Art Education Majors
Lower Division Curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts, Art Education majors
- Art Education emphasis
- Art Education emphasis with a State of California Secondary Teaching Credential
The College of Science and Engineering of curricula leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts, Art Education or Art Education with a State of California Secondary Teaching Credential. The lower division requirements are identical for both majors.
University Core Requirements
The University Core requirements are specific to the Art Education majors. Students use this link to view their Core requirements.
Lower Division Major Requirements
Students are required to take 8 courses in Art and Art History as well as 1 foundation course in a specific studio arts focus area.
Art and Art History requirement
| LMU COURSE |
EL CAMINO COLLEGE COURSE |
| ARHS 200: Art of the Western World I* |
ART 2: History of Western Art - Prehistoric to Gothic |
| ARHS 201: Art of the Western World II* |
ART 3: History of Western Art - Proto-Renaissance to the 19th Century |
| ART 153: Drawing I** |
Under Review |
| ART 160: Two-Dimensional Design |
ART 37ab: 2-Dimensional Design |
| ART 255: Field Experience |
No course equivalency |
| ART 257: Painting I |
ART 22ab: Fundamentals of Painting I |
| ART 260: Computer Graphics |
ART 43abcd: Graphic Design
OR
ART 141abcd: Computer Art I |
| ART 275: Three-Dimensional Design |
Choose one of the following courses:
• ART 31abcd: 3-Dimensional Design
• ART 81ab: Beginning Sculpture
• ART 82abcd: Life Sculpture |
| LMU |
EL CAMINO COLLEGE |
*Completion of either of these courses fulfills the University Core requirement in Critical Arts.
**Completion of this course fulfills the University Core requirement in Creative Arts.
Studio Arts Foundation requirement
Students choose one of the following courses as the foundation for their Studio Arts focus:
| LMU COURSE |
EL CAMINO COLLEGE COURSE |
| ART 154: Drawing II: Figure Drawing |
ART 17ab: Life Drawing I |
| ART 278: Ceramics I |
ART 61ab: Beginning Ceramics |
| ART 280: Photography I |
PHOTO 1: Basic Photography |
| ART 285: Introduction to Printmaking |
ART 87ab: Printmaking I: Etching, Relief and Lithography |
| LMU |
EL CAMINO COLLEGE |