Cal State East Bay Catalog 2007-2008

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Undergraduate Programs

Art
 * Department Information
 * Program Description
 * Career Possibilities
 * Features
 * Preparation
 * Major Requirements (B.A.)
 * Major Requirements (B.F.A.)
 * Other Degree Requirements
 * Minor Requirements
 * Art Option: Liberal Studies
 * Undergraduate Courses
Department Information

Department of Art
College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
Office: Art and Education Bldg. 1233
Phone: (510) 885-3111
 
Professors Emeriti
Lewis S. Carson, M.A. University of California, Berkeley
Corban LePell, M.F.A. University of Wichita
Gregory MacGregor, M.A. San Francisco State University
 
Professors
Mark Levy, Ph.D. Indiana University
Grace Munakata, M.F.A. University of California, Davis
James F. Petrillo, M.I.D. Pratt Institute (New York)
Amy Oakland, Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin
 
Associate Professors
Michael Henninger, M.F.A. California College of Arts and Crafts
Phillip A. Hofstetter (Chair), M.A. California State University, Hayward
Suzy Wear, M.A. California State University, Hayward
 
Assistant Professors
Scott H. Hopkins, M.F.A. University of Arizona
Gwyan Rhabyt, M.F.A. California College of Arts and Crafts
 
Lecturers
Kristin I. Becker, M.A. San Francisco State University
F. Lanier Graham, M.A. Columbia University
Kirk A. Le Claire, M.F.A. San Francisco Art Institute
Dickson J. Schneider, M.F.A. Washington State University
 
 
Please consult the 2008-2009 online catalog for any changes that may occur.
Program Description

Courses in the Department of Art develop our students' perceptual skills, their access to the imagination, and their ability to think critically and independently. Instruction in use of art materials and specific arts processes enables students to create original artworks reflecting their evolving vision. Our program also fosters a broad cultural awareness of the visual arts in society. Graduating majors should be able to clearly express their ideas about artmaking. In addition, their grasp of historical and contemporary aesthetic issues should inform their own work. We offer excellent facilities, small classes taught by a distinguished faculty, space to work, a guest lecturer series, and field trips to museums, galleries and artists' studios.
 
Seven options for the B.A. degree are offered: Art History, Art Studio (general), Graphic Design, Multimedia, Photography (jointly offered by the Departments of Art and Communication), Pictorial Arts (Drawing/Printmaking/Painting), Spatial Arts (Ceramics/Sculpture). The major consists of 64-80 units; the B.A. requires 180 units.
 
The department also offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree. This is a professional degree offering students the opportunity to develop a higher level of expertise. It is often the degree of choice for those who intend to pursue graduate studies or attend other professional schools. It allows time for concentrated work within a specific art discipline: Graphic Design, Multimedia, Photography, and Traditional Arts. The major consists of 102 units; the B.F.A. requires 180-183 units.
 
The department is also part of the interdisciplinary graduate M.A. degree program in Multimedia (see the Multimedia chapter in the graduate section of this catalog).
 
The Art Department offers minors in Art Studio, Art History, and Multimedia. The Departments of Art and Mass Communication offer a joint minor in Photography. In addition, the Art Department offers an option in the Liberal Studies major. A Certificate Program in Art Museum and Gallery Studies is offered through the Division of Continuing and International Education.
 
Student Learning Outcomes
Students graduating with a B.A. or B.F.A. in Art from Cal State East Bay will: (1) have the ability to develop ideas and create good art works; (2) have the ability to apply art fundamentals successfully; (3) have technical proficiency in areas appropriate to degree option; (4) understand use of medium for expression; (5) have an awareness of contemporary and historical art, and an awareness of contemporary issues and context for their work.
Career Possibilities

Animator • Artist • Art Critic • Art Educator • Art Historian • Arts Administrator • Ceramicist • Graphic Artist/Designer • Multimedia Developer • Museum/Gallery Curator • Painter • Photographer/Photojournalist • Printmaker • Sculptor • Video Producer • Web Developer
Features

• State of the Art Electronic Media Facilities
 
• 100,000 slides in the Department Slide Library
 
• Three fully equipped Painting and Drawing studio spaces
 
• 3000 square foot machine shop which is fully equipped and professionally staffed
 
• Sculpture and Ceramic studios and a large outdoor working space
 
• Printmaking facility
 
• Excellent Photography facilities
 
• 2000 square foot University Art Gallery with a year round program of changing exhibits
 
• Guest Artists Lecture Program hosts lectures and workshops by prominent artists, authors and gallery directors
 
• Video Art Collection of historical and contemporary art videos
 
• Student Art Gallery for solo or group Advanced Student Exhibitions.
Preparation

For Advanced Placement course equivalents, see the Registration chapter.
Major Requirements (B.A.)

Art Studio Options (72-80 units)
 
I. Art Studio Option (78 units)
This option allows students to focus on more than one area.
 
A. Required Courses (32 units)
ART 1020 The Creative Process (4)
ART 1112 Ceramics I (4) or ART 1116 Introduction to Sculpture (4)
ART 1113 Drawing I (4)
ART 3035 Modern Art (4)
ART 3411 Advanced Survey of World Art (4)
ART 3430 Junior/Senior Seminar (2)
ART 3440 Visual Literacy (2)
Two additional upper division art history courses (8)
 
B. Elective Courses (40 units)
A minimum of 40 additional units taken from the Art Department listing of studio courses, no more than 20 units of which may be lower division. A minimum of 20 units must be taken in a specific option area (Pictorial Arts, Spatial Arts, Photography, Graphic Design or Multimedia) with advisement.
 
C. Capstone Requirements (6 units)
ART 4710 Senior Thesis (2)
ART 4720 Senior Seminar (2)
ART 4730 Senior Portfolio (2)
 
Total for Art Major, Art Studio Option: 78 units
 
II. Graphic Design Option (Electronic Art) (80 units)
Electronic artists employ the use of rapidly evolving new media tools to express the human imagination. Computers are used to create, control and integrate images, text, graphics, video, sound, and interactivity. Courses stress the development of strong aesthetic and humanistic sensibilities combined with sophisticated technical abilities.
 
The Electronic Art program has two option areas: Multimedia and Graphic Design. The Graphic Design Option focuses on art that assumes a printed form; the Multimedia Option focuses on art that assumes an electronic form.
 
A. Required Courses (74 units)
ART 1020 The Creative Process (4)
ART 1113 Drawing I (4)
 
ART 1114 Painting I or ART 1115 Printmaking I or ART 1116 Introduction to Sculpture, or ART/COMM 2701 Introduction to Photography, or COMM/ART 2700 Introduction to Photography, or other 4-unit studio class by advisement (4)
 
ART 2025 Basics of New Media (4)
ART 2810 Principles of Design (4)
ART 2830 Introduction to Time-Based Media (4)
ART 3035 Modern Art (4)
ART 3144 Drawing Lab (2 units taken 3 times) (6)
ART 3400 History of Art and Technology (4)
ART 3411 Advanced Survey of World Art (4)
ART 3810 Digital Graphics I: Designing Digitally (4)
ART 3815 Typography (4)
ART 3830 Digital Graphics II: Digital Imaging (4)
ART 3860 Digital Graphics III: Advanced Graphic Design (4)
ART 3870 Art for the Web (4)
ART 4060 History of Graphic Design (4)
ART 4071 Contemporary Art (4)
ART 4210 Computers and Print (4)
 
B. Capstone Requirements (6 units)
ART 4230 Digital Graphics Senior Project (4)
ART 4740 Professional Practices (2)
 
Total for Art Major, Digital Graphics Option: 80 units
 
III. Multimedia Option (Electronic Art) (80 units)
 
A. Required Courses (74 units)
ART 1020 The Creative Process (4)
ART 1113 Drawing I (4)
 
ART 1114 Painting I or ART 1115 Printmaking I or ART 1116 Introduction to Sculpture, or ART/COMM 2701 Introduction to Photography, or COMM/ART 2700 Introduction to Photography, or other 4-unit studio class by advisement (4)
 
ART 2025 Basics of New Media (4)
ART 2810 Principles of Design (4)
ART 2830 Introduction to Time-Based Media (4)
ART 3035 Modern Art (4)
ART 3144 Drawing Lab (2 units taken 3 times) (6)
ART 3400 History of Art and Technology (4)
ART 3411 Advanced Survey of World Art (4)
ART 3800 Multimedia I: Animation (4)
ART 3820 Multimedia II: Digital Video and Audio (4)
ART 3825 Advanced Time-Based Media (4)
ART 3830 Digital Graphics II: Digital Imaging (4)
ART 3870 Art for the Web (4)
ART 4070 Currents in New Media (4)
ART 4071 Contemporary Art (4)
ART 4200 Interactive Authoring (4)
 
B. Capstone Requirements (6 units)
ART 4220 Multimedia Senior Project (4)
ART 4740 Professional Practices (2)
 
Total for Art Major, Multimedia Option: 80 units
 
IV. Photography Option (80 units)
The Photography Option provides well-grounded studies in the aesthetic and practical areas of contemporary camera-generated imagery. Black and white, as well as color classes are taught using traditional darkroom techniques. The program also requires classes in computer-generated and manipulated images. Students can choose electives to develop skills in specialty areas such as fine art, journalism, or computer/digital photography.
 
A. Required Courses (56 units)
ART 1020 The Creative Process (4)
ART 1113 Drawing I (4)
 
Lower division Art Studio course (4 units): ART 1112 Ceramics I, or 1114 Painting I, or 1115 Printmaking I, or 1116 Introduction to Sculpture, or other 4-unit art studio course by advisement
 
ART 2025 Basics of New Media (4)
ART 2630 Introduction to Creative Digital Photography (4)
ART/COMM 2701 Introduction to Photography, or COMM/ART 2700 Introduction to Photography (4)
 
ART 2810 Principles of Design (4)
ART 3035 Modern Art (4)
ART 3400 History of Art and Technology (4)
ART 3411 Advanced Survey of World Art (4)
ART 3600 Intermediate Photography (4)
ART 4600 Image and Idea (4)
COMM/ART 4620 History of Photography (4)
One upper division art history course (4)
 
B. Elective courses (16 units)
Students to select from the following by advisement:
 
ART 2830 Introduction to Time-Based Media (4), 3144 Drawing Lab (2), 3630 Digital Photography (4), 3650 Color Photography (4), 3654 Landscape Photography (2), 3655 Advanced Landscape Photography (2), 3660 Portrait Photography (4), 3670 Introduction to Studio Lighting (4), 3671 Advanced Studio Lighting (4), 3820 Multimedia II: Digital Video and Audio (4), 3830 Digital Graphics II: Digital Imaging (4), 3870 Art for the Web (4), 4900 Independent Study (1-4); COMM/ART 3500 Photojournalism (4); COMM 3700 Digital Photography and Photo Essay (4)
 
C. Capstone Requirements (8 units)
ART/COMM 3680 Photography Career Preparation (2)
ART 3685 Web Portfolio (2)
ART 4235 Photography Senior Project (4)
 
Total for Art Major, Photography Option: 80 units
 
V. Pictorial Arts Option (Drawing/Painting/Printmaking) (78 units)
Beginning painting, printmaking and drawing courses offer traditional and nontraditional approaches to studies from life as well as more subjective approaches to imaginative work. Intermediate and advanced courses guide students toward a personal vision.
 
A. Required Courses (48 units)
ART 1020 The Creative Process (4)
ART 1112 Ceramics I (4) or ART 1116 Introduction to Sculpture (4)
ART 1113 Drawing I (4)
ART 1114 Painting I (4)
ART 1115 Printmaking I (4)
ART 3035 Modern Art (4)
ART 3141 Drawing II (4)
ART 3212 Painting II (4)
ART 3411 Advanced Survey of World Art (4)
ART 3430 Junior/Senior Seminar (2)
ART 3440 Visual Literacy (2)
Two additional upper division art history courses (8)
 
B. Elective Courses (24 units)
ART 3141 Drawing II (4), 3142 Figure Drawing (4), 3212 Painting II (4), 3213 Painting III (4), 3215 Figure Painting (2), 4143 Advanced Drawing (4), 4857 Advanced Printmaking (4), or other 4-unit Art Studio course by advisement.
 
C. Capstone Requirements (6 units)
ART 4710 Senior Thesis (2)
ART 4720 Senior Seminar (2)
ART 4730 Senior Portfolio (2)
 
Total for Art Major, Pictorial Arts Option: 78 units
 
VI. Spatial Arts Option (Ceramics/Sculpture) (78 units)
The Spatial Arts program familiarizes students with a broad range of sculptural processes. The department has one of the best studio facilities in the Bay Area.
 
A. Required Courses (40 units)
ART 1020 The Creative Process (4)
ART 1113 Drawing I (4)
ART/COMM 2701 Introduction to Photography (4)
ART 3035 Modern Art (4)
ART 3144 Drawing Lab (2 units taken 3 times) or any six units of upper division drawing (6)
ART 3411 Advanced Survey of World Art (4)
ART 3440 Visual Literacy (2)
ART 4071 Contemporary Art (4)
 
Two additional upper division art history courses (8)
(Note: for students on the Interactive Sculpture track, these courses must be ART 3400 History of Art and Technology, and ART 4070 Currents in New Media)
 
B. Elective Tracks Requirements (32 units)
Students must choose two of the following three elective tracks:
 
1. Interactive Sculpture (16 units)
ART 2350 Interactive Sculpture (4)
ART 3330 Electronics for Sculpture (4)
ART 3370 Tangible Digital Environments (4)
ART 4370 Human and Machine Performance (4)
 
2. Traditional Sculpture (16 units)
ART 1116 Introduction to Sculpture (4)
ART 3300 Fabrication for Sculpture (4)
ART 3316 Advanced Sculpture (4)
ART 3340 Mixed Media Assemblage (4)
 
3. Ceramics (16 units)
ART 1112 Ceramics I (4)
ART 3311 Figure Modeling in Clay (4)
ART 3512 Ceramics II (4)
ART 3513 Ceramics III (4)
 
C. Capstone Requirements (6 units)
ART 4710 Senior Thesis (2)
ART 4720 Senior Seminar (2)
ART 4730 Senior Portfolio (2)
 
Total for Art Major, Spatial Arts Option: 78 units
 
Art History Option (64 units)
 
I. Required Courses (20 units)
ART 1020 The Creative Process (4)
ART 1113 Drawing I (4)
ART 3035 Modern Art (4)
ART 3411 Advanced Survey of World Art (4)
ART 4000 The History of Art Theory (4)
 
II. Modern Language Requirement (16 units)
Sixteen units of one or more foreign languages selected with an advisor; or eight units of one foreign language and eight units selected with an advisor from history, literature, anthropology or ethnic studies.
 
III. Elective Courses (28 units)
One additional art studio course (4)
 
Six upper division courses in art history selected with an advisor (24)
 
Total for Art Major, Art History Option: 64 units
Major Requirements (B.F.A.)

Admission and Degree Requirements
 
Applicants must meet university requirements for admission and must first be admitted to the B.A. degree program. In addition, they must meet the following requirements to apply for admission to the B.F.A. program:
 
1. Complete 30 units of Studio Art with a grade point average of 3.5 or better.
 
2. Submit a portfolio of work to the faculty B.F.A. committee along with a short statement summarizing their reasons for applying. Application reviews will be held once a year for admission the following year.
 
3. Maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA in all Art classes while in the program.
 
4. Prepare and install a final exhibition of their work in either the Art Department Galleries or outside exhibition spaces (or a portfolio for Electronic Art students) to be reviewed by the Art Department faculty to determine the candidate's professional competence in his/her area of concentration.
 
Graphic Design Option (102 units)
 
I. Required Courses (78 units)
ART 1020 The Creative Process (4)
ART 1113 Drawing I (4)
 
ART 1114 Painting I or ART 1115 Printmaking I or ART 1116 Introduction to Sculpture, or ART/COMM 2701 Introduction to Photography, or COMM/ART 2700 Introduction to Photography, or other 4-unit studio class by advisement (4)
 
ART 2025 Basics of New Media (4)
ART 2810 Principles of Design (4)
ART 2830 Introduction to Time-Based Media (4)
ART 3035 Modern Art (4)
ART 3144 Drawing Lab (2 units taken 3 times) (6)
ART 3400 History of Art and Technology (4)
ART 3411 Advanced Survey of World Art (4)
ART 3810 Digital Graphics I: Designing Digitally (4)
ART 3815 Typography (4)
ART 3830 Digital Graphics II: Digital Imaging (4)
ART 3860 Digital Graphics III: Advanced Graphic Design (4)
ART 3870 Art for the Web (4)
ART 4060 History of Graphic Design (4)
ART 4071 Contemporary Art (4)
ART 4210 Computers and Print (4)
 
Four units of an upper-division ART course covering advanced art for the web, with consent of advisor.
 
II. Electives (18 units)
Eighteen (18) units of upper division studio art electives by advisement.
 
III. Capstone Requirements (6 units)
ART 4230 Digital Graphics Senior Project (4)
ART 4740 Professional Practices (2)
 
Multimedia Option (102 units)
 
I. Required Courses (74 units)
ART 1020 The Creative Process (4)
ART 1113 Drawing I (4)
 
ART 1114 Painting I or ART 1115 Printmaking I or ART 1116 Introduction to Sculpture, or ART/COMM 2701 Introduction to Photography, or COMM/ART 2700 Introduction to Photography, or other 4-unit studio class by advisement (4)
 
ART 2025 Basics of New Media (4)
ART 2810 Principles of Design (4)
ART 2830 Introduction to Time-Based Media (4)
ART 3035 Modern Art (4)
ART 3144 Drawing Lab (2 units taken 3 times) (6)
ART 3400 History of Art and Technology (4)
ART 3411 Advanced Survey of World Art (4)
ART 3800 Multimedia I: Animation (4)
ART 3820 Multimedia II: Digital Video and Audio (4)
ART 3825 Advanced Time-Based Media (4)
ART 3830 Digital Graphics II: Digital Imaging (4)
ART 3870 Art for the Web (4)
ART 4070 Currents in New Media (4)
ART 4071 Contemporary Art (4)
ART 4200 Interactive Authoring (4)
 
II. Electives (22 units)
Twenty-two (22) units of upper division studio art electives by advisement.
 
III. Capstone Requirements (6 units)
ART 4220 Multimedia Senior Project (4)
ART 4740 Professional Practices (2)
 
Photography Option (102 units)
 
I. Required Courses (64 units)
ART 1020 The Creative Process (4)
ART 1113 Drawing I (4)
 
Lower division Art Studio course (4 units): ART 1112 Ceramics I, or 1114 Painting I, or 1115 Printmaking I, or 1116 Introduction to Sculpture, or other 4-unit art studio course by advisement
 
ART 2025 Basics of New Media (4)
ART 2630 Introduction to Creative Digital Photography (4)
ART/COMM 2701 Introduction to Photography, or COMM/ART 2700 Introduction to Photography (4)
 
ART 2810 Principles of Design (4)
ART 3035 Modern Art (4)
ART 3400 History of Art and Technology (4)
ART 3411 Advanced Survey of World Art (4)
ART 3600 Intermediate Photography (4)
ART 3680 Photography Career Preparation (2)
ART 3685 Web Portfolio (2)
ART 4235 Photography Senior Project (4)
ART 4600 Image and Idea (4)
COMM/ART 4620 History of Photography (4)
One upper division art history course (4)
 
II. Electives (38 units)
Students to select from the following by advisement.
 
ART 2830 Introduction to Time-Based Media (4), 3144 Drawing Lab (2), 3630 Digital Photography (4), 3650 Color Photography (4), 3654 Landscape Photography (2), 3655 Advanced Landscape Photography (2), 3660 Portrait Photography (4), 3670 Introduction to Studio Lighting (4), 3671 Advanced Studio Lighting (4), 3810 Digital Graphics I: Designing Digitally (4), 3820 Multimedia II: Digital Video and Audio (4), 3830 Digital Graphics II: Digital Imaging (4), 3870 Art for the Web (4), 4900 Independent Study (1-4); COMM/ART 3500 Photojournalism (4); COMM 3700 Digital Photography and Photo Essay (4); Any studio art course (2-4)
 
Traditional Arts Option (102 units)
 
I. Required Courses (34 units)
ART 1020 The Creative Process (4)
ART 1113 Drawing I (4)
ART 3035 Modern Art (4)
ART 3411 Advanced Survey of World Art (4)
ART 3430 Junior/Senior Seminar (2)
ART 3440 Visual Literacy (2)
ART 4710 Senior Thesis (2)
ART 4720 Senior Seminar (2)
ART 4730 Senior Portfolio (2)
Two upper division art history courses (8)
 
II. Electives (68 units)
Courses selected from the following by advisement based upon student's choice of specialty area.
 
ART 1112 Ceramics I (4), 1114 Painting I (4), 1115 Printmaking I (4), 1116 Introduction to Sculpture (4), 3141 Drawing II (4), 3142 Figure Drawing (4), 3212 Painting II (4), 3213 Painting III (4), 3311 Figure Modeling in Clay (4), 3316 Advanced Sculpture (4), 3317 Workshop in Spatial Arts (4), 3420 Selected Topics in Studio Art (2), 3430 Junior/Senior Seminar (2), 3440 Visual Literacy (2), 3512 Ceramics II (4), 3513 Ceramics III (4), 3600 Intermediate Photography (4), 3650 Color Photography (4), 4143 Advanced Drawing (4), 4302 Spatial Arts: Advanced Project (4), 4750 Traditional Art BFA Critique Seminar (2), 4857 Advanced Printmaking (4), 4900 Independent Study (1-4); ART/COMM 2701 Introduction to Photography (4) or COMM/ART 2700 Introduction to Photography (4)
Other Degree Requirements

In addition to major requirements, every student must also complete the University requirements for graduation which are described in the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements chapter in the front of this catalog. These include the General Education-Breadth requirements; the U.S. history, U.S. Constitution, and California state and local government requirement; the University Writing Skills Requirement; and the residence, unit, and grade point average requirements.
Minor Requirements

Art Studio Minor (36 units)
ART 1020 The Creative Process (4)
ART 1113 Drawing I (4)
ART 3411 Advanced Survey of World Art (4)
 
Two lower division art studio courses selected with an advisor (8)
 
Twelve units of upper division art studio courses selected with an advisor (12)
 
One upper division Art History course (4)
 
Art History Minor (36 units)
ART 1020 The Creative Process (4)
ART 1113 Drawing I (4)
ART 3035 Modern Art (4)
ART 3411 Advanced Survey of World Art (4)
ART 4000 The History of Art Theory (4)
Four 3000/4000-level art history courses (16 total)
 
Interactive Sculpture Minor (28 units)
ART 1116 Introduction to Sculpture (4)
ART 2350 Interactive Sculpture (4)
ART 3300 Fabrication for Sculpture (4)
ART 3330 Electronics for Sculpture (4)
ART 3370 Tangible Digital Environments (4)
ART 3400 History of Art and Technology (4)
ART 4370 Human and Machine Performance (4)
 
Note: Students who have taken PHYS 3280 Electronics and Semiconductor Manufacturing, or CS 3432 Digital Design Lab, may substitute ART 4070 Currents in New Media for ART 3330.
 
Multimedia Minor (Electronic Art) (36 units)
ART 2025 Basics of New Media (4)
 
ART/COMM 2701 Introduction to Photography (4) or COMM/ART 2700 Introduction to Photography (4)
 
ART 2810 Principles of Design (4)
ART 2830 Introduction to Time-Based Media (4)
ART 3400 History of Art and Technology (4)
ART 3800 Multimedia I: Animation (4)
ART 3820 Multimedia II: Digital Video and Audio (4)
ART 3830 Digital Graphics II: Digital Imaging (4)
ART 3840 Multimedia III: 3D Modeling and Animation (4)
 
Photography Minor (32-34 units)
ART/COMM 2701 Introduction to Photography (4) or COMM/ART 2700 Introduction to Photography (4)
 
ART/COMM 3600 Intermediate Photography (4)
ART 4600 Image and Idea (4)
COMM/ART 4620 History of Photography (4)
 
Electives (16-18 units)
Selected with an advisor from the following list:
 
ART 2025 Basics of New Media (4), 2810 Principles of Design (4), 2830 Introduction to Time-Based Media (4), 4235 Photography Senior Project (4), 4900 Independent Study (1-4); ART/COMM 3650 Color Photography (4), 3660 Portrait Photography (4), 3670 Introduction to Studio Lighting (4), 3671 Advanced Studio Lighting (4), 3680 Photo Career Preparation (2); COMM 3100 Television Production/Direction (4), 3220 Media Workshop: Print (2), 3340 Graphic Communication (4), 3700 Digital Photography and Photo Essay (4); COMM/ART 3500 Photojournalism (4); BIOL 4630 Biological Photography (4); GEOG 3410 Air-Photo Interpretation (4)
Art Option: Liberal Studies

Note: The requirements for this option may have changed. Contact the Department of Art for information.
 
Required (12 units)
ART 1020 The Creative Process (4)
ART 1112 Ceramics I (4)
ART 1114 Painting I (4)
 
Area IX, Depth of Study (20 units)
ART 1113 Drawing I (4)
ART 3035 Modern Art (4)
ART 3411 Advanced Survey of World Art (4)
One elective Art Studio course [exclusive of ART 1020 (4)]
One elective upper division Art Studio course (4)
Undergraduate Courses

The course prefix for the following courses is ART.
 
Art Studio
 
Auditing of Art Studio courses is not permitted.
 
1020  
 
The Creative Process (4)
Studio practice emphasizing creativity and imagination in the realization of works of visual art. Field trips may be required. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. (A)
 
1112  
 
Ceramics I (4)
Introduction to the basic techniques of construction with clay, including basic throwing and glazing techniques. Field trips may be required. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. (A)
 
1113  
 
Drawing I (4)
Introduces varied approaches to drawing and use of materials. Projects increase perceptual and imaginative abilities. Instruction in using line, shape, and illusion of form to translate/interpret what you see or how you respond. Field trips may be required. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. (A)
 
1114  
 
Painting I (4)
Provides introductory experiences in making images and using painting materials. Slides, reproductions and demonstrations accompany lectures. Projects and discussions develop students' understanding of how painting can communicate our experience and imagination. Field trips may be required. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. (A)
 
1115  
 
Printmaking I (4)
An introduction to a major graphic process (such as Intaglio, Monoprint/Monotype, or Relief printing), and its history. Repeatable twice for credit when content varies, with consent of instructor for a maximum of 12 units. Field trips may be required. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
1116  
 
Introduction to Sculpture (4)
An introduction to creating art in a 3-dimensional space, using a variety of materials for fabrication and casting. Field trips may be required. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. (A)
 
1121  
 
Introduction to Bookmaking (4)
Introduction to creating art in book form and to the history of artists' books. Basic binding and printing techniques. Field trips may be required. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
2025  
 
Basics of New Media (4)
Fundamentals of computer technology and computers as creative tools. Digital art projects, viewing Electronic Art, and discussing related ideas. Prerequisites: declared Art major/minor or department permission required. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
2350  
 
Interactive Sculpture (4)
Using simple machines, basic electricity, motors, and sensors to create interactive and kinetic art in 3-dimensional space. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
2630  
 
Introduction to Creative Digital Photography (4)
Introduction to the use of digital cameras, digital imaging software, and output techniques with emphasis on picture quality, composition, visual aesthetics, and creativity. Students are required to provide their own digital camera. Three hrs. lect., 2 hrs. act.
 
2700  
 
Introduction to Photography (4)
(See COMM 2700 for course description.)
 
2701  
 
Introduction to Photography (4)
Fundamental theory and practice of black and white photography with emphasis on darkroom printing and developing. 35 mm camera required. Not open to students with credit for MCOM/ART 2700. Cross-listed with COMM 2701. A 35 mm camera required. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
2810  
 
Principles of Design (4)
Introduction to composition, color, typography, and message in the digital environment. Prerequisite: ART 2025. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
2830  
 
Introduction to Time-Based Media (4)
Introduction to the planning, design, and production of time-based art work using computers. Field trips may be required. Prerequisite: ART 2025. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3121  
 
Advanced Bookmaking (4)
Advanced techniques, including printing and binding techniques, for creating art in book form. Production of at least one finished book. Field trips may be required. Prerequisite: Art 1121 or permission of the instructor. May be repeated twice for credit for a total of 12 units. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3141  
 
Drawing II (4)
Concepts and techniques of drawing, including studies from life. Emphasis on individual expression in various drawing media. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: ART 1113. Field trips may be required. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs., act. (Y)
 
3142  
 
Figure Drawing (4)
Principles of figure drawing. May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor. Prerequisite: ART 1113. Field trips may be required. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. (Y)
 
3144  
 
Drawing Lab (2)
Concepts and techniques of drawing with an emphasis on rendering and representation. Drawing with traditional and electronic media. May be repeated two times for credit. Prerequisites: ART 1113, 2025. One hr. lect., 2 hrs. act.
 
3212  
 
Painting II (4)
Emphasis on individual expression and critical analysis. May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor. Prerequisite: ART 1114. Field trips may be required. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. (Y)
 
3213  
 
Painting III (4)
Advanced study in painting. Individual project with selected media. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor when content varies. Prerequisite: ART 3212. Field trips may be required. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. (Y)
 
3215  
 
Figure Painting (2)
Principles of figure painting, including use of two dimensional mixed media. May be repeated twice for credit with consent of instructor for a maximum of 6 units. Prerequisites: ART 1113, 1114. One hr. lect., 2 hrs. act.
 
3300  
 
Fabrication for Sculpture (4)
Additive and subtractive methods for the construction of form using techniques for cutting, joining, and finishing metal, wood, and plastic. Skills in welding, forging, carpentry and adhesives will be mastered. Prerequisite: ART 1116. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3311  
 
Figure Modeling in Clay (4)
Translating the act of seeing into sophisticated manipulation of clay. Understanding a variety of ways to represent human, animal, and natural forms. Prerequisites: ART 1112 and 1116. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Field trips may be required. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. (Y)
 
3316  
 
Advanced Sculpture (4)
Developing and building on previously acquired skills in order to achieve mastery of the materials. Planning, designing, and creating sophisticated and complex sculptural work that address significant issues in the artistic arena. May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor, when content varies. Prerequisite: ART 3340. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3317  
 
Workshop in Spatial Arts (4)
Focus on a particular medium, e.g. bronze, clay, steel, stone, mixed media, etc. Repeatable for credit if content varies. Prerequisite: ART 3311. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3330  
 
Electronics for Sculpture (4)
Learning the fundamentals of light and sound as art forms in 3-dimensional space using electricity, analog and digital electronics, electro-luminescent media, and sound synthesis. Prerequisite: ART 2350. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3340  
 
Mixed Media Assemblage (4)
Integrating found objects and media into artworks in 3-dimensional space. Advanced mold-making and experimental materials. Discussion of reproduction and simulation in contemporary art. Prerequisite: ART 3300. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3370  
 
Tangible Digital Environments (4)
Control of electric/electronic sculpture components and integration of sensor and multimedia input using software and computers. Discussion of installation as an art form. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 3300, 3330. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3420  
 
Selected Topics in Studio Art (2)
Intensive study of a particular art practice, its concepts and techniques. Repeatable for credit if content varies. Prerequisite: declared Art major/minor or consent of instructor. One hr. lect., 2 hrs. act.
 
3430  
 
Junior/Senior Seminar (2)
Develops students' personal sense of aesthetics through selected reading, writing and discussion. In-depth critiques of student artwork. Repeatable twice for credit for a maximum of 6 units, with consent of instructor. Prerequisite: declared Art major/minor or Liberal Studies Art Option.
 
3440  
 
Visual Literacy (2)
Slide lectures, writing, and discussion for the purpose of understanding the tools of visual communication and responding clearly in oral and written formats.
 
3500  
 
Photojournalism (4)
(See COMM 3500 for course description.)
 
3512  
 
Ceramics II (4)
Concentration on the techniques of throwing, glazing, kiln work, and related topics. Repeatable twice for credit with consent of instructor. Prerequisite: ART 1112. Field trips may be required. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3513  
 
Ceramics III (4)
Emphasis on personal direction in ceramics. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor when content varies. Prerequisite: ART 3512. Field trips may be required. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. (Y)
 
3600  
 
Intermediate Photography (4)
Use of photography as a fine art and visual language. Technical areas include: zone system, color toning and hand painting. Cross-listed with COMM 3600. Prerequisite: COMM/ART 2700 or ART/COMM 2701. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Please consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3630  
 
Digital Photography (4)
Creation of digital camera images as applied to still photography. Traditional and digital camera image scanning, editing, manipulating and printing with computer technology. Cross-listed with COMM 3630. Prerequisite: COMM/ART 2700 or ART/COMM 2701. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Please consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3650  
 
Color Photography (4)
Comprehensive introduction to color photography. Emphasis on printing from negatives. History and aesthetics of color. Repeatable once for credit if content varies. Cross-listed with COMM 3650. Prerequisite: COMM/ART 2700 or ART/COMM 2701. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3654  
 
Landscape Photography (2)
Introduction to landscape photography and its techniques applied to 35mm, large format and digital cameras. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 2025, and ART/COMM 2701 or COMM/ART 2700. One hr. lect., 2 hrs. act.
 
3655  
 
Advanced Landscape Photography (2)
Advanced practice in landscape photography through photographic field trips. Repeatable twice for credit for a total of 6 units. Prerequisite: ART 3654. One hr. lect., 2 hrs. act.
 
3660  
 
Portrait Photography (4)
A studio workshop approach to portrait photography. Various types of lighting such as flood, electronic flash, and natural. History of portraiture and contemporary vision. Cross-listed with COMM 3660. Prerequisite: COMM/ART 2700 or ART/COMM 2701. Field trips may be required. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3670  
 
Introduction to Studio Lighting (4)
Introduction to studio lighting using quartz and other hot light sources. Use of digital cameras and view cameras in the creation of commercial-quality product photography for print and the web. Field trips may be required. Cross-listed with COMM 3670. Prerequisite: ART/COMM 3600. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3671  
 
Advanced Studio Lighting (4)
The use of electronic strobe lights in a studio lighting situation to create commercial product and portrait photography. Use of view camera and medium format camera will be emphasized. Repeatable for credit if content varies. Prerequisite: ART 3670. Cross-listed with COMM 3671. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hours lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3680  
 
Photography Career Preparation (2)
Both fine art and professional photography career preparation. Topics include: resume creation, gallery and museum interactions, portfolio production, commercial photography practices and apprenticeship programs, and general business practices for photographers. Cross-listed with COMM 3680.
 
3685  
 
Web Portfolio (2)
Creation of web art projects and web portfolios for online exhibition. Copyright issues and digital imaging techniques specific to web site development. Prerequisite: ART 2025. One hr. lect., 2 hrs. act.
 
3800  
 
Multimedia I: Animation (4)
Creating imaginative, computer-based animation with traditional and digital techniques. Prerequisites: ART 2025, 2810, 2830. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3810  
 
Digital Graphics I: Designing Digitally (4)
The aesthetics of composition, color, typography, and message created in the digital environment. Prerequisites: ART 2025, 2810, 2830. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3815  
 
Typography (4)
Fundamentals and history of letterforms used in art and design. Using digital technology to create art with type. Graphics projects, viewing Electronic Art, and discussing related ideas. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 2025, 2810, 2830. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3820  
 
Multimedia II: Digital Video and Audio (4)
The creative use of video and audio for multimedia production. Students produce projects using storyboards, cameras, lighting, audio technology, and video digitizing and editing software. Prerequisites: ART 2025, 2810, 2830. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3825  
 
Advanced Time-Based Media (4)
Advanced topics in time-based media production using computers. Aesthetics of editing, shooting for the edit, compositing, animation and audio/video editing software. Prerequisite: ART 3820. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3828  
 
Advanced Digital Video (4)
Advanced topics in digital video production for multimedia. Video technology including formats, compression, and specifications. Motion graphics and integrating animation from non-video sources, optimizing video for the distribution channel, and interactive video. Prerequisite: ART 3825. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3830  
 
Digital Graphics II: Digital Imaging (4)
The use of computers, scanners, digital cameras and drawing tablets with various software to produce imaginative pictures for screen and print. Prerequisites: ART 3400, and either 3800 and 3820 or 3810 and 3815. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3840  
 
Multimedia III: 3D Modeling and Animation (4)
Introduction to creating 3D models and animations. Prerequisites: ART 3400, 3800, 3820. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3860  
 
Digital Graphics III: Advanced Graphic Design (4)
Strengthening digital design skills through creative projects, analyzing contemporary design, and discussion. Professional practices and preparing work for commercial printing. Prerequisites: ART 3400, 3810, 3815. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3870  
 
Art for the Web (4)
Unique characteristics of the World Wide Web as a medium for artistic creation. Explore existing Web-based artworks. Develop individual Web-based artworks of intermediate technical complexity, with emphasis on both concept and implementation. May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor when content varies. Prerequisites: ART 3830 and 3825 or 3860. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
3898  
 
Cooperative Education (1-4)
Supervised work experience in which student completes academic assignments integrated with off-campus paid or volunteer activities. May be repeated for up to 8 units, which may be applied to the major or the minor in Art. Prerequisites: at least 2.0 GPA; departmental approval of activity. (A)
 
4143  
 
Advanced Drawing (4)
Emphasis on individual expression using traditional two-dimensional drawing media integrated with new and mixed media. May be repeated twice for credit when content varies, with consent of instructor for a total of up to 12 units. Prerequisite: ART 3141. Field trips may be required. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs act.
 
4200  
 
Interactive Authoring (4)
Design and creation of interactive computer-based art. Projects utilize graphics, animation, video, audio, authoring skills. May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor when content varies. Prerequisites: ART 3825 and 3830. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
4210  
 
Computers and Print (4)
Combining digital and traditional fine art printmaking techniques to produce prints and artist's books. Field trips may be required. May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor when content varies. Prerequisites: ART 3830, 3860. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
4220  
 
Multimedia Senior Project (4)
Students produce large scale interactive works for public presentation. May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor when content varies. Prerequisites: ART 3870, 4200. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
4230  
 
Digital Graphics Senior Project (4)
Students produce a personal body of graphics or web work for public presentation. May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor when content varies. Prerequisites: ART 3870, 4210. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
4235  
 
Photography Senior Project (4)
Senior portfolio production and presentation for career oriented goals. Prerequisite: ART 4600. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
4302  
 
Spatial Arts: Advanced Project (4)
Emphasis on individual expression in spatial arts. Weekly group discussion of students' work. Repeatable for credit with consent of instructor when content varies. Prerequisites: ART 3316 and 3317 or ART 3513 taken twice. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged for materials. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Field trips may be required. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. (Y)
 
4370  
 
Human and Machine Performance (4)
Performance as an artistic form. Integration of human and mechanical actions using microprocessor programming, robotics, and costume construction. Discussion of audience, body art, and cyborg theory. Prerequisite: ART 3370. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
4600  
 
Image and Idea (4)
The development of each student's technical skill and personal vision. Documentary and fine art photography with the aim of producing a portfolio. Cross-listed with COMM 4600. May be repeated for credit if content varies. Prerequisites: ART/COMM 3600 or 3650. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. (Y)
 
4710  
 
Senior Thesis (2)
Senior exhibit of art works in appropriate department spaces. Part of a series of capstone senior courses.
 
4720  
 
Senior Seminar (2)
Development of students' written and verbal communication skills for the purpose of presenting themselves and their work.
 
4730  
 
Senior Portfolio (2)
Senior portfolio production and presentation for career oriented goals. Faculty participation in reviews of portfolios.
 
4740  
 
Professional Practices (2)
Contemporary professional practices in electronic arts. Students investigate venues for electronic artists and contexts for their own work. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 3870, and either 4200 or 4210.
 
4750  
 
Traditional Art BFA Critique Seminar (2)
In-depth critique of individual student artwork and development; student presentations of influential contemporary artists, including digital images and analysis; assigned readings and group dialog. Field trips may be required. Prerequisite: Traditional art BFA major or permission of the instructor. May be repeated for credit for a total of 8 units.
 
4857  
 
Advanced Printmaking (4)
Studies in printmaking to clarify the student's direction as an artist. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor when content varies. Field trips may be required. Prerequisite: upper division standing. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act.
 
4900  
 
Independent Study (1-4)
 
 
Art History
 
1007  
 
Introduction to Asian Thought (4)
The thought of China, India, and Japan, past and present, as expressed in visual art and music.
 
1010  
 
Introduction to World Art History (4)
An examination of style in the visual arts and factors which influence the nature of art in selected salient periods of art history. Not open to students with credit for ART 1011 or 1014. (F, W, Sp)
 
1011  
 
Introduction to World Art History: Spirituality (4)
Style and content in the visual arts as they reflect the expression of spirituality in selected salient periods of art history. Not open to students with credit for ART 1010 or 1014. (F, W, Sp)
 
1014  
 
Ancient Art (4)
Representative works of art of the ancient world, including the cultures of the Middle East, Mediterranean, and Asia. Field trips may be required. Not open to students with credit for ART 1010 or 1011.
 
3000  
 
Sacred World Art (4)
A comparison of the sacred art of the East and West focusing on cross cultural themes. These include the mandala, the "axis mundi" or world axis, sacred geometry, ornamentation and ritual, sacred eros, and the icon.
 
3010  
 
Latin American Art (4)
Art and architecture of Latin America from the conquest and colonial period to the present, including art of Mexico, Central America and South America. Field trips may be required.
 
3035  
 
Modern Art (4)
Main topics of European art of the Modern period from the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century including Impressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism.
 
3040  
 
Art in the United States (4)
The development of art in the United States from the colonial period to the present. Individual visits to museums required. (Y)
 
3055  
 
Ancient American Art (4)
Art of Mexico, Central America and South America from the ancient periods to the Spanish Conquest. Field trips may be required.
 
3056  
 
Ethnic Art (4)
A survey of Ethnic Art from tribal origins to present. The history of Native American, Chicano, Latin American, African-American and Asian American Art from their origins to the present. Field trips may be required.
 
3220  
 
Art in the Ancient World (4)
The evolution of art from the prehistoric Near East through the later Roman Empire. Individual study visits to museums and/or field trips required. (Y)
 
3224  
 
Renaissance and Baroque Art (4)
European art and architecture of the thirteenth to eighteenth centuries in their cultural context. Individual museum and/or field trips may be required.
 
3227  
 
Women in Art (4)
Women artists and images of women's art, including history from ancient periods to the present. Individual museum and/or field trips may be required.
 
3230  
 
Art and Philosophy of the East (4)
(See PHIL 3230 for course description.)
 
3400  
 
History of Art and Technology (4)
How the interaction of art and technology shaped human culture from cave paintings to computers.
 
3411  
 
Advanced Survey of World Art (4)
In-depth survey of the major monuments of world art history. Field trips may be required. (F, W, Sp)
 
4000  
 
The History of Art Theory (4)
Art theory emphasizing the writings of artists as well as philosophers from Plato and Aristotle to the Post-Modernists, including China and India.
 
4005  
 
Histories of Film (4)
A thematic approach to film that analyzes the subject's history, innovative visual strategies, content and cultural context. Themes may vary and may include world cinema, past visions of the future, Hollywood/Bollywood, existentialism, spiritual representations, war, etc. Cross-listed with COMM 4005. May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor when content varies for a maximum of 8 units.
 
4020  
 
Shamanism and Art: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (4)
The relationship between the practice of shamanism and art from around the world. Artworks from North American Indian, Oceanic, Siberian, Aboriginal, Huichol and African cultures as well as those from Indonesia, China and Tibet. The practice of shamanic techniques by modern artists.
 
4060  
 
History of Graphic Design (4)
The development and evolution of graphic design including its relationship to culture, influential artists, designers and studios. Field trips may be required.
 
4070  
 
Currents in New Media (4)
Contemporary artistic developments in new media including artists, aesthetic trends, materials, and methods. Field trips may be required.
 
4071  
 
Contemporary Art (4)
The most recent developments in art from WW II to the present with an emphasis on post-modernism. Individual study visits to museums and/or field trips required. (Y)
 
4620  
 
History of Photography (4)
(See COMM 4620 for course description.)
 
4900  
 
Independent Study (1-4)
 
 
General
 
3999  
 
Issues in Art (4)
Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant issues in art. May be repeated for credit when content varies.
 
4900  
 
Independent Study (1-4)
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