# Art/Visual Studies (Associate of Arts Degree)

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

Source: https://sdccd.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/20879/20987/20988/20880/19977

### Summary

Art is the study of the arrangement of forms that affect the senses, communicate political, social, cultural, religious, or emotional ideas that manifest in scenes and through objects produced throughout the world. This field includes the study and design of both two-dimensional and three-dimensional art. The art program is designed to maximize transferable course units and to provide basic skills required for employment in art-related fields.

The Associate of Arts degree with an area of emphasis in Art/Visual Studies is intended for students who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree at a transfer institution in an art-related major

This degree is designed to accommodate the differing requirements of a wide variety of transfer institutions and major options. Because admission and major preparation requirements vary at each transfer institution, courses used to complete this degree should be selected with the assistance of a Miramar College counselor.

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

**Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Art/Visual Studies Program will be able to:**

1.  Critically analyze, interpret, and evaluate works of art.
2.  Develop a foundation of art skills and a high level of craftsperson ship by utilizing a variety of tools and technologies associated with the visual arts.
3.  Use a diverse range of global events to express personal ideas and opinions through artwork.
4.  Identify the theoretical, cultural and historical contexts of art.
5.  Demonstrate appropriate skills needed to articulate their conscious artistic intentions, and express coherent aesthetics.

### Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR:** | | 6 |
| ARTH C1100 | Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era | 3 |
| ARTH C1200 | Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| **Select at least 12 units, including at least two ARTF courses, from the following:** | | 12 |
| ARTF 100 | Art Orientation | 3 |
| ARTF 107 | Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ARTF 109 | Modern Art | 3 |
| ARTF 113 | Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | 3 |
| ARTF 125 | Art History: Arts of the Asian Continent | 3 |
| ARTF 150A | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ARTF 151 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ARTF 155A | Freehand Drawing I | 3 |
| ARTF 155B | Freehand Drawing II | 3 |
| ARTF 165A | Composition in Painting I | 3 |
| ARTF 165B | Composition in Painting II | 3 |
| ARTF 170A | Contemporary Crafts I | 3 |
| ARTF 170B | Contemporary Crafts II | 3 |
| ARTF 195A | Ceramics I | 3 |
| ARTF 195B | Ceramics II | 3 |
| ARTF 210A | Life Drawing I | 3 |
| ARTF 210B | Life Drawing II | 3 |
| CHIL 101 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| CHIL 103 | Lifespan Growth and Development | 3 |
| ENGL 209 | Literary Approaches to Film | 3 |
| GEOG 102 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 230 | Psychology of Lifespan Development | 3 |
| SOCO 101 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |