Foundation Program-Freshman Year
The Foundation Year is required of all fresmen at the Otis
Campus of Parsons School of Design. It provides a program of
interdisciplinary technical skills which form the basis for further and more specialized study in a departmental major.
Because of the Foundation Program's interdisciplinary
nature, transfer students from other college and university art
departments may be able to receive full transfer credit for this
work and enter directly into their department of choice. Details
of transfer application procedures and criteria are described
on page 77.
Freshman Year
Fall Spring
A 110
Form and Space
2.0
2.0
A 115
Color and Design
2.0
2.0
A 180
Life Drawing
1.5
1.5
A 185
Interpretive Figure
1.5
1.5
A 190
Drawing and Composition
2.0
2.0
HA 100
Survey of World Art
3.0
3.0
LA 110
English Composition and Literature
3.0
3.0
LA 130
Philosophy of Art
3.0
3.0
18.0 18.0
Studio course descriptions parallel those of the New York
campus and may be found in the Parsons end of this book.
Otis faculty are listed on page 14.
Fine Arts (Painting & Sculputure)
The Fine Arts curriculum at Otis/Parsons, though identical in
course title and credits to the program offered at the New York
Campus, reflects the same differences of approach and attitude toward the subject areas as those to be found within the
Los Angeles art community itself.
Although the faculties on both campuses share a belief in the
necessity of a firm technical foundation as a prerequisite to
effective creative expression, the aesthetic directions taken
from this point of departure may differ considerably—sometimes radically. Of course, any characterization of such differences is, by definition, imperfect, but it is probably fair to say
that the art world in Southern California is moreexperimental in
its approach, and more relaxed in its relationship to the international art scene than that in New York. Thus, Los Angeles
seems more responsive to a younger generation of artists than
the Eastern establishment.
The contrast between these two cities heightens the impact
and valueofstudentexchange between themandisseen by the
faculty as an important option for the student of fine arts, who is
encouraged to take advantage of this very special opportunity.
Junior Year
Fall Spring
Freshman Year—Foundation Program (see above)
Sophomore Year—(Both Majors)
HA
FA
FA
FA
FA
FA
105
200
210
220
239
240
Visual Analysis
Painting I
Sculpture I
Drawing I
The Language of Sculpture
Technology for the Artist
Studio Electives
Liberal Arts
2.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.0
