Associate of Arts (Art and Design)

The Associate of Arts (Art and Design) is structured to provide students with the foundation for careers in Fine Arts and Graphic Design, while keeping pace with current career trends. Without limiting students to the traditional components, such as drawing and painting, the programme includes courses in colour, graphic design, and media arts. Traditional courses, such as Introduction to Drawing and Two- and Three-Dimensional Design, now include computer components.
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Programme Details

CURRICULUM TOTAL CREDITS: 61 - 63

Year 1 

First semester - 16-17 credits
CSC 1110 Learning Strategies for Student Success (1 Credit)
AHS 1126 Introduction to Art History I (3 Credits)
ART 1101 Introductory Drawing (3 Credits)
ART 1120 Two-dimensional Design (3 Credits)
ART 1135 Introduction to Colour and Composition (3 Credits)
ENG 1111 Freshman Composition (3 Credits)

Second semester - 15-16 credits
AHS 1127 Introduction to Art History II (3 Credits)
ART 1102 Introductory Painting (3 Credits)
ART 1122 Introductory Sculpture (3 Credits)
ART 2235 Intermediate Colour and Composition (3 Credits)
ENG 1112 Literary Analysis or ENG 1115 Writing for Professionals (3 Credits)

Year 2

First semester - 15 credits

ART 2221 Intermediate Sculpture (3 Credits)
ART 2230 Intermediate Painting (3 Credits)
ART 2250 Introduction to Graphic Design (3 Credits)
Elective Art History (2000 - level)* (3 Credits)
Elective Mathematics or Computer Information Systems or Social Scciences or Natural Sciences elective or ECM 1110* (3 or 4 Credits)

Second semester - 15 credits
ART 2278 Figure Drawing (3 Credits)
ART 2211 Intermediate Drawing (3 Credits)
ART 1140 Introduction to Media Arts (3 Credits)
Elective - Art History (2000-level)* (3 Credits)
Elective - Mathematics or Computer Information Systems or Social Sciences or Natural Sciences elective or ECM 1110*† (3 or 4 Credits)
*Before one can be enrolled in any course one must satisfy the prerequisites.
**Concentration in Psychology or Sociology are required to take SSC 2200.
†CIS 1120 and 1125 cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.


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