Art History
8 courses · College of the Desert · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
ARTH 002C History of Modern Art
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Advisory
- ENG 001A.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ARTH 150
This course covers art and architecture of the major modern movements in global art, from the 19th and 20th centuries to the present, including: Neoclassicism and Romanticism; Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism; Art Nouveau, Fauvism, Cubism, Non-Objectivity; Expressionism, Dada, Surrealism; American Modernism, including WPA and Abstract Expressionism; Minimalism, Pop Art; Conceptual Art, Happenings, Earthworks, Installation, site-specific art; the history of photography; Postmodernism, Neo-Expressionism; Globalization. (C-ID ARTH 150)
ARTH 010 Understanding Art
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Advisory
- ENG 001A.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ARTH 100
This course provides a general introduction to art that offers a look at works of art through the study of theory, terminology, themes, visual elements and design principles, media and techniques, with an introduction to the visual arts across time and diverse cultures. (C-ID ARTH 100)
ARTH 012A Arts of Asia
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Advisory
- ENG 001A.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ARTH 130
This course provides a select overview of art and architecture from India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan. (C-ID ARTH 130)
ARTH 012B Arts of Africa, Oceania, & Indigenous North America
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Advisory
- ENG 001A.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ARTH 140
Survey of visual culture within select regions in Africa, Oceania, and indigenous North America. (C-ID ARTH 140)
ARTH 012C Arts of Latin America
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Advisory
- ENG 001A.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ARTH 145
Survey of visual culture of ancient civilizations in Mexico, Central America, and South America up to European contact, and an overview of select artistic developments in these regions from the colonial period through the contemporary era. (C-ID ARTH 145)
ARTH 033 History of Photography
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Advisory
- ENG 001A.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course provides an overview of the history of photography from its beginning in the mid-nineteenth century to the present, examining technological and aesthetic developments, significant movements and photographers, and the impact that photography has had on culture and society.
ARTH C1100 Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Formerly
- ARTH 002A
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ARTH 110
This course introduces students to visual art and architecture from prehistory to the medieval era with a focus on art from Europe, North Africa, and the near East. The course will further consider global interactions involving these regions (formerly ARTH 002A). (C-ID ARTH 110)
ARTH C1200 Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Advisory
- ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or college-level composition or equivalent.
- Formerly
- ARTH 002B
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ARTH 120
This course provides an overview of art and architecture from the Renaissance to the contemporary period with a focus on art from Europe. The course will further consider global interactions involving this region (formerly ARTH 002B). (C-ID ARTH 120)