonal and intercultural relationships. Students employ the fundamental principles of the scientific method and apply data collection, synthesis, and analysis to enhance their ability to explain how groups and subgroups operate and to make responsible political, moral, and social decisions.

The intent of this degree is to prepare students for careers and/or higher education in the natural sciences or in specific disciplines within this broad designation. This degree includes training in the scientific method, the fundamental principles of natural science, and the analytical reasoning of science and mathematics. Emphases of courses for this degree include mathematics, physical and life science concepts, principles, theories, and laws. Some courses acquaint students with the methods of conducting scientific investigations in laboratory field settings through observation, while other courses require students to construct logical arguments, make valid inferences, and acquire quantitative skills essential to many related disciplines.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Demonstrate comprehension of chemical and biological reality by understanding how fundamental natural science principles underlie the huge variety of natural phenomena and their interconnectedness.

🗸 Apply the scientific method to a concept/lab/current situation by demonstrating the ability to ask a relevant question, create a hypothesis that addresses the question, gather data using either experimentation and or observation, interpret the data and form a conclusion.

🗸 Demonstrate knowledge of form, function, mechanism, organization, scale, hierarchy, diversity, and evolution pertaining to the natural sciences.

🗸 Inspect data and apply basic statistics to their analysis.

The degree emphasizes the integration of concepts from the arts and humanities, literature, natural sciences, and social sciences, offering a broad foundation in diverse disciplines. This course of study fosters the student’s understanding and appreciation of how human knowledge and experience have evolved in historical and cultural contexts. The degree stresses the development of skills in quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and communication in order for students to be well-rounded individuals who can engage in critical and creative thinking to solve problems, explore alternatives and make decisions in a variety of settings.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Develop an historical and aesthetic appreciation of human expression and diversity as it reflects the human experience.

🗸 Conceptualize and apply theoretical constructs within the real world as it affects our physical experience.

🗸 Identify, analyze, and understand social phenomenon as it affects the human condition.