Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1DescriptionThis course provides an introduction to art from prehistoric times to the present, methodologies of art history and art criticism. While examining the role that the visual arts play in the historical development of world cultures, the student will study a wide variety of artistic media such as architecture, painting, drawing, sculpture, graphic design, and photography. This course will also examine the visual elements such as line, color and texture, and explore the principles of design such as unity and balance to discover how they communicate ideas. CID: ARTH 100.