Program Overview
Skyline College's Art Program offers a comprehensive foundation in visual arts, encompassing studio courses in drawing, painting, photography, digital arts, sculpture, and ceramics. Students develop visual literacy, technical skills, and an understanding of art history and culture through required core courses and elective options. The program prepares students for diverse careers in the creative industries, fostering creativity, independent thinking, and personal expression.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Overview:
Skyline College's Art Program provides a solid foundation in the visual arts. By enrolling in studio courses, students can explore a wide range of methods and materials to create art. Drawing, painting, photography, digital arts, and other 2D arts, 3D media like sculpture and ceramics, and studies in film and video are all available to students. Art History and Art Appreciation courses provide students with an exploration of art throughout history and across different cultures, enabling them to make connections to their own lives.
Objectives:
- Develop visual literacy through communication, analysis, and reflection of artworks and the concepts and influences from which they originate.
- Cultivate physical/technical skills within an art/design-based medium to be utilized as tools for creative expression.
Outline:
Program Structure:
The program consists of three parts: Required Core Courses, Studio Foundation Courses, and Elective Courses.
Studio Foundation Courses (9 units):
- ART 204 Drawing I
- ART 301 Two-Dimensional Design
- ART 401 Three-Dimensional Design
Elective Courses (18 units):
Students must select courses from the following lists:
Required Core Courses (6 units minimum):
- ART 101 History of Western Art I (3 units)
- ART 102 History of Western Art II (3 units)
- ART 105 Asian Art and Architecture (3 units)
- ART 107 Art of Our Times (3 units)
- ART 117 Arts of Africa and the African Diaspora (3 units)
- ART 120 Art of the Americas (3 units)
Studio Foundation Courses (9 units):
- ART 204 Drawing I (3 units)
- ART 301 Two-Dimensional Design (3 units)
- ART 401 Three-Dimensional Design (3 units)
Elective Courses (6 units minimum):
Studio Electives:
- ART 207 Life Drawing (3 units)
- ART 214 Color (3 units)
- ART 221 Painting I (3 units)
- ART 231 Watercolor I (3 units)
- ART 234 Printmaking I (3 units)
- ART 351 Black and White Photography I (3 units)
- ART 354 Digital Photography I (3 units)
- ART 405 Sculpture I (3 units)
- ART 411 Ceramics I (3 units)
- ART 430 Introduction to Digital Art (3 units)
- ART 431 Digital Imaging I: Photoshop (3 units)
- ART 435 Digital Illustration (3 units)
Other Electives:
- ART 130 Art Appreciation (3 units)
- ART 171 Visual Theory and Practice: B/W Photography (3 units)
- ART 175 Visual Theory and Practice: Ceramic Art (3 units)
- ART 205 Drawing II (3 units)
- ART 217 Intermediate Life Drawing (3 units)
- ART 222 Painting II (3 units)
- ART 232 Watercolor II (3 units)
- ART 239 Printmaking II: Monotype, Monoprint, and Mixed Media (3 units)
- ART 350 Visual Perception Through Photography (3 units)
- ART 352 Black and White Photography II (3 units)
- ART 353 Black and White Photography III (3 units)
- ART 355 Digital Photography II (3 units)
- ART 406 Sculpture II (3 units)
- ART 407 Sculpture III: Direct Metal (3 units)
- ART 412 Ceramics II (3 units)
- ART 417 Ceramic Glazing Techniques (3 units)
- ART 418 Ceramics III (3 units)
- ART 432 Digital Imaging II: Advanced Photoshop (3 units)
- ART 440 Introduction to Web Design (3 units)
- ART 441 Intermediate Web Design (3 units)
- ART 479 Typography (3 units)
Careers:
Potential Career Paths:
An education in art fosters creativity, encourages independent thinking, and develops personal expression. Art is a broad field where one may apply training in visual foundations to a wide range of careers that include architecture, archiving, art conservation/restoration, art direction, art education, art history, art sales, art therapy, digital art, digital animation, commercial photography, courtroom sketching, curating, fashion design, fine art, fine art photography, forensic art, graphic design, illustration, interior design, industrial design, interactive design, museum/gallery direction, theater and movie set design, UI/UX, video game design, videography and cinematography, visual merchandising, web design, window design, and other creative job
