Program Description

Our comprehensive Art Program offers several areas of concentration: art history, ceramics, computer graphics, drawing, design, sculpture, water color painting, oil painting, museum studies, and photography.  The program is designed to include pre-professional and professional courses, personal enrichment in specific art areas, and classes for students who plan an art-related career.

Art courses help students develop a capacity for visual analysis and the ability to solve problems in new and creative ways.  The comprehensive MJC Art Program offers several areas of concentration: art history, ceramics, computer graphics, drawing, design, sculpture, water color painting, oil painting, museum studies, and photography.

The program is designed to include pre-professional and professional courses, personal enrichment in specific art areas, and classes for students who plan an art-related career.  Art courses help students develop a capacity for visual analysis and the ability to solve problems in new and creative ways.

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Deborah Barr
Painting, Drawing, Mixed Media

A.A. Degree: Art

To earn an Associate in Arts Degree in this major, the student must complete the requirements detailed in the Career Technical Education Pathway (p.71) or the University Preparation Pathway (p. 69) which include completion of the requirements below.  Courses should be selected with the assistance of an Art faculty advisor.

Students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university should consult with an Art faculty advisor and a counselor to ensure that all required transfer courses are completed.

REQUIRED COURSES - Complete 9 units
ART 120 [1] Basic Drawing 1 (3)
ART 124 [2] Color and Design 1 (3)
ART 160 [1] Appreciation of Art (3) OR
ART 164 [NP] History of Art 1 (3) OR
ART 165 [NP] History of Art 2 (3)

ELECTIVE COURSES - Complete 11 units, no more than 1 course in each area

DESIGN AND DRAWING AREA
ART 121 [2] Basic Drawing 2 (3)
ART 123 [2] Figure Drawing (3)
ART 125 [3] Color and Design 2 (3)
ART 127 [2] Alternative Drawing Methods (3)

THREE-DIMENSIONAL ART AREA
ART 108 [1] Ceramics 1 (3)
ART 109 [2] Ceramics 2 (3)
ART 110 [3] Ceramics 3 (3)
ART 140 [1] Sculpture 1 (3)
ART 141 [2] Sculpture 2 (3)
ART 142 [3] Sculpture 3 (3)

PAINTING AND PRINTMAKING AREA
ART 144 [2] Watercolor Painting (3)
ART 145 [3] Watercolor Painting (3)
ART 146 [2] Mixed Media Painting (3)
ART 147 [3] Painting 1 (In Acrylic) (3)
ART 148 [2] Painting 1 (In Oil) (3)
ART 149 [3] Oil Painting 2 (3)

ART HISTORY AND APPRECIATION AREA
ART 150 [1] Gallery Operation and Management (3)
ART 160 [1] Appreciation of Art (3)
ART 161 [NP] American Art (3)
ART 162 [NP] History of Renaissance Art (3)
ART 163 [NP] History of Modern Art (3)
ART 164 [NP] History of Art 1 (3)
ART 165 [NP] History of Art 2 (3)
ART 168 [1] Survey of Photography (3)
ART 169 [NP] History of Non-Western Art (3)

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS AREA
ART 102 [1] Introduction to Computer Graphics (3)
ART 103 [2] Applied Microcomputer Graphics (3)
ART 170 [1] Basic Photography (3)
ART 181 [1] Basic Photography 1 (1½)
ART 182 [2] Basic Photography 2 (1½)
ART 172 [2] Intermediate Photography (3)
ART 185 [3] Intermediate Photography 1 (1½)
ART 186 [4] Intermediate Photography 2 (1½)
ART 175 [3] Color Photography (3)
ART 178B [3] Advanced Photography (2)
ART 178C [3] Advanced Photography (3)
ART 178D [3] Advanced Photography (4)

UNITS IN A.A. Major (20)

Skills Recognition Award:
Art Gallery/Museum Studies

To earn a Skills Recognition Award, the student must complete the following coursework. Each course must be completed with a grade of C or better.

REQUIRED COURSES - Complete 8 units
ART 150 [NP] Gallery Operations & Mgmt. (twice at 3 units) (6)
ART 199B [NP] Independent Study in Gallery/Museum Studies (2)

ELECTIVE COURSES - Complete 9 units as indicated

I. Art Appreciation /Humanities - Complete 3 units
ART 160 [NP] Appreciation of Art (3)
ART 164 [NP] History of Art 1 (3)
HUMAN 101 [NP] Introduction to the Humanities (3)

II. Studio Art - Complete 3 units
ART 120 [NP] Basic Drawing 1 (3)
ART 102 [NP] Introduction to Microcomputer Graphics (3)

III. Art Histor y/Humanities - Complete 3 units
ART 161 [NP] American Art (3)
ART 162 [NP] History of Renaissance Art (3)
ART 163 [NP] History of Modern Art (3)
ART 165 [NP] History of Art 2 (3)
ART 169 [NP] History of Non-Western Art (3)
HUMAN 105 [NP] Early Humanistic Traditions (3)
HUMAN 106 [NP] Humanities in the Modern World (3)
HUMAN 110 [NP] East Meets West (3)
CMPGR 201 [NP] Animation-A Global View of Art in Motion (3)

Total Units for Skills Recognition Award (17)

Consult the MJC College Catalog for the latest listing of degree and skills recognition award requirements.

To learn more contact:

Arts, Humanities and Communications Division Office
Performing and Media Arts Center 205 - East Campus
Modesto Junior College
435 College Ave
Modesto CA  95350
209.575.6081