The Art program offers a fully accredited, university-parallel curriculum which meets the requirements for transfer to four-year college and university art programs. SCC graduates have successfully transferred to well-known colleges of art, as well as to public and private universities and are now professional artists, designers, and art educators.
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| ART1201C | Design Fundamentals I
This course provides an investigation into the dynamics of various organizing principles while exercising both traditional and contemporary media. Students explore the visual elements and fundamental principles of design in order to determine the constructs of order. Elements of visual literacy are also used to explore issues of symbol and human communication. Process and development are emphasized. This course is suitable for both the art major and non-art major. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| ART1203C | Design Fundamentals II
This course involves the formal understanding and manipulation of the basic organizing principles of the three-dimensional world (point, line, plane, mass-volume, density, and form). Students learn how to create and construct three-dimensional situations using basic hand tools and inexpensive, readily available materials. 3-D Design also involves the relationship of perceptual issues to manipulation of three-dimensional situations. This course is suitable for both the art major and the non-art major. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| ART1300C | Drawing I
While acquiring various hand skills, the student addresses traditional and contemporary problems of representation and composition. Observation, analysis, and organization are the basis for draftsmanship. This course includes studies of line, plane, mass, volume, perspective, chiaroscuro, form, and density. Additionally, students are introduced to a wide variety of drawing media. This course is suitable for both the art major and the non-art major. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| ART1301C | Drawing II
The student uses skills gained in Drawing I to explore the development of a personal vision with regard to drawing concepts and visual composition. Color is introduced along with a painterly attitude toward depicting observational form. Drawing of the human figure is introduced with an emphasis on gesture, visual analysis, and anatomy. Drawing skills are adapted into contemporary artistic concerns including the use of series. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| ARH2050 | Art History I
This course is an integrated study of the main developments of the visual art forms (architecture, sculpture, and painting) from Paleolithic man to the Early Renaissance. World art will be integrated into the content. This course partially satisfies the writing requirement of S.B.E. 6A-10.030. | 3 |
| Above Art History I course may count as a Humanities (area B) General Education course. |
| ARH2051 | Art History II
This course is an integrated study of the main developments of the visual art forms (architecture, sculpture, and painting) from the 16th century to present. World art will be integrated into the content. This course partially satisfies the writing requirement of S.B.E. 6A-10.030. | 3 |
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| ART2500C | Painting I
This course is an introduction to technical and formal issues in acrylic and/or oil painting. This course is designed to assist the student in developing a visual language by emphasizing conceptual form, structure, and content of the work produced. Students explore different methods of achieving visual dexterity with a focus on technique as it applies to meaning. A historical context to painting as a serious art form is introduced. This course is suitable for both the art major and the non-art major. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| ART2501C | Painting II
The student uses skills gained in Painting I to explore a personal vision with regard to painting concept and image development. Discovery, individual voice, and focus will be used to promote the student's interests through specific projects. This course considers contemporary issues in painting with an emphasis on movements and attitudes prevalent in the post-World War II art world. Lab fee required. | 3 |
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| ART2750C | Ceramics I
This course is an introduction to techniques and a variety of content and expression available to the ceramic hand-builder. The emphasis is to enable the student to realize dimensional imagery in clay from sculpture to pottery. The complete ceramic process is introduced. Students are encouraged to create individual expressions. This course is suitable for both the art major and the non-art major. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| ART2751C | Ceramics II
This course is an intermediate level where the student explores the ceramic process ranging from sculpture to pottery. This course further develops techniques and a variety of content and expression available in both wheel thrown pottery and hand-building. Assignments are used to explore the connection among potential functions, aesthetics, and concepts. Students are encouraged to give expression to a personal statement within the ceramic process. Lab fee required. | 3 |
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| PGY2401C | Photography I
Open to all students, this course is an introduction to the fundamentals of photography and includes camera operation, pictorial composition, exposure, developing and printing as a means of personal photographic expression. A manual 35 mm, single-lens reflex camera is required, as is the purchase of expendable materials. This course is for art majors and non-art majors. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| PGY2410C | Photography II
Open to all students, this course focuses on the application and refinement of skills acquired in Photography I with special emphasis on the mastery of particular problems. A manual 35 mm, single-lens reflex camera is required, as is the purchase of expendable materials. This course is for art majors and non-art majors. Additional lab hours and a lab fee are required. | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
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| If PGY2401C and PGY 2410C are chosen above, the following are strongly recommended: |
| PGY2127L | Photography Lab I
This course is an open lab designed for experienced students who have basic photography and darkroom skills. A final portfolio is required for completion of the course. Lab fee required. | 1 |
| PGY2420C | Advanced Photography
This is an advanced course of photographic study utilizing individualized projects and critiques that stress both technical and aesthetic aspects of the photographic image as a medium of creative expression. A manual 35 mm, single-lens reflex camera is required, as is the purchase of expendable materials. Digital photography is included. Additional lab hours and a lab fee is required. | 3 |
| ART2930C | Selected Studies in Art
In this course topics of current interest are presented in group instruction. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| General Education Courses |
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| ENC1101 | English I
This is a course in the process of expository writing. Students will read essays and compose papers that are unified, organized, logically developed and supported, clearly stated, and well-focused. Research techniques are introduced and incorporated into at least one composition. This course partially satisfies the writing requirement of S.B.E. 6A-10.030. Students must pass the core assignments with a grade of C or higher. | 3 |
| ENC1102 | English II
In this course students develop the ability to read literary texts critically, to think logically and creatively, and to write and research effectively. Students must pass the core assignments with a grade of C or higher. This course partially satisfies the writing requirement of S.B.E. 6A-10.030. | 3 |
| SPC1600 | Introduction to Oral Communication
The purpose of this course is to improve the basic skills of speaking and listening. Class exercises emphasize preparing and delivering public speeches, speaking with clarity and variety, and listening with literal and critical comprehension. | 3 |
| History General Education course | 3 |
| Humanities (area A) General Education course | 3 |
| Mathematics General Education courses | 6 |
| Natural Science General Education courses | 6 |
| Social Science General Education courses | 6 |
| Total Credits: | 60 |
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