Courses
ART 101: Visual Literacy
(3) F, S, Summer - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Study of the language, methods, materials and meaning of visual imagery, as found in art and everyday life. The role and meaning of visual images in society, both historical and contemporary, also covered.
ART 102A: Early Twentieth Century Art(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Survey of the evolution of major styles, meanings, innovations and concepts in art during the first half of the 20th century, with emphasis on the historical, social, cultural and ideological context of modernism. Designed to develop an awareness of the significance of modern art.
ART 102B: Late Twentieth Century Art(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: Art 102A
Introduction to developments in art of the late 20th century and their theoretical basis. Exploration of the historical, social, cultural and ideological context of art made after World War II to the end of the century.
ART 103: History Of Art, Prehistoric To Gothic(3) F, S, Summer - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Survey of art from prehistoric times through the Gothic period, and an examination of its cultural and conceptual context. (CAN ART 2 or CAN ART SEQ. A [with ART 104 or ART 104HR])
ART 104: History Of Art, Renaissance To Modern(3) F, S, Summer - CSU, UC*
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Survey of art from 1300 to the mid-20th century (the Renaissance to Abstract Expressionism), and an examination of its cultural and conceptual context. (CAN ART 4 or CAN ART SEQ A [with ART 103])
ART 104H: History Of Art, Renaissance To Modern, Honors(4) - CSU, UC*
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or ENG 110GB
Limitation on Enrollment: Acceptance into the Honors Program Survey of the history of Western art, its styles and cultural context, from the Renaissance to the present. (CAN ART 4 or CAN ART SEQ A [with ART 103])
ART 106: History Of American Art(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Study of American painting, sculpture, architecture, decorative arts and photography from Colonial times to the present. Traces the influences on American art from European sources, and surveys the variety of styles which the United States has experienced.
ART 107: History Of African And Oceanic Art(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Overview of the traditional arts of African tribes and kingdoms, and of the arts of the Pacific Islands: their painting, sculpture, masks and ritual objects, their influence on art of the West.
ART 108: History Of Asian Art(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Introduction to the painting, architecture and crafts of India, China, Japan and Southeast Asia. Overview of the relationship of artistic, cultural and historical events in both East and West, stressing exchange of influences and ideas.
ART 109: Native American Art And Architecture(3)F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Survey of the structure and art of Native American peoples, both prehistoric and after contact with Europeans. Examines the role of architecture and art on a cultural and geographical basis. Explores structures, artistic styles and media within the groups that lived north of the Rio Grande River.
ART 110: History Of Women In Art(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
History of women in art. The study of the role and contribution of women in art as artists and subjects.
ART 111: Survey Of Tribal Arts(3) F, S- CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Overview of the traditional arts of African tribes and kingdoms of Oceania and Australia, and of Native Americans located north of Rio Grande River; their painting, sculpture, masks, ritual objects and architecture.
ART 112: Survey Of Pre-Columbian Art(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Introduction to the art of Pre-Columbian Meso-America and Andean South America. Major monuments examined in their cultural contexts.
ART 113: Survey Of Architecture(3) F, S -CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Overview of architecture, structural systems and urban design, from ancient civilizations to the present day, with emphasis on 20th century developments. Includes discussion of the influence of various non-Western architectural traditions.
ART 114: History Of Photography(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Overview of the history of photography from 1839 to the present. Organized in a topical framework, course examines the development of photography, its role in visual communication and artistic expression, as well as its contribution to the visual arts. Technological developments and individual photographers are also discussed.
ART 115: Topics In Art History(3) F, S - CSU, UC*
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Designed to offer study in a wide range of topics related to the history of art, allowing for concentrated exploration of a topic not normally treated in any depth in a survey class. The content varies each semester and is described in the Schedule of Classes.
ART 116: Topics In Art History(2) F, S - CSU, UC*
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Designed to offer study in a wide range of topics related to the history of art, allowing for concentrated exploration of a topic not normally treated in any depth in a survey class. The content varies each semester and is described in the Schedule of Classes.
ART 117: Topics In Art History(1) F, S - CSU, UC*
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Designed to offer study in a wide range of topics related to the history of art, allowing for concentrated exploration of a topic not normally treated in any depth in a survey class. The content varies each semester and is described in the Schedule of Classes.
ART 118: Topics In Studio Art(2) F, S, Summer - CSU, UC*
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Designed to give students an opportunity to take specific in-depth and specialized courses in a variety of studio subjects which could include ceramics, drawing, design, painting, printmaking and sculpture. Specific subject matter is described in the Schedule of Classes each semester.
ART 119: Topics In Studio Art(1) F, S, Summer - CSU, UC*
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Designed to give students an opportunity to take specific in-depth and specialized courses in a variety of studio subjects which could include ceramics, drawing, design, painting, printmaking and sculpture. Specific subject matter is described in the Schedule of Classes each semester.
ART 120: Fundamentals Of Drawing(3) F, S, Summer - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Basic principles of drawing studied through the use of many media, with emphasis on dark and light, perspective and rendering. (CAN ART 8)
ART 121: Creative Drawing(3) F - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 120
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Study of creative and technical problems related to intermediate level drawings. Principles of composition, color theory, abstraction and contemporary drawing examined. Black and white and color media.
ART 122: Figure Drawing(3) F, S, Summer - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 120
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Study of the basic concepts and techniques used in drawing the figure. Study of gesture drawing, contour drawing, volume and the dynamics of anatomy.
ART 123: Life Drawing/Anatomy(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 120
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Basic course in drawing the figure supported by study of artistic anatomy; emphasis on drawing as information-gathering; use of black and white media.
ART 124A: Classical Animation I(3) F, S - CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 120 and ART 140
Basic principles of animation studied through drawing and other media. Includes analytical understanding and depiction of movement of things and natural life forms in the real world.
ART 124B: Classical Animation II(3) F, S - CSU
Prerequisites: ART 124A
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 120 and ART 140
Further study and application of animation principles through drawing, with emphasis on character development, timing, action analysis, complex movement and the filmmaking process.
ART 126: Pastel Drawing(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 120
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Designed to increase drawing skills and color perception, while exploring the unique character of the pastel medium.
ART 127: Portrait Drawing(3) S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 120
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Basic structural skills in drawing the head through examination of the relationship between head, neck, face and shoulder girdle.
ART 129A: Visualization Techniques I(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101 and ART 120
Basic studio fundamentals of quick sketching, problems and techniques. Includes an introduction to perspective and rendering practice. Requires development of portfolio projects.
ART 129B: Visualization Techniques II(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: Art 129A
Advanced studio work in quick sketching techniques. Emphasis on sketching complex perspective and rendering projects with a variety of styles, configurations, media and trade short-cuts. Provides experience that enhances advanced studio courses in all design curricula. Requires development of portfolio projects.
ART 130: Fundamentals Of Painting In Acrylics(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 120 and ART 140
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: Art 101
Principles of composition, color, light and shade, and painting techniques in the acrylic medium.(CAN ART 10)
ART 131: Fundamentals Of Oil Painting(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 120 and ART 140
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Continuation of Art 130 in the oil medium, with additional emphasis on the painting process.(CAN ART 10)
ART 132: Fundamentals Of Watercolor Painting(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 120
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Principles of composition and handling of watercolor medium, with emphasis on the creative attitude.
ART 133: Intermediate Painting(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 130 or ART 131
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Principles of more complex compositions using oil or acrylic medium, emphasizing the creative attitude and different techniques.
ART 134: Fundamentals Of Landscape Painting(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 130 or ART 131
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Principles and skills learned in ART 130 and 131 applied exclusively to landscape, working on location and in the studio.
ART 135: Figure Painting(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 122 and ART 130 or ART 131
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Painting the human figure, using models, with emphasis on the painting process and composition, with some abstract concepts introduced.
ART 136: Portrait Painting(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 135
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Continuation of ART 135, with emphasis on portraiture, using various painting techniques.
ART 137: Advanced Painting(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 133 or ART 134
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Self-directed painting assignments (working with instructor), with special emphasis on the creative attitude.
ART 140: 2-D Design: Composition And Color(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Beginning course in 2-D design, composition and color. Theory and application of image-making using the elements of art, with emphasis on the creative process. (CAN ART 14 or CAN ART 22 or CAN FCS 4)
ART 141: 3-D Design: Form And Space(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Beginning course in three-dimensional design. Introduction to form, structure, the elements of design and three-dimensional design theory. Includes an exploration of various materials and techniques, with emphasis on the creative process. (CAN ART 16)
ART 142: Graphic Composition And Form(3) - CSU
Prerequisites: ART 140
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Designed to examine selected graphic design methods and to increase student's knowledge and ability by practical application in design projects.
ART 144: 4-D And New Genre Artmaking(3) S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Issues and practices of time-based art, electronic and emerging technologies and new genre artmaking. Students use traditional and non-traditional processes to create installations, performances and telecommunications-based pieces.
ART 148: Introduction To Commercial Art(3) - CSU
Prerequisites: ART 140
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Introduction to commercial art, mechanical layout and illustrative art careers. Techniques and methods for rendering advertising layouts for magazines, TV commercials, catalogs and multimedia.
ART 150: Fundamentals Of Ceramics(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101 and ART 141
Introductory course on the techniques employed in working with clay. Topics include wheel throwing, hand-building, engobe and glaze application. (CAN ART 6)
ART 151: Intermediate Ceramics(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 141 and ART 150
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Continuation of ART 150 in ceramics. Expanding the skills in forming techniques, wheel throwing and slab construction. Various glaze applications. Exploration of surface treatments: intaglio, sgraffito, majolica, mishima, wax resist. Rakus and other firing techniques also covered.
ART 152: Advanced Ceramics(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 151
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ART 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Continuation of ART 151. Designed for students interested in developing a personal style in their work. Advanced wheel-throwing techniques, glaze application and formulation. Includes theory and practical application of kiln operation, electric and gas fired, oxidation and reduction.
ART 153: Porcelain Production(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 151
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Extension of ART 152. Designed to develop advanced skills and techniques essential for working with porcelain. Exploration of special glaze effects and kiln procedures employed by the old Chinese and Japanese cultures: sang-de-boeuf, celadons and chun-blues.
ART 154: Ceramic Sculpture(3) - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 152
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Extension of ART 152. Introduction to techniques and materials employed in making large-scale ceramic sculptures, including wheel-thrown sculptures, slab-forming, extruded forms, press forming. Experimentation with surface treatments, textures, stains, oxides, glazes and firing procedures.
ART 155: Ceramic Glaze Formulation(3) S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 151
Course Advisories: ART 101
Introduction to principles, techniques and materials used in the formulation and application of ceramic glazes. Topics include low-fire, Raku, high-fire and porcelain glazes
ART 156: Primitive And Contemporary Low-Fire Methods(3) - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 152
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Extension of ART 152. Focuses on new and ancient techniques in low-fire ceramics, including pit-firing, raku-firing, low-fired salt and fuming, and saggar firing. Electric-fired lusters, stencils and under and overglazing included.
ART 170: Introduction To Sculpture(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101 and ART 120 and ART 141
Introduction to the materials, tools and techniques of sculpture. Fundamentals of sculpture production explored, including methods of carving, construction and casting. (CAN ART 12)
ART 171: Intermediate Sculpture(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 141 and ART 170
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Continuation of ART 170. Studies and projects in lasting materials and the use of power tools. Three-dimensional aesthetics and problem-solving techniques included.
ART 172: Advanced Sculpture(3) F, S, Summer - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 171
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Includes the generation of unique individual projects, from conception to formal presentation. Relying on foundation courses, emphasis is on three-dimensional, problem-solving aesthetics.
ART 173: Beginning Casting(3) F, S - CSU
Prerequisites: ART 171
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Introduction to a variety of casting techniques and sculptural relationships. Covers all steps of the casting process, but concentrates on the early stages of casting. Possible casting techniques to include plaster, wax, ceramic and poured metals.
ART 174: Beginning Bronze Casting(3) F, S - CSU
Prerequisites: ART 173
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Introduction to traditional bronze casting techniques used in the formal development of a sculptural image. Covers all steps of the process, but concentrates on the early stages of casting - mold making, wax working, gating, the investment processes, furnace procedures and metal pouring.
ART 175: Intermediate Bronze Casting(3) F, S, Summer - CSU
Prerequisites: ART 174
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Focuses on the sculptural applications of casting. More challenging casting problems approached. Covers all steps of the process, but concentrates on the later stages of casting - metal pouring, divestment, chasing, finish and patination.
ART 176: Advanced Bronze Casting(3) F, S - CSU
Prerequisites: ART 175
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Focuses on the advanced sculptural applications of casting. More challenging casting problems approached. Covers all steps of the process: mold making and wax working through patination, plus the operation of foundry equipment, loading and firing the burnout kiln and conducting pours. Contemporary and experimental casting techniques explored.
ART 177: Beginning Aluminum Casting(3) F, S - CSU
Prerequisites: ART 173
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Introduction to the traditional processes of aluminum casting techniques used in the formal development of a sculptural image. Covers all steps of the process, but concentrates on the early stages of casting-mold making, wax working, gating, investment processes, furnace procedures and metal pouring.
ART 179: Advanced Aluminum Casting(3) - CSU
Prerequisites: ART 177
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Focuses on the advanced sculptural applications of casting. More challenging casting problems approached. Covers all steps of the process: mold making and wax working through metal coloration, plus the operation of foundry equipment, loading and firing the burnout kiln, and conducting pours. Contemporary and experimental casting techniques explored.
ART 180: Sculpture Fabrication(3) F, S - CSU
Prerequisites: ART 171
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Concentration on sculpture fabrication. Covers a variety of assemblage techniques and materials, including wood and metal. Concentration on the additive processes and elements of design in sculpture fabrication.
ART 181: Intermediate Sculpture Fabrication(3) F, S - CSU
Prerequisites: ART 180
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Concentration on sculpture fabrication. Covers a variety of assemblage techniques and materials, including wood and metal. Concentration on the additive processes and elements of design in sculpture fabrication.
ART 182: Advanced Sculpture Fabrication(3) F, S - CSU
Prerequisites: ART 181
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Concentration on sculpture fabrication. Covers advanced assemblage techniques and materials, including wood and metal. Concentration on the additive processes and elements of design in sculpture fabrication.
ART 183: Beginning Clay Modeling(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 170
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Introduction to clay modeling techniques and sculptural relationships. Concentration on the elements of design and modeling techniques in basic figurative sculpture.
ART 184: Figurative Clay Modeling(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 183
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Advanced figurative clay modeling techniques and sculptural relationships. Concentration on developing the figure as sculpture.
ART 190: Introduction To Printmaking(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101 and ART 120 and ART 140
Introduction to printmaking: history, methods, materials in relief, intaglio, planographic and contemporary practices. (CAN ART 20)
ART 191: Intermediate Printmaking: Etching(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 140 and ART 190
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101 and ART 120
Continuation of the intaglio processes covered in ART 190.
ART 192: Intermediate Printmaking: Relief(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 140 and ART 190
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101 and ART 120
Continuation of the relief processes covered in ART 190.
ART 193: Beginning Printmaking: Silkscreen(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101 and ART 120 and ART 140
Introduction to techniques used in making silkscreens; various stencil and printing processes employed.
ART 194: Intermediate Printmaking: Silkscreen(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 193
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101 and ART 140
Continuation of the silkscreen processes covered in ART 193.
ART 195: Photo Printmaking Techniques(3) F, S - CSU
Prerequisites: ART 190
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Introduction to the materials and techniques of photographic processes used in printmaking.
ART 196: Collograph Printmaking(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Prerequisites: ART 140
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101
Thorough investigation of the printed collage in a larger format than required in ART 190.
ART 198: Artists' Books(3) F, S - CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Course Advisories: ART 101 and ART 140
Studio theory and practice of making small-edition multiple and unique artists' books.
ART 199: Collage(3) F,S - CSU,UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for English 100 and 103
Investigation of collage as a contemporary fine art medium. Techniques explored in a variety of assignments that use scavenged, found and appropriated materials. Lectures explain the development and spread of collage and demonstrate its importance in the art of the 20th and 21st centuries.
ART 204A: Business Of Art(2) F, S - CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Designed to give students an opportunity to study the business of art, including learning about marketing fine art; also learning about art-related careers.
ART 204B: Portfolio and Exhibition(2) F, S - CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Designed to give student an opportunity to learn about and prepare art work for portfolio and exhibition. Student also learns about different art schools and how to prepare work for reviews and admissions.
ART 210: Survey Of Renaissance And Baroque Art(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Survey of the evolution of major styles, meanings, iconography and innovations in art during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, with investigation of the social, cultural, political and philosophical contexts of the art. Emphasis on the interdisciplinary aspects of expressive behavior during these periods.
ART 211: Nineteenth Century Art(3) F, S, Summer - CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100, 103.
Survey of European and American art of the 19th century. Subject matter and innovations that defined moodernism and the avant-garde, and depicted significant political and social reforms foundational to democracy, worker's rights, women's rights and racial equality. Romanticism, Impressionism and Post Impressionism highlighted.
ART 213A: Survey of Architecture I(3) F,S - CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for English 100 or 103
Survey of Western architecture, from the Paleolithic period to 1750. Focus on the development of architecture and urban design within the context of the social, political and cultural environments.
ART 213B: Survey of Architecture II(3) F, S, Summer - CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 or 103.
Course Advisories: Art 213A.
Survey of Western architecture, from 1750 to the 21st century. Focus on the modern era in architecture and urban design within the context of the social, political and cultural environments.
ART 215: Survey Of Non-Western Art(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 100 and ENG 103
Introduction to the art produced by the non-European world. International survey of the art of Asia (India, China, Japan), Pre-Columbian Meso and South America, Native North America, Africa and Oceania (the South Seas).
ART 216: Survey Of Islamic Art And Architecture(3) - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or ENG 110GB
Survey of Islamic arts and architecture from Asia and North Africa to Spain, from the era of Muhammad to the Mughal empire of the 18th century C.E. Emphasis of the course considers the regional artistic manifestations of the vast Islamic world. Analyzes how intercultural and trade relations between Europe and the Islamic world have influenced Islamic art.
ART 217: History of Design(3) CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or 110GB
Introduction to general design theory and thinking, including the language of history of design, and contemporary design practices. Emphasis on basic principles and the human experience in design, including communication arts, industrial design, environmental design and electronic arts.
ART 280AH: Topics In Art History(0.5, 1, 2) - CSU, UC*
Skills Advisories: MATH 107 and eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or ENG 110GB
Limitation on Enrollment: Acceptance into the Honors Program. Designed to offer study in a wide range of topics related to the history of art, allowing for concentrated exploration of a topic not normally treated in any depth in a survey class. The content varies each time the course is offered and is described in the Schedule of Classes. Graded as Pass/No Pass.
ART 280BH: Honors Topics In Art History(0.5, 1, 2) - CSU, UC*
Skills Advisories: MATH 107 and eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or ENG 110GB
Limitation on Enrollment: Acceptance into the Honors Program. Designed to offer study in a wide range of topics related to the history of art, allowing for concentrated exploration of a topic not normally treated in any depth in a survey class. The content varies each time the course is offered and is described in the Schedule of Classes. Graded as Pass/No Pass.
ART 280CH: Honors Topics In Art History(0.5, 1, 2) - CSU, UC*
Skills Advisories: MATH 107 and eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or ENG 110GB
Limitation on Enrollment: Acceptance into the Honors Program. Designed to offer study in a wide range of topics related to the history of art, allowing for concentrated exploration of a topic not normally treated in any depth in a survey class. The content varies each time the course is offered and is described in the Schedule of Classes. Graded as Pass/No Pass.
ART 281BH: Honors Topics In Studio Art(1, 2) - CSU, UC*
Skills Advisories: MATH 107 and eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or ENG 110GB
Limitation on Enrollment: Acceptance into the Honors Program Designed to introduce Honors students to a variety of studio subjects which could include ceramics, drawing, design, painting, printmaking and sculpture. Specific subject matter is described in the Schedule of Classes. Graded as Pass/No Pass.
ART 281CH: Honors Topics In Studio Art(1, 2) - CSU, UC*
Skills Advisories: MATH 107 and eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or ENG 110GB
Limitation on Enrollment: Acceptance into the Honors Program Designed to introduce Honors students to a variety of studio subjects which could include ceramics, drawing, design, painting, printmaking and sculpture. Specific subject matter is described in the Schedule of Classes. Graded as Pass/No Pass.
ART 295: Internship In Art(2-4) F, S - CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or ENG 110GB
Limitation on Enrollment: Completion of two courses in applicable discipline at SBCC prior to enrolling in Internship course Structured internship program in which students gain experience with community organizations related to the discipline.
ART 299: Independent Study In Art(1-4) F, S - CSU, UC*
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or ENG 110GB
Limitation on Enrollment: 6 units of Art courses completed with a 3.0 or higher G.P.A.; minimum of 12 units of course work complete at SBCC, with G.P.A. of at least 2.5 Student works under guidance and direction of sponsoring faculty member on project consistent with interests and abilities. Minimal weekly meetings with faculty sponsor required. Course may be taken for one to four units of credit; each unit of credit requires student to devote approximately three hours per week to his/her project. (*UC transfer limit: 299 computed as Independent Study; see counselor)
