Art

Betty Friedman, Chair, (650) 508-3631, bfriedman@ndnu.edu

The Department of Art offers a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the major of Art and a Bachelor of Arts in Art and Graphic Design as well as a Minor in Art and a Minor in Graphic Design. The Art major is offered for emerging artists to develop creative intuition, technical competence and to explore their artistic vision in Art through rigorous studio work and the study of Art History. The Art and Graphic Design Major offers instruction in graphic design concepts, production techniques, and web design and is tailored for those seeking careers in the graphic design field. The BFA degree is preferred and often required for entrance into MFA programs.

Bachelor of Arts: Art

In addition to major requirements, students must meet Core Curriculum Requirements and General Degree Requirements.
Prerequisites		Units
ART1001	Drawing I	3
ART1002	Drawing II	3
ART1018	Life Drawing I	3
ART1019	Life Drawing II	3
ART1201	Art History Survey	3
ART1101	Design: Two-Dimensional	3
ART1109	Design: Color	3
ART1118	Design: Three-Dimensional	3
ART1127	Design: Advanced	3
Total Prerequisites		27
Major Requirements		Units
ART2201	Art History: Modern Art	3
ART2215	Art History: Contemporary Art since 1945	3
ART2301 or ART2305 or ART2310	Representational Painting Projects in Painting Outdoor Painting	3
ART2405 or ART2410	Media Graphics: Layout and Typography Media Graphics: Production Techniques	3
ART2615	Sculpture	3
ART2625	Photography	3
ART2635	Gallery Techniques (satisfies two units of the Career Development requirement)	3
ART2801 or ART2805	Printmaking: Etching Printing: Multimedia Workshop	3
ART2881	Senior Seminar	3
Upper-division electives in Art History		3
Total Major Requirements		30
Other Degree Requirements* and General Electives * Other degree requirements include Core Curriculum Requirements and General Degree Requirements (e.g., Career Development, U.S. History).		67
Total Unit Requirement		124

Bachelor of Arts: Art and Graphic Design

In addition to major requirements, students must meet Core Curriculum Requirements and General Degree Requirements.
Prerequisites		Units
ART1001	Drawing	3
ART1010	Drawing with Illustrator	3
ART1018/1125	Life Drawing	6
ART1101	Design: Two-dimensional	3
ART1109	Design: Color	3
ART1118	Design: Three-dimensional	3
ART1127	Design: Advanced Design	3
ART1201	Art History Survey	3
Total Prerequisites		27
Major Requirements		Units
ART2201 or ART2210	Art History: Modern Art Art History: Art in Business and Industry	3
ART2215	Art History: Contemporary Art since 1945	3
ART2301 or ART2305 or ART2310	Representational Painting Projects in Painting Outdoor Painting	3
ART2401	Media Graphics: Graphic Design	3
ART2405	Media Graphics: Layout and Typography	3
ART2410	Media Graphics: Production Techniques	3
ART2415	Elements of Web Design	3
ART2625	Photography	3
ART2635	Gallery Techniques (Satisfies two units of the Career Development Requirement)	3
ART2880	Media Graphics: Senior Graphic Design Portfolio	3
ART2801 or ART2805	Printmaking: Etching Printmaking: Multimedia workshop	3
ART2990	Media Graphics: Graphic Design Internship (Satisfies two units of the Career Development Requirement)	2
Total Major Requirements		35
Other Degree Requirements* and General Electives * Other degree requirements include Core Curriculum Requirements and General Degree Requirements (e.g., Career Development, U.S. History).		62
Total Unit Requirement		124

 

Bachelor of Fine Arts

The requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Art are the same as the requirements for the corresponding Bachelor of Arts degrees, except that for the BFA degree students must take three upper-division courses in a Major Technique and satisfy the following additional requirements:

ART2001	Advanced Life Drawing	3
One additional Art History or studio course		3
Two courses in a Minor Technique		6

Major and minor techniques may be chosen from painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, or graphic design.

Minor Requirements: Art

15 units of which a minimum of six must be upper division, to be arranged in consultation with the Art Department Chair.

Minor Requirements: Graphic Design

ART1010	Drawing with Illustrator	3
ART1101	Design: Two-Dimensional	3
ART2401	Media Graphics: Graphic Design	3
ART2405	Media Graphics: Layout and Typography	3
ART2410	Media Graphics: Production Techniques	3

An interdisciplinary minor in Web Design is also available, combining courses from Art, Communication, and Computer Science.  For general information on Interdisciplinary Minors, see Undergraduate Academic Information.

Courses closely related to Art but offered in other departments include:

• THE1055 Scenic Design and Model Building
• THE2155 Scenic Design and Model Building

 

ART Course Descriptions