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  "college": "el-camino-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Art",
  "id": "studio-art-aa",
  "name": "Studio Art",
  "award": "Associate of Arts",
  "department": "art",
  "sourceUrl": "http://catalog.elcamino.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=13&poid=4009",
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      "markdown": "**Arts, Media, and Entertainment Division**\nwww.elcamino.edu/academics/divisions/arts-media-and-entertainment/\n\nThe art program provides students with a comprehensive foundation in the history, theory, and practice of art. Each student acquires observational, compositional, technical,interpretative, and expressive competency through participation in an extensive range of studio art courses. Exposure to a culturally diverse art history curriculum prepares each studentto analyze, assess, and discuss works of art from a variety of historical and style periods. Proficiencies are demonstrated through class projects, critiques, research papers, essays, andobjective tests. Program assessment is measured by portfolios, juried and public exhibitions, program completion, transferability and periodic program reviews. Students will be preparedto transfer and major in arts, and pursue a variety of art-related careers.\n\n### Required Core: 9 units"
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 110",
          "title": "Drawing Fundamentals I",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 130",
          "title": "Two-Dimensional Design I",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 160",
          "title": "Three-Dimensional Design",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### 6 units from:"
    },
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      "kind": "courselist",
      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AHIS 102C",
          "title": "History of Western Art - 19th Century to Contemporary Times",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AHIS 205A",
          "title": "History of Asian Art - India and Southeast Asia",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AHIS 205B",
          "title": "History of Asian Art - China, Korea, and Japan",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AHIS 207",
          "title": "Art History of Mexico and Central and South America",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AHIS 208",
          "title": "History of American Art",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AHIS 208H",
          "title": "Honors History of American Art",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AHIS 209",
          "title": "History of African Art",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### 12 units from:"
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 129",
          "title": "Fundamentals of Color",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 131",
          "title": "Typography I",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 132",
          "title": "Advertising Design I",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 133",
          "title": "Graphic Design",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 141",
          "title": "Digital Tools for Art and Design",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 143",
          "title": "Digital Publishing Fundamentals",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 146",
          "title": "Web Design",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 147",
          "title": "Motion Graphics",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 152",
          "title": "Rendering",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 153",
          "title": "Illustration I",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 161",
          "title": "Beginning Ceramics",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 173",
          "title": "Introduction to Jewelry and Metalsmithing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 181",
          "title": "Beginning Sculpture",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 187",
          "title": "Printmaking I - Etching and Relief",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 194",
          "title": "Gallery Management and Artist Career Issues",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 210",
          "title": "Drawing Fundamentals II",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 217",
          "title": "Life Drawing I",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 218A",
          "title": "Life Drawing II",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 219",
          "title": "Watercolor Painting I",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 220",
          "title": "Watercolor Painting II",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 222",
          "title": "Fundamentals of Painting I",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 223A",
          "title": "Fundamentals of Painting II",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 223B",
          "title": "Fundamentals of Painting III",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 224",
          "title": "Life Painting I",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 225A",
          "title": "Life Painting II",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 230",
          "title": "Two-Dimensional Design II",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 231",
          "title": "Typography II",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 232",
          "title": "Advertising Design II",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 233",
          "title": "Graphic Design II",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 253",
          "title": "Illustration II",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 262",
          "title": "Intermediate Ceramics",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 263",
          "title": "Advanced Ceramics",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 274",
          "title": "Jewelry Fabrication",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 275",
          "title": "Jewelry Casting",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 282",
          "title": "Life Sculpture",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 283",
          "title": "Bronze Casting",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 288",
          "title": "Printmaking II - Etching and Relief",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 289",
          "title": "Lithography",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 290",
          "title": "Screen Printing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHOT 101",
          "title": "Beginning Photography",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        }
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      "markdown": "### Total Major Units: 27\n\n\\*Students interested in a specific art emphasis should meet with a counselor.\n\n### Prepration for the Art Transfer Major\n\nFor information on specific university major requirements, please obtain a transfer curriculum guide sheet in the Counseling Services Center, consult with your counselor, or visit theTransfer Center. You may use the transfer major requirements to help you fulfill your associate degree requirements.\n\n### GE Patterns\n\nComplete one of the following:\n\n#### ECC GE: 24 units\n\nRequired for local degrees (AA and AS).\n\n#### Cal-GETC: 34 units\n\nRequired for transfer degrees (AA-T and AS-T).\n\n### Electives\n\nAs needed to reach a minimum of 60 degree-applicable units.\n\n**Minimum Degree Total: 60 units**"
    }
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}