Course Descriptions

The AP Art History course welcomes students into the global art world to engage with its forms and content as they research, discuss, read, and write about art, artists, art making, and responses to and interpretations of art. By investigating specific course content of 250 works of art characterized by diverse artistic traditions from prehistory to the present, the students develop in-depth, holistic understanding of the history of art from a global perspective. Students learn and apply skills of visual, contextual, and comparative analysis to engage with a variety of art forms, developing understanding of individual works and interconnections across history. 

The course content is organized into units. The units have been arranged in a logical sequence frequently found in many college courses and textbooks.

0.5 CREDIT (if taken only S1)
1.0 CREDIT (if taken S1 & S2)
Grades 10, 11, 12

• Prerequisite: 3.0 cumulative GPA
• Recommended: Students pursuing further education in architecture, engineering, and the arts.  This course prepares students for the AP Art History exam.
• Required: No
• Note: Can count as a Social Studies or a Fine Arts credit, but not both