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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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
1115 | Printmaking I (4) An introduction to a major graphic process (such as Intaglio, Monoprint/Monotype, or Relief printing), and its history. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and when content varies, 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. |
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. |
2630 | Digital Photography I (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. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. |
2701 | Black and White Photography I (4) Fundamental theory and practice of black and white photography with emphasis on darkroom printing and developing. 35 mm camera recommended. Cross-listed with COMM 2701. Not open to students with credit for COMM/ART 2700. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. |
2702 | Black and White Photography II (2) Advanced black and white darkroom techniques, including split filter and fiber paper printing, toning, and solarization; use of black and white film with medium format cameras. Prerequisite: ART/COMM 2701 or consent of instructor. May be repeated once for credit. One hr. lect., 2 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 for credit for a maximum 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 for credit for a maximum of 8 units. 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 for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 8 units. 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 for credit for a maximum of 6 units. Prerequisites: ART 1113, 2025. One hr. lect., 2 hrs. act. |
3212 | Painting II (4) Emphasis on individual expression and critical analysis. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 8 units. Prerequisite: ART 1114. Field trips may be required. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. |
3213 | Painting III (4) Advanced study in painting. Individual project with selected media. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and when content varies, for a maximum of 48 units. Prerequisite: ART 3212. Field trips may be required. Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. |
3215 | Figure Painting (2) Principles of figure painting, including use of two dimensional mixed media. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 6 units. Prerequisites: ART 1113, 1114. One hr. lect., 2 hrs. act. |
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 for credit with consent of instructor and when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units. 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. May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 48 units. 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. 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. 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. Prerequisite: ART 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. May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 24 units. 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. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 6 units. Prerequisite: declared Art major/minor. |
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. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 12 units. 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 and when content varies, for a maximum of 48 units. 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: 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. |
3620 | Alternative Processes in Photography (4) Experimental and alternative photographic methods, including cyanotype, platinum-palladium, bromoil, gum bichromate, and other historical processes. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: ART 2630 or consent of instructor.Two hrs. lect., 4 hrs. act. |
3630 | Digital Photography II (4) Advanced digital imaging techniques and the use of photography as a fine art and visual language. Prerequisite: ART 2630 or consent of instructor. Cross-listed with COMM 3630. 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. |
3640 | Special Topic in Photography (4) Intensive study of a particular photography practice with fine art or commercial applications. May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units. Prerequisite: ART 2630 or consent of instructor. 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. May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units. Cross-listed with COMM 3650. Prerequisite: 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 (4) Introduction to landscape photography and its techniques using digital, 35mm, and large format cameras. Field trips may be required. Prerequisites: ART 2630 or ART/COMM 2701or consent of instructor. Two hr. lect., 4 hrs. act. |
3655 | Advanced Landscape Photography (2) Advanced practice in landscape photography through photographic field trips. May be repeated for credit for a maximum 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: ART 2630. 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. |
3661 | Advanced Portrait Photography (4) Advanced portrait and studio techniques for commercial and fine art applications; portfolio development. Prerequisite: ART/COMM 3660 or consent of instructor. 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 2630. 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. May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 48 units. 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 (4) Fine art and professional photography career preparation. Topics include resume creation, gallery and museum interactions, web portfolio production, commercial photography practices and apprenticeship programs, and general business practices for photographers. May require field trips. Cross-listed with COMM 3680. Three hrs. 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 for credit with consent of instructor and when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units. 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. |
4143 | Advanced Drawing (4) Emphasis on individual expression using traditional two-dimensional drawing media integrated with new and mixed media. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and when content varies, for a maximum of 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 for credit with consent of instructor and when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units. 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 for credit with consent of instructor and when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units. 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 for credit with consent of instructor and when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units. 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 for credit with consent of instructor and when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units. 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. |
4302 | Spatial Arts: Advanced Project (4) Emphasis on individual expression in spatial arts. Weekly group discussion of students' work. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor and when content varies, for a maximum of 48 units. 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. |
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. Cross-listed with COMM 4600. May be repeated for credit up to three times, for a maximum of 12 units. Prerequisite: ART/COMM 3630. A miscellaneous course fee will be charged. Consult the quarterly Class Schedule for the current fee. |
4621 | History of Photography Since 1960 (4) Survey of the cultural issues and aesthetic developments in photography since 1960, with emphasis on fine art photography. Field trips may be required. |
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. |
4745 | Senior Project in Photography (4) Advanced seminar involving critique and discussion. Portfolio production and presentation for career-oriented goals. Not open to those with credit for ART 4235. Prerequisite: ART/COMM 4600. |
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 maximum 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 and when content varies, for a maximum of 48 units. 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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 for credit with consent of instructor and 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) |