2008 CCBC College Catalog

Fine and Performing Arts

Associate of Fine Arts (A.F.A.)
Transfer Pattern

General Education Requirements:

Credits
____SPCM 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
3
____ENGL 101 College Composition I
3
____ENGL 102 College Composition II
3
   

General Education Electives:

 
(Choose courses in each category from the list of approved General Education courses.
One 3-credit General education course must be a Diversity course.)
____Arts and Humanities
3
Choose one from this list:  
____ARTS 104 Art Appreciation
____DANC 135 Dance Appreciation
____MUSC 102 Music Appreciation  
____THTR 101 Introduction to Theatre
____Social and Behavioral Sciences
3
____Biological and Physical Sciences
3-4
____Mathematics
3
____Information Technology
3
  Total General Education:
  24-25
Program Requirements:    
     
Visual Art:    
____ARTS 102 Elements of Visual Thinking - Design
3
____ARTS 105 History of Art I
3
____ARTS 106 History of Art II
3
____ARTS 110 Drawing I
3
____ARTS 111 Drawing II
3
____ARTS 118 Elements of Visual Thinking - Color
3
____ARTS 120 Painting I
3
____ARTS 140 Sculpture I
3
____CGVC 101 Introduction to Computer Graphics
3
   
Electives:
Choose three courses from the following:

9

____ARTS 115 Life Drawing I  
____ARTS 121 Painting II  
____ARTS 130 Introduction to Print Making  
____ARTS 141 Sculpture II  
____ARTS 150 Ceramics I  
____ARTS 160 Fundamentals of Photography  
____CGVC 120 Digital Imaging I  
Total Program Requirements and Electives:
36
Total Required for Degree:
60-61
     
Dance:    
____DANC 111 Folk and Social Dance: Materials/Methods
3
____DANC 112 Body Movement
3
____DANC 137 Dance Composition I
3
____DANC 138 Dance Composition I I
3
____DANC 150 Dance Workshop I
2
____DANC 151 Dance Workshop II
2
____DANC 193 Independent Final Project
3
   
Electives:
Choose 9 credits from the following list:
 
____DANC 114 Beginning Ballet I  
____DANC 115 Beginning Ballet II  
____DANC 116 Intermediate Ballet I  
____DANC 117 Intermediate Ballet II  
____DANC 118 Advanced Ballet I  
____DANC 119 Advanced Ballet II  
Modern Technique
Choose 9 credits from the following list:
 
____DANC 120 Beginning Modern Dance I  
____DANC 121 Beginning Modern Dance II  
____DANC 122 Intermediate Modern Dance I  
____DANC 123 Intermediate Modern Dance II  
____DANC 124 Advance Modern Dance I  
____DANC 125 Advance Modern Dance II  

____DANC 126

Modern Dance: Technique and Repertory

 
Total Program Requirements and Electives:
37
Total Required for Degree:
61-62
   
Music    

____MUSC 111

Ear Training I

1

____MUSC 112

Ear Training II

1

____MUSC 113

Music Theory I

3

____MUSC 114

Music Theory II

3

____MUSC 211

Ear Training III

1

____MUSC 212

Ear Training IV

1

____MUSC 213

Music Theory III

3

____MUSC 214

Music Theory IV

3

____MUSC 130

Piano Class I*

1

____MUSC 131

Piano Class II*

1

____MUSC 135

Voice Class**

1

____MUSC 232

Piano Skills and Musicianship

2

____MUSC 160-179

Performing Ensemble

4

____MUSA 101-291

Applied Music

14

* for non-piano majors
** for non-voice majors
 
Total Program Requirements and Electives:
37-39
Total Required for Degree:
61-64
   
Theatre:    
____THTR 110 Play Production
4
____THTR 111 Acting I
3
____THTR 112 Acting II
3
____THTR 126 Broadway Musical Theatre
3
____THTR 131 Stagecraft
3
____THTR 132 Applied Oral Interpretation
1
____THTR 133 Voice and Diction
3
____THTR 135 Acting for Television and Film
3
____THTR 142 Stage Makeup
1
____THTR 146 Movement for the Actor
3
____THTR 155 Survey of Theatre History
3
____THTR 203 Fundamentals of Directing
3
____THTR 293 Independent Study
3
Total Program Requirements and Electives:
36
Total Required for Degree:
60-61
*See recommended electives for your intended major. Students should meet with the discipline coordinator to plan and select appropriate electives.  

Transfer Pattern Description:

Program Description
This degree program is designed to serve students who plan to transfer to majors in the visual or performing arts culminating in the Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Arts, or Bachelor of Music. Graduates of the AFA degree program will be able to:

  • Recognize characteristics of lifelong learning: independent thinking, self-discipline, and ethical behavior

  • Demonstrate the studio or performance skills needed to advance academic pursuits at the upper division level

  • Demonstrate the theoretical skills unique to each program concentration

  • Use analytical, critical, logical, and problem-solving skills in a variety of contexts

  • Demonstrate interpersonal skills that reflect an understanding of diversity and the need for teamwork

  • Communicate information to a variety of audiences using a variety of appropriate methods

Program Coordinators:

CCBC Catonsville William Sigmon
443-840-4912 or wsigmon@ccbcmd.edu

CCBC Dundalk Susan Delker
443-840-3023 or sdelker@ccbcmd.edu

CCBC Essex Martha Hervey
443-840-1385 or mhervey@ccbcmd.edu