2021-2022 Academic Catalog

Certificate in Studio Art

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Program Description

The studio art sub-baccalaureate certificate program allows students to take multiple approaches to their study of studio art. They may:

  • Take courses in multiple studio areas.
  • Focus on a single studio concentration area (ceramics, digital art, drawing, jewelry/metals, painting or printmaking) or on one of the following: 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional or digital art areas.

This certificate includes course options from other related disciplines, such as digital media technology or graphic design. 

Delivery Mode

Traditional (on campus)

Curriculum

Course Credits
Choose One of the Following Concentrations:  
   
General Studio Art Concentration 12
Complete any four ART studio* courses  
   
Single Studio Area Concentration 12
Complete four courses in any single ART studio area*, including ART 329 and 490:
  • Drawing Studio: ART 130, 233 310, 438, 458, 490 and 329
  • Painting Studio: ART 215, 383, 496, 490 and 329
  • Figure Studies Studio: ART 438, 448, 458, 490 and 329
  • Printmaking Studio: ART 295, 350, 351, 352, 490 and 329
  • Jewelry/Metals Studio: 376, 377, 490 and 329
  • Ceramics Studio: ART 382, 493, 490 and 329
  • Sculpture Studio: ART 385, 448, 458, 498, 490 and 329
  • Graphic Design Studio: ART 261, 262, 327, 427, 490, 329; and CDC 120, 150, 210, 220, 310, 350, 497
 
   
2-D Concentration Area  12
Complete four courses from the following:
 
ART 130  Biological Illustration: Form and Function
 
ART 227  Graphic Design Studio I  
ART 233  Natural Science Drawing  
ART 262  Color Theory  
ART 266  Selected Topics  
ART 295  Surface Design  
ART 310  Advanced Drawing  
ART 312  Introduction to New and Emerging Art Media  
ART 315  Digital Immersive Worlds  
ART 329  Art Internship  
ART 350  Printmaking: Relief  
ART 351  Printmaking: Intaglio  
ART 352  Printmaking Processes  
ART 383  Painting Studio  
ART 438  Figure Drawing  
ART 458  Figure Drawing and Modeling  
ART 490  Senior Studio Thesis  
ART 496  Advanced Painting  
   
3-D Concentration Area 12
Complete four courses from the following:  
ART 118  History of Making  
ART 266  Selected Topics  
ART 329  Art Internship  
ART 376  Jewelry/Metals: Casting  
ART 377  Jewelry/Metals: Fabrication  
ART 382  Ceramics Studio  
ART 385  Sculpture Studio  
ART 448  Figure Modeling  
ART 458  Figure Drawing and Modeling  
ART 490  Senior Studio Thesis  
ART 493  Advanced Ceramics  
ART 498  Advanced Sculpture  
   
Digital Art Area Concentration 12
Complete four courses from the following:   
ART 127  Introduction to Graphic Design  
ART 315  Digital Immersive Worlds  
ART 227  Graphic Design Studio 1  
ART 261  Typography  
ART 262  Color Theory  
ART 266  Selected Topics  
ART 329  Art Internship  
ART 427  Graphic Design Studio 3  
ART 428  Graphic Design Studio 4  
ART 490  Senior Studio Thesis  
CDC 120  Visual Communication 1  
CDC 252  The Art of Film  
CDC 150  Imagine, Design, Create  
CDC 210  Special Topics in Communication, Design and Culture  
CDC 220  Visual Culture  
CDC 310  Seminar in Communication, Design and Culture  
DMT 101  Time-Based Media  
DMT 180  Multimedia Foundations  
DMT 225  Digital Layout   
DMT 240  Electronic Desktop Publishing  
DMT 300  Digital Photography  
DMT 320  Digital Video  
DMT 331  Web Publishing  
DMT 340  Animation and 3-D Imaging  
DMT 365  Color Imaging  
DMT 410  Digital Portfolio  
DMT 495  Graphic Communications Internship  
GET 130  Introduction to Engineering Technology  
CIS 120  Application Programming I  
   
Total 12

*Studio areas include:

  • Ceramics
  • Digital Art
  • Drawing
  • Jewelry/Metals
  • Painting
  • Printmaking

Program Webpage

https://www.calu.edu/academics/undergraduate/certificate/studio-art/index.aspx