Housatonic Community College

Fine ArtsArt Option

Home | Current Students | Prospective Students | Academics | Directories | Museum | HCC Foundation | Alumni | Weather Closing Info
Bookmark

(2009-2010 Catalog) Course Selection Guide for this program

Fine Arts: Art Option (code: EB20)      

Associate in Arts Degree

The following combination of courses allows any student to obtain both an Associate in Arts Degree and to transfer into most four-year colleges offering programs in Fine Art, Art Education, and Art History.

Outcomes

  • Attain mastery of the basic conventions of drawing and design.
  • Become competent in a variety of artistic media.
  • Demonstrate visual thinking and productive problem-solving.
  • Enhance visual literacy and esthetic appreciation, through the study of art history, of the culture we have inherited.

Suggested Sequence of Courses:
Prerequisite or parallel courses may be required. Please check individual course descriptions for details.

Freshman Year

  ENG* E101
Composition    
3
  ART* E101
Art History I    
3
  ART* E121
Two-Dimensional Design    
3
  ART* E111
Drawing I    
3
  Mathematics 1
Elective    
3 - 4
  ENG* E102
Literature & Composition    
3
  ART* E102
Art History II    
3
  ART* E109
Color Theory    
3
  ART* E112
Drawing II    
3
  Behavioral Science
Elective    
3

Sophomore Year

  Humanities
Elective    
3
  ART* E103
Art History III    
3
  Art (sculpture) 2
Sculpture Elective    
3
  ART* E113
Figure Drawing I    
3
  Science
Elective    
3 - 4
  Art (painting) 3
Painting Elective    
3
  Social Science
Elective    
3
  GRA* E111
Introduction to Computer Graphics    
3
  Art
Elective    
3
  Open 4
Elective    
3 - 4

Total Credits 

60 - 63

1 MAT* E075, MAT* E095 not acceptable.

2 Choose from ART* E131 or ART* E235

3 Choose from: ART* E157, ART* E253, ART* E155.

4 Cannot be an art course. A 200-level course is recommended.

NOTE: There is no minimum requirement for the number of 200-level courses necessary for completion of the Associate in Arts degree.

About Us | Site Map | Fac/Staff Directory | Directions | Contact Us
© Housatonic Community College. All Rights Reserved. 900 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT 06604 (203) 332-5200