Art - Associate of Arts Degree

Provides training in art fundamentals to prepare students for transfer or to pursue a career in the arts. The core program provides an introduction to various aspects of studio art and art history, from traditional to the contemporary. Students can create their own emphasis in graphic design, 3D design, sculpture, printmaking, digital video production or studies in a contemporary media such as installation art or/and performance art.
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Major/Program Requirements

Required Courses:

ART 100 or ART 100HArt History I: Prehistoric Art to Medieval Art

3.00

ART 102 or ART 102HArt History II: Renaissance Art to Contemporary Art

3.00

ART 120Foundations of Two-Dimensional Design

3.00

ART 121Foundations of Three-Dimensional Design

3.00

ART 124Drawing I

3.00

ART 126Painting I

3.00

ART 132Life Drawing I

3.00

Students must complete at least six units from the following courses:

ART 105History of Modern Art

3.00

ART 119Digital Video Art

3.00

ART 125Drawing II

3.00

ART 175Sculpture

3.00

ART 200Printmaking

3.00

ART 204Contemporary Topics in American Art

1.00

ART 226Painting II

3.00

ART 232Life Drawing II

3.00

ART 247ASpecial Projects in Art

1.00-3.00

ART 247BSpecial Projects in Art

1.00-3.00

ART 247CSpecial Projects in Art

1.00-3.00

ART 247DSpecial Projects in Art

1.00-3.00

ART 275Contemporary Sculpture Techniques

3.00

THART 176Fundamentals of Stagecraft I

3.00

THART 179Fundamentals of Stagecraft II

3.00

Total Credit Hours: 27.00

Lower division requirements for students interested in transferring to a four-year institution in this field may differ from associate degree requirements. Prospective transfer students should complete the general education and lower division requirements of the school to which they will be transferring. See a counselor for details. Information is also available at www.assist.org.

A student receiving a degree in this field will be able to:

  • Develop a habit of critical inquiry and research relevant to creative processes
  • Foster intellectual curiosity and experimentation in different art medias
  • Express an understanding of contemporary issues in arts through visual, written and spoken communication
  • Demonstrate a basic knowledge in contemporary art and its historical relevance
  • Recognize and interpret the art from different periods from prehistoric to the contemporary time with the focus on the Western Culture
  • Demonstrate critical thinking in the analysis of both familiar and unfamiliar works of art
  • Demonstrate knowledge in basic design vocabulary related to both 2D and 3D design
  • Integrate the knowledge of a pictorial composition and express it in a variety of art projects from figuration to abstraction
  • Demonstrate knowledge in a perspective drawing
  • Display drawing skills in a variety of media and techniques
  • Exhibit the understanding of the human figure and proportions in a relationship to a space and light source
  • Demonstrate an understanding of color theory and develop adequate skills in color mixing
  • Incorporate the variety of painting styles as well as painting media/techniques
  • Practice safe working procedures