Art History

Effective: Fall 2021
Associate in Arts for Transfer Program Map
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This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

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  1. Review this program map to get an overview of the required courses
  2. Meet with a counselor to develop your customized student education plan www.chabotcollege.edu/counseling
  3. Use DegreeWorks, an online student education planning tool, to track your progress toward graduation www.chabotcollege.edu / admissions / degreeworks
Program Description

The goal of the Art History Associate in Art for Transfer new credit program at Chabot College is to serve students seeking to solidify their knowledge of history, enrich their cultural backgrounds, develop analytical and writing skills, sharpen critical sensibilities, and prepare for career opportunities in museums, galleries, historical societies, and heritage institutions. The program visualizes art and history in broad ways, encompassing the form, historical context, and meaning of visual images, sculptural objects and architectural forms made across the globe from prehistory to today. 
 


What can I do with this major?

Art History involves the analysis of form, historical context, and meaning in visual images made across the globe from prehistory to today.  Because humans make art to communicate the breadth and depth of human experience, art historical inquiry can lead to a consideration of varied subjects, including cultural, ethnic, social, religious, economic, and political topics, in addition to artistic and aesthetic ones. The Art History major is particularly well-suited to students who consider themselves visual learners, or those seeking to enrich their cultural backgrounds, solidify their knowledge of history, develop analytical and writing skills, sharpen critical sensibilities, and prepare for opportunities in museums, galleries, historical societies, and more.  
 


Learning and Career Pathway
  • Arts and Design

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= Critical Course = Prerequisite for Other Courses = Prerequisite Required = Required for Major GE = General Education

Semester 1

13-14 units

ARTH 4
Art History-Ancient to Gothic

3 units
History of Western art from prehistoric times through Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Aegean, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Early Christian, Byzantine, Medieval, Romanesque and Gothic civilizations. (Formerly ART 4; may not receive credit if ART 4 has been completed.)

List C Course Option

3 units
Select one course from List C below.
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English 1- Critical Reading and Composition

4 units
GE

Math Course for General Education: see a counselor to choose the appropriate course. MTH 47 recommended.

3-4 units
GE

Semester 2

16 units

ARTH 5
Art History - Renaissance to Modern-Day

3 units
History of Western art covering Early Renaissance, High Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism and Contemporary developments. (Formerly ART 5; may not receive credit if ART 5 has been completed.)

List B Course Option

3 units
Select one course from List B below.
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General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

4 units
GE

General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

3 units
GE

General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

3 units
GE

Semester 3

15 units

ARTH 6
Art History - Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Art

3 units
History of significant Modern, Postmodern and Contemporary art movements. Lectures include discussions of works made in various media by well-known and lesser-known makers, including women artists, non-western artists, and artists of color.

ART 2A
Introduction to Drawing

3 units
This course provides direct experience in exploring basic drawing concepts, including the expressive use of contour, value, perspective and composition while using a variety of media. Assigned projects may include still life, landscape, portraiture and figure. Focus on perceptually based drawing, observational skills, technical abilities, and creative responses to materials and subject matter.
Course Details:
  • Transfers to CSU

    • General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

    3 units
    GE

    General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

    3 units
    GE

    Elective- see a counselor to choose a course that counts for elective units (can be any credit course).

    3 units

    Semester 4

    16 units

    List A Course Option

    3 units
    Select one course from List A below.
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    General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

    3 units

    General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

    4 units
    GE

    General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

    3 units
    GE

    Elective- see a counselor to choose a course that counts for elective units (can be any credit course).

    3 units

    List A

    Select one course from the list below.

    ARTH 6
    Art History - Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Art

    3 units
    History of significant Modern, Postmodern and Contemporary art movements. Lectures include discussions of works made in various media by well-known and lesser-known makers, including women artists, non-western artists, and artists of color.

    ARTH 8
    Non-Western Art

    3 units
    A broad survey of art offering a rich visual encounter with the cultural and historical heritage of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. Introduces cultural perspectives developed outside the Western (European) tradition and provides students with a multi-cultural, global perspective of the visual arts.

    List B

    Select one course from the list below. 

    ART 3A
    Figure and Composition I

    3 units
    Fundamental skills, techniques and knowledge of art related to drawing of the human form using graphite, charcoal, ink, and conte crayon. Compare figurative compositions using the human form through design, master paintings, verbal and written descriptions, and critiques. Awareness of the creative process as it applies to anatomical analysis by class drawings, anatomy assignments, and figurative compositions which require the student to explore drawing techniques, compose, and evaluate drawings. Open to any student, no drawing experience required.

    ARTH 6
    Art History - Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Art

    3 units
    History of significant Modern, Postmodern and Contemporary art movements. Lectures include discussions of works made in various media by well-known and lesser-known makers, including women artists, non-western artists, and artists of color.

    ART 23
    2-D Foundations

    3 units
    Introduction to the concepts, applications, and historical/multicultural references related to two-dimensional art and composition, including the study and analysis of the basic principles and elements of line, shape, texture, value, color and spatial illusion. Development of a visual vocabulary for creative expression through lecture presentations, studio projects, problem solving and written assignments. (May not receive credit if ART 10 has been completed)

    ART 24
    3-D Foundations

    3 units
    Introduction to the concepts, applications, and historical references related to three-dimensional design and spatial composition, including the study of the elements and organizing principles of design as they apply to three-dimensional space and form. Development of a visual vocabulary for creative expression through lecture presentations and use of appropriate materials for three-dimensional studio projects.

    List C

    Select one course from the list below. 

    ARTH 3
    Film History and Appreciation

    3 units
    An overview of cinema from invention to today, through screenings of narrative, documentary, and experimental films (and film excerpts) from many countries of origin. Provides the critical, technical and aesthetic vocabulary that serve as the basic tools for analyzing this art form. Emphasizes the ways in which historical, cultural, and aesthetic contexts influence film, and how content, form, and contexts work together to create meaning in film. Celebrates film as a form of participatory culture. Course hours per week: 3. Hours credit: 3.

    History of Photography (choose ARTH 20 or PHOT 20)

    3 units

    ARTH 20
    History of Photography

    3 units
    A broad chronological survey of photography from its invention to the present. Considers the medium's dual role as technology and art. Addresses a multiplicity of photographic themes and purposes. Considers the intersections of photography and technology, history, art, and everyday life.
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    PHOT 20
    History of Photography

    3 units
    A broad chronological survey of photography from its invention to the present. Considers the medium's dual role as technology and art. Addresses a multiplicity of photographic themes and purposes. Considers the intersections of photography and technology, history, art, and everyday life. Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in ARTH 20, ART 67 or PHOT 67.
    Total Units: 60-61 units
    This program map is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.