Studio Arts: AA Degree
This degree provides a comprehensive lower division foundation in the visual arts for students preparing for transfer to baccalaureate programs in painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, and photography that are not aligned with the AA-T in Studio Arts or students who are interested in participating in the local cultural community as studio artists, potters, gallery assistants, and other arts-related employment through community or private arts organizations. Students pursuing this degree must meet with a counselor and faculty advisor to develop an educational plan that aligns with their specific educational goals. Not all elective options in this degree are appropriate for all
Courses
- ARTH 101 — ARTH-101 3 Units Introduction to Visual Culture
- ARTH 105 — ARTH-105 3 Units History of Western Art: Prehistoric Through Medieval
- ARTH 106 — ARTH-106 3 Units History of Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
- ARTH 110 — ARTH-110 3 Units History of Graphic Design
- ARTH 118 — ARTH-118 3 Units Survey of Modern Art
- ARTH 130 — ARTH-130 3 Units History of Asian Art
- ARTH 145 — ARTH-145 3 Units Art of the Ancient Americas
- ARTH 180 — ARTH-180 3 Units History of Photography
- ARTS 101 — ARTS-101 3 Units 2D Foundations
- ARTS 102 — ARTS-102 3 Units 3D Foundations
- ARTS 105 — ARTS-105 3 Units Color Theory
- ARTS 110 — ARTS-110 3 Units Fundamentals of Drawing
- ARTS 111 — ARTS-111 3 Units Figure Drawing
- ARTS 112 — ARTS-112 3 Units Creative Drawing
- ARTS 120 — ARTS-120 3 Units Fundamentals of Painting
- ARTS 130 — ARTS-130 3 Units Introduction to Printmaking
- ARTS 140 — ARTS-140 3 Units Beginning Ceramics: Hand-Building
- ARTS 141 — ARTS-141 3 Units Beginning Ceramics: Throwing
- ARTS 145 — ARTS-145 3 Units Clay Sculpture
- ARTS 150 — ARTS-150 3 Units Sculpture
- ARTS 220 — ARTS-220 3 Units Intermediate Painting
- ARTS 240 — ARTS-240 3 Units Intermediate Ceramics: Hand-Building
- ARTS 241 — ARTS-241 3 Units Intermediate Ceramics: Throwing
- ARTS 244 — ARTS-244 3 Units Kiln Design
- ARTS 248 — ARTS-248 3 Units Introduction to Glazes
- ARTS 249 — ARTS-249 3 Units Ceramic Surfaces: Wood Kiln-Salt Kiln
- ARTS 260 — ARTS-260 3 Units Studio Workshop
- ARTS 261 — ARTS-261 3 Units Ceramics Workshop
- DART 101 — DART-101 3 Units Graphic Design Foundations
- DART 120 — DART-120 3 Units Introduction to Digital Art
- DART 125 — DART-125 3 Units Animation
- PHOT 121 — PHOT-121 3 Units Beginning Darkroom Photography
- PHOT 122 — PHOT-122 3 Units Intermediate Photography
- PHOT 150 — PHOT-150 3 Units Beginning Digital Photography
- PHOT 151 — PHOT-151 3 Units Intermediate Digital Photography
- PHOT 180 — PHOT-180 3 Units History of Photography
- PHOT 181 — PHOT-181 3 Units Contemporary Issues in Photography
- PHOT 182 — PHOT-182 3 Units Photography in a Multicultural United States