ARTS 1 - Art History and Appreciation: Prehistory through the Middle Ages
- Recent Professors
- Lewis Goldstein, Valerie Colston
- Recent Semesters
- Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025
- Class Size
- 45 students
- Credits
- 3
- Summer 2026 Sections
- View Summer 2026 sections of ARTS 1
- Transfers To
- UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
- Description
- This course provides an overview of western art and architecture from prehistory through the medieval period. The course content includes primitive features of art and the aesthetic experience; understanding of the resources for and the value of the arts and the significance of taste and style; the history of painting, sculpture and architecture from the earliest times to Gothic Art. A field trip may be required.