Printmaking, Associate in Arts

The Printmaking program prepares students for a career in studio arts and/or provides continuing education and personal enrichment opportunities. The program is committed to training in a variety of drawing techniques and expressive means.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

  • Create prints that demonstrate the effective use of studio tools and the language of visual art.
  • Create, analyze, and evaluate prints executed with a variety of techniques.

Associate in Arts Degree Major Requirements

Required Core
ARTB 2Visual Fundamentals: Two-Dimensional Design3
ARTB 4Color Fundamentals3
ARTS 10ADrawing and Composition I3
ARTS 60Introduction to Printmaking3
ARTS 62ARelief Printmaking I3
ARTS 63AIntaglio Printmaking I3
Select six units from the following:6
Survey of Asian Art
Creative Digital Media I
Monotype I
Monotype II
Monotype III
Monotype IV
Relief Printmaking II
Intaglio Printmaking II
Intaglio Printmaking III
Photo-Based Printmaking I
Photo-Based Printmaking II
Book Arts I
Book Arts II
Experimental Monotype Printmaking
Experimental Relief Printmaking
Experimental Intaglio Printmaking
Layered Prints
Linoleum and Woodblock Printing
Artists' Book Structures
Collography
Chine Colle
Monoprints
TOTAL MAJOR UNITS24
Additional Requirements36
Complete Competency Requirements, general education pattern (MPC General Education, CSU General Education, or IGETC), and electives, if needed, for a total of 60 degree-applicable units.
Total Units60

Please refer to the graduation requirements section of the Catalog for information about degree and certificate requirements including Reading and Writing, Mathematics, Information Competency, and General Education requirements.  
 

The model sequence of coursework below is one pathway for students to complete the program. The information below is not an official educational plan. An MPC Counselor can assist you with creating a personalized education plan based on your academic, career, and personal goals. Visit MPC’s Counseling website for more information about Counseling and up-to-date program requirements.

Suggested 2-Year Course Sequence

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
FallUnits
ENGL 1A
College Composition
or College Composition: Enhanced
3
LIBR 50 Introduction to Library and Research Skills 1
ARTB 2 Visual Fundamentals: Two-Dimensional Design 3
ARTS 10A Drawing and Composition I 3
ARTS 60 Introduction to Printmaking 3
MPC GE Area E 3
 Units16
Spring
MPC GE Area A2 (MATH 10 or MATH 16 Recommended) 4
ARTB 4 Color Fundamentals 3
ARTS 62A Relief Printmaking I 3
ARTS 63A Intaglio Printmaking I 3
Elective (COUN 10 Recommended) 1
 Units14
Year 2
Fall
MPC GE Area B and Lab 4
MPC GE Area F 3
Electives (ENGL 2 Recommended) 3
Electives 3
Select three units from the following: 3
Survey of Asian Art
or Creative Digital Media I
or Monotype I
or Monotype II
or Monotype III
or Monotype IV
or Relief Printmaking II
or Intaglio Printmaking II
or Intaglio Printmaking III
or Photo-Based Printmaking I
or Photo-Based Printmaking II
or Book Arts I
or Book Arts II
or Experimental Monotype Printmaking
or Experimental Relief Printmaking
or Experimental Intaglio Printmaking
or Layered Prints
or Linoleum and Woodblock Printing
or Artists' Book Structures
or Collography
or Chine Colle
or Monoprints
 
 Units16
Spring
MPC GE Area D 3
Electives (SPCH 1 or SPCH 2 Recommended) 3
Electives 5
Select three units from the following: 3
Survey of Asian Art
or Creative Digital Media I
or Monotype I
or Monotype II
or Monotype III
or Monotype IV
or Relief Printmaking II
or Intaglio Printmaking II
or Intaglio Printmaking III
or Photo-Based Printmaking I
or Photo-Based Printmaking II
or Book Arts I
or Book Arts II
or Experimental Monotype Printmaking
or Experimental Relief Printmaking
or Experimental Intaglio Printmaking
or Layered Prints
or Linoleum and Woodblock Printing
or Artists' Book Structures
or Collography
or Chine Colle
or Monoprints
 
 Units14
 Total Units60