AHIS 1, Western Art History I 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts) • Prerequisite: None.
A survey of the chronological development of Western art from the Stone Age to the Gothic Period with emphasis on the cultural, political, and social factors that influenced this evolution. This includes: Near-Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic art and architecture.
1056 9:00a-12:00p Sat A 214 Meyer W
1057 9:30a-10:50a MW A 214 Semere M G
1058 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Meyer W J
Above section 1058 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 31 to Oct 23, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1059 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Meyer W J
Above section 1059 meets for 8 weeks, Aug 31 to Oct 23, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
AHIS 2, Western Art History II 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts) • Prerequisite: None.
This course is a survey of the chronological development of Western art from the Renaissance to the mid 19th Century with emphasis on the cultural, political, and social factors that influenced this evolution. This includes: Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, Romanticism and Realism painting, sculpture and architecture.
1060 9:30a-10:50a TTh A 214 Semere M G
1061 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Meyer W J
Above section 1061 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 26 to Dec 18, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1062 Arrange-6.5 Hours ONLINE-E Meyer W J
Above section 1062 meets for 8 weeks, Oct 26 to Dec 18, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
4011 6:45p-9:50p M A 214 Rowe S H
AHIS 3, Western Art History III 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
Formerly Art 8.
This course is a survey of the chronological development of Western art from impressionism to today. It includes Post-Impressionism, Visionary Art, Modern Architecture, Art Nouveau, Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Abstract Formalism, Cinema, and the Contemporary World of Art, or Art and Architecture.
1063 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Mihaylovich K W
Above section 1063 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
4012 6:45p-9:50p T A 214 Folland T F
AHIS 11, Art Appreciation: Introduction to Global Visual Culture 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts and Humanities) • Prerequisite: None.
Formerly Art 79.
This course satisfies the Santa Monica College Global Citizenship requirement.
An introduction to artistic practices by exploring the myriad manifestations of visual culture in our world through a cross-cultural thematic approach. This course examines themes in art like Religion, Power, Reproduction and Sexuality, and traces them across cultures and time periods. Emphasis will be placed on learning the language of visual culture both in terms of the formal elements of design as well as the content of style and subject matter and finding connections and differences. Students will explore the various media of art from drawing, sculpture, fresco, oil, photography, motion pictures, architecture to contemporary advertising and design and investigate how various cultures have used specific media and themes. This course is designed to introduce Fine Art and Art History simultaneously providing a unique opportunity to explore these fields as well as to prepare students for a course of study in Fine Art and Art History.
1064 9:00a-12:05p F A 214 Brown We
1065 11:15a-12:35p MW AET 235 Perdices J A
Above section 1065 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.
AHIS 15, Mexican Art History 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts) • Prerequisite: None.
Formerly Art 9.
This course covers the historical development of Mexican art from its pre-Columbian past to the present with a review of painting, sculpture, architecture, and their social, political, religious, and economic relevance.
1066 8:00a-9:20a MW A 214 Urmston W J
AHIS 17, Arts of Asia – Prehistory to 1900 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts) • Prerequisite: None.
Formerly Art 5.
This course is a survey of the chronological development of Asian art from earliest times to approximately 1900 with emphasis on the cultural, political, and social factors which influenced this evolution. The course includes the art of China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, and Indonesia.
1067 8:00a-9:20a TTh HSS 165 O’Leary T F
AHIS 21, Architectural History: Ancient to 1850 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts) • Prerequisite: None.
Formerly Art 6.
A survey of the chronological development of Western architecture from prehistory to the Romanticism of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. It includes art history and architecture with a worldwide introduction to the history of architecture. The contributions of technology, organizing methodology, intellectual thought, social conditions, and general artistic sensibilities will be addressed. Additionally, historic examples are related to specific, current architectural work.
1068 12:45p-2:05p TTh HSS 165 Hammond C M
1069 Arrange-4.5 Hours ONLINE-E Hammond C M
Above section 1069 meets for 12 weeks, Sep 21 to Dec 11, and is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
AHIS 52, History of Photography 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts and Humanities) • Prerequisite: None.
Formerly Art 73.
This is a historical survey of the evolving nature of photography from the early 1800’s to the present digital age.
AHIS 52 is the same course as Photography 52. Students may receive credit for one, but not both.
1070 4:00p-5:20p TTh A 214 Fier B
1071 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Fier B
Above section 1071 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
AHIS 72, American Art History 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Art) • Prerequisite: None.
Formerly Art 72.
This course satisfies the Santa Monica College Global Citizenship requirement.
A survey of the chronological development of painting, sculpture, and architecture in the United States from its pre-colonial past to the end of World War II. The contributions and influences of a variety of ethnic groups to the diversity of art in the United States will be addressed. The artistic contribution of Native American, African Americans, Asian Americans, Chicano/Latino Americans and European Americans will be studied in the larger context of American society, history, and culture.
1072 9:30a-10:50a MW AET 235 Rowe S H
Above section 1072 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.
1073 12:30p-3:35p F A 214 Brown We
1074 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Mihaylovich K W
Above section 1074 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1075 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Mihaylovich K W
Above section 1075 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
1076 Arrange-3 Hours ONLINE-E Schapa E J
Above section 1076 is a Distance Education course conducted over the Internet. Go to smconline.org for details.
4013 6:30p-9:35p W A 214 Meyer W J