Art B.A.
Courses
COURSE OFFERINGS IN ART (ART)
Lower Division
112. Special Topics in Art
Study of a selected topic, theme or movement in the visual arts. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Materials fee required. (1-2 units)
120. Introduction to Two Dimensional Design
An introduction to and exploration of the basic principles, components and terminology of two dimensional design that are common to the visual arts. Included are two-dimensional theory, theories of color and light, and their creative use in visual art and design as a graphic means of expression and communication. Materials fee required. Formerly ART 212. Eight hours activity. (ART 120=CAN ART 14) (4 units)
121. Introduction to Three Dimensional Design
An introduction to and exploration of the elements and principles of three dimensional design and their applications, with emphasis on form in space, design systems, and contemporary art concepts. Experimentation in both natural and synthetic materials such as paper, clay, metal, and wood. Materials fee required. Formerly ART 213 and 214. Eight hours activity. (ART 121=CAN ART 16) (4 units)
122. Introduction to Drawing and Life Drawing
An introduction to techniques of drawing for the purpose of creative expression related to object placement in space, figure placement in space and rendering, as it applies to various fields of art and design. There is an emphasis on form, structure, values, proportions, line, gesture, and systems of perspective and space. Materials fee required. Formerly ART 215 and 216. Eight hours activity. (ART 122=CAN ART 8) (4 units)
123. Introduction to Art and Technology
An introduction to computer based digital technology used by visual artists and designers. Student projects explore the creative potential of the digital environment and its relationship to the studio and design concentrations. Work includes instruction in a Macintosh-based computer laboratory in software programs used by studio artists. Materials fee required. Formerly ART 217 and 218. Eight hours activity. (4 units)
200. Studies in Art
Exploration of the form and content of art. Emphasis on understanding and appreciating painting, sculpture, architecture and other art media. May not be counted toward fulfilling requirements in the art major. Materials fee required. (GE=C1) (4 units)
221. Art History: Prehistoric Times through the Middle Ages
Development of early Western art and its historical context. Materials fee required. (ART 221=CAN ART 2) (4 units)
222. Art History: Africa, Asia, the Americas and Oceania
Development of global arts and their historical contexts, including traditions of Africa, Asia, the Americas and Oceania. Materials fee required. (4 units)
223. Art History: Renaissance to the Present
Development of later Western art and its historical context. Materials fee required. (ART 223=CAN ART 4) (4 units)
232. Principles of Design Management
An introduction to basic procedures used by designers and production managers including techniques of problem solving, presentation, typography, layout and graphic arts practices, and composition and includes instruction in graphics software programs in a Macintosh-based computer laboratory. The focus will be on concept, process and product. Materials fee required. Formerly ART 332. Eight hours activity. Prerequisites: ART 120 and 122 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
235. Painting I
Pictorial functions of formal elements of picture-making such as line, plane, color and light, pattern and edge. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Formerly ART 335. Prerequisites: ART 120 and 122. (ART 235=CAN ART 10) (5 units)
238. Production of Visual Information Design
An introduction to the fundamentals of pre-press and printing production in a digital environment and includes instruction in graphics software programs in a Macintosh-based computer laboratory. Materials fee required. Formerly ART 338. Eight hours activity. Prerequisites: ART 120 and 122 or consent of instructor. (4 units)
240. Sculpture I
Approaches to sculpture using a variety of materials, tools, processes and concepts. Materials fee required. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Formerly ART 340. Prerequisite: ART 121 or consent of instructor. (ART 240=CAN ART 12) (5 units)
254. Ceramics I
Beginning techniques of coil/slab building, wheel throwing, mold making, and glaze applications of low and high fire surfaces. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Formerly ART 354. (ART 254=CAN ART 6) (5 units)
260. Printmaking I
Introduction to the basic processes and materials of printmaking with a thorough exploration of monotypes, color reduction and relief techniques, including wood and linoleum cutting and other processes. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Formerly ART 360. Prerequisites: ART 120, 122, and 123 or consent of instructor. (ART 260=CAN ART 20) (5 units)
270. Glass I: Beginning Glassblowing
Intended for beginners with little or no experience with molten glass interested in learning the basic techniques of glassblowing. Hands-on course during which the fundamental aspects of glassblowing will be explored. Through demonstrations and practice, students will become acquainted with the tools and materials needed to realize blown forms in glass. Working with clear glass, students will develop basic glassblowing skills by learning how to form simple shapes such as the sphere, cylinder, disc, and vessel form. Individual student skills emphasized. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 120 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
290. Photography I
Creative research in the study of photography, to include content, design, technique and individual problems. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Formerly ART 390. Materials fee required. (ART 290=CAN ART 18) (5 units)
Upper Division
301. Topics in Studio Art for Non-Majors
Introduction to and experimentation in selected areas of art. Not open to art majors. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Materials fee required. (2.5 units)
302. Topics in Studio Art for Non-Majors
Introduction to and experimentation in selected areas of art. Not open to art majors. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Materials fee required. (5 units)
304. Advanced Drawing and Life Drawing
Further exploration in techniques of drawing for purposes of creative expression. A maximum of 25 units may be applied toward the major. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 122 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
305. Women and Art
Survey of women artists in Europe and America from ancient to modern times, contrasting feminist and conventional perspectives. Explores issues of artistic style and content and examines the institution of patronage and its effect on women artists. Formerly a topic under ART 410. Materials fee required. (4 units)
306. Greek and Roman Art
Architecture, sculpture, painting and decorative arts of ancient Greece and Rome. Materials fee required. (4 units)
310. Asian Art
History and development of selected Asian art traditions in their historical contexts. Materials fee required. (4 units)
311. Art of the United States to the End of the Nineteenth Century
Development of American art from the Colonial period to c. 1900. Significant examples from the fields of architecture, sculpture, painting and the decorative arts. Materials fee required. (4 units)
313. Printing Production
Foundation of printing production including procedures for operating a two-color offset press and related tools and equipment. Materials fee required. (5 units)
314. The Art of Indigenous Peoples
Art of the native cultures of Africa, the South Pacific and North America; post-conquest and contemporary folk art in Central and South America. Materials fee required. (4 units)
316. Arts of the Ancient Near East and Egypt
History and development of the architecture, sculpture and decorative arts of the Ancient Near East and Egypt. Materials fee required. (4 units)
320. Digital Image Editing
Introduction to image processing and editing software. Retouching, restoring, color correction, adjusting brightness, contrast and color balance, applying patterns, filters and special effects, create montages, paint and use selection, layering, feathering, and painting tools, gain an understanding of the significance of image formats and resolution for scanning and output, and work with processed images in other software applications. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. (5 units)
321. Renaissance Art
Art and architecture of northern and southern Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Materials fee required. (4 units)
322. Web Design
A hands-on course on the fundamentals of designing functional Web pages from the graphic designer's perspective. Includes general structure and tagging, troubleshooting techniques, and the use of graphically oriented web authoring tools. No prior computer experience required. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. (5 units)
323. Native North American Art
Art of American Indian and Eskimo peoples north of Mexico, from earliest prehistory to modern times. (Also offered as ANTH 323. Students may not receive credit for both.) Materials fee required. (4 units)
324. Pre-Columbian Art
Art and architecture of pre-Columbian cultures with an emphasis on Mexico and Peru. (Also offered as ANTH 324. Students may not receive credit for both.) Materials fee required. (4 units)
325. Advanced Digital Image Editing
Advanced course in the use of the image processing software. Multiple masking, controlling color transparency, layers, luminosity, complex image compositing, duo-toning, tritoning, ghosting, 3-D, neon, pasting scanned images into text, photo-realism, typesetting, threshold masking, advanced file management, high-end scanning and output, RGB to CMYK and color separations, and offset reproduction. Presents the creative aspects of editing motion-graphics and still images and provides an analysis of the audio and visual forces that make digital media an expressive means of communication. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 320 or permission of instructor. (5 units)
326. Interactive Multimedia Design
An introduction to designing computer-based interactivity. Students combine two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphic imaging and audio and video technology for achieving interactivity from multiple source media. Interface and user design are covered, as well as portfolio and professional presentations online, and/or in CD/DVD/ video formats. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. (5 units)
327. Baroque and Rococo Art
Art and architecture of seventeenth and eighteenth century Europe. Materials fee required. (4 units)
328. Mexican Art
Art and architecture of Mexico from the Conquest to the present. Materials fee required. (4 units)
329. Chicano Art
Art and culture of Mexican Americans. Materials fee required. (4 units)
330. Animation and Web Motion-Graphics
Advanced graphically oriented Web authoring tools. Covers scripting to create database connectivity and exploration of the newest Web innovations in game design and traditional character to contemporary experimental animation. This includes the use of cel, stop-motion, collage, mixed media and 2- and 3-D animation software. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 322 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
333. History of Graphic Design
Development of graphic communication from pictographs to contemporary design. Materials fee required. (4 units)
336. Advanced Painting
Advanced work in painting. May be repeated for credit. Materials fee required. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Prerequisite: ART 235 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
341. Advanced Sculpture
Advanced work in sculpture. May be repeated for credit. Materials fee required. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Prerequisite: ART 240. (5 units)
342. Graphic Design I
Fundamentals and principles of typographic design. An examination of the different elements of typography. Instruction also includes coursework in computer-graphics software programs in a Macintosh-based computer laboratory. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisites: ART 232 and 238 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
343. Graphic Design II
Principles of photography, illustration, collage and typography applied to posters, games, book covers, magazines, point-of-purchase displays, and promotional materials, and includes instruction in computer-graphics software programs in a Macintosh-based computer laboratory. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 342 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
344. Graphic Design III
Design principles as applied to regional and national, corporate and retail environments. Covers the interactions between business people and designers and the realities of planning, marketing, and strategic positioning of both company and product, and includes instruction in computer-graphics software programs in a Macintosh-based computer laboratory. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 343 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
345. Gallery Management
Fine art gallery practices including installation, packing and crating, special event coordination and conduct. Preparation of publications and publicity, art handling and security. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. (2 units)
355. Ceramics II
Continued exploration in functional and sculptural approaches to ceramics utilizing slip casting, wheel throwing, hand building techniques, and multiple glazing applications with low fire and high fire surfaces. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 254 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
357. Ceramics III
Advanced exploration of form/surface relationships combining mold making, wheel throwing, slip casting and hand building techniques. Advanced glaze applications will result in the development of individual styles and ideas. May be repeated for credit. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisites: ART 121 and 254 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
359. History of Photography
Development of the technology and aesthetics of photography. Materials fee required. (4 units)
361. Printmaking II
Creative research in intermediate studio printmaking techniques in intaglio methods, including metal, collograph and related materials; methods used to create stencils for multi-color registration and printing including photo processing; lithographic methods on stone or metal plates; black and white and color processes and polymer relief processes. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisites: ART 120, 122 and 260. (5 units)
362. Printmaking III
Intensive, advanced study of printmaking including the study of etching, collograph, silkscreen, lithography or experimental processes and combinations stressing individual growth and aesthetic control of imagery and technique. May be repeated for credit. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 361. (5 units)
365. Directed Studio Problems
Study and experimentation in a selected area of art. May be repeated for credit. Materials fee may be required. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (1-5 units)
368. Woodworking and Furniture Design I
Explorations in the use of hand and power tools in woodworking. Materials fee required. (5 units)
369. Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Design
Advanced work in woodworking and furniture design. May be repeated for credit. Materials fee required. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Prerequisite: ART 368. (5 units)
370. Glass II: Advanced Beginning Glassblowing
Advanced beginning course in which students will develop an understanding of the wide range of possibilities that exist when working with glass in the fields of fine art, craft, design, and architecture. Offers a comprehensive education in techniques, materials, history and philosophy relating to glass. Emphasis is on the sculptural and aesthetic potential of glass in its molten and frozen states. Students will learn such techniques as solid offhand molten glassworking, glassblowing, kiln casting, cold construction, mold making, sandblasting, and various surface processes. Formerly ART 375. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 270 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
371. Glass Coldworking
Provides comprehensive technical instruction on basic glass coldworking processes including glass polishing, sandblasting, etching, cutting, engraving, gluing, laminating, glass drilling. Students will apply new technical skills to self-generated projects. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 370 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
372. Glass Kilnforming and Kilncasting
Offers a survey of kiln techniques including fusing (melting flat pieces of glass together), slumping (melting flat glass over a dimensional object) and coldwork. Offers a practical overview of the principal techniques required to realize cast forms in glass, including the making of multi-piece plaster and silicon rubber molds used in the reproduction of forms, the lost wax process, and the various refractory molds used for casting these forms in glass. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 371 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
386. Digital Photography
Fundamentals of digital photography with emphasis on theory, aesthetics, and technology for fine art and commercial applications. Instruction includes acquisition techniques (digital cameras and scanning equipment), image correction and manipulation software, and output technologies. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 290 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
391. Intermediate Photography
Intermediate research in photography with an emphasis on process and technique, visual aesthetics and communication, and personal expression. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 290 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
392. Advanced Photography
Advanced work in photography. May be repeated for credit. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisites: ART 120, 290, and 391 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
393. Photographic Illustration and Design
Fundamentals of commercial photography and composition. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 290. (5 units)
394. Color Photography
The theory, aesthetics, techniques, and materials of creative color photography and other color imaging systems. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 290 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
395. Art in the Classroom
Provides basic art skills and experiences and current art education theory and practice for the elementary classroom teacher. Students will learn how to design art lessons and art activities based on works of art in accordance with California and National standards for the visual arts. May not be counted towards fulfilling requirements in the art major. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for ART 400. Six hours of fine arts activity. Materials fee required. (3 units)
396. New Genres
Creative research and experimentation in contemporary artistic expression including installation art, performance art, and video art. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. May be repeated for a total of 10 units, with a maximum of five units applied to the student’s area of specialization. Prerequisites: ART 120 and 121 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
397. Art and Media for the Classroom
Further development of basic art skills for the elementary classroom teacher. Includes appropriate materials for elementary students, preparing high and low tech classroom visual aids, and curriculum planning based on the California Visual and Performing Arts Frameworks. Two hours lecture and four hours activity. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 395. (4 units)
398. Documentary Photography
Creative research in the study of social documentary and landscape photography, integrating history, technique, various stylistic and theoretical approaches, and practice. Includes a service-learning component that requires the production of a photographic project in partnership with a local agency or community group. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 290 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
399. Art Education: History, Philosophy and Theory
An introduction to art education emphasizing its evolution, historical structures and contemporary approaches to curriculum. Art education methodology and its relationship to studio art, art criticism, art heritage and aesthetics will be included along with developmental levels of children as they relate to art making. Recommended for art education students prior to senior year. (4 units)
400. Teaching Art in the Elementary Classroom
Provides art skills, current art education theory and practice for the elementary classroom teacher with an elevated interest in visual art. Students will learn how to design art lessons and art activities based on works of art in accordance with California Visual Art Standards. May not be counted towards fulfilling requirements in the art major. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for ART 395. Two hours lecture and four hours of fine arts activity. Materials fee required. Prerequisites: ART 200 and a college-level studio art course. (4 units)
410. Studies in Art History
Study in a selected period or topic in the history of art. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Materials fee required. (4 units)
415. Senior Seminar: Art and Society
The theoretical and practical roles of art, artists and their audience through history to the present. Prerequisite: senior standing in Department of Art or consent of instructor. (2 units)
416. Senior Project
Preparation of a senior project in the student's area of concentration. Documentation of project is required. Graded credit/no credit Materials fee required. Prerequisite: senior standing in Department of Art or consent of instructor. (2 units)
420. Art from 1900 to the Present
Art from 1900 to the present, with emphasis on Europe and the United States. Materials fee required. (4 units)
423. Nineteenth Century European Art
Art of the Nineteenth-century Europe; from neo-Classicism through post-Impressionism. Materials fee required. (4 units)
442. Graphic Design IV
Advanced corporate identity, including logo and trademark design and related applications. Instruction includes coursework in computer-graphics software programs in a Macintosh-based computer laboratory. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 344 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
443. Graphic Design V
Design and portfolio workshop: workshop in resume preparation, development of job objectives, mock interviews, and the construction of a portfolio. Instruction includes coursework in computer-graphics software programs in a Macintosh-based computer laboratory. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 442 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
470. Glass III: Intermediate Glassblowing
Further development of skills to gain better control of the blown glass medium through conceptual projects and technical exercises. A variety of vessel forms, bit work and color techniques are demonstrated with an emphasis on teamwork and communication. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 372 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
471. Glass IV: Advanced Glassblowing
Students will cultivate a personal portfolio and develop a body of work. Theoretical, philosophical, and critical dialogue is realized through individual and group critique. Students will participate in the following hot glass processes; gathering and forming freehand molten glass using traditional techniques, experimenting with solid and hollow forms, hot construction techniques and team production and forming with molds. May be repeated for credit. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: ART 470 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
483. Studies in Studio Art
Study and experimentation in a selected area of art. May be repeated for credit as topics change. Materials fee required. Prerequisites: ART 120, 121, 122, and 123 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
496. Art Education: Social and Cultural Frameworks
A study of the historical and contemporary contexts for art and how they relate to current art education methods and curriculum. Issues of diversity, ethnicity, gender and environment will be included. Prerequisite: ART 399. (4 units)
497. Art Education: Issues in Studio Practice
Students will focus on translating studio techniques and materials into assignments, activities and curriculum appropriate for the student learner. Materials fee required. Four hours activity. Prerequisite: ART 399. (2 units)
498. Art Education: Digital Technology
Digital technologies for the K-12 art classroom. Includes theoretical methodologies and practical applications for digital curriculum design, multimedia presentations, school-based web pages; virtual galleries, visual aids, and computer assisted student projects. Materials fee required. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory. Prerequisites: ART 123, 399 and 232 or 238. (4 units)
499. Art Education: Methods and Materials
A synthesis of contemporary art education theory, studio practice, student assessment and topics of classroom teaching. Students experience planning and developing lessons, units and curriculum that are sensitive to contemporary art and art education issues. Materials fee required. Prerequisites: ART 399, 496 and 497. (4 units)
520. Contemporary Art, Theory and Criticism
An examination of selected major movements of contemporary art, and recent art theory and criticism. Formerly ART 459 and 625. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: a minimum of 12 units in art history. (4 units)
525. Seminar in Art History
Historical perspectives on specific art disciplines including research methods in art history for studio artists. Materials fee required. Prerequisite: a minimum of 12 units in art history. (4 units)
575. Internship
Supervised work in a private or public setting which provides professional experience in the field of art. May be repeated for a maximum of 10 units in the major. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (1-5 units)
595. Independent Study
Studio and/or library research conducted under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit, a total of 10 units may apply toward graduation. Materials fee required. Prerequisites: a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0, consent of instructor and departmental approval of a written proposal of a project submitted on a standard application filed in advance of the quarter in which the course is to be taken. (1-6 units)
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