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Fine Arts: General Studio Art Associate in Arts Degree Program
Program Overview
Fine Arts: General Studio Art Associate in Arts Degree Program
Related Degrees & Certificates
- AA Associate in Arts Degree Program
- Art: Art History | 60 units
- Art: Photography | 60 units
- AA-T Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
- Art History | 60 units
- Studio Art | 60 units
- CA Certificate of Achievement
- Art History | 18 units
Career Opportunities
Job prospects for art majors are at an all-time high. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the revolution in electronic communications, multimedia, and entertainment has created a growing need for highly skilled artists and designers. Employment of visual artists is expected to grow faster than average for all occupations over the next decade. Career opportunities include:
- Animator
- Architect
- Art therapist
- Cartoonist
- Community artist
- Computer artist
- Computer graphics illustrator
- Design consultant
- Display designer/manager
- Fashion/floral/interior designer
- Fine artist
- Educator
- Game design
- Gallery director
- Graphic artist
- Illustrator
- Industrial design
- Jewelry designer
- Layout artist
- Muralist
- Museum technician
- Painter
- Police artist
- Visual information specialist
- Web design
Program Learning Outcomes
Students completing this program will be able to:
- Exhibit visual literacy and critical thinking through communication, analysis, and reflection on artworks and the concepts and influences from which artworks originate.
- Possess physical/technical skills within an art/design-based medium to be used as tools for creative expression.
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About the Program
Art majors find employment in a variety of fields, which include advertising, manufacturing, industrial design, public relations, and communications. Experienced artists frequently specialize in a particular product or field such as fashion, industrial art, advertising, or story illustration.
Career opportunities include:
- Advertising manager
- Antique dealer
- Architect
- Art administrator
- Art therapist
- Art critic
- Art dealer
- Art historian
- Cartoonist
- Ceramicist
- Commercial ceramicist
- Community artist
- Computer artist
- Computer graphics illustrator
- Computer publisher
- Design consultant
- Curator
- Display designer/manager
- Fashion/floral/interior designer
- Educator
- Gallery director
- Graphic artist
- Illustrator
- Jewelry designer
- Layout artist
- Muralist
- Museum technician
- Painter
- Photographer
- Police artist
- Printmaker
- Set designer
- Sculptor
- Visual information specialist
Program Overview
Students gain historical and contemporary perspectives on the creation of art, the ability to analyze and understand compositional structure, and hands-on skills working in a variety of media. Art majors find employment in a variety of fields, which include advertising, manufacturing, industrial design, public relations, and communications. Experienced artists frequently specialize in a particular product or field such as fashion, industrial art, advertising, or story illustration.
Program Requirements
Major Requirements
- Required Core Courses: 18 - 18.5 units
- ART 102 | Art of Renaissance and Baroque (c. ) | 3 units
- OR
- ART 124 | Old Masters' Aesthetics and Techniques | 3 units
- ART 103 | Art of Europe and America: Neoclassical (c. 1750-Present) | 3 units
- ART 204 | Drawing I | 3 units
- ART 214 | Color | 3 units
- ART 301 | Two-Dimensional Design DGME 103 Fundamentals of Two-Dimensional Design | 3 units
- OR
- DGME 103 | Fundamentals of Two-Dimensional Design | 3 units
- And select one of the following:
- ART 200 | Portfolio Preparation | 3 units
- ART 385 | Master Portfolio - Digital Photography | 3.5 units
- ART 388 | Master Photography Portfolio | 3.5 units
- Required Selective Courses: Select 12 units from any of the following courses.
- Drawing:
- ART 205 | Drawing II | 3 units
- ART 206 | Expressive Figure Drawing and Portraiture | 3 units
- ART 230 | Expressive Figure Drawing and Portraiture II | 3 units
- ART 207 | Life Drawing | 3 units
- ART 213 | Life Drawing II | 3 units
- ART 208 | Portrait Drawing I | 3 units
- ART 209 | Portrait Drawing II | 3 units
- ART 215 | Portraiture III | 3 units
- ART 216 | Portraiture IV | 3 units
- Painting:
- ART 223 | Oil Painting I | 3 units
- ART 224 | Oil Painting II | 3 units
- ART 244 | Oil Painting III | 3 units
- ART 247 | Oil Painting IV | 3 units
- ART 225 | Acrylic Painting I | 3 units
- ART 226 | Acrylic Painting II | 3 units
- ART 251 | Acrylic Painting III | 3 units
- ART 252 | Acrylic Painting IV | 3 units
- ART 231 | Watercolor I | 3 units
- ART 232 | Watercolor II | 3 units
- ART 233 | Watercolor III | 3 units
- ART 243 | Watercolor IV | 3 units
- ART 203 | Plein Air Painting | 3 units
- ART 253 | Plein Air Painting II | 3 units
- ART 254 | Plein Air Painting III | 3 units
- ART 255 | Plein Air Painting IV | 3 units
- Ceramics and Sculpture:
- ART 401 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 units
- ART 405 | Sculpture I | 3 units
- ART 406 | Sculpture II | 3 units
- ART 409 | Sculpture III Extended Expertise | 3 units
- ART 410 | Sculpture IV Advanced Expression | 3 units
- ART 411 | Ceramics I | 3 units
- ART 412 | Ceramics II | 3 units
- ART 417 | Ceramic Glazing Techniques | 3 units
- ART 418 | Ceramics III | 3 units
- Digital Art:
- DGME 211 | Introduction to Graphic Design | 3 units
- Photography (Darkroom):
- ART 351 | Beginning Black and White Photography | 3 units
- ART 352 | Intermediate Black and White Photography | 3 units
- ART 353 | Advanced Black and White Photography | 3 units
- ART 391 | Experimental Photography 1 | 3 units
- ART 392 | Experimental Photography 2 | 3 units
- ART 393 | Experimental Photography 3 | 3 units
- ART 394 | Experimental Photography 4 | 3 units
- Digital Photography:
- ART 350 | Visual Perception | 3 units
- ART 381 | Beginning Digital Photography | 3 units
- ART 383 | Intermediate Digital Photography | 3 units
- ART 384 | Advanced Digital Photography | 3 units
- ART 396 | Documentary Photography 1 | 3 units
- ART 397 | Documentary Photography 2 | 3 units
- ART 398 | Documentary Photography 3 | 3 units
- ART 399 | Documentary Photography 4 | 3 units
- Drawing:
Total Required Major Units: 30 - 30.5
And required General Education coursework and electives as needed to meet the minimum 60 units required for the Associate degree.
