The Associate of Arts Degree in Art offers a focused approach towards artistic practice and critical thinking through a variety of studio arts and art history courses, including two- and three-dimensional design, ceramics, glass blowing, design in glass, digital art and design, drawing and painting, life drawing, photography and sculpture. Emphasis throughout the curriculum will be placed on individual creativity, aesthetic awareness, and an understanding of the visual arts in societies past and present.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| ART 100 | Art History: The Stone Age to the Middle Ages | 3 |
| ART 120 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 124A | Beginning Drawing | 3 |
| ART 148 | Fundamental Graphic Design Principles and Digital Practices | 3 |
| ART 161 | Digital Photography | 3 |
| ART 126A | Beginning Painting | 3 |
| or ART 132A | Beginning Life Drawing | |
| One of the following Art History courses: | 3 | |
| Art History: Renaissance to Present | ||
or ART 102H | Art History: Renaissance to Present - Honors | |
| History of Modern Art | ||
| Art History: Africa, Oceania and the Americas | ||
| Art of Mexico and Mesoamerica | ||
| One of the following Design courses: | 3 | |
| Three-Dimensional Design (One of the following Design courses:) | ||
| Beginning Sculpture | ||
| Beginning Ceramics | ||
| Total Units | 24 | |
To earn an SBVC Associate Degree students must complete one of the following general education patterns:
Program Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Integrate drawing and design skills into their aesthetic sensibility.
- Describe the evolution of art history.
- Demonstrate skill in the use of basic tools, techniques, and processes to work from concept to finished product.
- Use basic materials and procedures in 2D and 3D media.