Art
The Department of Art offers a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the majors of Art and Art and Graphic Design as well as a Minor in Art.
The Art major is offered for emerging artists to develop creative intuition, technical competence and to explore their artistic vision in Art through rigouous studio work and the study of Art History.
The Art and Graphic Design Major offers instruction in graphic design concepts, production techniques, and web design and is tailored for those seeking careers in the graphic design field.
Bachelor of Arts: Art
| In addition to major requirements, students must meet Core Curriculum Requirements and General Degree Requirements. | ||
| Prerequisites | Units | |
| AR001A/B | Drawing | 6 |
| AR003A/B | Life Drawing | 6 |
| AR004 | Art History Survey | 3 |
| AR007A | Design: Two-Dimensional | 3 |
| AR007B | Design: Color | 3 |
| AR007C | Design: Three-Dimensional | 3 |
| AR007D | Design: Advanced | 3 |
| Total Prerequisites | 27 | |
| Major Requirements | Units | |
| AR100B | Art History: Modern Art | 3 |
| AR102 | Techniques and Materials | 3 |
| AR103A or AR103B or AR103C |
Representational Painting Projects in Painting Outdoor Painting |
3 |
| AR120A | Sculpture | 3 |
| AR125A | Photography | 3 |
| AR130A or AR130C |
Printmaking: Etching Printing: Multimedia Workshop |
3 |
| AR150 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| AR151 | Gallery Techniques (satisfies two units of the Career Development requirement) | 3 |
| AR160 | Art History: Contemporary Art since 1945 | 3 |
| Upper-division electives in Art History | 3 | |
| Total Major Requirements | 30 | |
| Other Degree Requirements*
and General Electives * Other degree requirements include Core Curriculum Requirements and General Degree Requirements (e.g., Career Development, U.S. History). |
67 | |
| Total Unit Requirement | 124 | |
Bachelor of Arts: Art and Graphic Design
| In addition to major requirements, students must meet Core Curriculum Requirements and General Degree Requirements. | ||
| Prerequisites | Units | |
| AR001A/B | Drawing | 6 |
| AR003A/B | Life Drawing | 6 |
| AR004 | Art History Survey | 3 |
| AR007A | Design: Two-dimensional | 3 |
| AR007B | Design: Color | 3 |
| AR007C | Design: Three-dimensional | 3 |
| AR007D | Design: Advanced Design | 3 |
| Total Prerequisites | 27 | |
| Major Requirements | Units | |
| AR100B or AR122 |
Art History: Modern Art Art History: Art in Business and Industry |
3 |
| AR102 | Techniques and Materials | 3 |
| AR103A or AR103B or AR103 C |
Representational Painting Projects in Painting Outdoor Painting |
3 |
| AR108A | Media Graphics: Graphic Design | 3 |
| AR108B | Media Graphics: Layout and Typography | 3 |
| AR108C | Media Graphics: Production Techniques | 3 |
| AR108D | Media Graphics: Graphic Design Internship (Satisfies two units of the Career Development Requirement) |
2 |
| AR108E | Media Graphics: Senior Graphic Design Portfolio | 3 |
| AR125A | Photography | 3 |
| AR130A or AR130 C |
Printmaking: Etching Printmaking: Multimedia workshop |
3 |
| AR151 | Gallery Techniques (Satisfies two units of the Career Development Requirement) |
3 |
| AR160 | Art History: Contemporary Art since 1945 | 3 |
| Total Major Requirements | 35 | |
| Other Degree Requirements* and General Electives * Other degree requirements include Core Curriculum Requirements and General Degree Requirements (e.g., Career Development, U.S. History). |
62 | |
| Total Unit Requirement | 124 | |
Art Courses
IIn courses listed both lower-division and upper-division, a separate syllabus is required for each. The amount of work required for upper-division credit will differ in both quantity and quality from that required for lower-division credit.
AR001A/B Drawing (3/3)
A Introduces media and techniques used in sketching and
rendering: pencil, charcoal, conte, cast drawing, perspective, and
chiaroscuro. Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
B Prerequisite: AR001A.
Students experiment with varied drawing techniques in black and
white and color: ink, pastel, and mixed media. Still life and natural
forms are also studied.
AR001C Drawing with Illustrator (3)
Students in this course will learn to use Adobe Illustrator as a drawing
tool both for illustration and web design. Composition, color and aesthetics
will be discussed. The course will teach the use of lines, shapes, layers,
type design and the Illustrator tool palette. Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
AR003A/B Life Drawing (3/3)
A Students draw from the model. Gesture, contour, and volume
approaches to the human form are taught. Fulfills the Core Curriculum
Arts Requirement.
B Prerequisite: AR003A.
This is a continuation of A using a variety of wet and dry media.
AR004 Art History Survey (3)
This is a chronological examination of selected monuments of painting,
sculpture, and architecture of the Western World. Fulfills the Core
Curriculum Arts Requirement.
AR007A/B/C/D Design (3/3/3/3)
A Two Dimensional Design (3)
Demonstrates elements and principles of visual organization through
practical work. Flat pattern and value are studied. Fulfills the
Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
B Color Design (3)
Continues exploration of design concepts with emphasis on color
as a natural phenomenon and as an expressive vehicle. Fulfills the
Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
C Three-dimensional Design (3)
Explores space as it relates to sculpture. Varied media including
wood, plaster, clay, etc., are used. Fulfills the Core Curriculum
Arts Requirement.
D Advanced Design (3)
Prerequisites: AR007A/B.
Students apply AR007A/B to problems of pictorial composition. Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
AR070/170 Scenic Design and Model Building (3/3)
Prerequisites: TA001 and TA021, or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed with TA070/170. See Theatre
Arts listings for course description. Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
AR100B Art History: Modern Art (3)
Focuses on painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe from
1750 to 1950. Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
AR100G Art History: Art of The Americas [CDiv] (3)
Focuses on painting, sculpture, and architecture of North, Central
and South America from the magnificent Indian civilizations of Pre-Columbian
times to the 20th century. Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
AR102 Techniques and Materials (3)
Explores techniques and materials incidental to major art forms.
Techniques will vary. Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
AR103A/B/C Painting (3/3/3)
A Representational Painting (3)
Focuses on painting from the still-life, models, and interiors.
Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
B Projects in Painting (3)
Focuses on painting using both representational and abstract
approaches. Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
C Outdoor Painting (3)
Focuses on painting in the open from a wide variety of landscape
motifs. Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
AR104A/B Advanced Life Drawing (3/3)
A Prerequisite: AR003B.
Focuses on figurative drawing from the model.
B Prerequisite: AR104A.
Continues figurative drawing using various media.
AR108A/B/C/D/E Media Graphics (3/3/3/2/3)
A Graphic Design (3)
Students apply elements and principles of design, color, and copy
to advertising. Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
B Layout and Typography (3)
Prerequisite: AR007AB or by permission of the instructor.
Students learn basic formats, introduction to type, development
from sketch to comprehensive, and computer graphics for print. Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
C Production Techniques (3)
Prerequisite: AR108B or by permission of the instructor.
Students design for print publication, including computer applications. Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
D Graphic Design Internship (2)
Prerequisite: AR108A/B/C.
Takes place outside the traditional classroom setting as students
will be working on the premises of graphic design firms. Provides
the opportunity to experience the design field first hand in a professional
setting. For majors only.
E Senior Graphic Design Portfolio (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing.
Students prepare the senior advertising design portfolio in consultation
with an Art faculty advisor. For majors only.
AR109 Elements of Web Design (3)
Focuses on design techniques and concepts for the web. Topics include:
tools and techniques for preparing images for successful web presentation,
organizing information, specific design issues for various target
audiences, illustration and manipulation of visual images, aesthetics,
and legibility. The course is project based, hands-on, and part
of the Web Design Interdisciplinary
Minor.
AR111A/B Advanced Drawing (3/3)
A Prerequisite: AR001B
Students draw from the complex still-life, natural forms, and the
imagination.
B Prerequisite: AR111A
Students continue AR111A, drawing more complex compositions.
AR113A/B/C Advanced Painting (3/3/3)
A Advanced Representational Painting (3)
Prerequisite: AR103A.
Students continue techniques and approaches to figurative and still-life
painting.
B Advanced Projects in Painting (3)
Prerequisite: AR103B.
Students continue large-scale and concept-based painting.
C Advanced Outdoor Painting (3)
Prerequisite: AR103C.
Students continue techniques and approaches to landscape painting.
AR116 Art Education Concepts (3)
Focuses on history and theory of art education in American schools
with practical projects planned for specific developmental levels.
Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
AR118B Media Graphics: Advanced Layout and Typography (3)
Prerequisite: AR108B.
Students continue techniques in layout and typography using more
complex design projects.
AR118C Media Graphics: Advanced Production Techniques (3)
Prerequisite: AR108C.
This course is for advanced level use of QuarkXpress and further design portfolio development.
AR120A/B Sculpture (3/3)
A Introduces students to tools and techniques of the sculptor:
clay, plaster, wood, and found materials. Also includes casting.
Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
B Prerequisite: AR120A. Continuation
of A.
AR122 Art History: Art in Business and Industry (3)
Surveys the history of the useful and decorative arts and their
economic and social implications. Topics include: art in advertising,
communications, and environmental and industrial design. Fulfills
the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement. Cross-listed with MK122.
AR125A/B Photography (3/3)
A Focuses on principles of black and white photography:
camera, lighting, exposure, and composition. Course includes studio
and field assignments and introduces darkroom techniques. Fulfills
the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement.
B Prerequisite: AR125A.
Continues A. Includes development of a major photographic project,
advanced darkroom techniques, and familiarization with large format
equipment.
AR130A/C/D Printmaking (3/3)
A Etching (3)
Explores beginning level etching techniques including platemaking
methods, aquatint, and editioning prints. Fulfills the Core Curriculum
Arts Requirement.
C Multimedia Workshop (3)
This course gives an understanding of monotype printing techniques
in relation to painting, drawing, and collage. Fulfills the Core
Curriculum Arts Requirement.
D Advanced Multimedia Workshop (3)
Prerequisite: AR130C
Students continue to learn more complex approaches to monotype techniques
in relation to drawing and printmaking.
AR150 Senior Seminar (3)
Prerequisite: Senior standing.
Students prepare the senior portfolio in consultation with an Art
faculty advisor of choice. Art majors only are eligible.
AR151 Gallery Techniques (1-3)
Introduces principles and practices of gallery operation: exhibition design, installation, cataloging, public relations, and other support services. Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement. Fulfills two Career Development units. May be taken for one to three units. May be repeated for credit.
AR160 Art History: Contemporary Art since 1945 (3)
Focuses on lectures and gallery tours concentrating on recent and
current trends in painting and sculpture. Fulfills the Core Curriculum
Arts Requirement.
AR161 Postmodern World in Art (3)
Focuses on lectures and gallery tours concentrating on contemporary
art of the past twenty years. Fulfills the Core Curriculum Arts
Requirement.
AR168A/B Art History (3/3)
A Medieval (3)
Focuses on painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Middle Ages:
Early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic to 1450. Fulfills
the Core Curriculum Arts Requirement. Cross-listed with RS168A.
B Art and Religion of the Far East [CDiv] (3)
Focuses on monuments of Far Eastern art and architecture considered
in relation to the major religions of the area. Fulfills the Core
Curriculum Arts Requirement. Cross-listed with RS168B.
AR199 Independent Study in Art (1-3)
Provides an opportunity for independent study or research under
the direction of an instructor. See Undergraduate
Policies and Procedures section on Independent Study.