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 |
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 |
| ARHS 202: Modernism |
AHIS 3: Western Art History IV |
| ART 153: Drawing I |
Under Review |
| 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 and count as one choice)
• PHOTO 42: Advanced Photoshop |
Choose one course:
ART 275: Three-Dimensional Design
ART 276: Ceramic Sculpture |
Choose one course:
• ART 13: 3-D Design
• ART 40A: Sculpture I |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |
Concentration Areas
Choose one of the following concentrations and complete the coursework as indicated.
Ceramics Concentration
| LMU COURSE |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| ART 276: Ceramic Sculpture |
No course equivalency |
| ART 278: Ceramics I |
ART 52A: Ceramics I |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |
Drawing and Painting Concentration
| LMU COURSE |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| ART 154: Drawing II: Figure Drawing |
ART 20B: Drawing II |
| ART 257: Painting I |
ART 30C: Acrylic Painting Techniques |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |
Photography Concentration
| LMU COURSE |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| ART 280: Photography I |
PHOTO 1: Introduction to Photography
+
PHOTO 2: Basic Photography Lab Techniques
(both courses are required) |
| ART 285: Introduction to Printmaking |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |
Printmaking Concentration
| LMU COURSE |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE COURSE |
| ART 154: Drawing II: Figure Drawing |
ART 20B: Drawing II |
| ART 285: Introduction to Printmaking |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE |