Art Studio, BA

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Program Learning Outcomes

Apply critical analysis to formal, aesthetic and conceptual qualities in their and others’ art.
Use visual observations to display understanding, and resolve decisions, about the form and content of an artwork.
Ask critical questions about artistic processes, challenges, ideas and materials.
Develop a comprehensive body of work, exhibiting experimentation and growth.
Demonstrate technical proficiency of media to display finished artwork.
Express complex original ideas through an independent approach to materials, media and process.
Articulate original concepts, ideas, and questions in visual, written and oral forms.

Program Requirements

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.

Degree Requirements

See the “Degree Requirements ” in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements.

General Education Requirements (48 units).

See the “General Education ” requirements in the University Catalog for information on General Education requirements. Some major requirements may double count for GE requirements.

Major Core Requirements

Studio Foundations

ARTS 101 - Art Fundamentals Unit(s): 3
ARTS 102 - Fundamentals of Three Dimension Design Unit(s): 3
Choose two of the following:
ARTS 105 - Media Art Fundamentals Unit(s): 3
ARTS 202 - Beginning Drawing Unit(s): 3
ARTS 204 - Beginning Life Drawing Unit(s): 3

Art History Foundations

ARTH 160A - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4
ARTH 160B - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4
ARTH 210 - Introduction to Art History Unit(s): 3
ARTH 211 - Introduction to Art History Unit(s): 3

Upper Division Art History

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

ARTH 420 - Pre-Classical Art Unit(s): 3-4
ARTH 422 - Greek Art Unit(s): 3-4
ARTS 304 - Intermediate Life Drawing Unit(s): 3
ARTH 430 - Medieval Art In and Around the Mediterranean Unit(s): 3-4
ARTH 432 - Medieval Art: Post-Millennial Issues Unit(s): 3-4
ARTH 440 - 15th C. Italian Renaissance Art: Vision, Representation, Space Unit(s): 3-4
ARTH 442 - The Self-Conscious Italian Renaissance Unit(s): 3-4
ARTH 444 - Northern Renaissance Art Unit(s): 3-4
ARTH 450 - Baroque: Object to Artwork Unit(s): 3
ARTH 452 - Art in the Age of Enlightenment Unit(s): 3-4
ARTH 454 - Art and the Emergence of Modernity Unit(s): 3
ARTH 456 - The History and Theory of Photography Unit(s): 3-4
ARTH 464 - Avant-Gardes of the Early 20th Century Unit(s): 3-4
ARTH 465 - Modern Art from 1945 to 1979 Unit(s): 3-4
ARTH 467 - Museum Collections Management Unit(s): 3
ARTH 468 - Curatorial Practice Unit(s): 3
ARTH 470A - Survey of Islamic Art Unit(s): 3-4
ARTH 470B - Asian Art Unit(s): 3-4
ARTH 480 - Selected Topics in Art History Unit(s): 1-4
ARTH 490 - Seminar in Visual Art and Culture Unit(s): 4
ARTH 493 - Museum and Gallery Management Unit(s): 3
ARTH 494 - Museum Theory and Practice Unit(s): 3

Breadth Area Requirements

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.