Program Overview

Art History Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer

Program Overview

The Art Department affords a unique experience for students seeking a solid foundation in aesthetics, skill development, and understanding of the forms and history of art. The program has been designed to offer a continuity of study through structured courses in the academic tradition. This understanding of art history as a means of understanding the world is intended to support further studies for transfer students.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students completing this program will be able to:

• Apply critical thinking in the creative process
• Use the language of the discipline; demonstrate command of critical vocabulary
• Describe the roles of creative expression in human cultures
• Engage with the arts; integrate the arts into life
• Use critical thinking in evaluating works of art in intrinsic terms, expressive content, and social context

Requirements

AA-T Degree Requirements Major: Core and Selective Requirements

Complete Core Courses, 15 units

• ART 101 | Ancient, Classical and Medieval Art History | 3 units
• ART 102 | Late Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art History | 3 units
• ART 103 | History of Art from the Baroque Period to Post-Impressionism | 3 units
• ART 104 | History of Modern Art | 3 units
• ART 204 | Drawing I | 3 units

Selective Courses, choose 9 units from the following:

List A: 3 units

• ART 105 | Art of Asia and the Near East | 3 units

List B: Studio Art Courses - Select one course from the following, 3 units

• ART 205 | Drawing II | 3 units
• ART 207 | Life Drawing | 3 units
• ART 214 | Color | 3 units
• ART 221 | Painting I | 3 units
• ART 301 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 units
• ART 306 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 units

List C: Select one course from the following, 3 units

• Any course from the Studio Art courses listed above not already used | 3 units
• ART 113 | Great Museums of America | 3 units
• ART 114 | The Art History of Paris | 3 units
• ART 116 | The Art of Great Britain | 3 units
• ART 118 | The Art and Architecture of Spain | 3 units
• ART 128 | Great Museums of California | 3 units
• ART 131 | Art History Goes to the Movies | 3 units
• ART 250 | The Art History of Rome | 3 units
• HIST 100 | History of Western Civilization I | 3 units
• HIST 101 | History of Western Civilization II | 3 units

Total Required Major Units: 24

General Education

• certified completion of one of the following:
  • California State University General Education-Breadth pattern (CSU GE Breadth),
  • OR
  • Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC/CSU) pattern

Elective courses

If applicable, additional courses to meet the minimum 60 CSU transferable units requirement.

Related Degrees & Certificates

Program | Units ---|--- AA Associate in Arts Degree Program | 60 units Art History | 60 units AA-T Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer | 60 units Studio Arts | 60 units