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 |
DE ANZA COLLEGE COURSE |
| ARHS 200: Art of the Western World I |
ARTS 2A: History of Art - Europe from Prehistory through Early Christianity |
| ARHS 201: Art of the Western World II |
ARTS 2B: History of Art - Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance |
| ARHS 202: Modernism |
ARTS 2D: History of Art - Europe and the United States from Post-Impressionsim to the Present |
| ART 153: Drawing I |
Under Review |
| ART 160: Two-Dimensional Design |
No course equivalency |
| ART 260: Computer Graphics |
No course equivalency |
Choose one course:
ART 275: Three-Dimensional Design
ART 276: Ceramic Sculpture |
Choose one course:
• ARTS 37A: Sculpture + ARTS 37AL: Sculpture Laboratory
(both courses are required)*
• ARTS 19I: Ceramic Sculpture
*Note: Students choosing the ceramics concentration take ARTS 37A + 37AL |
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Concentration Areas
Choose one of the following concentrations and complete the coursework as indicated.
Ceramics Concentration
| LMU COURSE |
DE ANZA COLLEGE COURSE |
| ART 276: Ceramic Sculpture |
ARTS 19I: Ceramic Sculpture |
| ART 278: Ceramics I |
Take both courses:
• ARTS 18A: Ceramics
• ARTS 18B: Ceramics (Beginning Wheel Throwing) |
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DE ANZA COLLEGE |
Drawing and Painting Concentration
| LMU COURSE |
DE ANZA COLLEGE COURSE |
| ART 154: Drawing II: Figure Drawing |
ARTS 4C: Life Drawing |
| ART 257: Painting I |
ARTS 15A: Acrylic Painting |
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DE ANZA COLLEGE |
Photography Concentration
| LMU COURSE |
DE ANZA COLLEGE COURSE |
| ART 280: Photography I |
PHTG 1: Basic Photography |
| ART 285: Introduction to Printmaking |
No course equivalency |
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DE ANZA COLLEGE |
Printmaking Concentration
| LMU COURSE |
DE ANZA COLLEGE COURSE |
| ART 154: Drawing II: Figure Drawing |
ARTS 4C: Life Drawing |
| ART 285: Introduction to Printmaking |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
DE ANZA COLLEGE |