Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 General Catalog 
    
2020-2021 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Art History

  
  • ARTH 211 - Introduction to Art History


    Unit(s): 4
    A survey course covering painting, sculpture and architecture from the Renaissance to the present with a global perspective. Students who have taken ARTH 160B will not receive credit for taking ARTH 211.

    Prerequisite(s): Students who have already completed ARTH 160B may not enroll in ARTH 211
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C1 (Fine Arts).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face & Online. Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 270A - Survey of Islamic Art


    Unit(s): 3-4
    This course examines the formation, establishment and variations of Islamic artistic culture from its beginnings in the 7th century through the 20th century.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE, category C1 (Fine Arts)
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 270B - Survey of Asian Art


    Unit(s): 3-4
    Course examines artistic developments in Asia (including China, Japan and India) from prehistoric periods to the present.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE, category C1 (Fine Arts).
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 273 - Arts and Literature: Critical and Creative Readings and Renderings


    Unit(s): 4
    This course explores the relationship between literature and art, paying attention to interrelationships between literary and artistic works and and exploring different aspects of creativity, history and culture found in art and literature. Only one course numbered 273 in the Arts & Humanities will be considered for credit.

    Prerequisite(s): completion of GE Category A2 (ENGL 101 or ENGL 100B) required.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C2.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • ARTH 300 - Graded Assistance Projects


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Designed for advanced students to gain practical experience in the functions of art studios, workshops, classroom, visual resources management, or exhibition projects. Work under supervision of faculty or staff. Each unit requires 3 hours of work per week. (See also ARTH 499.)

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • ARTH 301 - Assistance Projects


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Designed for advanced students to gain practical experience in the functions of art studios, workshops, classrooms, or exhibition projects. Work under supervision of faculty or staff. Each unit requires 3 hours of work per week. Cr/NC only.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: CNC
  
  • ARTH 312 - Principles of Arts Management


    Unit(s): 3
    May be offered every three or four semesters. A seminar surveying the management of nonprofit visual arts institutions in the United States and the role of those institutions within society. Topics range from practical information, such as the structure of nonprofit organizations, the role of a board of trustees, fundraising, financial management, marketing, and the growing use of technology in the arts, to theoretical concepts being discussed within the field. Guest lecturers will be featured on a regular basis, and several field trips will be scheduled.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 399 - Student-Instructed Course


    Unit(s): 1-4
    A course exploring topics in the history of the arts and architecture of Egypt, Crete, and/or the Near East before the conquests of Alexander the Great.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: CNC
  
  • ARTH 420 - Pre-Classical Art


    Unit(s): 3-4
    A course exploring topics in Etruscan and Roman art and architecture from the early Republic through the age of Constantine, 4th century C.E.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 422 - Greek Art


    Unit(s): 3-4
    A course examining artistic developments after the Roman Empire. Topics may include Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions in the Mediterranean and environs, Byzantium, iconoclasm, Viking culture and explorations, the Carolingian Renaissance, monastic practice. Emphasis on how art, religion, politics, and other aspects of culture were transmitted and shared. Content emphasis may vary.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 424 - Roman Art


    Unit(s): 3-4
    A thematic course examining critical issues in late medieval art possibly including race, gender, religion, relics, materiality, and magic. Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions included. Content emphasis may vary.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 430 - Medieval Art In and Around the Mediterranean


    Unit(s): 3-4
    This class examines fifteenth-century European modes of understanding the nature of art, representation, and viewing. Content emphasis may vary. May be repeated with consent of instructor.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 432 - Medieval Art: Post-Millennial Issues


    Unit(s): 3-4
    A thematically organized course exploring contentious sixteenth-century issues: gender, race, politics, sacred space, and social organization. Local and global concerns are considered in tandem. The beginnings of art history and later notions of periodization are examined critically.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 440 - 15th C. Renaissance Art: Vision, Representation, Space


    Unit(s): 3-4
    A course exploring topics in painting, printmaking, sculpture, and architecture of the 14th-16th centuries in Europe. Content emphasis may vary.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated with consent of instructor.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 442 - The Self-Conscious Italian Renaissance


    Unit(s): 3-4
    A course exploring the fractious debates over the nature of art, the role of the artist, alterity, social class, and global explorations, especially the exchange of images between Europe and the Americas. Content emphasis may vary.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 444 - Northern Renaissance Art


    Unit(s): 3-4
    This course examines topics in the 18th c art and may include examinations of painting, architecture, sculpture and printmaking. Themes include the relationship between art and social class, influences of enlightenment philosophy, women and the arts, art and revolution. Topics vary.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 450 - Baroque: Object to Artwork


    Unit(s): 3
    This course explores 19th c art movements such as Impressionism, Neo-impressionism, Symbolism in relation to the changes that marked the Nineteenth Century: the development of the democratic nation state, colonialism, the rise of social movements, the shift from private court patronage to a free market economy, the development the dealer-critic system, the invention of photography, scientific advances in optics, and the discovery of the unconscious in psychology, shifts in gender roles.

    GE Category: Satisfies upper-division GE, category C1 (Fine Arts).
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated with consent of instructor
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 452 - Art in the Age of Enlightenment


    Unit(s): 3-4
    This course examines photography as a cultural object and a form of art from its invention to the digital age. Topics may include: photography as art, photography and the avant-gardes, photography and gender, photography and memory, photography as scientific or juridical proof, documentary and photojournalism, photography and the construction of identities, photography and place, the transformation of photography in the digital age.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit with the consent of the instructor.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 454 - Art and the Emergence of Modernity


    Unit(s): 3-4
    This course explores 19th century art movements such as Impressionism, Neo-impressionism, Symbolism in relation to the changes that marked the Nineteenth Century: the development of the democratic nation state, colonialism, the rise of social movements, the shift from private court patronage to a free market economy, the development the dealer-critic system, the invention of photography, scientific advances in optics, and the discovery of the unconscious in psychology, shifts in gender roles.

    Prerequisite(s): HUM 200 or ENGL 101 or ENGL 100B or LIBS 101 required.
    GE Category: Satisfies upper-division GE Area C1 (History of the Fine Arts).
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 456 - The History and Theory of Photography


    Unit(s): 3-4
    This course examines photography as a cultural object and a form of art from its invention to the digital age. Topics may include: photography as art, photography and the avant-gardes, photography and gender, photography and memory, photography as scientific or juridical proof, documentary and photojournalism, photography and the construction of identities, photography and place, the transformation of photography in the digital age.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 460 - History of American Art


    Unit(s): 3-4
    A survey of the American experience from pre-Colonial times to the present, with insights into European, non-Western, and native influences.

    Prerequisite(s): HUM 200 or ENGL 101 ror ENGL 100B required.
    GE Category: Satisfies upper-division GE Area C1 (History of the Fine Arts).
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 464 - Avant-Gardes of the Early 20th Century


    Unit(s): 3-4
    This course explores topics in the history of art from approximately 1900-1945: Examines avant-garde movements such as Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Primitivism, Constructivism, Dada and Surrealism with relation to the cultural upheavals of the early 20th Century including industrialization, revolution, WWI, shifts in gender roles and the rise of fascism.

    Prerequisite(s): HUM 200 or ENGL 101 ror ENGL 100B required.
    GE Category: Satisfies upper-division GE, category C1 (Fine Arts).
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 465 - Modern Art from 1945 to 1979


    Unit(s): 3-4
    A course exploring European and American developments in late modern and early postmodern art with a focus on work made between 1945 and 1979. Movements such as Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Minimalism, Photo-Realism, Earth Art, and Feminist Art will be discussed in depth, along with the social, economic, and political context within which the work was created. Reading and writing assignments on designated topics will be required.

    Prerequisite(s): HUM 200 or ENGL 101 ror ENGL 100B required.
    GE Category: Satisfies upper-division GE Area C1 (Fine Arts).
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face & Hybrid. Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 466 - Contemporary Art


    Unit(s): 3-4
    A course exploring international developments in post modern and current art with a focus on work made from 1980 and to the present. Movements and styles such as Neo-Expressionism, Appropriation, Graffiti, Body and Identity Art, and the use of new technology will be discussed in depth. In addition, we will examine the critical theories necessary for a thorough understanding of contemporary art and artists. Reading and writing assignments on designated topics will be required.

    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 467 - Museum Collections Management


    Unit(s): 3
    A course on the principles and practices of managing and caring for today’s museum collections. Classes will relate to different types of collections including art, history, and anthropology, as well as different models of museums: public, private, and corporate. Topics include accessioning, object handling and storage, preventative conservation, collections planning, exhibitions, and loans. Students will gain an overall understanding of the physical, ethical and legal care of museum collections. Guest speakers and off-campus field trips to tour behind the scenes collections at Bay Area museums will be planned.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 468 - Curatorial Practice


    Unit(s): 3
    A lecture and activity seminar designed to explore the changing role of the curator in relation to contemporary art, both within and beyond traditional presenting institutions. In addition to a historical review of curatorial models, the course will address such subjects as curatorial theory; assessment and interpretation; writing for curators; public speaking; research methodology for curators; and exhibition theory and practice. Students will also participate in at least one exhibition project. Several guest speakers and field trips will be scheduled

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 470A - Survey of Islamic Art


    Unit(s): 3-4
    This course examines the formation, establishment and variations of Islamic artistic curlture from its beginnings in the 7th century through the 20th century. Students who have taken ARTH 270A will not receive credit for taking ARTH 470A

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated with consent of instructor.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 470B - Asian Art


    Unit(s): 3-4
    Course examines artistic developments in Asia (including China, Japan and India) from prehistoric periods to the present.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated with consent of instructor.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 474 - Topics in Islamic Art


    Unit(s): 3-4
    A course dealing with intensive study of a particular topic of Islamic Art. The topic will vary from semester to semester and may include the Age of Empire, Islamic Spain or other topics.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated Course may be repeated.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 480 - Selected Topics in Art History


    Unit(s): 1-4
    A course dealing with intensive study of a particular art topic. The topic will vary from semester to semester. The course may be applicable to requirements for a major in art. Consult advisor and department chair.

    Prerequisite(s): Major status, advanced standing, and consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated Course may be repeated and may be applicable to requirements for a major in art. Consult advisor and department chair.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 490 - Seminar in Visual Art and Culture


    Unit(s): 4
    Students write a semester long research paper and learn research methods, writing strategies, application of critical theory to analysis of art and visual culture. Open to all majors. Required for art history majors. We recommend that non-art history majors have completed two papers in upper division art history courses or connected humanities or social sciences in order to be successful in this class.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing.
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 492 - Senior Honors Thesis


    Unit(s): 1-2
    The honors student prepares an in-depth research paper under the guidance of members of the art history or film faculty. The student will utilize scholarly resources of the region and produce an original research paper of extended length. Participation by consent of the art history faculty. Must be taken with two separate advisors.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTH 490. Restricted to ARTH majors and instructor approval.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 493 - Museum and Gallery Management


    Unit(s): 3
    A seminar surveying the management of nonprofit museums and other visual arts organizations in the United States and the role of these institutions within society. Topics range from practical information, such as the structure of nonprofit organizations, the role of a board of trustees, fund-raising, financial management, marketing, and the growing use of technology in the arts, to theoretical concepts being discussed within the field. Guest lecturers and field trips will be scheduled throughout the semester.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 494 - Museum Theory and Practice


    Unit(s): 3
    An advanced lecture and activity course in methods and techniques of nonprofit gallery and museum practice.Topics include lude history and philosophy of museums, their structure and purpose, exhibition development, and a museum’s relationship to the public. Current issues such as accountability, management of cultural artifacts, censorship, and funding for the arts will also be discussed. Students participate in various functions of the University Art Gallery including exhibition installation and design, opening receptions, publicity, fundraising events, and administration. Two off-campus field trips will be planned.

    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 495 - Special Studies


    Unit(s): 1-4
    For upper-division Art History and Film History majors only. Consult department faculty in your area of emphasis. The University contract form with required signatures of student, instructor, faculty advisor, and department chair must be completed before registering for special studies units.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Art (History and Studio) Majors and Advanced Junior Standing only.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit up to 8 units.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 496 - Directed Field Research Experience


    Unit(s): 1
    Travel to galleries and museums in various North American cities. Individual and group participation required. Destinations vary; consult semester schedule for specifics. Fee required at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): major status and advanced standing or consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated and may be applicable to requirements in the major.
    Grading: CNC
  
  • ARTH 497 - Directed Field Research Experience


    Unit(s): 1
    Travel to various destinations, which vary depending on type of field research being offered; consult semester schedule for specifics. Students will be responsible for a field research project(s), based on the trip. Fee required at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): major status and advanced standing or consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated and may be applicable to requirements in the major.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTH 499 - Internships


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Students in the internship program will have an opportunity to gain practical skills by working in a variety of capacities, including gallery and museum situations in the private and public sectors. Credit will be given for completion of 3 hours of work per week per unit, by prior arrangement with department coordinator. (See also ARTH 300.)

    Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: OPT

Art Studio

  
  • ARTS 101 - Art Fundamentals


    Unit(s): 3
    Basic design. A studio course in the study of form, color, and composition in 2-dimensional art; rendering of 3-dimensional objects from observation using line and values; and principles of perspective. Basic requisite course for studio courses on the 200 level.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Art Studio and Art History Majors and Minors only.
    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 102 - Fundamentals of Three Dimension Design


    Unit(s): 3
    A studio course introducing the student to the principles of three dimensional design. Sculptural, architectural and design projects are realized through a series of assigned projects exploring form, volume, plane, line, and structure. Traditional and non-traditional sculptural materials are used. Prerequisite course for 200 level studio courses. Laboratory fee due at time of registration.

    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered
    Grading: GRD
  
  • ARTS 103 - Safety and Shop Practices


    Unit(s): 1
    An activity course required for new or transfer sculpture students, or for any student wishing to have access to the wood shop or use power and hand tools dispensed from the tool crib. Examinations required every semester for continued use of power equipment. Laboratory fee payable at registration.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Recommended Class is recommended for all students majoring in Art Studio.
    Grading: CNC
  
  • ARTS 104 - Studio Art Foundations


    Unit(s): 4
    This course is designed to encompass the primary learning objectives of ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 into one intensive studio experience. Geared specifically to incoming Art History and Studio Art majors, students will be asked to participate in a variety of activities and exercises that are designed to break down preconceived notions of art-making and the creative process, introduce a conceptual focus, and apply the basic principles of 2- and 3-dimensional design. Concurrent registration in ARTH 160A/ARTH 160B is suggested. This course, when taken in conjunction with ARTS 103, meets the basic requisite for studio courses on the 200 level. Laboratory fee payable at registration.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • ARTS 105 - Media Art Fundamentals


    Unit(s): 3
    Media Art Fundamentals is a foundation course exposing students to the various software applications used in media art production. Students will gain experience with the creation of still and moving images, sound recording, online presentations and digital printing. Lab fee payable at time of registration.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 202 - Beginning Drawing


    Unit(s): 3
    A beginner’s studio course in drawing employing a variety of media, including pencil, ink, charcoal, conte, and pastel. Includes a unit on objective drawing.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Art Studio and Art History Majors and Minors only.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 204 - Beginning Life Drawing


    Unit(s): 3
    An introductory studio course in drawing from nature, including the human figure. Basic problems in dealing with the figure as subject matter.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Art Studio and Art History Majors and Minors only.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 210 - Introduction to Digital Photography


    Unit(s): 3
    An introduction to the theory, techniques and processes of still photography with a digital camera. Course content will emphasize photography’s potential for self-expression and creative problem solving in an artistic context. Image output will include digital prints and on-line presentations. Lab fee payable at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 105 or consent of Photography Director or Department Chair
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 212 - Introduction to Analogue / Darkroom Photography


    Unit(s): 3
    An introduction to black and white analog 35mm photography and darkroom printing. Lab fee payable at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 210 or consent of Photography Director or Department Chair
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 220 - Beginning Painting


    Unit(s): 3
    Studio course in painting in a variety of media, with primary concentration in oil. Directed problems. Work from imagination, still life, and the figure. Group and individual criticism.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 229 - Beginning Ceramics


    Unit(s): 3
    A studio course surveying a wide range of ceramic processes, including a variety of hand building techniques, working on potter’s wheel, glazing, and firing. Directed problems cover both traditional/sculptural aspects of ceramics. Course includes lectures, demonstrations, discussion, critiques, and laboratory. Lab fee payable at time of registration.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 236 - Beginning Sculpture


    Unit(s): 3
    A studio course offering a range of traditional and non-traditional sculptural processes and materials. Introduces the beginning student to welding, woodworking, mold-making, and casting. Group critiques, field trips, textbook required. Lab fee due at time of registration.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 245 - Beginning Printmaking


    Unit(s): 3
    A studio course introducing the student to a variety of printmaking media, which may include etching, lithography, woodcut, and linocut. Lecture, demonstration, and laboratory work, which may include proofing, printing, and a small edition. Laboratory fee payable at time of registration.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 273 - Arts and Literature: Critical and Creative Readings and Renderings


    Unit(s): 4
    This course explores the relationship between literature and art, paying attention to interrelationships between literary and artistic works and exploring different aspects of creativity, history and culture found in art and literature.

    Prerequisite(s): completion of GE Category A2 (ENGL 101 or ENGL 100B) required.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area C2.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • ARTS 298 - Selected Topics in Art Studio


    Unit(s): 1-4
    A beginning studio course dealing with intensive study of a particular art topic, which may vary from semester to semester.

    Prerequisite(s): previous or concurrent enrollment in ARTS 101 and ARTS 102.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated, and applicable to requirements for a major in art.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 300 - Graded Assistance Projects


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Designed for advanced students to gain practical experience in the functions of art studios, workshops, classrooms or exhibition projects. Work under supervision of faculty or staff. Each unit requires 3 hours of work per week.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • ARTS 301 - Assistance Projects


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Designed for advanced students to gain practical experience in the functions of art studios, workshops, classrooms, or exhibition projects. Work under supervision of faculty or staff. Each unit requires 3 hours of work per week.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: CNC
  
  • ARTS 302 - Intermediate Drawing


    Unit(s): 3
    Directed problems in drawing for the intermediate student. Work from both imagination or observational approaches.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 202 or ARTS 204.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 304 - Intermediate Life Drawing


    Unit(s): 3
    A workshop in drawing the human figure for students who have fulfilled the beginning drawing prerequisite or are at intermediate skills levels. Group and individually directed special problems related to drawing the live model.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 204.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 305 - Special Topics in Photography


    Unit(s): 3
    This is a rotating special topics in Photography studio art course. Course content may include alternative processes, interdisciplinary practices, moving image, sound recording, handmade artist books and other experimental approaches to image making. Lab fee payable at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 212 or consent of Photography Director or Department Chair.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 310 - Intermediate Digital Photography


    Unit(s): 3
    In this studio course intermediate theory, techniques and processes of digital photography will be explored with an emphasis on quality output. Students gain familiarity with a variety of input and output options and multiple image editing applications with emphasis placed on the creative use of new technology. Lab fee payable at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 210 or consent of Photography Director or Department Chair
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 312 - Studio Lighting


    Unit(s): 3
    A studio course that introduces concepts and techniques of studio lighting; medium and large format analog camera operation and advanced darkroom printing techniques. Lab fee payable at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 212 or consent of Photography Director or Department Chair.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 320 - Intermediate Painting


    Unit(s): 3
    Intermediate-level studio course in painting. Directed and individual problems. Group and individual criticism. May only be repeated by majors.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 220. Laboratory fee payable at time of registration.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated once for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 329 - Intermediate Ceramics


    Unit(s): 3
    A studio course concentrating on wheel and hand building techniques to explore formal/functional issues in clay. Emphasis is placed on design issues, content, and developing a personal visual vocabulary through individual and group critiques. Laboratory exercises to develop color/texture in glazes and firing techniques are also covered. Lab fee payable at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 229.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated once for credit. Textbook required.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 336 - Intermediate Sculpture


    Unit(s): 3
    A studio course with directed projects. Emphasis on content and developing a personal sculptural vocabulary through experimentation with traditional and non-traditional materials and processes. Group critiques, field trips, short writing assignments. Textbook required. Laboratory fee due at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 236.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated once for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 340 - Intermediate Etching and Woodcut


    Unit(s): 3
    A studio course on the intermediate level in various printmaking aspects, including woodcut, engraving, photo-engraving, monotype, and etching. Laboratory fee payable at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 245.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated once for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 342 - Intermediate Lithography


    Unit(s): 3
    Continued studio work at the intermediate level in lithographic methods, including color technology and conceptual development. Lecture, demonstration, and studio work. Laboratory fee payable at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 245.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 382 - Intermediate Monoprint


    Unit(s): 3
    An intermediate studio course emphasizing single and multiple images derived from a variety of original sources, including painting, hand-painted prints, collagraphs, chine colle, and multiple manipulated prints. A maximum of 3 upper-division units may be applied toward a printmaking or a painting emphasis. Laboratory fee payable at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 245.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 395 - Community Involvement Program


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Student-directed creative activities in behalf of nearby off-campus community agencies. One to 4 units of credit, based on 30 hours of contributed effort per unit per semester. Art education assistance and selected private enterprises. Six CIP units may be applied toward a degree.

    Prerequisite(s): prearranged program with community host-sponsor and consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: CNC
  
  • ARTS 402 - Advanced Drawing


    Unit(s): 3
    Independent work from imagination or nature for the advanced student. Can be arranged as correlative drawing problems done in conjunction with advanced studio projects in area of emphasis.

    Prerequisite(s): at least 4 units of ARTS 202 or ARTS 204, and 3 units of 300-series drawing courses, or consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for up to a maximum of 12 units.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 404 - Advanced Life Drawing


    Unit(s): 3
    An advanced studio life drawing class with directed special problems related to drawing the live model and to drawing from nature.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 304.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for up to a maximum of 12 units.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 420 - Advanced Painting


    Unit(s): 3
    Continued studio work in painting in oils and/or acrylics. Laboratory fee payable at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 320.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated by art majors only for credit up to a maximum of 9 units, more for B.F.A. students.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 429 - Advanced Ceramics


    Unit(s): 3
    A studio course addressing advanced throwing and hand building, glazing, and firing techniques. Emphasis is placed on content and development of a personal voice in ceramics. Students are encouraged to create individual project plans and work large scale. Lab fee payable at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 329 or ARTS 330 required.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated once for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 430 - Large Scale Clay and Installation of Ceramic Sculpture


    Unit(s): 3
    Course concentrates on large scale ceramics sculpture/installation. Hand building and wheel throwing techniques utilized. Emphasis placed on project planning, content, and developing a personal visual vocabulary through individual/group critiques. Lab fee payable at registration. Can replace one semester of Advanced Ceramics.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 330 or ARTS 339 required.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 435 - Bronze Foundry


    Unit(s): 3
    In-depth instruction of processes involved in producing bronze sculpture. Students explore all aspects of realizing sculpture in bronze, from clay or plaster molds to wax: various methods of wax working/mold making, including ceramic shell, sand, and investment; casting; and patination. Group critiques, field trips. Laboratory fee due at time of registration. Textbook required.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 236, or consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 436 - Advanced Sculpture


    Unit(s): 3
    Studio and field work that emphasizes the development of individual style. Group critiques, field trips, and short writing assignments. Text book required. Laboratory fee payable at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): 6 units of ARTS 336 or consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 15 units, more for B.F.A.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 437 - COMMENCE: Sculpture Projects


    Unit(s): 3
    In this intensive studio course, students learn the practical steps of creating public art projects including proposal writing, model building, oral presentations and fabrication. The large-scale sculptures are displayed throughout campus during the final weeks of the spring semester, including commencement. Critiques, field trips and writing assignments. Text book required. Laboratory fee due at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 436, or consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Spring Only May Be Repeated May be repeated.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 440 - Advanced Etching and Woodcut


    Unit(s): 3
    Advanced studio problems in relief and intaglio printmaking methods, including relief, engraving, photo-engraving, monotype, and etching.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 340.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit up to 12 units. Laboratory fee payable at registration.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 442 - Advanced Lithography


    Unit(s): 3
    Advanced studio work in the lithography medium. Work with images on stone or metal plates involving black and white and some color processes, printing of limited editions and single proofs. Lecture, demonstration, and laboratory work.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 342.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 12 units. Laboratory fee payable at time of registration.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 457 - Advanced Photography


    Unit(s): 3
    Advanced Photography focuses on the development and resolution of a cohesive body of work for use in online and print portfolios. Lab fee payable at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 310 or consent of Photography Director or Department chair
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 458 - Advanced Media Arts


    Unit(s): 3
    Advanced Media Arts is a studio course that introduces concepts and techniques of contemporary extended photographic practice, including basic video, installation and experimental art techniques as well as cross-disciplinary possibilities and contextual issues in the presentation of art works. Lab fee payable at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 310 or consent of Photography Director or Department Chair
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 465 - B.F.A. Seminar


    Unit(s): 1-4
    A studio seminar class designed specifically for B.F.A. students. Advanced topics in art and aesthetics will be examined through selected readings, writing, and discussion. In-depth critiques of each student’s work will be held. B.F.A. students only.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • ARTS 466 - B.F.A. Portfolio Artists’ Practices


    Unit(s): 3
    Professional issues will be addressed in the preparation and presentation of a B.F.A. exhibition that will be reviewed and critiqued by the studio faculty. Students will be expected to give an oral defense of their work, prepare a statement, a curriculum vitae, and document their work in preparation for graduation. B.F.A. students only.

    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • ARTS 470 - Art: Theory and Practice


    Unit(s): 2-4
    Advanced seminar course combining lecture/activity. Emphasis placed on development of proposals for works of art, in response to slide lectures and assigned readings, and exploration of new methods and materials outside student’s usual medium. Participation in group critiques is an essential element of course. Lab fee.

    Prerequisite(s): instructor(s) consent.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 482 - Advanced Monotype


    Unit(s): 3
    An advanced studio course emphasizing single and multiple images derived from a variety of original sources, including painting, hand-painted prints, chine colle, and multiple manipulated prints. Up to 3 upper-division units may be applied toward a printmaking or painting emphasis. Laboratory fee payable at registration.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTS 382.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 491 - Visiting Artists’ Lecture Series


    Unit(s): 1
    The Visiting Artist Lecture Series is a Credit / No Credit course, which brings prominent contemporary artists to Sonoma State University to present their creative and scholarly work on a weekly basis. Class discussions will occur on weeks a speaker is not scheduled. Attendance to all lectures is mandatory and a paper is required at the end of the semester to receive course credit.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE, category C1 (Fine Arts).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated This course may be repeated for credit but only 1 unit of C1 credit will be awarded.
    Grading: CNC
  
  • ARTS 495 - Special Studies


    Unit(s): 1-4
    For upper-division Art majors only. Consult department faculty in your area of emphasis. The University contract form with required signatures of student, instructor, faculty advisor, and department chair must be completed before registering for special studies units.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit up to 8 units.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 496 - Directed Field Research Experience


    Unit(s): 1
    Travel to galleries and museums in various North American cities. Individual and group participation required. Destinations vary; consult semester schedule for specifics.

    Prerequisite(s): major status and advanced standing or consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated and may be applicable to requirements in the major. Fee required at time of registration.
    Grading: CNC
  
  • ARTS 497 - Directed Field Research Experience


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Travel to various destinations, which vary depending on type of field research being offered; consult semester schedule for specifics. Students will be responsible for a field research project(s), based on the trip. Fee required at time of registration.

    Prerequisite(s): major status and advanced standing or consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 498 - Selected Topics in Art Studio


    Unit(s): 1-4
    A studio course dealing with intensive study of a particular art topic, which may vary by semester.

    Prerequisite(s): major status, advanced standing, and instructor consent.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated and applicable to requirements for a major in Art. Consult advisor and department chair.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ARTS 499 - Internship


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Students in the internship program will have an opportunity to gain practical skills by working in a variety of gallery and museum situations in the private and public sectors. Credit will be given for completion of 3 hours of work per week, per unit, by prior arrangement with department coordinator.

    Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor. A-F or Cr/NC.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated Course may be repeated for credit.
    Grading: OPT

Astronomy

  
  • ASTR 100 - Descriptive Astronomy


    Unit(s): 3 Lecture: 3 hours
    A survey designed primarily for non-science majors, including an introduction to historic astronomy, Newton’s Laws, gravitation, atomic structure, light, and telescopes. Take a tour of the solar system, learn about space flight, stars and stellar evolution, galaxies, and the structure of the universe.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE, Area B1 or B3 (Physical Sciences).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ASTR 150 - Astronomy for Scientists


    Unit(s): 3 Lecture: 3 hours
    A survey of astronomy designed primarily for science majors, this course presents the physics and mathematics underlying modern astronomy. The course covers the composition and nature of the universe - from our own solar system, to stars and stellar evolution, interstellar matter, galaxies, and clusters of galaxies.

    Prerequisite(s): Pre or Co-requisite: MATH 160, MATH 161 or MATH 161X, or consent of instructor.
    GE Category: Fulfills GE Area B1 or B3.
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • ASTR 231 - Introduction to Observational Astronomy


    Unit(s): 2 Lecture: 1 hour Laboratory: 3 hours
    Principles of astronomical measurement techniques with field and laboratory studies of astronomical objects. Identification of constellations; astronomical coordinates; use of the telescope; and techniques in imaging, photometry, and spectroscopy.

    Prerequisite(s): previous or concurrent enrollment in ASTR 100.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE, Area B1 or B3 (Physical Sciences) and GE laboratory requirements.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ASTR 303 - Life in the Universe


    Unit(s): 3 Lecture: 3 hours
    An appraisal of possibilities and prospects for life in the Universe. Topics covered: nature of life, habitability of Earth and other Solar System worlds, detection of exoplanets, the search for life beyond Earth, space travel. Emphasis on the scientific method, especially the development of theories founded in observations and evidence.

    Prerequisite(s): ASTR 100 or another course in Astronomy.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE, category B3 (Specific Emphasis in Natural Sciences).
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ASTR 305 - Frontiers in Astronomy


    Unit(s): 3 Lecture: 3 hours
    A survey of recent breakthroughs in astronomy and how they are made: the discovery of planets orbiting other stars; the explosive deaths of stars creating neutron stars and black holes; and the origin and fate of the Universe, including the search to understand dark matter and dark energy.

    Prerequisite(s): ASTR 100 or another course in Astronomy.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE, Area B3 (Specific Emphasis in Natural Sciences).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ASTR 331 - Astronomical Imaging


    Unit(s): 2 Lecture: 1 hour Laboratory: 3 hours
    An introduction to the methods and techniques of astronomical imaging. The course will offer a practical approach to using charged-coupled device (CCD) detectors and computer-controlled telescopes to obtain images of the moon, planets, stars, and nebulae. Topics include telescope control, planning observing programs, identifying astronomical objects, determining image sizes and exposure times, and image processing techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): ASTR 100 and either ASTR 231 or PHYS 114. Or consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ASTR 350 - Cosmology


    Unit(s): 3 Lecture: 3 hours
    A survey of what we know about the Universe and how scientists have learned it. Topics include the Big Bang, cosmic inflation, surveys of galaxies, the origin and evolution of structure in the Universe, dark matter, and dark energy.

    Prerequisite(s): ASTR 100.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area B3 (Specific Emphasis in Natural Sciences).
    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face, Hybrid & Online. Grading: OPT
  
  • ASTR 380 - Astrophysics: Stars


    Unit(s): 3 Lecture: 3 hours
    A quantitative study of the structure and evolution of stars, including stellar interiors and atmospheres, nucleosynthesis and late stages of stellar evolution.

    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 314 and MATH 211.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ASTR 390 - Astrophysics: Galaxies and Cosmology


    Unit(s): 3 Lecture: 3 hours
    A quantitative study of: the nature of galaxies, their formation and evolution; the extragalactic distance scale; the structure of the Universe; active galaxies; cosmology and the early Universe.

    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 314 and MATH 211.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • ASTR 396 - Selected Topics in Astronomy


    Unit(s): 1-3 Lecture: 1-3 hours
    A course of lectures on a single topic or set of related topics not ordinarily covered in the Astronomy curriculum.

    Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered May Be Repeated The course may be repeated for credit with a different topic.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • ASTR 482 - Advanced Observational Astronomy


    Unit(s): 2 Lecture: 1 hour Laboratory: 3 hours
    A study of advanced observing techniques including imaging and spectroscopy. Emphasis on the use of telescopes, instrumentation, and data processing including photometry and astrometry. Discussion of techniques across the electromagnetic spectrum. Statistical treatment of data and error analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): ASTR 231, or PHYS 214 or PHYS 210B, or consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
 

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