Associate in Arts Degree
Berkeley City College
Key Information
Campus location
Berkeley, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 7,120 / per semester
Application deadline
Request Info
Earliest start date
Aug 2024
Introduction
The Art Department offers both an Associate in Arts Degree. Various required and elective courses focus on individual creative development and provide a broad range of classroom and studio experiences. Art courses fulfill requirements for transfer or prepare students for careers requiring competency in visual media.
Program Outcome
Students who complete the program will be able to:
- Communicate and problem-solve in at least two media.
- Write a visual analysis/critique of their own and others’ art based on both form and content and their relations to a global context.
- Recall and summarize key movements in the history of art and contemporary art on a global scale and understand and articulate how this legacy influences their artwork.
- Assemble a portfolio of strong artwork which collectively demonstrates skill, understanding of techniques in a given medium, originality, thoughtfulness, and personal expression.
Curriculum
Recommended Course Sequence
1st Semester/Fall
- Beginning Drawing & Composition
- Art History Elective
- General Education or General Electives
Total 15
2nd Semester/Spring
- Continuing Drawing & Composition
- Beginning Figure Drawing & Composition
- General Education and Electives
Total 15
3rd Semester/Fall
- Intermediate Figure Drawing & Composition
- Beginning Painting
- Studio Art Elective
- General Education and Electives
Total 15
4th Semester/Spring
- Critique and the Creative Process
- Studio Art Electives
- General Education and Electives
Total 15