Art History
2 courses · Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
ARTH C1100 Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Formerly
- Survey of Western Art History I: Prehistory through the Middle Ages
- 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. The study of art from prehistory through the Middle Ages. Cultures and civilizations are studied through visual imagery, lectures, class discussion, reading, and research. Recommended sequence of courses: Art 100, ARTH C1100, ARTH C1200. Formerly: ART 101 - Survey of Western Art History I: Prehistory through the Middle Ages.
ARTH C1200 Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Formerly
- Survey of Western Art History II: Renaissance to Today
- 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. Art movements and individual painters, sculptors, architects, and printmakers will be presented within the context of the social, political, and intellectual histories of their respective periods. Required for art majors. Formerly: ART 102 - Survey of Western Art History II: Renaissance to Today.