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Studio Arts (SD)
Academic School: Integrated Studies
(Effective Fall 2006)
Associate of Arts Degree (A.A.)
This major prepares students to transfer to institutions offering specialized fine arts majors and related fields. Students develop skills in the production of various art forms and in proper use of tools, equipment and materials.
Career Opportunities: Possible programs students could transfer into at a senior institution include the following: Studio Art (e.g., painting, sculpture, photography, and ceramics); Art Education; Art Therapy; Studio Assistant; Art History; Graphic Design; Industrial Design.
Recommended High School Subjects: Course work with strong emphasis on communication, analytical skills and aesthetics; geometry and training in art (desirable).
Remediation Strategies: Students must remediate English and reading deficiencies (RDG 111 level) within the first semester of the major and must remediate math deficiencies by the end of the first year.
Transfer Procedures: This major is subject to the transfer standards established by the College (see http://www.pct.edu/catalog/TransferringCredits.htm ). Exceptions must be approved by the school dean.
Program Goals: A graduate of this major should be able to:
- demonstrate conceptual and hand skills in the visual arts.
- describe and apply a variety of techniques using varied media.
- communicate clearly, visually and verbally.
- identify models and theoretical concepts consistent with historical and art related ideas and apply precepts to current trends within the discipline.
- demonstrate creativity, critical thinking, problem solving abilities, and self-reliance.
- apply lateral thinking techniques and interdisciplinary practices to project development.
- define the relationship of objective design criteria to a variety of content areas within the visual arts (i.e., drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture).
- interpret and describe narrative and design characteristics in artwork.
- analyze design and color attributes related to the visual arts.
- contribute to intellectual and artistic development through critical analysis.
- produce quality work based on established time-tested, formal standards.
- demonstrate skills and academic performance relative to the promise of successful transfer for further study in an institution that offers specialized fine arts majors.
Performance Standards: Students must earn a grade of 'C' or better in all courses with an ART and PHO course designator to receive credit for their completion. Students earning a 'D' or below must retake courses in which they are deficient before those courses can be considered as meeting the prerequisite requirements for more advanced courses. Failure to achieve a grade of 'C' or above in a course, after the maximum attempts allowed by College policy, results in withdrawal from the major in which the course is required.
| First Semester | Credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ART102 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 | |
| ART180 | Drawing | 3 | |
| CSC110 | Introduction to Information Technology | 3 | |
| ENL111 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| MMM | Math Elective (151 or Higher) | 3 | |
| FIT | Fitness and Lifetime Sports Elective | 1 | |
| 16 | |||
| Second Semester | Credits | ||
| ART109 | Design and Color | 3 | |
| ART202 | Introduction to Three-Dimensional Design | 3 | |
| ENL121 | English Composition II | 3 | |
| PHO101 | Black-and-White Photography | 3 | |
| MNS | Math Elective (153 or Higher) | 3 | |
| FIT | Fitness and Lifetime Sports Elective | 1 | |
| 16 | |||
| Third Semester | Credits | ||
| ART122 | Painting | 3 | |
| ART280 | Drawing II | 3 | |
| SPC101 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 | |
| or | |||
| SPC201 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 | |
| SCI | Science Elective | 3 | |
| SSE | Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| OEA | Open Elective | 3 | |
| 18 | |||
| Fourth Semester | Credits | ||
| ART125 | Art History: Ancient through 15th Century | 3 | |
| or | |||
| ART135 | Art History: 16th through 20th Centuries | 3 | |
| SDE | Directed Elective - Art or Photography | 3 | |
| HUM | Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| SCL | Science Elective with lab | 4 | |
| OEA | Open Elective | 3 | |
| 16 | |||
A student must take a Cultural Diversity course to satisfy either the Social Science, Humanities or open elective.