Art Majors Advisement Alert: Art majors need to start their major Area F courses in their first semester (ARTS 1610 Drawing I and either ARTS 1620 2D Design, or ARTS 1641 3D Design) in order to complete the two-year sequence. Because of the sequential nature of many art courses, students must meet with one of the full-time art faculty at any of the campuses to plan their course of study during their first semester.
 
The Arts program is designed as a foundational experience for students wishing to transfer or pursue a career in the visual arts. Students who complete the recommended transfer art curriculum will be prepared to meet the lower-division requirements for art majors in most four-year state institutions. Additionally, elective courses not required in Area F for the associate degree may be taken in order to build a strong portfolio of work, as many four-year institutions require a portfolio review before the student will be admitted into the art program.
 
ARTS 1301 - Art Appreciation (3)
This course is a survey of world art from prehistory to the present. It explores the relationship of art and artists to past cultures as well as the relevance of the visual arts in our time.
 
ARTS 1301H - Art Appreciation (Honors) (3)
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors Program
This course is ARTS 1301 for Honors students.
 
ARTS 1610 - Drawing I(3)
This course teaches strategies in seeing and translating what is seen by a variety of drawing methods which include contour drawing, gesture drawing, the use of negative space, the exploration of shading techniques as well as the study of proportion, perspective, and composition. A variety of media will be used. The course may include use of the Fine Arts Computer Laboratory.
 
ARTS 1611 - Drawing II(3)
Prerequisites: ARTS 1610 or permission of the department chair
This course explores drawing problems in a variety of media. The drawing process and the use of pictorial space will be explored. The course may include some use of the Fine Arts Computer Laboratory.
 
ARTS 1620 - Two-Dimensional Design & Color Theory (3)
This course is an exploration of the visual elements (line, shape, space, color, texture, time, and motion) and the organization of these elements on a two-dimensional plane. It deals with the development of perceptual awareness, technical skills, and innovative solutions to problems related to composition and color. The course may include some use of a computer laboratory or digital media.
 
ARTS 1641 - Three-Dimensional Design (3)
This course explores the visual elements and the principles of design in three dimensions. A variety of materials and processes will be explored in a series of projects.
 
ARTS 1690 – Art History: Prehistory - Renaissance (3)
This course is a survey of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, and architecture) from prehistory through the Renaissance.
 
ARTS 1692 – Art History: Baroque - 20th Century (3)
This course is a survey of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, and architecture) from the Baroque Age through the 20th century in Western Europe and the United States.
 
ARTS 1694 – Art History: Africa, Oceania, & Americas (3)
This course is a survey of the indigenous arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
 
ARTS 2400 - Sculpture Fundamentals (3)
Prerequisites: ARTS 1620 and ARTS 1641 or permission of the department chair
This course introduces the art student to spatial organization of forms ranging from small, intimate objects to large freestanding sculpture. Sculpture Fundamentals introduces the student to a variety of sculptural materials and processes. The course expands the student's knowledge of three-dimensional spatial organization as well as developing the student's skills in the use of tools and equipment to produce sculpture.
 
ARTS 2613 - Figure Drawing (3)
Prerequisites: ARTS 1610 or permission of the department chair
This course explores drawing of the human form. Students will draw from a live model to become familiar with the structural, anatomical design, and expressive elements of the human figure. A variety of media and techniques will be used.
 
ARTS 2615 - Ceramic Design: Hand Building (3)
This course offers an exploration of three-dimensional forms in clay. Projects include various hand-building techniques. Basic technology in preparing, firing, and glazing is presented.
 
ARTS 2617 - Ceramic Design: Wheel (3)
This course offers a solid foundation for "throwing" or forming clay on the potter's wheel. A variety of issues in ceramic design, history, decorative techniques, and expressive potential are explored.
 
ARTS 2618 - Special Topics/Ceramic Design (3)
Prerequisites: ARTS 2615 or ARTS 2617, with “C” or better, or permission of department chair
This course offers an exploration of clay, building on the design fundamentals, skills, and techniques learned in ARTS 2615 or ARTS 2617, thus expanding the student's knowledge of ceramic design, firing, and glazing.
 
ARTS 2619 - Painting (3)
Prerequisites: ARTS 1610 and ARTS 1620, or permission of the department chair
This course is an introduction to painting which explores composition, color, and technique. Media used in the course may include acrylic or oil paint.
 
ARTS 2621 - Watercolor (3)
Prerequisites: ARTS 1610 and ARTS 1620, or permission of the department chair.
This course explores the medium of watercolor. Emphasis is placed on the skillful handling of the medium, color, and composition.
 
ARTS 2624 - Photography I (3)
This course is an introduction to the use of the camera as a creative tool. Students are instructed in the theoretical principles of the photographic process. The course includes the following topics: methods of camera usage, photographic terminology, identification of the camera's parts, film processing, darkroom procedures, contact printing, use of the enlarger, and photographic composition.
 
ARTS 2625 - Photography II (3)
Prerequisites: ARTS 2624 or permission of the department chair
This course takes photography as a creative tool to the next level. Students refine camera and darkroom skills as well as explore new photographic and darkroom techniques. Traditional and alternative photographic processes will be introduced. The development of individual vision expressed in a body of work will be emphasized.
 
ARTS 2630 - Computer Imagery I (3)
Prerequisites: ARTS 1610 and ARTS 1620
This course is an introduction to drawing, design, and color that uses the computer as a creative medium.
 
ARTS 2631 - Computer Imagery II (3)
Prerequisites: ARTS 2630
This course builds on the foundation of Computer Imagery I by introducing concepts and practices in motion and interactive computer graphics. Students explore computer- based motion and interactive graphics through readings and projects solving a variety of design problems that have artistic as well as commercial applications.
 
ARTS 2640 - Portfolio (3)
Prerequisites: ARTS 1610, ARTS, 1611, ARTS 1620, and ARTS 1641
This course introduces the art student to the indispensable tools and techniques for presenting one's work in a professional manner to the world at large.