Certificate & Degree Details

• Art History

  Humanities and Social Sciences Division
  Degree A0330
  The academic discipline of Art History involves the study of visual objects as both works of art and as artifacts of the historical and cultural contexts in which they were created. The Associate in Arts in Art History for Transfer (AA-T) will provide the student with a solid foundation in both European and global art and visual culture from the periods of pre–history through modern and contemporary. The degree program requires students to critically analyze visual objects from a variety of perspectives, utilizing various modes of analysis.

  To earn an Associate in Arts in Art History for Transfer a student must complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the CSU that consist of the Cal-GETC pattern and a major of at least 18 units. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework to receive an associate degree for transfer and all courses in the major must be completed with a C or better. Students earning an associate degree for transfer will not be required to complete any other local graduation requirements. A “P” (Pass) grade is also an acceptable grade for courses in the major if the course is taken on a Pass or No Pass basis.

  Required Courses

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  Core Courses		9
  AHIS 4	History of Western Art: Prehistoric Through Gothic
  or AHIS 4H	History of Western Art: Prehistoric Through Gothic - Honors
  or AHIS 5	History of Western Art: Renaissance Through Modern
  or AHIS 5H	History of Western Art: Renaissance Through Modern - Honors
  AHIS 9	History of Asian Art and Architecture
  or AHIS 11	History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art
  or AHIS 11H	History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art - Honors
  or AHIS 12	History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture
  or AHIS 12H	History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture - Honors
  or AHIS 13	World Art and Visual Culture
  or AHIS 16	History of Latin American Art and Visual Culture
  or AHIS 16H	History of Latin American Art and Visual Culture - Honors
  ARTD 15A	Drawing: Beginning
  List A		3
  Choose one course from the following:
  AHIS 3	History of Women and Gender in Art
  or AHIS 3H	History of Women and Gender in Art - Honors
  AHIS 6	History of Modern Art
  or AHIS 6H	History of Modern Art - Honors
  AHIS 7	Global Contemporary Visual Culture
  AHIS 8	History of Medieval Art and Architecture
  AHIS 9	History of Asian Art and Architecture
  AHIS 10	A History of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture
  AHIS 11	History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art
  or AHIS 11H	History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art - Honors
  AHIS 12	History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture
  or AHIS 12H	History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture - Honors
  AHIS 13	World Art and Visual Culture
  AHIS 14	Rome: The Ancient City
  AHIS 15	Culture and Art of Pompeii
  AHIS 16	History of Latin American Art and Visual Culture
  or AHIS 16H	History of Latin American Art and Visual Culture - Honors
  List B		3
  Choose one course from the following:
  ANIM 108	Principles of Animation
  ANIM 115	Storyboarding
  ANIM 130	Introduction to 3D Modeling
  ANIM 172	Motion Graphics, Compositing and Visual Effects
  ARTB 14	Basic Studio Arts
  ARTC 100	Fundamentals of Graphic Design
  ARTC 272	Motion Graphics, Compositing and Visual Effects
  ARTD 15B	Drawing: Intermediate
  ARTD 16	Drawing: Perspective
  ARTD 17A	Drawing: Life
  ARTD 20	Design: Two-Dimensional
  ARTD 21	Design: Color and Composition
  ARTD 25A	Beginning Painting I
  ARTD 43A	Introduction to Printmaking
  ARTD 44A	Printmaking: Introduction to Lithography I
  ARTG 20	Art and Culture - Galleries, Museums, and Their Communities
  ARTS 22	Design: Three-Dimensional
  ARTS 30A	Ceramics: Beginning I
  ARTS 33	Ceramics: Hand Construction
  ARTS 40A	Sculpture: Beginning
  ARTS 40B	Sculpture: Intermediate
  PHOT 10	Basic Digital and Film Photography
  PHOT 58	Photography & Video Social Media Marketing
  List C		3
  Choose one course not already used from List A or List B.
  AHIS 3	History of Women and Gender in Art
  or AHIS 3H	History of Women and Gender in Art - Honors
  AHIS 6	History of Modern Art
  or AHIS 6H	History of Modern Art - Honors
  AHIS 7	Global Contemporary Visual Culture
  AHIS 8	History of Medieval Art and Architecture
  AHIS 9	History of Asian Art and Architecture
  AHIS 10	A History of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture
  AHIS 11	History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art
  or AHIS 11H	History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art - Honors
  AHIS 12	History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture
  or AHIS 12H	History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture - Honors
  AHIS 13	World Art and Visual Culture
  AHIS 14	Rome: The Ancient City
  AHIS 15	Culture and Art of Pompeii
  AHIS 16	History of Latin American Art and Visual Culture
  or AHIS 16H	History of Latin American Art and Visual Culture - Honors
  ANIM 108	Principles of Animation
  ANIM 115	Storyboarding
  ANIM 130	Introduction to 3D Modeling
  ANIM 172	Motion Graphics, Compositing and Visual Effects
  ARTB 14	Basic Studio Arts
  ARTC 100	Fundamentals of Graphic Design
  ARTC 272	Motion Graphics, Compositing and Visual Effects
  ARTD 15B	Drawing: Intermediate
  ARTD 16	Drawing: Perspective
  ARTD 17A	Drawing: Life
  ARTD 20	Design: Two-Dimensional
  ARTD 21	Design: Color and Composition
  ARTD 25A	Beginning Painting I
  ARTD 43A	Introduction to Printmaking
  ARTD 44A	Printmaking: Introduction to Lithography I
  ARTG 20	Art and Culture - Galleries, Museums, and Their Communities
  ARTS 22	Design: Three-Dimensional
  ARTS 30A	Ceramics: Beginning I
  ARTS 33	Ceramics: Hand Construction
  ARTS 40A	Sculpture: Beginning
  ARTS 40B	Sculpture: Intermediate
  PHOT 10	Basic Digital and Film Photography
  PHOT 58	Photography & Video Social Media Marketing
  Total Units for Major		18
  General Education (Cal-GETC) units 1		34
  Total Units		60

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  Courses may be double-counted for the major and Cal-GETC. However, courses may not be double-counted to satisfy more than one area of Cal-GETC.

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