Art and Design
Course Overview
Throughout the program, you will learn progressively advanced levels of drawing, and of black-and-white, color and three-dimensional design. In addition to a strong Liberal Arts core, this program also includes elective courses in ceramics, painting, graphic design and photographic imaging, all held in spacious, well-lit studios, plus hands-on activities like manual and computer-based techniques. Art and Design's cornerstone course, portfolio development, is where you will learn how to impressively showcase your work, which is necessary in order to transfer to a bachelor's degree program.
Course Structure
Course Structure for Art and Design Associate Degree
Semester 1 (5 Courses)
ENGL 101: English Composition I (or Honors)
ART 105: Drawing I
ART 125: Design I
ART 111: Three-Dimensional Design I
ART 150: Introduction to Computer Art/Graphics
Semester 2 (5 Courses)
ART 106: Drawing II
ART 126: Design II
ART 112: Three-Dimensional Design II
ART 103 or ART 103H: History of Art: Ancient to Renaissance (or Honors)
ENGL 102: The Research Paper (or Honors)
Semester 3 (5 Courses)
FNMT 101 or FNMT 118 or MATH 137: Quantitative Reasoning
ART 290: Portfolio Preparation
ART 207: Drawing III
ART 104 or ART 104H: History of Art II: Renaissance to Modern (or Honors)
ART 109 or ART 115 or ART 151 or PHOT 101 or PHOT 151 or ART 180 or ART 170: Directed Elective
Semester 4 (5 Courses)
ART 208: Drawing IV
ADC 176 or ANTH 112 or GEOG 103 or HIST 102 or HIST 103 or HIST 103H or HIST 121 or HIST 122 or SOC 101 or SOC 101H or SOC 115: Social Science Course
BIOL 106 or CHEM 103 or CHEM 105 or PHYS 101 or EASC 111 or EASC 111H or PHYS 107 or PHYS 108: Scientific Reasoning Course
ART 205: Modern and Contemporary Art
ART 109 or ART 115 or ART 205 or ART 209 or ART 215 or ART 251 or PHOT 101 or PHOT 151 or ART 180 or ART 170: Directed Elective
Career Opportunities
Career in Art and Design
- Commercial and Industrial Designers
- Graphic Designers
- Fine Artists, including Painters, Sculptors and Illustrators
- Art Directors