Studio Arts Majors, Fine Arts emphasis
Lower Division Curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts, Fine Arts emphasis
- Ceramics concentration
- Drawing and Painting concentration
- Photography concentration
- Printmaking concentration
University Core Requirements
Please consult the University Core requirements page for additional courses as required by the College of Communication and Fine Arts.
Lower Division Major Requirements
The major in Studio Arts, Fine Arts emphasis requires completion of 21 semester hours of
general studio arts and art history lower division coursework that is taken by all Fine Arts majors. Students also complete a further 6 semester hours in one of the 4 specified
studio arts concentration areas.
General Studio Arts and Art History requirements
Students take the following courses:
| LMU COURSE |
CERRITOS COLLEGE COURSE |
| ARHS 200: Art of the Western World I |
ART 101: Art History I: Prehistory to Gothic |
| ARHS 201: Art of the Western World II |
ART 102: Art History II: Renaissance to Rococco |
| ARHS 202: Modernism |
ART 103: Art History III: Neo-classical to Present |
| ART 153: Drawing I |
Under Review |
| ART 160: Two-Dimensional Design |
ART 120: 2-Dimensional Design |
| ART 260: Computer Graphics |
No course equivalency |
Choose one course:
ART 275: Three-Dimensional Design
ART 276: Ceramic Sculpture
|
Choose one course:
• ART 121: 3-Dimensional Design
• ART 155: Beginning Ceramic Sculpture*
• ART 160: Life Sculpture
• ART 162: Introduction to Sculpture
• ART 163: The Techniques of Sculpture
*Note: Students who choose the Ceramics concentration may not fulfill this requirement with ART 155. |
| LMU |
CERRITOS COLLEGE |
Concentration Areas
Choose one of the following concentrations and complete the coursework as indicated.
Ceramics Concentration
| LMU COURSE |
CERRITOS COLLEGE COURSE |
| ART 276: Ceramic Sculpture |
ART 155: Beginning Ceramic Sculpture |
| ART 278: Ceramics I |
ART 150: Introduction to Ceramics |
| LMU |
CERRITOS COLLEGE |
Drawing and Painting Concentration
| LMU COURSE |
CERRITOS COLLEGE COURSE |
| ART 154: Drawing II: Figure Drawing |
ART 112: Life Drawing |
| ART 257: Painting I |
ART 136: Painting for Art Majors |
| LMU |
CERRITOS COLLEGE |
Photography Concentration
| LMU COURSE |
CERRITOS COLLEGE COURSE |
| ART 280: Photography I |
PHOT 100: Introductory Photography |
| ART 285: Introduction to Printmaking |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
CERRITOS COLLEGE |
Printmaking Concentration
| LMU COURSE |
CERRITOS COLLEGE COURSE |
| ART 154: Drawing II: Figure Drawing |
ART 112: Life Drawing |
| ART 285: Introduction to Printmaking |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
CERRITOS COLLEGE |