Art History, AA with Designation

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Additional information available on the Art History Department website at www.ppcc.edu/degrees-certificates/art.

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Art History is the study of human expression through an examination of the history and development of painting, sculpture, architecture, ceramics, furniture and other decorative objects. Art Historians translate from the visual to the verbal, through analysis and interpretation, using a number of different approaches and methodologies. The Associate of Arts (AA) degree with designation in Art History includes courses that are common to all four-year institutions in Colorado and will prepare you for continued study at a four-year institution in pursuit of a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree or a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Art or Art History. With a degree in Art History you may be employed in one of the following career areas: museum and gallery management, media, research, arts administration, journalism, arts education, exhibition and events coordination or antiques dealer.

Full list of requirements can be found at Associate of Arts Degrees, AA .

Written Communication

Six (6) credit hours

ENG 121 - English Composition I CO1 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 122 - English Composition II CO2 3 Credit Hour(s)
or
ENG 122 - English Composition II CO2
3 Credit Hours
ENG 201 - English Composition III CO3 3 Credit Hour(s)
or
HIS 265 - Writing About History CO3 3 Credit Hour(s)

Mathematics

Three (3) credit hours

GT - One GT Pathways course (GT-MA1)
prefer MAT 120

Arts and Humanities

Six (6) credit hours.

GT - Two GT Pathways Arts and Humanities courses (AH1, AH2, AH3, AH4)

EXCEPT the courses listed in the Additional Required Courses section below

History

Three (3) credit hours.

GT - One GT Pathways History course (HI1)

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Six (6) credit hours.

GT - Two GT Pathways Social and Behavioral Sciences courses (SS1, SS2, SS3)

Natural and Physical Sciences

Seven or eight (7 or 8) credit hours.

GT - Two GT Pathways Natural and Physical Sciences courses (SC1)
. One of these courses must have the required Laboratory (GT-SC1)

Additional Required Courses

Eighteen (18) credit hours.

Please note: if these credits are not required for the major at a receiving four-year institution, they will be applied to the Bachelor’s degree as elective credit towards graduation. Please check with the receiving institution to determine in which way these courses will be applied.

ART 111 - Art History Ancient to Medieval AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 112 - Art History Renaissance to 1900 AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 121 - Drawing I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 131 - Visual Concepts 2-D Design 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 132 - Visual Concepts 3-D Design 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 207 - Art History–1900 to Present AH1 3 Credit Hour(s)

Electives

Ten-eleven (10-11) credit hours selected from the AA approved course list can be found at Approved Electives Course List of AA Degrees and Course of Study .

Students planning to transfer to CSU-FC will be required to complete a 200-level foreign language for completion of the BA in Art – Art History. Students will be expected to be prepared upon completion of the associate’s degree to take an intermediate foreign language or be able to pass the CSU-FC Foreign Language placement exam at the sophomore level. It may not be possible to complete the BA in Art – Art History concentration in two years without this prior foreign language competency.

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