Top Code: 1001.00
The 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.
The Associate in Arts Degree in Art History for Transfer degree will be awarded upon completion of coursework totaling 60 California State University (CSU) transferable units including the major requirements and the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC-CSU) or California State University General Education (CSUGE) requirements with a minimum grade point average of 2.0. All courses in the major must be completed with a grade of “C” or better, or P if the course is graded on a P/NP basis. (Students completing this degree are not required to fulfill additional local graduation requirements.)
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 | 3 |
| ART 011A | FOUNDATION DRAWING | 3 |
| List A | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| HISTORY OF ASIAN ART | ||
| HISTORY OF ASIAN ART | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| CERAMICS | ||
| CERAMICS | ||
| HANDBUILT CERAMICS | ||
| DIGITAL ART: DESIGN FOUNDATION | ||
| GRAPHIC DESIGN I | ||
| TYPOGRAPHY I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| List C | ||
| Select one of the following: | 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 | |
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