DeAnza College Courses

This course introduces the discipline of art history through an analysis of images, objects, and works of architecture produced from approximately 600 through 1600 C.E., including discussion of Islami

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to the discipline of art history through an analysis of images, objects, and works of architecture produced in Europe from c. 1600 through the 1880s, including a discuss

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to the discipline of art history through an analysis of images, objects, and works of architecture produced from the 1880s to the present by a diverse range of artists i

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This is a cross-cultural introduction to American art history, with an interdisciplinary analysis of diverse art forms generated by artists of color, including African Americans, Asian Americans, Nati

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This course is a general introduction to some of the many indigenous art traditions around the world, with emphasis placed upon traditional arts created for use in small-scale communities from the Ame

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This course examines the history of women in relation to society and the visual arts from prehistory to the present, across a range of cultures. Obstacles faced by women artists are explored, as well

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This is an introductory course exploring the basic elements and principles of observational drawing, using traditional and experimental media.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This is an intermediate drawing course focusing on the creative interpretation of subject matter utilizing a variety of experimental, as well as traditional, techniques and media.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This is a foundation course in the use of fundamental design elements and principles for two-dimensional art.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This is a fundamental course that explores theory and color in the visual arts.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This is an introductory oil painting course that explores the application of the medium as it relates to the production of artwork through the translation of visual information, along with examining t

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This course is a continuation of ARTS 016A with further emphasis on basic techniques that relate to the unusual characteristics of the medium. Conceptual studies, color theory, and aesthetics are prim

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This course is a continuation of ARTS 016B with an emphasis on processes rather than techniques. Primary concerns include shaped canvasses, glazing techniques, ideas, expression, and aesthetics relati

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This is a survey course for artists and designers, using digital software as a medium of artistic expression, and is an introduction of the fundamental concepts, practices, and theories of digital art

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This is an introductory course in the use of art and design software for the computer, with an emphasis on the digital imaging creative process and the computer as a tool used by artists and designers

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course