Studio Arts with Emphasis

Minimum Units Required: 60.0 units

The Studio Arts Degree with Emphasis offers students a strong fine arts foundation, with core courses that develop essential technical skills, aesthetic vision, historical and contemporary art context, and an understanding of the artist’s role as a global citizen. Students may select an Emphasis which will allow deeper technical, aesthetic, and conceptual study within a specific medium: drawing and mixed media; painting; printmaking; sculpture; and ceramics. The Studio Arts Degree with Emphasis is designed for students seeking to further their study at an art school or at one of the University of California art departments. Students who earn this degree will also meet the requirements for the AA-T degree in Studio Arts, and should petition for the AA-T degree only if they plan to transfer to a California State University campus. The Associate in Arts Degree can be obtained upon completion of the 25-27-unit major, general education requirements, and electives as needed to complete a minimum of 60 units. All courses in the major must be completed with a minimum grade of C or P if the course is taken on a Pass/No Pass basis.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate advanced skills in selecting a broad range of appropriate materials and techniques to solve creative problems

• Utilize appropriate language and approaches to create, analyze, and critique conceptually effective works of art at an advanced level, with breadth and depth of analysis.

• Apply advanced composition strategies to create visually unified and compositionally effective works of art.

Program Requirements