Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N SARTART (ART)Art majors should consult the program outlined in“Degree Programs” for a suggested plan of study.Studio art courses are offered for two or three unitsaccording to the number of class hours a course meetsper week. Studio art courses offered for two units of creditconsist of two hours lecture and two hours lab per weekplus two studio hours by arrangement per week. Studioart courses offered for three units of credit consist of threehours lecture and three hours lab per week plus three studiohours by arrangement per week.ART 101, 102 HISTORY OF WESTERN ART I, II (3, 3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ENGL 105, or equivalent.Comprehensive survey of the history of architecture,painting and sculpture in the western world and the relationof art to the development of history. Illustrated lectures.ART 101 History of Western Art I – Survey of art fromPre-history through Medieval art to the beginning ofthe 14th century. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C1).ART 102 History of Western Art II – Survey of art fromthe Renaissance to modern times. Transfer credit: UC;CSU (C1).ART 105 ART OF ASIA AND THE NEAR EAST (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ENGL 105, or equivalent.Survey of Asian and Near Eastern Art, especially India,China and Japan, and Persia. Investigation of the culturalsources of artwork as well as their aesthetic qualities.Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C1).ART 107 ART OF OUR TIMES (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 836.An introduction to the American visual experience oftoday including painting, sculpture, architecture, industrial,interior, package, advertising, furniture, design, etc.Transfer credit: CSU (C1).ART 115 ART, MUSIC AND IDEAS (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or 105, or equivalent.An integrated consideration of art and music as reflectionsof the philosophies and traditions of cultures. Theunderstanding of the various elements common to thecreative efforts of art and music are emphasized as ameans to enhance and extend a student’s recognition,involvement, and ultimately, appreciation of these effores.Diverse media are examined to demonstrate the realizationsof ideas into works of art and music. Also listed asMUS. 115. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C1).ART 120 ART OF THE AMERICAS (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 836.An examination of the diverse indigenous arts andcultures of the Americas, the impact of colonialism andthe development of ethnic arts in the 19th and 20th centuriesin the Americas. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C1).ART 130 ART APPRECIATION (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or 105, or equivalent.An investigation of the concepts and traditions of art todevelop the recognition of arts’ communicative abilities.Historical events, customs, traditions, and technology areto be evaluated as integrated and interactive elementswhich influence the creation of art. The synthesis andarticulation of the students’ perceptions for discussion areemphasized. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C1).ART 201, 202 FORM AND COMPOSITION I AND II(2 or 3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Three unit sections meet a minimum of 48 lecture hoursand 48 lab hours plus 48 studio hours by arrangement/semester; two unit sections meet a minimum of 32 lecturehours and 32 lab hours plus 16 studio hours by arrangement/semester.Prerequisite: ART 202 – ART 201.ART 201 Form and Composition I: – Study of formand space relationships with rendering of line, mass,and values through a sequence of original problemsbased on the fundamental understanding of geometricforms. Media will include pencils, conte crayons, inksand paints. Recommended as a first level course foranyone desiring to participate in an art experience orprogram. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C1).ART 202 Form and Composition II – Further study ofform and advanced composition using various mediain black and white and in color, illustration, experimentalpictorial composition and three dimensional constructions.May be repeated twice for credit. Transfercredit: UC; CSU.ART 204, 205 DRAWING I AND II (2 or 3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Three unit sections meet a minimum of 48 lecture hoursand 48 lab hours plus 48 studio hours by arrangement/semester; two unit sections meet a minimum of 32 lecturehours and 32 lab hours plus 16 studio hours by arrangement/semester.Prerequisite: ART 205 – ART 204 orART 201.ART 204 Drawing I – Basic introduction to drawingusing both simple and complex forms derived fromnature, life, and still life sources. A variety of media willbe used. Recommended as a first level course foranyone desiring to participate in an art experience orprogram. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C1).138 w w w. 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