Art History

      • Explore the history of art across the globe from prehistory to the present. You’ll analyze works of art through observation, discussion, reading, and research.

         Skills You’ll Learn:

        • Evaluating works of art from different eras and cultures
        • Seeing connections to artistic traditions, styles, or practices in a work of art
        • Developing a theory about the meaning of a work of art and explaining and supporting your interpretation

        Equivalency and Prerequisites:

        College Course Equivalent

        Recommended Prerequisites 

        A two-semester college introductory art history course

        None

      2D Art Design

      • Develop your 2-D skills through materials and processes such as graphic design, photography, collage, printmaking, fashion illustration, collage, and others. You’ll create artwork that reflects your own ideas and skills and what you’ve learned.

        Skills You’ll Learn:

        • Investigating the materials, processes, and ideas that artists and designers use
        • Practicing, experimenting, and revising as you create your own work
        • Communicating your ideas about works of art and design

        Equivalency and Prerequisites:

        College Course Equivalent

        Recommended Prerequisites

        A two-semester, introductory college course in 2-D art and design

        There are no prerequisites for this course, but any experience creating two-dimensional art and design work, in or out of the classroom, will be helpful.

      3D Art Design

      • Develop 3-D skills in materials and processes, such as sculpture, architectural rendering and models, metal work, ceramics, glass work, and others. You’ll create artwork that reflects your own ideas and skills and what you’ve learned.

        Skills You’ll Learn:

        • Investigating the materials, processes, and ideas that artists and designers use
        • Practicing, experimenting, and revising as you create your own work
        • Communicating your ideas about works of art and design

        Equivalency and Prerequisites:

        College Course Equivalent

        Recommended Prerequisites 

        A two-semester, introductory college course in 3-D art and design

        There are no prerequisites for this course, but any experience creating three-dimensional art and design work, in or out of the classroom, will be helpful.

      AP Drawing

      • AP Drawing is an introductory college-level drawing course. Students refine and apply drawing skills to ideas they develop throughout the course.

        Skills You’ll Learn:

        1. Inquiry and Investigation

        Investigate materials, processes, and ideas.
        1. Making Through Practice, Experimentation, and Revision

        Make works of art and design by practicing, experimenting, and revising.
        1. Communication and Reflection

        Communicate ideas about art and design.

         

      Music Theory

      • Learn to recognize, understand, and describe the basic materials and processes of music. You’ll develop skills by listening to, reading, writing, and performing a wide variety of music.

         Skills You’ll Learn:

        • Identifying features of pitch, interval, scales and keys, chords, meter, rhythm, and other musical concepts in performed and notated music
        • Singing a notated melody on sight
        • Notating music that you hear
        • Completing music based on cues, following common-practice style

        Equivalency and Prerequisites:

        College Course Equivalent

        Recommended Prerequisites 

        A two-semester college introductory music theory course

        Ability to read and write musical notation and basic voice or instrument performance skills

         
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      Last Modified on August 28, 2023