Studio Arts Majors, Multimedia Arts emphases
Lower Division Curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts, Multimedia Arts emphasis
The College of Communication and Fine Arts offers curricula leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts, Multimedia Arts emphasis in the following concentrations:
- Image concentration
- Motion concentration
- Sound concentration
- Text 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 lower division major requirements for the major in Studio Arts, Multimedia Arts emphasis includes 15 semester hours (5 courses) in Studio Arts and Art History. To complete the concentration requirements, students take a further 6 semester hours (2 courses) in either
Image,
Motion,
Sound or
Text.
Common coursework in Studio Arts and Art History
Students take the following courses:
| LMU COURSE |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| ARHS 202: Modernism |
AHIS 3: Western Art History IV |
| ARHS 230: Multimedia Art Survey |
No course equivalency |
| ART 160: Two-Dimensional Design |
ART 10A: Design I |
| ART 260: Computer Graphics |
Choose one course:
• GR DES 18: Introduction to Design Applications
• GR DES 34: Publication and Page Design I + GR DES 64: Digital Imaging for Design I (both courses are required)
• PHOTO 42: Advanced Photoshop |
| ART 182: Programming for Creative Applications |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |
Concentrations
Take 2 courses in one of the following concentrations.
Image concentration
Choose
2 courses:
| LMU COURSE |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| ART 153: Drawing I |
Under Review |
| ART 154: Drawing II: Figure Drawing |
ART 20B: Drawing II |
| ART 257: Painting I |
ART 30C: Acrylic Painting Techniques |
| ART 280: Photography I |
PHOTO 1: Introduction to Photography
+
PHOTO 2: Basic Photography Lab Techniques (both courses are required) |
| PROD 180: Pre-Production I |
No course equivalency |
| PROD 200: Production I |
No course equivalency |
| PROD 250: Intro to TV Production |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |
Motion concentration
Choose
2 courses:
| LMU COURSE |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| ANIM 120: Beginning Animation |
ET 19A: Beginning 2D Animation |
| ANIM 220: Intermediate Animation |
ET 19B: Advanced 2D Animation |
| ANIM 230: Introduction to Three-Dimensional Computer Animation |
ET 24: 3-D Fundamentals
OR
ET 24B: 3D Character Animation |
| ANIM 250: Introduction to Interactive Animation |
No course equivalency |
| DANC 160: Fundamentals of Dance Composition I |
DANCE 60: Fundamentals of Choreography I
+
DANCE 61: Fundamentals of Choreography II
(both courses are required and count as one choice) |
| DANC 163: Introduction to Choreography |
No course equivalency |
| PROD 180: Pre-Production I |
No course equivalency |
| PROD 200: Production I |
No course equivalency |
| PROD 250: Intro to TV Production |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |
Sound concentration
Choose
2 courses:
| LMU COURSE |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| MUSC 102: Enjoyment of Music |
MUSIC 32: Appreciation of Music |
| MUSC 104: Fundamentals of Music |
MUSIC 1: Fundamentals of Music |
| MUSC 105: The Vocal Experience |
No course equivalency |
| MUSC 106: The Guitar Experience |
MUSIC 84A: Popular Guitar I
+
MUSIC 84B: Popular Guitar II
(both courses are required and count as one choice) |
| MUSC 107: The Piano Experience |
MUSIC 60A: Elementary Piano I
+
MUSIC 60B: Elementary Piano II
(both courses are required and count as one choice) |
| RECA 250: Sound Design |
No course equivalency |
| THEA 110: Beginning Acting |
TH ART 41: Acting I |
| THEA 210: Scene Study and Presentation |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |
Text concentration
Choose
2 courses:
| LMU COURSE |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| ARHS 200: Art of the Western World I |
AHIS 1: Western Art History I |
| ARHS 201: Art of the Western World II |
AHIS 2: Western Art History II |
| ENGL 201: Language of Poetry |
No course equivalency |
| ENGL 202: Language of Fiction |
No course equivalency |
| SCWR 220: Beginning Screenwriting |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |