Academic Credit Program | Academic Credit Program Index | Art

Option to Liberal Arts, (AA.ART)

This program provides students with both a broad-based liberal arts education and a strong foundation in the arts. During the two-year program, art students gain experience in a variety of foundation courses, including drawing, design and color, aimed at teaching technical skills and basic principals of the visual arts. In addition, students can explore additional courses in painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, art history and an introduction to computer graphics.

While developing competency in the studio arts, students will also gain an appreciation of art's role in society and an understanding of the contributions of major artist, both past and present. By participating in an annual student show, art majors will also gain experience in various aspects of exhibiting, including selection and preparation of works for display and sale.

Students who complete the Art degree requirements should be able to:

• demonstrate their proficiency in basic artistic techniques and principles of design
• demonstrate effective communication skills, both oral and written
• demonstrate an understanding of major art works from the past, the styles they represent, and their significance for artists today
• discuss and analyze major issue facing the art world today
• apply an understanding of the basic elements of design in order to analyze or critique works of art
• demonstrate an understanding of how to select, prepare and describe works of exhibition

The art program at BCC prepares student for transfer to a four-year college or art school, assist students in career preparation and decision making, and guides student in critical job of portfolio development.

BCC's Art program is an appropriate major for students wishing to enter the fields of art education, art therapy, arts administration, graphic design, art history, museum or gallery work, photography, interior design, or to prepare for careers as working artists. Since most students will transfer to a four-year institution, it is important to consult the catalog of the intended transfer school directly, to ensure that the courses taken here will suit the requirements of the transfer program. For students seeking work in fields requiring master's degrees, such as art therapy, art history or museum studies, students should consider their work at BCC as an important first step in achieving those goals.

General Education Courses	Credits
Written and Oral Communications (SPE 102 required)	9
Arts and Humanities
Group A (ART 101 recommended)	6
Group B	3
Social Science (PSY 101 recommended)	6
Mathematics	3
Natural Science	7-8
Computer Science	3
Additional General Education Requirements(ART 250 and 251 recommended)	9
Total	46-47
Program Courses	Credits
ART 110 Design I	3
ART 112 Color: Practice and Theory	3
ART 120 Drawing	3
Select six credit hours to include the following:
ART 121 Drawing II	3
ART 122 Figure Drawing	3
ART 214 Portfolio Preparation	3
ART 220 Painting	3
ART 222 Sculpture I	3
ART 224 Ceramics	3
ART 252 Introduction to Modern Art	3
PHO 102 Black and White Photography	3
PHO 103 Color Photography	3
PHO 115 History of Photography	3
GDD 101 Intro to Computer Graphics	3
Total	15
Electives	3
Total Required for Degree	64

Contact Jayne Yantz ext. 1252
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Last Updated: 09/22/08