PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students who complete the program in Art Education will be able to:

  1. Produce original, contemporary works of art (visual art or graphic design) using the art elements and design principles, demonstrating current skills and techniques in selected art media and technologies.
  2. Write and speak about artists and visual art forms from the history of Western and Non-Western art.
  3. Articulate about their own artwork and its relationship to their aesthetic, personal, and/or spiritual growth.
  4. Formulate sequential art curriculum units for use in 7-12 school art programs, using the California Visual and Performing Arts Art Standards.
  5. Articulate their own philosophy of art education for K-12 grade levels.

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
ART 103 Two-Dimensional Design 3
ART 104 Three-Dimensional Design 3
ART 115 Drawing I 3
ART 200 History of Art I* 3
ART 201 History of Art II* 3
ART 203
ART 206
Graphic Design I OR
Drawing II
3
(3)
ART 210 Painting I 3
ART 215 Introduction to Computer Graphics 3
FCS 150 Human Development 3
One college transfer course in ceramics 3

TOTAL 30

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE   TITLE UNITS
ART 319
ART 455
Visual Arts in the Classroom I OR 
Visual Arts in the Classroom II
(ART 455 recommended)
 3
(3)
ART 325 Topics in Nonwestern Art 3
EDU 304
Legal, Ethical, and Wesleyan
Perspectives on Education
3
Choose one Art History course (3 units):
ART 304 Modern Art History 3
ART 305 Contemporary Art History 3
ART 335 Design History: Industrial Revolution to Contemporary Design 3

TOTAL 12

CONCENTRATIONS


Group A – Visual Arts Concentration

Total 13 units
Choose one two-course sequence (6 units):
COURSE TITLE UNITS
ART 221 Photography I 3
ART 321 Photography II 3

OR
ART 222 Sculpture I 3
ART 322 Sculpture II 3

OR
ART 223 Printmaking I 3
ART 323 Printmaking II 3

OR
ART 310Painting II  AND3
ART 330
ART 345
Illustration I OR
Life Drawing 
3
(3)

TOTAL 6
Choose two-three units from any upper-division Art, Design, or Art History courses

TOTAL 2-3
Capstone courses (7 units):
ART 390 Advanced Studio Practice 3
ART 466 Exhibition Preparation 3
ART 467 Senior Exhibition 1

TOTAL  7

Group B – Graphic Design Concentration

Total: 12 units
Two-course sequence (6 units):
COURSE TITLE UNITS
ART 303 Graphic Design II 3
ART 333 Graphic Design III 3
Capstone courses (6 units):
ART 468 Graphic Design Portfolio Preparation 3
ART 469 Graphic Design Portfolio Review 1
ART 470Art Internship 2 

TOTAL 12
*Meets the general education requirement in the Fine Arts.