4/29/2024 4:26:41 AM	ART 33A Course Outline as of Fall 2005	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ART 33A	Title:  BEGINNING SCULPTURE
Full Title:  Beginning Sculpture
Last Reviewed:9/26/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	4.00		3 min.	Lab Scheduled	70.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	6.00			Contact Total	105.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 175.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  22 - 4 Times in any Comb of Levels
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Catalog Description:

Beginning sculpture.  Emphasis on basic form appreciation using clay, plaster, wood and found materials.  Extensive use of visual information will encourage a historical sensitivity to form.  Figurative and non figurative experiences will be included.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Completion of ART 3 or ART 5.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Basic appreciation & understanding of sculpture including a historical overview. Figurative & nonfigurative experiences will be included using a variety of materials & processes. A range of casting, carving & fabricating projects will be presented.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Completion of ART 3 or ART 5.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:22 - 4 Times in any Comb of Levels

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: ARTS 240	Sculpture	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ART33A

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1.  Explore the major sculptural principles including assemblage,

   casting and carving.

2.  Use a variety of methods and materials to create sculpture.

3.  Develop a working vocabulary of sculptural terms.

4.  Employ creative thinking skills and exercise decision making skills

   inherent in the arts.

5.  Develop visual perception skills to recognize form, scale, plane and

   texture.

6.  Examine the sculpture of the past for appreciation and understanding.

7.  Practice aesthetic criticism and analysis of form.

Topics and Scope

1.  Creating sculptural studies using the principle of limitation of

   concept and material.

2.  Applying the methods of combining observation and transformation to

   design work emphasizing single principles of sculpture.

3.  Investigating underlying organic systems of form through studies in a

   variety of materials.

4.  Comparing sculpture of the past with contemporary work for relation-

   ships of content and form.

5.  Analyzing how choice of material affects form.

Assignments:

Various form building exercises which explore the principles of sculpture

including:

1.  Clay modelling based on observed organic and mechanical form.

2.  Plaster casting and carving.

3.  Process of pieces molds.

4.  Study of one form in a variety of materials and methods.

5.  Selection and use of organic materials.

6.  Fabrication and joinery of common materials.

7.  Environmental concerns.

8.  Portfolio of work.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 30%
Homework problems
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 10 - 30%
Class performances
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 50 - 70%
A portfolio of completed work will be major basis for course grade. Other factors: attendance, effort, growth, and class participation.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

The Sculptural Idea, by James J. Kell, Waveland Press, 3rd Ed.

August, 1991, ISBN: 088133605X

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