Art History
Course Catalog
Art (ART)
Art |
foothill.edu/art/ | |||||
| TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu For more information about the Art Program, contact: Hilary Gomes at gomeshilary@foothill.edu or call 650.949.7585. The website can be found at: https://foothill.edu/art. For information on how to clear a prerequisite please go to: https://foothill.edu/reg/prereqs.html | ||||||
| ART 1 :: INTRODUCTION TO ART | 4.5 Units | |||||
| An introduction to new ways of thinking about the visual arts, including examinations of the visual elements and artistic media, particularly as they contribute to the development of visual literacy. Includes analysis of western and non-western traditions in the visual arts within a social and historical context. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 4 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory. (66 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Humanities | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
| ↪ View Schedule in Current Quarter | ||||||
| ART 2A :: HISTORY OF ART: HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH EARLY CHRISTIANITY | 4.5 Units | |||||
| History of Western art from Prehistory through Early Christianity. An introductory survey examining images, objects, and architecture produced from the Paleolithic era to the end of the Roman Empire. We will discuss Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Early Christian and Byzantine culture. Illustrated lectures and readings. | ||||||
| Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ART 2AH. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 4 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory. (66 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Humanities | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
| ↪ View Schedule in Current Quarter | ||||||
| ART 2AH :: HONORS HISTORY OF ART: HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH EARLY CHRISTIANITY | 4.5 Units | |||||
| History of Western art from Prehistory through Early Christianity. An introductory survey examining images, objects, and architecture produced from the Paleolithic era to the end of the Roman Empire. We will discuss Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Early Christian and Early Byzantine culture. Illustrated lectures and readings. The honors sections expand the primary sources for the student. In addition to the textbook, students have a reading list of sources (on reserve in the library). Lectures are more interactive and the student is expected to participate in group discussions. Exams are more exacting with an emphasis on the student being able to comfortably assimilate political, social, and economic factors into their analysis. | ||||||
| Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ART 2A. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 4 hours lecture. 1.5 hours laboratory. (66 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Humanities | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
| ↪ View Schedule in Current Quarter | ||||||
| ART 2B :: HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE | 4.5 Units | |||||
| A History of Western art from ca. 600 through ca. 1600. This course examines the Middle Ages and the Renaissance using images, objects, and architecture to develop a comprehensive understanding of the social, political, and religious forces that shaped this period. Illustrated lectures and readings. | ||||||
| Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ART 2BH. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 4 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory. (66 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Humanities | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 2BH :: HONORS HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE | 4.5 Units | |||||
| A History of Western art from ca. 600 through ca. 1600. This course examines the Middle Ages and the Renaissance using images, objects, and architecture to develop a comprehensive understanding of the social, political, and religious forces that shaped this period. Illustrated lectures and readings. The honors sections expand the primary sources for the student. In addition to the textbook, students have a reading list of sources (on reserve in the library). Lectures are more interactive and the student is expected to participate in group discussions. Exams are more exacting with an emphasis on the student being able to comfortably assimilate political, social, and economic factors into their analysis. | ||||||
| Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ART 2B. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 4 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory. (66 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Humanities | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 2C :: HISTORY OF WESTERN ART FROM THE BAROQUE TO CONTEMPORARY | 4.5 Units | |||||
| History of Western art from ca. 1600 to the 21st century. An introductory survey examining images, objects, and architecture produced from the Baroque to contemporary world. Illustrated lectures and readings. | ||||||
| Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ART 2CH. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 4 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory. (66 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Humanities | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
| ↪ View Schedule in Current Quarter | ||||||
| ART 2E :: A HISTORY OF WOMEN IN ART | 4.5 Units | |||||
| A chronological, thematic, and cross-cultural examination of art works and gender issues concerning women artists from the early Middle-Ages to the 21st century. Includes the influences on art produced by women of such issues as race, gender, socio-economic and political conditions, increasing urbanization, and conceptions of nature, etc. | ||||||
| Advisory: Not open to students with credit in WMN 15. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 4 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory. (66 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Humanities | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
| ↪ View Schedule in Current Quarter | ||||||
| ART 2F :: INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART | 4.5 Units | |||||
| An introduction to the art of India, China and Japan from the Neolithic Age to the present, covering painting, sculpture, architecture and ceramics. This course emphasizes the cultural, social and historical meaning of art and traces the changes in style, meaning, and use of art within the broader context of the great religious traditions of China, Japan, and India. | ||||||
| Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ART 12. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 4 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory. (66 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Humanities | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 2J :: AMERICAN ART | 4.5 Units | |||||
| A history of the culturally diverse arts produced in North America (specifically the United States) from prehistory to the present. American art is considered thematically and chronologically, focusing on the important influences on art of nature, landscape, urbanization, gender, race, religion, ethnicity, socio-economic and political reforms, and civil and international wars. | ||||||
| Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ART 14. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 4 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory. (66 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Humanities | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 3 :: HISTORY OF MODERN ART FROM POST-IMPRESSIONISM TO THE PRESENT | 4.5 Units | |||||
| A study of art and architecture from Post-Impressionism to the present day emphasizing the importance of social, economic, and political influences on the art of this period. This course is designed to relate contemporary artistic expression to modern thought. Lectures will be directed towards illustrating and interpreting the subjects listed in the course content. We will study painting, sculpture, architecture, conceptual art, environmental art, and modern digital media from across the world. A field trip will be taken to a museum. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 4 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory. (66 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
| ↪ View Schedule in Current Quarter | ||||||
| ART 4A :: FUNDAMENTALS IN DRAWING | 4 Units | |||||
| In this beginning-level drawing course, students will analyze form and incorporate value, the concepts of light and shadow patterns, perspective, proportion and composition in the practice of drawing. In-depth theory and practice of charcoal drawing. Great works of historical drawings will be studied in relation to value, line, form, space and composition. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Humanities | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
| ↪ View Schedule in Current Quarter | ||||||
| ART 4B :: INTERMEDIATE DRAWING | 4 Units | |||||
| Exploration of artistic concepts, styles, and creative expression related to intermediate-level drawing, focusing on complex subject matter and concepts, using a variety of color drawing media, techniques, and methodologies. Students in this course will build on fundamental drawing skills to develop personalized approaches to content and materials in exercises covering multiple historical and contemporary approaches to drawing. | ||||||
| Advisory: This course is included in the Drawing family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 4C :: REPRESENTATIONAL DRAWING | 4 Units | |||||
| An intermediate-level representational drawing course concentrating on observation and depiction of volume, texture and linear perspective in a variety of drawing media. | ||||||
| Advisory: This course is included in the Drawing family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 4D :: FIGURE DRAWING I | 4 Units | |||||
| Beginning drawing course focusing on the representation and interpretation of the human figure, with attention to drawing from life. | ||||||
| Advisory: This course is included in the Drawing family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
| ↪ View Schedule in Current Quarter | ||||||
| ART 4E :: HEADS & HANDS DRAWING | 4 Units | |||||
| Beginning drawing course focusing on the representation and interpretation of the head and hands, with attention to drawing from life from a live figure model. | ||||||
| Advisory: This course is included in the Drawing family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 4G :: MURAL MAKING: COMMUNITY ART PROJECT | 4 Units | |||||
| This studio art course introduces and involves students in painting a large-scale collaborative community mural project. Students will generate ideas, plan preliminary mural sketches, design compositions, research cultural symbolism, scale images and paint a large-scale collaborative community painting. In addition, students will learn basic painting techniques and how to mix acrylic paint. This course will discuss how murals can be used to create social change, as well as explore the use of themes such as humanity, empowerment, community, personal and cultural identity. Lectures will analyze historical and contemporary events and movements depicted in murals, as well as significant mural artists. | ||||||
| Advisory: ART 5A; not open to students with credit in ART 18 or 80. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Humanities | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 4I :: FIGURE DRAWING II | 4 Units | |||||
| Intermediate figure drawing course emphasizing the development of drawing skills in depicting the human figure. This is a practical and theoretical course that emphasizes proportion and basic human anatomy. The course will also expose students to great works of historical and contemporary figure drawing in relationship to figure drawing and human anatomy. | ||||||
| Advisory: This course is included in the Drawing family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
| ↪ View Schedule in Current Quarter | ||||||
| ART 5A :: 2-D FOUNDATIONS | 4 Units | |||||
| Introduction to the concepts, applications, and historical and contemporary references related to two-dimensional art and composition, including the study of the basic principles and elements of line, shape, texture, value, color and spatial illusion. Development of a visual vocabulary for creative expression through lecture presentations, studio projects, problem solving, and written assignments. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Humanities | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
| ↪ View Schedule in Current Quarter | ||||||
| ART 5B :: 3-D FOUNDATIONS | 4 Units | |||||
| Introduction to the concepts, applications, and historical references related to three-dimensional design and spatial composition, including the study of the elements and organizing principles of design as they apply to three-dimensional space and form. Development of a visual vocabulary for creative expression through lecture presentations and use of appropriate materials for non-representational three-dimensional studio projects. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Humanities | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
| ↪ View Schedule in Current Quarter | ||||||
| ART 5C :: SCULPTURE | 4 Units | |||||
| Introduction to three-dimensional sculptural principles, techniques, and concepts, utilizing a wide range of materials and practices. Various sculpture methods are practiced with attention to creative self-expression and historical context. | ||||||
| Advisory: This course is included in the Sculpture family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 15A :: DIGITAL PAINTING I | 4 Units | |||||
| Basic instruction using computers, digital tablets and software to produce digital paintings and images for artistic expression, design and illustration. | ||||||
| Advisory: Familiarity with current interface operations for desktop computers, laptops and digital tablets; not open to students with credit in ART 14C or 86. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 15B :: DIGITAL PAINTING II | 4 Units | |||||
| Intermediate instruction using computers, digital tablets and software to produce digital paintings and images for artistic expression, design and illustration. | ||||||
| Advisory: Familiarity with current interface operations for desktop computers, laptops and digital tablets. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 15D :: DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION FOR FILM & ANIMATION | 4 Units | |||||
| Advanced instruction using computers, digital tablets and software to produce digital illustrations, sketches, images, and drawings for artistic expression and design focused for live-action film and feature film animation media. Emphasis on skills and concepts related to human anatomy, gesture drawing, character design, and basic illustration, visual development, and composition principles. | ||||||
| Prerequisite: ART 15A. | ||||||
| Advisory: GID 37; familiarity with current interface operations for desktop computers, laptops and digital tablets. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 19A :: OIL PAINTING I | 4 Units | |||||
| Introduction to the theory and practice of basic oil painting, including the use of value, color and light to model the three-dimensional form. | ||||||
| Advisory: This course is included in the Painting family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 19B :: ACRYLIC PAINTING I | 4 Units | |||||
| Introduction to the theory and practice of basic acrylic painting, including the use of value, color and light to model the three-dimensional form. | ||||||
| Advisory: This course is included in the Painting family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 19C :: OIL PAINTING II | 4 Units | |||||
| The theory and practice of intermediate oil painting. Building on fundamental oil painting skills to develop personalized style, complex subject matter, color theory and composition. | ||||||
| Advisory: This course is included in the Painting family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 19D :: ACRYLIC PAINTING II | 4 Units | |||||
| The theory and practice of acrylic painting and continuation of ART 19B. Building on fundamental, acrylic painting skills to develop personalized style, complex subject matter, color theory and composition. | ||||||
| Advisory: This course is included in the Painting family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 20A :: COLOR I | 4 Units | |||||
| A study of the principles, theories, and applications of additive and subtractive color in two dimensions. Topics will include color theory systems, color organizations, perceptual color, production of projects in applied color, and the elements of design as they apply to color. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 20B :: COLOR II | 4 Units | |||||
| An intermediate study of the principles, theories, and applications of subtractive color in two dimensions. Topics will include researching major art historical color systems, art works and color symbolism. Topics will also include application of applied color, simultaneous contrast, color transparencies and color proportions in creative designs. | ||||||
| Prerequisite: ART 20A. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Humanities | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||
| ART 44 :: CERAMIC SCULPTURE | 4 Units | |||||
| Studio practice in designing and creating original ceramic sculpture. | ||||||
| Prerequisite: ART 45A. | ||||||
| Advisory: This course is included in the Ceramic Construction family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
| ↪ View Schedule in Current Quarter | ||||||
| ART 45A :: BEGINNING CERAMICS HANDBUILDING | 4 Units | |||||
| An introduction to basic ceramic hand-building techniques, and its historical and contemporary significance. This course will introduce ceramic hand-building techniques, including pinching, coil, and slab construction, as well as examine various high and low-fire glazing techniques. In addition to sculpting and constructing hand built vessels students will examine, critically discuss, analyze and write about clay, glaze and hand-building techniques, tools, ceramic terminology and processes of historical and contemporary clay hand-built vessels. Students will learn ceramic vocabulary, and participate in verbal and written class critiques. | ||||||
| Advisory: This course is included in the Ceramic Construction family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
| ↪ View Schedule in Current Quarter | ||||||
| ART 45B :: BEGINNING CERAMICS POTTER'S WHEEL | 4 Units | |||||
| An introduction to throwing on the potter's wheel, and its historical and contemporary significance. This course will introduce the process of wedging clay, centering a pot, pulling a wall, shaping processes, and trimming techniques to complete well balanced forms on the potter's wheel. In addition to gaining expertise in wheel-throwing, students will examine, discuss, critique and write about the techniques, tools, ceramic terminology and processes of historical and contemporary thrown clay vessels. Students will use ceramic vocabulary in verbal and written class critiques. | ||||||
| Advisory: This course is included in the Ceramic Construction family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Humanities | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
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| ART 45C :: ADVANCED CERAMICS | 4 Units | |||||
| Laboratory practice in throwing advanced forms on the potter's wheel, combining hand-built and wheel-thrown forms, glazing these forms, and understanding kiln loading and firing procedures. | ||||||
| Prerequisites: ART 45A and 45B. | ||||||
| Advisory: This course is included in the Ceramic Construction family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
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| ART 45F :: LOW-TEMPERATURE CERAMIC FIRING & GLAZING TECHNIQUES | 4 Units | |||||
| Studio practice in the glazing and firing of ceramic pieces using four low-temperature methods: electric kiln oxidation firing, luster firing, raku firing and pit firing. | ||||||
| Prerequisite: ART 45A or 45B. | ||||||
| Advisory: This course is included in the Ceramic Surface family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
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| ART 46B :: POTTER'S WHEEL II | 4 Units | |||||
| Provides intermediate level instruction in clay processes covering intermediate wheel-throwing methods, glazing, decorating, and firing procedures. Explores technical problem solving, and creative design. | ||||||
| Prerequisite: ART 45B. | ||||||
| Advisory: This course is included in the Ceramic Construction family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
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| ART 47A :: WATERCOLOR I | 4 Units | |||||
| Study of transparent and opaque watercolor techniques. Emphasis on basic techniques of painting and composition. | ||||||
| Advisory: ART 4A or 5A; ART 4B, 20A; this course is included in the Painting family of activity courses; not open to students with credit in ART 47. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
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| ART 47B :: WATERCOLOR II | 4 Units | |||||
| Study of intermediate techniques using transparent and opaque water-media. Emphasis on intermediate techniques of painting, composition, and design. | ||||||
| Prerequisite: ART 47A. | ||||||
| Advisory: ART 4A or 5A; ART 4B, 20A; this course is included in the Painting family of activity courses. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
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| ART 70R :: INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ART | 1 Unit | |||||
| Provides an opportunity for the student to expand their studies in Art beyond the classroom by completing a project or an assignment arranged by agreement between the student and instructor. The student is required to contract with the instructor to determine the scope of assignment and the unit value assigned for successful completion. Students may take a maximum of 6 units of Independent Study per department. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 3 hours laboratory per week. (36 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
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| ART 71R :: INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ART | 2 Units | |||||
| Provides an opportunity for the student to expand their studies in Art beyond the classroom by completing a project or an assignment arranged by agreement between the student and instructor. The student is required to contract with the instructor to determine the scope of assignment and the unit value assigned for successful completion. Students may take a maximum of 6 units of Independent Study per department. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 6 hours laboratory per week. (72 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
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| ART 72R :: INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ART | 3 Units | |||||
| Provides an opportunity for the student to expand their studies in Art beyond the classroom by completing a project or an assignment arranged by agreement between the student and instructor. The student is required to contract with the instructor to determine the scope of assignment and the unit value assigned for successful completion. Students may take a maximum of 6 units of Independent Study per department. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 9 hours laboratory per week. (108 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
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| ART 73R :: INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ART | 4 Units | |||||
| Provides an opportunity for the student to expand their studies in Art beyond the classroom by completing a project or an assignment arranged by agreement between the student and instructor. The student is required to contract with the instructor to determine the scope of assignment and the unit value assigned for successful completion. Students may take a maximum of 6 units of Independent Study per department. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 12 hours laboratory per week. (144 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| Foothill College GE Area: Non-GE Applicable | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
Not scheduled for the current active quarter. Do you want to try a different quarter?: | ||||||