Art History, Associate in Arts for Transfer
The Associate in Arts in Art History for Transfer degree is designed as a seamless pathway for transfer to the California State University (CSU) in the area of Studio Art/Art with an Emphasis or Concentration in Art History. The study of art history provides students with a broad understanding of period and regional cultures, how humanity has visually communicated, various methods for studying art objects and its relation to broader historic and social concerns. Students who continue on to a Bachelor's Degree in Art History may be prepared to write art criticism, work in the field of art publication, in public and non-profit art organizations, or in museums and galleries as registrars, preparators or curatorial assistants. Advanced degrees offer wider career opportunities in academia, museums, preservation, and auction houses.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Students will begin to develop the foreign language skills and/or broad cultural knowledge necessary to the practice of Art History.
- Students will have demonstrated an awareness of basic techniques by applying them in the production of art.
- Students will relate works of art or architecture made both in the Western and Non-Western traditions to the aesthetics, values, or practices of the cultures that produced them.
- Students will recognize specific regional, period, and cultural styles of art produced by both Western and Non-Western cultures.
- Students will use terminology pertinent to the field of art history appropriately.
General Education
Complete one of the following general education patterns:
- California State University General Education (CSU-GE) pattern (40 units)
- Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum - CSU Version (IGETC-CSU) pattern (37 units)
Students are advised to double-count courses in the major or area of emphasis to also satisfy general education when possible. Course subject credit will be awarded in satisfaction of both major/area of emphasis and lower division general education requirements, but the units will only be counted once in computing the total number of units for the degree.
Major Requirements - Core
Complete 12 units
ART 001A
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Art History: Europe from Prehistory to 1400
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3
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ART 001B
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Art History: Europe from the Fifteenth to the Twentieth Century
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3
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ART 002
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Art History in the Non-Western World
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3
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ART 033A
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Beginning Drawing
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3
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Major Requirements - Restricted Electives
Area A - Complete 3 units selected from:
ART 001C
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Modern and Contemporary Art History
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3
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ART 004
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Exploring Art
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3
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ART 006
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Color and Design
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3
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ART 007A
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Painting I
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3
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ART 012
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3-D Design
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3
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ART 020A
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Sculpture I
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3
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ART 040A
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Printmaking I
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3
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ART 064A
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Ceramics I
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3
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PHOTO 001A
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Introduction to Photography
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3
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Area B - Complete 3 units selected from:
ANTHR 001
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Cultural Anthropology
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3
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ANTHR 006
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Introduction to North American Indians
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3
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ANTHR 010
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Introduction to Archeology
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3
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ART 001C
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Modern and Contemporary Art History
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3
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CHIN 002
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Elementary Chinese II
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5
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DRAMA 010
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Introduction to Theatre
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3
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DRAMA 016A
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History of Theatre: Primitive to the 18th Century
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3
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DRAMA 016B
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History of Theatre: 18th Century to Present
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3
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ENG 030
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The Film as Literature
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3
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ENG 038
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Mythology
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3
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ENG 043C
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World Literature I
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3
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ENG 046A
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Survey of British Literature I
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3
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ENG 046B
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Survey of British Literature II
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3
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FREN 002
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Elementary French II
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5
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GERM 002
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Elementary German II
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5
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HIST 002A
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World History to 1600
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3
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HIST 002B
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World History Since 1600
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3
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HIST 004A
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History of Western Civilization
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3
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HIST 004B
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History of Western Civilization
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3
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HIST 006A
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History of Asian Civilization
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3
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HIST 006C
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History of the Middle East
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3
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HIST 027
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Women in History
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3
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HUM 003
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Autobiography of Civilization
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3
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JAPAN 002
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Elementary Japanese II
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5
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MUSIC 002A
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Music History from Antiquity to 1750
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3
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MUSIC 002B
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Music History from 1750 to Present
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3
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MUSIC 007
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Excursions in Music of Our World
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3
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PHILO 006
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Introduction to Philosophy
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3
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POLSC 002
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Introduction to Comparative Politics
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3
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RELGN 014A
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Great Religions of the Eastern World
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3
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RELGN 014B
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Great Religions of the Western World
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3
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SOCIO 001A
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Introduction to Sociology
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3
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SPAN 002
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Elementary Spanish II
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5
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Minimum Major Units Required: 18
Complete all courses with a grade of "C" or better. Course substitutions are not permitted for this degree.
Minimum Degree Units Required: 60
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