Mar 15, 2026  
2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

ART 280 - Art History: Prehistoric to Gothic


Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: RDG 090  and ENGL 090  or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
C5 General Education Human Experience Satisfier Y
MTA Humanities/Fine Arts Satisifer Y
Global Studies Satisfier Course Y
Session Cycle: FW

This course examines the art of the ancient western world beginning with pre-historic man and concluding with the Medieval Gothic era. The periods covered include pre-historic, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, early Christian, Byzantine and Gothic. This course is a satisfier course for the Global Studies Degree Designation.

Notes: Humanities/Social Sciences Division

Theory Hours: 45

Learning Outcomes:  

  1. Identify specific works of artistic human expression form specific cultures.

Applies to General Education Human Experience Competency  Objectives A and B.

  2. Recognize the basic philosophies and beliefs of each period covered and how they affected the artists and their art.

Applies to General Education Human Experience Competency ​ Objective C.

  3. Learn the names of prominent artists.

Applies to General Education Human Experience Competency ​ Objective B.

  4. Demonstrate the knowledge of artistic works of human expression in the construction of a research book or PowerPoint.

Applies to General Education Human Experience Competency ​ Objective D.

  5. Show critical judgment in the choice and analysis of textbook materials.

Applies to General Education Human Experience Competency ​ Objective D.