Art, Associate in Arts Degree
Banner Code: 2_AA_ART
Control Number: 18426
Financial Aid Eligible
The Associate in Arts Degree in Art focuses on visual literacy and provides students with the opportunity to develop skills that are needed to be successful in the visual arts. Students build both their confidence and their portfolios while participating in rigorous problem solving and conceptual assignments. The major introduces students to the foundations, history, and technical knowledge of the visual arts. Students acquire the skills to build a diverse body of work through participating in a contemporary program that promotes critical thinking, creative problem solving, and aesthetic understanding.
Program Level Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate the skills to undertake a conceptual analysis of art.
- Apply the concepts and methods of composition.
- Recognize significant examples of visual art.
- Design and plan finished works of art.
- Create finished works of art based on initial designs.
Review Graduation Requirements and General Education.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ART G105 | Survey of Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages | 3 |
| ART G106 | Survey of Art from Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ART G107 | Color and Design: 2D | 3 |
| ART G116 | Drawing 1 | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select two from one of the following concentrations: | 6 | |
| Drawing and Painting Concentration | ||
| ART G108 | Color Theory | 3 |
| ART G117 | Drawing 2 | 3 |
| ART G118 | Life Drawing 1 | 3 |
| ART G119 | Life Drawing 2 | 3 |
| ART G130 | Painting 1 | 3 |
| ART G131 | Painting 2 | 3 |
| Printmaking Concentration | ||
| ART G150 | Printmaking 1 | 3 |
| ART G151 | Printmaking 2 | 3 |
| ART G250 | Printmaking 3 | 3 |
| ART G251 | Printmaking 4 | 3 |
| Sculpture Concentration | ||
| ART G109 | Color and Design: 3D | 3 |
| ART G142 | Sculpture 1 | 3 |
| ART G143 | Sculpture 2 | 3 |
| Ceramics Concentration | ||
| ART G109 | Color and Design: 3D | 3 |
| ART G121 | Ceramics 1 | 3 |
| ART G122 | Ceramics 2 | 3 |
| ART G221 | Ceramics 3 | 3 |
| ART G223 | Ceramics 4 | 3 |
| Photography Concentration | ||
| PHOT G120 | Darkroom Photography 1 | 3 |
| PHOT G190 | Digital Photography 1 | 3 |
| PHOT G191 | Digital Photography 2 | 3 |
| Art History Concentration | ||
| ART G103 | Survey of Asian Art | 3 |
| ART G104 | Survey of Modern and Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART G127 | Art of the Ancient Americas | 3 |
| ART G128 | Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America | 3 |
| ART G145 | Exhibition Design | 3 |
| Graphic Design Concentration | ||
| ART G115 | Typography | 3 |
| DART G170 | Graphic Design Principles | 3 |
| DART G135 | Digital Illustration: Adobe Illustrator | 3 |
| DART G150 | Digital Image Editing I: Beginning Photoshop | 3 |
| Major Total | 18 | |
| GE Pattern (Local, CSU GE-Breadth, or IGETC) | 18-39 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
Recommended Program Sequence
These sequences are general course maps for students to finish all major and general education requirements for two-year completion of degrees, completion of short-term certificates, and/or fulfillment of transfer requirements. However, this may not be an appropriate path for all students. The two-year sequence is based on English and Math placement and meeting other course prerequisites. Students are advised to meet with a GWC Counselor to review course selections and sequences to ensure that completion of this program will meet a student's transfer and career goals.
Year 1:
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | ||
| ART G116 | Drawing 1 | 3 |
| ART G105 | Survey of Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages | 3 |
| ENGL G100 | Freshman Composition ^ | 4 |
| Area E: Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development or any additional course from Area A-D | 3 | |
| Elective coursework for a total of 3 units | 3 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 2 | ||
| ART G107 | Color and Design: 2D | 3 |
| ART G106 | Survey of Art from Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| Elective coursework for a total of 6 units | 6 | |
| Math Competency | 3 | |
| If Mathematics is satisfied by competency, select Area A2: Communication and Analytical Thinking course | ||
| Units | 15-17 | |
Year 2:
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 3 | ||
| Area B: Natural Sciences course | 3 | |
| Area D: Social & Behavioral Sciences course | 3 | |
| Elective coursework for a total of 6 units | 6 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| ART G103 | Survey of Asian Art | 3 |
| ART G104 | Survey of Modern and Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART G108 | Color Theory | 3 |
| ART G109 | Color and Design: 3D | 3 |
| ART G115 | Typography | 3 |
| ART G117 | Drawing 2 | 3 |
| ART G118 | Life Drawing 1 | 3 |
| ART G119 | Life Drawing 2 | 3 |
| ART G121 | Ceramics 1 | 3 |
| ART G122 | Ceramics 2 | 3 |
| ART G127 | Art of the Ancient Americas | 3 |
| ART G128 | Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America | 3 |
| ART G130 | Painting 1 | 3 |
| ART G131 | Painting 2 | 3 |
| ART G142 | Sculpture 1 | 3 |
| ART G143 | Sculpture 2 | 3 |
| ART G145 | Exhibition Design | 3 |
| ART G150 | Printmaking 1 | 3 |
| ART G151 | Printmaking 2 | 3 |
| ART G221 | Ceramics 3 | 3 |
| ART G223 | Ceramics 4 | 3 |
| ART G250 | Printmaking 3 | 3 |
| ART G251 | Printmaking 4 | 3 |
| DART G135 | Digital Illustration: Adobe Illustrator | 3 |
| DART G150 | Digital Image Editing I: Beginning Photoshop | 3 |
| DART G170 | Graphic Design Principles | 3 |
| PHOT G120 | Darkroom Photography 1 | 3 |
| PHOT G190 | Digital Photography 1 | 3 |
| PHOT G191 | Digital Photography 2 | 3 |
| Units | 15 | |
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 4 | ||
| Ethnic Studies Competency | 3 | |
| Elective coursework to reach a minimum of 60 units | 6-8 | |
| Select one of the following NOT already taken: | 3 | |
| ART G103 | Survey of Asian Art | 3 |
| ART G104 | Survey of Modern and Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART G108 | Color Theory | 3 |
| ART G109 | Color and Design: 3D | 3 |
| ART G115 | Typography | 3 |
| ART G117 | Drawing 2 | 3 |
| ART G118 | Life Drawing 1 | 3 |
| ART G119 | Life Drawing 2 | 3 |
| ART G121 | Ceramics 1 | 3 |
| ART G122 | Ceramics 2 | 3 |
| ART G127 | Art of the Ancient Americas | 3 |
| ART G128 | Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America | 3 |
| ART G130 | Painting 1 | 3 |
| ART G131 | Painting 2 | 3 |
| ART G142 | Sculpture 1 | 3 |
| ART G143 | Sculpture 2 | 3 |
| ART G145 | Exhibition Design | 3 |
| ART G150 | Printmaking 1 | 3 |
| ART G151 | Printmaking 2 | 3 |
| ART G221 | Ceramics 3 | 3 |
| ART G223 | Ceramics 4 | 3 |
| ART G250 | Printmaking 3 | 3 |
| ART G251 | Printmaking 4 | 3 |
| DART G135 | Digital Illustration: Adobe Illustrator | 3 |
| DART G150 | Digital Image Editing I: Beginning Photoshop | 3 |
| DART G170 | Graphic Design Principles | 3 |
| Units | 12-14 | |
| Total Degree Units | 60 | |
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Program sequence may not be recommended for students who self-place into ENGL G100S. Students should see a Counselor for appropriate advisement.