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2018-2019 General Catalog 
    
2018-2019 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art: Studio Concentration, B.A.


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Many of the courses required for the degree have prerequisites. Please consult course descriptions for details.

  Degree Requirements Units  
  General education 50  
  Major requirements 47  
  General electives 23  
  Total units needed for graduation 120  

Requirements for the Major


The art major with studio concentration is comprised of a group of core courses representing minimum requirements for all areas of emphasis, plus course offerings in studio and associated areas that allow for the development of an emphasis in one or more of the following: ceramics, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and works on paper. Six units must be at the advanced (400) level.

Major Core Requirements


* LC = a Freshman Learning Community, taught over two semesters and counts for GE areas A1 and C3

Complete two of the following courses for a total of 6 units


Lower Division Studio Breadth Requirement


Choose at least three of the following studio courses. At least one course must be taken in a 2D medium and one in 3D medium for a minimum of 8 units. One course must be a 3D course.

Upper Division Studio Breadth Requirement


Emphasis other than Photography must complete 2 courses of upper-division studio courses listed below.

Upper Division Art History


Choose two courses from the following courses to total 6 units; only one course from the Museum and Gallery Methods category, (ARTH 468  or ARTH 494  ) can be counted.

* Students in Photo emphasis are required to take ARTH 456  History of Photography.

Areas of Emphasis


To complete a specialized concentration in the major, select a minimum of 12 units from one of the areas of emphasis below. (When works on paper is the student’s area of emphasis, the 5 upper-division units required in drawing must be concentrated instead in another emphasis, such as painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, or ceramics.) At least 6 units must be at the advanced level.

Specific content of concentrations is detailed below.

Units


Total lower-division core units: 22-27 units

Total upper-division core units: 11-13

Total units in major emphasis: 12

Total units in the major: 47

Sample Four-Year Program


Bachelor of Arts in Art - Studio Concentration, Painting Emphasis


* also counts for GE requirements

Freshman Year: 31 Units


Fall Semester (16 Units)

Spring Semester (15 Units)

Sophomore Year: 30 Units


Fall Semester (14 Units)

Spring Semester (16 Units)

Junior Year: 30 Units


Fall Semester (15 Units)

Spring Semester (15 Units)

  • Upper-Div. Studio Emphasis
  • Upper-Division Studio Elective
  • Upper-Division Studio Course
  • GE Courses  

Senior Year: 30 Units


Fall Semester (15 Units)

Spring Semester (15 Units)

Total Units: 120


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