Art History

The Associate in Arts in Art History for Transfer is intended for students who plan to complete a Bachelor’s Degree in Art History at a CSU campus. The Art History degree prepares students planning to transfer into the Art History majors, or a similar major, with an understanding of the study of art. The program is an inquiry of the diverse creativity throughout the world. Successful completion of the program requirements affords students specific guarantees for transfer to the CSU system such as admission to a CSU with junior status, priority admission to their local CSU campus and to a program or major in art history or similar major. Students interested in the AA for transfer degree in Art History should consult with the Art Program Chair and a Counselor.

Students are required to:

• Complete 60 semester CSU-transferable units.
• Complete the California General Education pattern (Cal-GETC)
• Complete a minimum of 18 semester units in the major or area of emphasis as determined by the community college district
• Obtain of a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0.
• Earn a grade of C or higher in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis.

Career Opportunities

Students who study art history will explore the relationship between art and architecture,artists and aesthetics,and the cultural and social context in which they were made. Studying Art opens paths towards advanced studies to pursue careers which include: Art Educators, Art Historians, Art Administrators, Artists, Art Critics, and Museum Curators.

Learning Outcome(s)

1. Investigate with scholarship the purposes of art in history: Theoretical and practical knowledge of the historical background of art; examination of the varied reasons of art in societies of the past and present; study with respect to universal artistic concerns of humanity
2. Demonstrate skillful competence in a basic set of studio practices of art: Assess, evaluate, and interpret ideas found in art coupled with formal problems of studio art; practical, hands on study to enable students to communicate effectively, reach conclusions, and solve problems concerning the craft and criticism of art.
3. Synthesize knowledge of the human achievement of creative arts: Examination of the scope of art with an appreciation of human values; exploration of art as a phenomena of the human mind, societies, individual expression, everyday life, and social conventions; meaningful discourse regarding personal identity, goals, society and art.