Courses and Learning Outcomes

NOTE: Coming soon!

Two big curriculum changes will take effect during the Fall 2026 semester:

1. The prefix for all Art History courses is changing from AHIS to ARTH!
2. The prefix and numbers for AHIS 4, 4H and 5, 5H are changing to:

ARTH C1100 and C1100H (formerly AHIS 4 and AHIS 4H)
ARTH C1200 and C1200H (formerly AHIS 5 and AHIS 5H)

Don't worry! The class content stays the same and they still fulfill the same GE areas. If you have already taken Art History courses, they still transfer and fullfill the same GE areas!

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The Department of Art History houses all AHIS / ARTH, HUMA, and LATN courses.
All AHIS / ARTH courses fulfill the CalGETC Area 3 "Arts."
HUMA fulfills the CalGETC Area 3 "Humanities."

The two semester LATIN sequence (LATN 1 and 2) fulfills the LOTE (Language Other than English) for graduation from the University of California.

The following courses also may be taken to fulfill the CalGETC Area 4 "Social Sciences":

AHIS 3 and 3H: History of Women and Gender in Art (4–Women and Gender Studies)

AHIS 9: History of Asian Art and Architecture (4–Ethnic Studies)

AHIS 11 and 11 H: History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art (4–Ethnic Studies)

AHIS 12 and 12 H: History of Pre-Columbian Art and Architecture (4–Ethnic Studies)

AHIS 13: World Art and Visual Culture (4–Ethnic Studies)

AHIS 14: Rome: The Ancient City (4–Archaeology)

AHIS 15: Culture of Art of Pompeii (4–Archaeology)

Click below to see all Art History Department courses

Student Learning Outcomes for Art History

Outcomes:
1. Students will be able to identify through analysis the role of visual art and culture (religious, political, economic, social, educational, etc.) in art and culture.
2. Students will be able to identify formal elements and differentiate styles among cultures over time.
3. Students completing an assignment in CalGETC Area 4 (Humanities–Arts) will be able to analyze modes of artistic expression.

Student Learning Outcomes for Humanities

Cultural Analysis. Student completing an assignment will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression.
Cultural Context. Students will be able to analyze and interpret art and cultural as expressions of ethnicity, identity, gender, and political power.
Formal Analysis of Artistic Media. Students will be able to identify and analyze the formal elements and composition of visual arts, architecture, music, literature, and/or other humanistic expression
Socio-Political and Natural Environment. Students will be able to relate art and culture to the socio-political and natural environment.

Student Learning Outcomes for Latin

Latin 1

Compound Sentence. Students will be able to translate a compound sentence in the original Latin into idiomatic English.
Parsing. Students will be able to identify and parse nouns and adjectives of the first and second declensions.
Simple Sentence. Students will be able to translate a simple sentence in the original Latin into idiomatic English.

Latin 2

Clauses. Students will be able to identify and correctly translate Latin clauses containing "indirect statement" into idiomatic English.
Compound Sentence. Students will be able to translate a compound English sentence into a grammatically correct English sentence.
Parsing. Students will be able to identify and parse nouns and adjectives of the third and fourth declensions.
Simple Sentence. Students will be able to translate a simple English sentence into a grammatically correct Latin sentence.