Associate Degrees

The Associates in Art degree offers preparation for possible transfer to a four-year public or private art Institute or university. Designed to prepare students for possible careers in different fields of Fine Arts, including gallery presentation, painting, ceramics, and  sculpture.

Required Courses - Art History (3 units):

ARTH 120 F   Asian Art History (3 Units)

ARTH 135 F   Latin America - Mexican Art History (3 Units)

ARTH 150 F   Western Art History - Prehistory to 14th Century (3 Units)

ARTH 155 F   Western Art History 15th to 21st Century (3 Units)

Or

ARTH 155HF Honors Western Art History 15th to 21st Century (3 Units)

ARTH 160 F   Western Art History - 19th to 21st Century (3 Units)

List A: Select one of the following courses (3 units):

ART 120 F     Basic Design (3 Units)

ART 182 F     Basic Drawing (3 Units)

List B: Select one of the following courses (3 units):

ART 121 F     Three-Dimensional Design (3 Units)

ART 153 F     Ceramics: Beginning Handbuilding - 3 Units

ART 160 F     Fundamentals of Sculpture - 3 Units

ART 174 F     Beginning Jewelry Fabrication (3 Units)

ART 176 F     Stained Glass (3 Units)

ART 185 F     Life Sculpture (3 Units)

ART 189 F     Beginning Painting (3 Units)

Restricted Electives: Select any three of the following courses that have not been selected above (9-10 units):

ART 118 F     Color Theory (3 Units)

ART 120 F     Basic Design (3 Units)

ART 121 F     Three-Dimensional Design (3 Units)

ART 123 F     Business Practices in Art (3 Units)

ART 131 F     Introduction to Printmaking (3 Units)

ART 132 F     Intermediate Printmaking (3 Units)

ART 134 F     Serigraphy - Screenprint (3 Units)

ART 137 F     Basic Drawing for Entertainment Arts (3 Units)

ART 143 F     Basic Drawing for Entertainment Arts -

                      Drawing from the Imagination (3 Units)

ART 153 F     Ceramics: Beginning Handbuilding (3 Units)

ART 154 F     Ceramics: Beginning Throwing (3 Units)

ART 155 F     Intermediate Ceramics (3 Units)

ART 156 F     Animal Drawing (3 Units)

ART 157 F     Sketching for Animators and Illustrators (3 Units)

ART 160 F     Fundamentals of Sculpture (3 Units)

ART 161 F     Advanced Sculpture (3 Units)

ART 162 F     Sculpture Cast Metal - Beginning (3 Units)

ART 170 F     Sketching for Animators and Illustrators -

                      Visual Development (3 Units)

ART 173 F     Jewelry Casting - 3 Units

ART 174 F     Beginning Jewelry Fabrication - 3 Units

ART 175 F     Intermediate Jewelry Fabrication - 3 Units

ART 176 F     Stained Glass (3 Units)

ART 180 F     Rendering (3 Units)

ART 181 F     Drawing from the Masters (3 Units)

ART 182 F     Basic Drawing  (3 Units)

ART 183 F     Representational Drawing (3 Units)

ART 184 F     Expressive Drawing (3 Units)

ART 185 F     Life Sculpture (3 Units)

ART 186 F     Beginning Life Drawing (3 Units)

ART 188 F     Beginning Watercolor Painting (3 Units)

ART 195 F     Anatomical Drawing (3 Units)

ART 201 F     Intermediate Painting (3 Units)

ART 202 F     Advanced Painting I (3 Units)

ART 208 F     Intermediate Watercolor (3 Units)

ART 210 F     Life Painting (3 Units)

ART 214 F     Perspective and Staging for Storyboarding (3 Units)

ART 215 F     Beginning Storyboarding and Narrative

                      Composition (3 Units)

ART 216 F     Advanced Storyboarding and Pre-Visual

                      Preparation (3 Units)

ART 217 F     Children's Book Illustration (3 Units)

ART 218 F     Visual Storytelling: Structure and Form (3 Units)

ART 219 F     Visual Storytelling: Image and Sequence (3 Units)

ART 220 F     Genre and Style in Entertainment Art (3 Units)

ART 221 F     Staging and Scene Development (3 Units)

ART 222 F     Composition for Artists: Elements and Principles (3 Units)

ART 223 F     Composition for Artists: Master Studies  (3 Units)

ART 225 F     Illustrating Literature (3 Units)

ART 236 F     Intermediate Life Drawing (3 Units)

ART 243 F     Applied Perspective (3 Units)

ART 244 F     Illustration (3 Units)

ART 245 F     Classical Cast Drawing (3 Units)

ART 246 F     Advanced Illustration (3 Units)

ART 247 F     Sketching for Animators and Illustrators -

                      Traditional Media Techniques (3 Units)

ART 254 F     Advanced Ceramics (3 Units)

ART 258 F     Tile I (3 Units)

ART 259 F     Tile II (3 Units)

ART 262 F     Cast Metal: Intermediate (3 Units)

ART 263 F     Cast Metal: Advanced (3 Units)

ART 276 F     Advanced Jewelry Fabrication (3 Units)

ART 278 F     Intermediate Stained Glass (3 Units)

ART 285 F     Intermediate Life Sculpture (3 Units)

ART 286 F     Advanced Life Drawing (3 Units)

ART 287 F     Advanced Life Sculpture (3 Units)

ART 290 F     Portfolio Preparation and Artwork Presentation (3 Units)

ART 298 F      Arts Internship (2-4 Units)

ARTH 100 F   Introduction to Visual Culture (3 Units)

ARTH 165HF  Honors Creative Arts - Art (3 Units)

ARTH 175 F    Introduction to Museum and Gallery Studies  (3 Units)

ARTH 176 F    Museum Studies - Exhibition Production (3 Units)

ARTH 177 F    Museum Studies - Exhibition Design and Careers (3 Units)

Total Units    18-19