# Fine Art: Two-Dimensional (Associate of Arts Degree)

San Diego Mesa College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Art-Fine Art

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### Summary

The Fine Art: Two-Dimensional Associate of Arts Degree focuses on the development of sustained artistic practice through exploration, experimentation, studio work and study. As students develop ideas and express them in a variety of two-dimensional forms, they are prompted to examine how their artwork reflects the time and culture within which they are creating it and how their work fits into the history of art and contemporary art practice.

**Award Note:**
The Associate Degree requires a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units.

**Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Fine Art: Two-Dimensional Program will be able to:**

1.  Expand the vision of the role of art in the greater culture.
2.  Develop an awareness of cultural diversity (and its use/effect on art-making).
3.  Engage visual art as defined in a progression of change.
4.  Apply critical thinking in visual terms.
5.  Employ art concepts and terminology effectively
6.  Understand the creative process of art-making.
7.  Understand materials, methods and techniques both historical and contemporary and the contexts in which they are employed.
8.  Be assessed through a combination of performance evaluations, written assignments, and written tests and quizzes.

### Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR:** | | 18 |
| ARTF 107 | Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ARTF 109 | Modern Art | 3 |
| or ARTH C1100 | Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era | 3 |
| or ARTH C1200 | Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ARTF 150A | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ARTF 151 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ARTF 155A | Freehand Drawing I | 3 |
| ARTF 231 | Introduction to Digital Art | 3 |
| **Complete the requirements for the Two-Dimensional Emphasis:** | | 7 |
| ARTF 165A | Composition in Painting I | 3 |
| ARTF 210A | Life Drawing I | 3 |
| ARTF 280A | 2-Dimensional Art Studio Lab | 1 |
| or ARTF 280F | Photography Studio Lab | 1 |
| **Select six units (two courses) from the following:** | | 6 |
| ARTF 155B | Freehand Drawing II | 3 |
| ARTF 165B | Composition in Painting II | 3 |
| ARTF 165C | Composition in Painting III | 3 |
| ARTF 191 | Cultural Influences on Photography | 3 |
| ARTF 194 | Critical Photography | 3 |
| ARTF 198A | Introduction to Printmaking I | 3 |
| ARTF 232 | Introduction to Digital Drawing and Painting | 3 |
| **Select three units (one course) from the following:** | | 3 |
| ARTF 113 | Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | 3 |
| ARTF 115 | African Art | 3 |
| ARTF 120 | Native American Art | 3 |
| ARTF 125 | Art History: Arts of the Asian Continent | 3 |
| BLAS 110 | African American Art | 3 |
| CHIC 230 | Chicano Art | 3 |