Art + Design - AFA

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Program Code: AFA.40380

The Associate in Fine Arts Degree is awarded to Art + Design program students who successfully complete the required 63-credit minimum course of study. The program and degree are designed to prepare you for entry-level jobs and/or to successfully transfer into Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree programs. The chronologically sequenced courses provide a balance of art history, art studio, design studio, graphic design and MTA approved general education courses.

Delta's AFA degree Art + Design program constructs a solid foundation for professional or further academic pursuits in: advertising, animation, art criticism and theory, art education, art history, ceramics, digital media, drawing, graphic design, fashion design, furniture design, illustration, industrial design, interactive and multimedia graphics, painting, photography, printmaking, product design, sculpture, textile design, transportation design, visual communications, web design, or a wide variety of related visual fields.

Fall First Year:

ART 111 - Drawing I Credits: 3
ART 115 - Two-Dimensional Design Credits: 3
ART 151W - Art History and Appreciation I Credits: 3
ELE – Any Approved Humanities other than ART Credits: 3
ENG 111 - College Composition I Credits: 3
ENG 111A , ENG 111B , ENG 111C , or ENG 111H can be taken in place of ENG 111

Total Semester Credits: 15

Winter First Year:

ART 112 - Drawing II Credits: 3
ART 116 - Three-Dimensional Design Credits: 3
ART 152W - Art History and Appreciation II Credits: 3
ELE – Any Approved Social Science Requirement Other than POL Credits: 3
ENG 112 - College Composition II Credits: 3
ENG 113 , ENG 112A , or ENG 112H can be taken in place of ENG 112

Total Semester Credits: 15

Spring First Year:

ELE — Elective Course Credits: 3
Choose any course from letter “D” below.
POL 103W - American Politics Credits: 3
POL 105W , POL 212W , POL 215W , POL 220W , POL 221W , POL 223W , POL 225W , POL 228W , HIS 221W , HIS 222W , or HIS 237W can be taken in place of POL 103W

Total Semester Credits: 6

Fall Second Year:

ELE – Approved Natural Science Credits with one lab course Credits: 3
ELE – Elective Course Credits: 9
Take 9 credits from letter “D” below.
LW 221W - Fitness and Wellness Credits: 2
Any 2 credit LW course or any 1 credit LW and 1 credit LWA courses may be taken in place of LW 221W

Total Semester Credits: 14

Winter Second Year:

ART 289 - Art and Design Portfolio Credits: 3
ELE – Elective Course Credits: 6
Take 6 credits from letter “D” below.
ELE – Approved Natural Science Credits with one lab course Credits: 4

Total Semester Credits: 13

Total Credits: 63

Notations

A “C” minimum grade is required in all ART courses.
Taking 2 general education courses per semester is suggested.
ART 289 is considered a capstone course and may be taken in the third or fourth semester.
Choose 18 - 21 credits from the following options

ART HISTORY OPTION: ART 251W , ART 255W , ART 256W

CERMAMIC SCULPTURE STUDIO OPTION: ART 222 , ART 231 , ART 232

DIGITAL MEDIA-GRAPHIC DESIGN PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO OPTION: ART 201 , ART 226 , ART 227 , ART 241 , ART 242 , ART 243 , ART 284 , ART 286

DRAWING-PAINTING STUDIO OPTION: ART 210 , ART 217 , ART 218 , ART 220

SPECIALTY OPTION: ART 113 , ART 262 , ART 280 , ART 290-299