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1001.00The Associate in Arts Degree in Art History for Transfer at Pasadena City College promotes an understanding of art across cultures and geographic boundaries. Students are taught to apply fundamental art and art historical terminology, and an appreciation of process, to analyze works, in order to articulate the historical, social, and aesthetic functions of art.
Associate Degree for Transfer Requirements
- 60 semester or 90 quarter CSU-transferable units.
- the California State University-General Education-Breadth pattern (CSU GE-Breadth); OR the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) pattern.
- a minimum of 18 semester or 27 quarter units in the major or area of emphasis as determined by the community college district.
- obtainment of a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0.
- earn a grade of C or better, or “P” if the course is graded on a P/NP basis, in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis.
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Program Outcomes
- Express an understanding of the contribution of art to humanity.
- Communicate an understanding of the artistic contributions of diverse peoples.
- Utilize critical thinking to discuss works of art in an historical context.
- Demonstrate how works of art communicate visual meaning.
Associate in Arts in Art History for Transfer Degree
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED CORE | ||
| ART 001A | HISTORY OF WESTERN ART – PREHISTORIC THROUGH MEDIEVAL | 3 |
| ART 001B | HISTORY OF WESTERN ART – RENAISSANCE THROUGH CONTEMPORARY | 3 |
| ART 011A | FOUNDATION DRAWING | 3 |
| LIST A - SELECT ONE COURSE: | 3 | |
| ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA, AND INDIGENOUS NORTH AMERICA | ||
| HISTORY OF ASIAN ART: INDIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA | ||
| HISTORY OF ASIAN ART: CHINA, KOREA, AND JAPAN | ||
| PRE-COLUMBIAN ART | ||
| HISTORY OF MEXICAN AND CHICANO ART | ||
| HISTORY OF ISLAMIC ART | ||
| LIST B - SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: | 3 | |
| BEGINNING LIFE DRAWING | ||
| PERSPECTIVE | ||
| BEGINNING PAINTING | ||
| INTERMEDIATE PAINTING | ||
| ADVANCED PAINTING | ||
| PRINTMAKING – INTAGLIO AND RELIEF | ||
| PRINTMAKING – LITHOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINTMAKING – MONOTYPE | ||
| BEGINNING SCULPTURE | ||
| SCULPTURE | ||
| COLOR AND COMPOSITION – TWO DIMENSIONAL DESIGN | ||
| DESIGN–THREE DIMENSIONAL | ||
| APPLIED DESIGN I – MATERIALS AND PROCESSES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO CERAMICS | ||
| INTERMEDIATE CERAMICS | ||
| HANDBUILT CERAMICS | ||
| DIGITAL ART: DESIGN FOUNDATION | ||
or DMA 012 | DIGITAL ART: PAINTING & DRAWING | |
| INTRODUCTION TO BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| LIST C - SELECT ONE COURSE OR ANY COURSE NOT USED IN LIST A OR B: | 3 | |
| HISTORY OF ANCIENT ART IN THE WEST | ||
| HISTORY OF EUROPEAN MEDIEVAL ART | ||
| HISTORY OF EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE ART | ||
| HISTORY OF MODERN ART | ||
| ART FUNDAMENTALS | ||
| HISTORY OF EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION TO 1715 | ||
| HISTORY OF EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION FROM 1715 | ||
| HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATIONS TO 1500 | ||
| HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATIONS FROM 1500 | ||
| Required Subtotal | 18 | |
| CSU General Education or IGETC CSU Pattern | 37-39 | |
| Transferable Electives (as needed to reach 60 transferable units) | ||
| Degree Total | 60 | |
Visit the Program Mapper for a suggested Sequence of Courses.