Art Course Descriptions
ART 300
Elementary Drawing and Composition
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course covers the fundamentals of drawing emphasizing the use of line, shape, value, perspective, space, and composition. It introduces and uses various mediums and techniques for drawing. This is a foundation requirement for all art students. This course may be taken twice for credit.
ART 301
Digital Drawing and Composition
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course is designed to address the traditional qualities of creative drawing and the unique properties of drawings produced using computer technology. The course includes problems in observation and expression and the translating of these experiences into graphic terms by exploration of gesture, line, texture, shape, volume, space, perspective, light, and shadow. A lab fee is required for digital printing. Field trips may be planned that may require a fee.
ART 302
Elementary Drawing and Composition
3 Units
Prerequisite: ART 300 with a grade of "C" or better; or equivalent skills demonstrated through the assessment process.
General Education: CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This studio course utilizes the skills acquired in ART 300 to pursue more complex problems. The student will initiate and execute a series of related works. This course may be taken twice for credit.
ART 304
Figure Drawing and Composition
3 Units
Prerequisite: ART 300 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This studio class offers drawing from the human figure. There will be lectures and discussion on proportion, anatomy, and the relationship of the figure to space and composition. This course may be taken twice for credit. This course has an additional lab fee. Student may wish to challenge the prerequisite by presenting to the instructor a portfolio of their work.
ART 305
Figure Drawing and Composition
3 Units
Prerequisite: ART 304 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This studio course offers drawing from the human figure. There will be lectures and discussion on proportion, anatomy, and the relationship of the figure to space and composition. A local field trip to a museum or gallery may be assigned and may require a fee. This course may be taken twice for credit.
ART 307
Rendering
3 Units
Prerequisite: ART 300 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: AA/AS Area I
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course covers problems in linear and tonal drawing techniques resulting in the accurate representation of objects and environments.
ART 312
Portrait Drawing
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course is an introduction to and exploration of the human face as a subject in art. Focus will be placed on the development of skills needed to portray specific individuals rather than a generalized image. This is primarily a practice course including elements of the history and traditions of portraiture as well as anatomy. The course may be taken twice for credit.
ART 316
Cartooning
3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course is an introduction to cartoon drawing, styles, and content development as used for comic strips, commercial art, graphic design, periodicals, political cartoons, and animation. This course may be taken two times for credit.
ART 320
Design: Fundamentals
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course is comprised of lectures and projects concentrating on the elements of design (line, shape, color, texture, form, space) and the principles of organization (such as unity, variety, contrast, balance, emphasis, etc.) as applicable to both the fine and applied arts. Field trips may be planned that may require a fee.
ART 323
Design: Color Theory
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course covers studio problems in the use and understanding of color and its application to works of art, interior design, and graphics, basics of color theory, and color interchange. It also includes image and composition as related to the use of color both functionally and creatively.
ART 324
Collage and Assemblage
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course investigates the alteration and creation of a dimensional surface with found and constructed materials. Topics on the history of collage and assemblage and the application of historical and contemporary techniques and concepts provide the impetus for production of works of art. Development of a personal visual language is fundamental to this course. Field trips may be planned that may require a fee.
ART 325
Introduction to Graphic Design
3 Units
Prerequisite: ART 320 with a grade of "C" or better
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is an introduction to the visual communication arts. The course will cover a series of creative problems designed to analyze letterform and image and demonstrate impact on visual perception. The student will be introduced to the terminology and visual language of graphic design. Students may wish to challenge the prerequisite on the basis of equivalent experience.
ART 327
Painting
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is an introduction to the tools, materials, and techniques of painting. Coursework includes exercises in light and color theory, description of form, color and spatial development, and composition. Field trips may be required for this course and may require a fee. This course may be taken two times for credit.
ART 328
Painting
3 Units
Prerequisite: ART 327 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is an intermediate studio course for the student who wishes to develop greater technical skills and problem-solving ability in a more independent framework. The student will initiate and execute progressively complex problems and assignments. Field trips may be required for this course and may require a fee. This course may be taken two times for credit.
ART 330
Mural Painting
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course is a comparative survey of the use of mural painting as an interactive, public art form used throughout the world and across time. This course examines the process of creating a mural painting by analyzing a site, researching, planning, and executing murals in public spaces and working collaboratively with others. Field trips are required to execute the work on location if applicable. This course may be taken two times for credit.
ART 336
Watercolor Painting
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is an introduction to transparent watercolor painting. The class covers media, methods of brush painting, representational and non-representational composition, color relationships, and creative resolutions to watercolor problems. Field trips may be required for this course and may require a fee. This course may be taken two times for credit.
ART 337
Intermediate Watercolor Painting
3 Units
Prerequisite: ART 336 with a grade of "C" or better
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is an intermediate watercolor course. It includes an in-depth study of contemporary methods and concepts in transparent watercolor. Emphasis is given to different approaches to watercolor, as well as composition, technical problems and solutions, and individual style development. Field trips may be required and may require a fee. This course may be taken twice for credit.
ART 338
Introduction to Digital Painting I
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course is an introduction to the tools, materials, and techniques of painting using digital software to create and manipulate images. Coursework includes exercises in light and color theory, description of form, color and spatial development, and composition. The fundamental skills of drawing and painting will be applied to individual portfolio quality projects. Field trips may be planned that may require a fee. This course may be taken twice for credit.
ART 361
Printmaking: Survey
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is a printmaking survey course which may include relief (wood and linoleum), Intaglio (etching and drypoint), stencil (silkscreening) and monoprint processes. Field trips may be required that may require a fee. This course may be taken two times for credit. This course has an additional lab fee.
ART 362
Printmaking: Intaglio
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course studies the techniques of Intaglio processes including hard ground etching, soft ground etching, aquatint, drypoint, engraving and/or mezzotint. Field trips are required that may require a fee. This course may be taken three times for credit. This course has an additional lab fee.
ART 364
Printmaking: Relief
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course presents the techniques of wood and linoleum cutting and printing by hand and by press. Field trips are required and may require a fee. This course may be taken three times for credit. This course has an additional lab fee.
ART 370
Three Dimensional Design
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is a studio course covering the analysis of historical and contemporary designs and the resolution of technical and conceptual problems (using a variety of media such as: wood, fabric, glass, etc.) by the creation of 3-dimensional forms. Form, color, space, composition, and other formal values will be considered.
ART 372
Sculpture
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is a basic practice class in the expressive use of form and color in space. The student will use a variety of media, including plaster, wood, glass, clay, or stone. Creative effort, development of individual expression, new ideas, and knowledge of technical processes will be stressed. Content will be developed by using both historical and contemporary approaches. This course may be taken two times for credit.
ART 373
Intermediate Sculpture
3 Units
Prerequisite: ART 372 with a grade of "C" or better
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course further develops concepts and techniques acquired in ART 372 in the expressive use of form and color in space. The student will concentrate on given aspects of spatial relationships and the concept of a series, related grouping, or progression of sculpture. This course may be taken two times for credit. Students may wish to challenge the prerequisite on the basis of equivalent experience.
ART 394
Wheel Thrown Ceramics, Beginning
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course is an introductory class in wheel-thrown ceramics. The course will provide students with a broad understanding of the ceramics process, from clay composition to fired-glazed wares. Alternative firing processes are explored, such as Raku, pit firing, and sawdust firing. Students at all skill levels may enroll in the class. The class may be taken two times for credit.
ART 395
Wheel Thrown Ceramics, Intermediate
3 Units
Prerequisite: ART 394 with a grade of "C" or better
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course is an intermediate class in wheel thrown ceramics. The course will provide students with opportunities to further explore the technical and creative processes of ceramic pottery-making, such as, Raku and primitive firing processes and experimentation of different surface treatments. The class may be taken two times for credit.
ART 396
Wheel Thrown Ceramics, Advanced
3 Units
Prerequisite: ART 395 with a grade of "C" or better
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course is an advanced class in wheel thrown ceramics. The class will provide students with individual approaches to create their own unique pottery forms. Emphasis will be placed on more aesthetic approaches to pottery-making. Students will be able to express individual artistic concepts and ideas through pottery forms using various advanced ceramic techniques, which include glazing, firing, and surface treatment. The class may be taken two times for credit.
ART 402
Beginning Clay Sculpture
3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course is an introduction to the basic hand-building techniques and methods. The class includes glazing and firing processes used in clay sculpture. Lectures and group discussions will be conducted in connection with the course. This class may be taken two times for credit.
ART 404
Intermediate Clay Sculpture
3 Units
Prerequisite: ART 402. Grade of "C" or better required to meet prerequisite.
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course is an intermediate class in ceramic sculpture techniques and methods. The class will include glazing, surface treatment and various firing processes used in clay sculpture. Focus will be placed on in-depth examination of contemporary ceramic sculpture. This class may be taken two times for credit.
ART 430
Art and Children
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 45 hours LEC; 27 hours LAB
This is a course that investigates the relationship of children and art emphasizing the three aspects of art: seeing and analyzing visual relationships, developing techniques of producing works of art, and exploring historical and contemporary art objects. The framework for developing art curriculum that is age and grade level appropriate will be outlined. Suggested for recreational leadership, preschool or elementary teachers, and caregivers. A lab fee is required for this course. Field trips may be scheduled that require an additional fee.
ART 494
Topics in Art
.5-4 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Course Transferable to CSU
See UC Limitations & Counselor
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This course is designed to give students an opportunity to study topics not included in current course offerings. This course may be taken four times for credit, providing there is no duplication of topics.
ART 495
Independent Studies in Art
1-3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Course Transferable to CSU
See UC Limitations & Counselor
Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
An independent studies project involves an individual student or small group of students in study, research, or activities beyond the scope of regularly offered courses. See the current catalog section of "Special Studies" for full details of Independent Studies.
ART 499
Experimental Offering in Art
.5-4 Units
Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to CSU
See UC Limitations & Counselor
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB