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  "edition": "2026-2027",
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  "name": "Art Fundamentals",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement",
  "department": "art",
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      "markdown": "##### Program Description\n\nThe Art Fundamentals Certificate of Achievement program prepares students to enter programs and fields of study that require knowledge of basic drawing, painting, ceramics and art history.\n\nA Certificate of Achievement will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the requirements specified below.\n\n##### Career Opportunities\n\nThe Art Fundamentals Certificate of Achievement program prepares students to advance to programs, such as Graphic Design, Illustration, Fashion Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Media Arts, Video, Architecture, Arts Education, and Childhood Education.\n\n##### Learning Outcome(s)\n\n1.  Write a visual analysis/critique of their own and other's art on both form and content, and its relation to a historical and global context.\n2.  Produce artworks reflecting an understanding of basic components of design and composition such as line, shape, value, texture, space, color, scale, proportion, balance, mood, movement, mass and emphasis.\n3.  Assemble a portfolio of strong works of art that demonstrate skill and understanding of techniques in various media."
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          "text": "Required Courses:",
          "units": "17-18"
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          "text": "Core Courses:",
          "units": "15"
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          "code": "ART 1",
          "title": "Introduction to Art History",
          "units": "3",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 20",
          "title": "Beginning Drawing and Composition",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 50",
          "title": "Beginning Painting",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 80",
          "title": "Beginning Ceramics",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 137",
          "title": "Beginning Figure Drawing and Composition",
          "units": "3",
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        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Choose One:",
          "units": "2-3"
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 22",
          "title": "Intermediate Drawing and Composition",
          "units": "3",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 26",
          "title": "Continuing Figure Drawing and Composition",
          "units": "2",
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        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 27",
          "title": "Intermediate Figure Drawing & Composition",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 35",
          "title": "Beginning Portraiture",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 52",
          "title": "Intermediate Painting",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 60",
          "title": "Beginning Painting: Watercolor",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 166",
          "title": "Beginning Botanical Drawing",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        }
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