FINE ARTS/VISUAL

Associate in Liberal Arts - (FAV.ALA)

A Concentration in the Liberal Arts Degree

This associate degree program provides the student with directed experience in a variety of art media and philosophies from which the student will produce a portfolio of work designed to assist in obtaining an art related job and/or provide the basic art foundation that will allow the student to proceed to a four-year institution with a maximum of transferable credits. Art related careers exist in business and industry, such as assisting in display, creating sets, props, backgrounds, models, special effects for movies, television and theater. Activities in the area of self-employment include merchandising one's own work in jewelry, weaving, sculpture, painting, ceramics, etc., preparing work for sale in juried exhibitions, one person exhibitions, art fairs and galleries. The program provides generalized experiences to assist the student to specialize if they so desire.

General Requirements

The requirements are the same as the Associate in Liberal Arts with the exception of the electives. Students following the Concentration in Fine Arts (Visual) are required to also complete the required specialty and required electives that follow:

Required Specialty Courses Credits
ART 15101 Basic Drawing 3
ART 15201 Basic Design 3
ART 15601 Art Appreciation 3
ART 2510 Fundamentals of Figure Drawing 3
ART 2520 Advanced Drawing 3
ART 2570 Advanced Design 3
 
The student will choose 1 of the following three courses: The chosen courses may not be used as a Required Elective.
ART 2560 Modern French Art 3
ART 2600 Modern American Art History 3
ART 2620 Nothern European Art History 3
 
Required Elective Courses
 
Credits

The student must select 9 credits from the following course selections:
ART 15301 Acrylic Painting 3
ART 15401 Ceramics 3
ART 15501 Sculpture 3
ART 15701 Oil Painting 3
ART 15901 Arts and Crafts 3
ART 16001 Watercolor Painting 3
ART 16101 Jewelry 3
ART 1611 Advanced Jewelry 3
ART 1650 Figurative Sculpture 3
ART 16701 Stained Glass I 3
ART 2540 Advanced Ceramics 3
ART 2550 Advanced Sculpture 3
ART 2560 Modern French Art 3
ART 2590 Printmaking, Woodcut and Silkscreen 3
ART 2600 Modern American Art History 3
ART 2620 Nothern European Art History 3
ART 2630 Advanced Oil Painting 3
ART 2640 Advanced Watercolor Painting 3
ART 2660 History of Interior Design 3
ART 2680 Advanced Figurative Sculpture 3
ART 2702 Sculpture-Welding 3
ART 2703 Sculpture-Construction 3
ART 2704 Sculpture-Casting 3
ART 2710 Advanced Figure Drawing 3
ART 2712 Advanced Sculpture Welding 3
ART 2714 Advanced Sculpture Casting 3
BUS 1100 Introduction to Business 4
BUS 1210 Starting and Operating a Small Business 3
CER 1210 Wheel Throwing I 3
CER 1221 Wheel Throwing II 3
CER 1310 General Pottery 3
CER 2211 Ceramic Field Study I 4
CER 2220 Ceramic Field Study II 4
CER 2320 Advanced General Pottery 3
CER 2410 Glaze Formulation I 3
CER 2420 Glaze Formulation II 3
PHO 12201 Fundamentals of Photography 3

See Graduation Requirements for an Associate in Liberal Arts Degree.
1 This course may be used to meet the Fine Arts/Humanities requirement. Because transferability of credits varies with colleges and universities, programs and departmental majors, students are urged to discuss their program plans with an OCC counselor and transfer institution.
Course may be used to meet General Education requirements.