ART 31BGlobal Modernism
Art · 5 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Art majors should complete courses 31A, 31B, and 31C in sequence in first year. Continuation of impact of modernist ideas through mid-20th century, with focus primarily on work made from 1920s to 1960s globally. Examination of how modernist ideas and practices were influenced by industrialization, urbanization, colonialism, world wars, and emancipatory movements.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
ART 31B
- ART 100Issues in Contemporary Art
- ART 132Survey of Critical Thought
- ART 149Advanced Interdisciplinary Studio
- ART 149AAdvanced Interdisciplinary Studio: Topics in Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
4 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 4 courses over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.