Art History (ARTH) Courses
ARTH 300 Art Appreciation
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1; IGETC Area 3A
- C-ID:C-ID ARTH 100
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is an introduction to the visual arts and architecture in various world cultures. Lecture and discussion include an overview of different materials and techniques that are used for the visual arts, such as drawing, painting, sculpture, artifacts, architecture, and printmaking. Topics also include the study of theory, terminology, the meaning and function of art, roles of artists, elements of art, and principles of design to develop visual literacy.
ARTH 303 Art Survey: Ancient to 14th Century
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ARTH 300 and ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1; IGETC Area 3A
- C-ID:C-ID ARTH 110
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course surveys western art from the prehistoric period to the 14th century. Topics include the relationship between the visual arts and culture, and changes in the visual arts and architecture from Paleolithic to Gothic.
ARTH 304 Ancient Art
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ARTH 300 and ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1; IGETC Area 3A
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course covers the development of Western art from the Prehistoric era through the Roman period. Lecture and discussion focus on the visual arts and architecture from the ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman cultures. This is a required course for students seeking the A.A. in Art History.
ARTH 306 Medieval Art
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ARTH 300 and ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1; IGETC Area 3A
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is an introduction to Medieval arts and architecture from the fall of Roman Empire through late Gothic period. The lecture and discussion include the Early Christian, Byzantine, Celtic, Islamic, Romanesque, and Gothic arts. This is a required course for students seeking the A.A. in Art History.
ARTH 307 Italian Renaissance Art
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ARTH 300 and ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1; IGETC Area 3A
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces the visual arts and architecture of Italy from duecento (13th century) through cinquecento (16th century). Topics include the relationship between the visual arts and culture, and artists and their works from Proto-Renaissance, Renaissance, High Renaissance, and Mannerism.
ARTH 309 Art Survey: Renaissance to 19th Century
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ARTH 300 and ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1; IGETC Area 3A
- C-ID:Part of C-ID ARTH 120
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a survey of art from the Proto-Renaissance (13th and 14th centuries) to Romanticism (19th century). The course examines paintings, sculptures, graphic art, artifacts, and architecture from western culture.
ARTH 311 Art Survey: Modern Art
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ARTH 300 and ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1; IGETC Area 3A
- C-ID:C-ID ARTH 150; Part of C-ID ARTH 120
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a survey of modern art from Neoclassicism to contemporary art, from 18th century to 21st century. Through lecture and discussion, the course examines visual arts and architecture from Europe and America.
ARTH 312 Women in Art
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ARTH 300 and ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C1; IGETC Area 3A
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is a survey course of women's art: how women are portrayed in the visual arts and the study of female artists and their works from the Middle Ages through the 21st century. The lecture and discussion include both European and non-European arts of women artists; analysis of women of diverse ethnicity and how their ethnic backgrounds shaped their arts; comparison and contrast of works by women of diverse groups; and comparison and contrast between the portrayals of men and women by male and female artists.
ARTH 318 History of American Art
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ARTH 300 and ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1; IGETC Area 3A
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course covers American art from pre-colonial period to the present day. Lecture and discussion include visual arts and architecture of the Native Americans prior to the arrival of Europeans and Colonial periods, Early American art and architecture, 19th century, 20th century, and the early 21st century American arts.
ARTH 324 Art of the Americas
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ARTH 300 and ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C1; IGETC Area 3A
- C-ID:C-ID ARTH 145
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course covers the visual arts and architecture of Indigenous Mesoamerica and South America. Topics include the relationship between art and beliefs, materials and techniques used in art and architecture, and comparison and contrast between the Mesoamerican and South American cultures.
ARTH 325 Native American Art History
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ARTH 300 and ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C1; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3A; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is an introduction to the art and culture of Native American peoples. It will include the native peoples of the Arctic and Subarctic regions, the Northwest Coast, the Eastern Woodlands, including the Iroquois Confederacy, the Plains, the Southwest, and California. Contemporary Native American art will also be discussed. Comparisons between individual Native American cultures will be drawn, as well as comparisons between Native and Eurocentric cultures.
ARTH 328 Survey of African Art
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ARTH 300 and ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C1; IGETC Area 3A
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course covers the visual arts and architecture of Africa. Topics include cultural and philosophical background of African arts, materials and techniques used, and the impact of African art to Western art.
ARTH 330 Survey of African-American Art
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ARTH 300 and ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C1; IGETC Area 3A
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course covers the visual arts and architecture of black artists in America. Topics include the roots of African-American art, the Harlem Renaissance, and the political and social representations of the African-American culture.
ARTH 332 Asian Art
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ARTH 300 and ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C1; IGETC Area 3A
- C-ID:C-ID ARTH 130
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a survey of Asian arts and architecture from the Prehistoric era to the contemporary. The course examines arts from China, India, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka. The lecture and discussion include the development of Eastern philosophy and beliefs; their relationship to the visual arts; and comparison and contrast between Asian and Western arts.
ARTH 333 Introduction to Islamic Art
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C1; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3A; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is a survey course that studies the art and culture of the Middle East. It primarily focuses on Islamic art and architecture and provides fundamental information on the formation of Islamic art, its history and philosophy. Students will learn to identify works of art produced by artists from Muslim countries and regions. They will also be able to describe verbally and in writing characteristics and key elements in Islamic art and architecture. This course will include but not be limited to visual examples from Arabic, Persian and Indian cultures.
ARTH 495 Independent Studies in Art History
- Units:1 - 3
- Hours:54 - 162 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course involves a student working individually on a topic of study and research beyond the scope of regularly offered courses. Upon the approval of the proposed topic, the student will work and keep in contact with the advisory faculty to successfully complete the topic study. Students may take this course up to four times without duplication of the topics.
ARTH 499 Experimental Offering in Art History
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the experimental courses description.
