Art History

Student Transfer Achievement Reform (STAR) Act (SB1440)

Associate in Arts
Transfer Preparation * (Major Code: 01215)

SWC offers foundational art history courses for transfer articulated to the  Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC). As part of the Visual Arts Department, it shares its mission to encourage critical thinking through visual analysis to support culturally responsive teaching that provides a global context. The department provides a solid foundation in art history from periods of prehistory through the present-day. It seeks to train students to critically analyze visual culture from a variety of perspectives and methodologies.

Program Student Learning Outcome

  • Students will compare and contrast aesthetics in artwork between different cultures while considering the values, historical references, and social dynamics of those cultures.
The following is required for all AA-T or AS-T degrees:
  • Completion of minimum 60 semester or 90 quarter units of transferable degree applicable courses.
  • Minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all CSU transferable coursework.
  • Minimum 18 semester or 27 quarter units in major or area of emphasis with a minimum grade of “C” (or “Pass”) for each course in the major.
  • Completion of the California State University General Education (CSU GE) Breadth pattern or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) pattern.  For more information, refer to the catalog section, “Certificate of Achievement” under Graduation, Certificates, and Degree Requirements.
Required Core
ART 150ART HISTORY SURVEY---STONE AGE TO THE AGES OF FAITH3
ART 151ART HISTORY-RENAISSANCE TO CONTEMPORARY3
ART 100DRAWING I3
List A
Select one course:3
ASIAN ART
ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA, AND INDIGENOUS NORTH AMERICAS
ART AND CULTURE OF PRE-HISPANIC MEXICO
List B
Select one course:3
DESIGN I
DESIGN II
LIFE DRAWING I
INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL IMAGING
BEGINNING CERAMICS
BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
SCULPTURE I
ASIAN ART
List C
Select one course or any course from List A or B not already used:3-5
WOMEN IN WESTERN ART HISTORY, 1550- PRESENT
HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
NINETEENTH THROUGH TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ART
HISTORY OF FILM AS ART
INTRODUCTION TO ART
PAINTING I
DARKROOM AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY I
DESIGN IN WOOD I
JEWELRY AND METALWORK I
JEWELRY AND METALWORK II
WOMEN AND GENDER IN WORLD ART
MANDARIN CHINESE I
MANDARIN CHINESE II
ELEMENTARY FILIPINO I
ELEMENTARY FILIPINO II
INTERMEDIATE FILIPINO I
ELEMENTARY FRENCH I
ELEMENTARY FRENCH II
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II
ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I
ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II
INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I
INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II
BEGINNING JAPANESE I
INTRODUCTORY ELEMENTARY JAPANESE
CONTINUATION OF ELEMENTARY JAPANESE
BEGINNING JAPANESE II
INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I
INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II
ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE I
ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE II
ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY SPANISH
CONTINUATION OF ELEMENTARY SPANISH
ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II
SPANISH FOR BILINGUALS I
SPANISH FOR BILINGUALS II
INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE FOR BILINGUALS
INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION AND WRITING ON SPANISH CULTURE
INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION AND WRITING ON LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE
HUMANITIES THROUGH THE ARTS I
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
WOMEN IN WORLD HISTORY
INTRODUCTION TO GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES
AMERICAN CIVILIZATION I
Total Units18-20
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Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university should complete courses specific to the transfer institution of choice. University requirements vary from institution to institution and are subject to change. Therefore, it is important to verify transfer major preparation and general education requirements through consultation with a counselor in either the Counseling Center or Career and Transfer Connections. See catalog Transfer Courses Information section for further information.

 Some courses within this program may require additional coursework that must be completed prior to enrollment in these courses. Please consult the individual course listings for prerequisites and any other limitations on enrollment.