General Information

• Name: Visual Foundations
• Discipline: Art (ART)
• Units (Credits): 3
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Communications and Fine Arts
• Prerequisites: None

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Explores visual forms and contemporary concepts through a variety of media, presentations and discussions.

II: Course Objectives

• To introduce a basic understanding of the language of two and three-dimensional design and to expand this understanding into use with the basic principles that govern sound design.
• To encourage the development of visual concepts utilizing these principles.
• To introduce a basic understanding of the various art mediums utilized in the Fine Art field.
• To develop an understanding and appreciation for the relationship between form and content.
• To encourage an environment of experimentation and imagination.

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to:

• Have an understanding of the fine arts
• Have developed their problem-solving, creative, and critical thinking skills

The mission of the AA Degree Program in Fine Arts is to provide knowledge and skills for creative expression, personal enrichment, and the foundation for a career in the Fine Arts.

Upon completion of this course, it is exprected that students will have:

• developed their creative capacities
• participated in at least one cultural or artistic activity, such as a visit to a gallery or museum or attendance at a community art lecture or event
• developed an appreciation for the arts