Art B.A.
Requirements
(93 units)
Total units required for graduation: 180
This program is an approved single subject teaching credential preparation program in art, designed for students seeking a liberal education with an emphasis in art.
Requirements for the B.A. in Art - Plan I:
Lower-division requirements (13 courses totalling 57 units)
1. ART 120. Introduction to Two Dimensional Design (4)
2. ART 121. Introduction to Three Dimensional Design (4)
3. ART 122. Introduction to Drawing and Life Drawing (4)
4. ART 123. Introduction to Art and Technology (4)
5. ART 221. Art History: Prehistoric Times through the Middle Ages (4)
6. ART 222. Art History: Africa, Asia, the Americas and Oceania (4)
7. ART 223. Art History: Renaissance to the Present (4)
8. ART 235. Painting I (5)
9. ART 240. Sculpture I (5)
10. ART 254. Ceramics I (5)
11. ART 260. Printmaking I (5)
12. ART 290. Photography I (5)
13. Four units chosen from:
ART 232. Principles of Design Management (4)
ART 238. Production of Visual Information Design (4)
Upper-division requirements (36 units)
1. History of Art
Eight units consisting of one four-unit course chosen from each of the following (A and B):
A. ART 420. Art from 1900 to the Present (4)
ART 520. Contemporary Art, Theory and Criticism (4)
B. ART 305. Women and Art (4)
ART 306. Greek and Roman Art (4)
ART 323. Native North American Art (4)
ART 324. Pre-Columbian Art (4)
ART 328. Mexican Art (4)
ART 329. Chicano Art (4)
ART 420. Art from 1900 to the Present (4) (if not taken in Category A above)
ART 520. Contemporary Art, Theory and Criticism (4) (if not taken in Category A above)
2. Studio courses in a single area of specialization
Two five-unit courses chosen from one of the following specializations: (Note: Check course descriptions to ascertain which courses may be repeated for credit. Some courses listed require lower division prerequisites.)
Ceramics
ART 355. Ceramics II (5)
ART 357. Ceramics III (5)
Graphic Design
ART 320. Digital Image Editing (5)
ART 322. Web Design (5)
ART 325. Advanced Digital Image Editing (5)
Painting
ART 304. Advanced Drawing and Life Drawing (5)
ART 336. Advanced Painting (5)
Photography
ART 386. Digital Photography (5)
ART 391. Intermediate Photography (5)
ART 392. Advanced Photography (5)
ART 394. Color Photography (5)
ART 398. Documentary Photography (5)
Printmaking
ART 361. Printmaking II (5)
ART 362. Printmaking III (5)
Sculpture
ART 341. Advanced Sculpture (5)
3. ART 415. Senior Seminar: Art and Society (2)
4. ART 416. Senior Project (2)
5. Art Education
Fourteen units as follows:
ART 399. Art Education: History, Philosophy and Theory (4)
ART 496. Art Education: Social and Cultural Frameworks (4)
ART 497. Art Education: Issues in Studio Practice (2)
ART 498. Art Education: Digital Technology (4)
B.A. IN ART - PLAN II (Specializations in Ceramics, Glass, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Wood and Furniture Design)
Requirements (90 units)
Woodworking (85 units)
Total units required for graduation: 180
This program is designed for the student with a strong professional interest in art who may wish to pursue graduate studies.
Requirements for the B.A. in Art - Plan II:
Lower-division requirements (8 core courses totalling 33 units, woodworking specialization, 28 units)
1. ART 120. Introduction to Two Dimensional Design (4)
2. ART 121. Introduction to Three Dimensional Design (4)
3. ART 122. Introduction to Drawing and Life Drawing (4)
4. ART 123. Introduction to Art and Technology (4)
5. ART 221. Art History: Prehistoric Times through the Middle Ages (4)
6. ART 222. Art History: Africa, Asia, the Americas and Oceania (4)
7. ART 223. Art History: Renaissance to the Present (4)
8. Five units chosen in the area of specialization:
ART 235. Painting I (5)
ART 240. Sculpture I (5)
ART 254. Ceramics I (5)
ART 260. Printmaking I (5)
ART 270. Glass I: Beginning Glassblowing (5)
ART 290. Photography I (5)
Upper-division requirements (42 units) including two art history courses, six studio courses in area of concentration, and two capstone courses
1. History of Art
Eight units consisting of one four-unit course chosen from each of the following (A and B):
A. ART 420. Art from 1900 to the Present (4)
ART 520. Contemporary Art, Theory and Criticism (4)
B. ART 305. Women and Art (4)
ART 306. Greek and Roman Art (4)
ART 310. Asian Art (4)
ART 311. Art of the United States to the End of the Nineteenth Century (4)
ART 314. The Art of Indigenous Peoples (4)
ART 316. Arts of the Ancient Near East and Egypt (4)
ART 321. Renaissance Art (4)
ART 323. Native North American Art (4)
ART 324. Pre-Columbian Art (4)
ART 327. Baroque and Rococo Art (4)
ART 328. Mexican Art (4)
ART 329. Chicano Art (4)
ART 333. History of Graphic Design (4)
ART 359. History of Photography (4)
ART 410. Studies in Art History (4)
ART 420. Art from 1900 to the Present (4) (if not taken in Category A above)
ART 423. Nineteenth Century European Art (4)
ART 520. Contemporary Art, Theory and Criticism (4) (if not taken in Category A above)
ART 525. Seminar in Art History (4)
2. Studio courses in a single area of specialization
Six five-unit courses chosen from one of the following specializations: (Note: Check course descriptions to ascertain which courses may be repeated for credit.)
Ceramics
ART 355. Ceramics II (5)
ART 357. Ceramics III (5)
ART 396. New Genres (5)
Glass
ART 370. Glass II: Advanced Beginning Glassblowing (5)
ART 371. Glass Coldworking (5)
ART 372. Glass Kilnforming and Kilncasting (5)
ART 396. New Genres (5)
ART 470. Glass III: Intermediate Glassblowing (5)
ART 471. Glass IV: Advanced Glassblowing (5)
Painting
ART 304. Advanced Drawing and Life Drawing (5)
ART 336. Advanced Painting (5)
ART 396. New Genres (5)
Photography
ART 386. Digital Photography (5)
ART 391. Intermediate Photography (5)
ART 392. Advanced Photography (5)
ART 393. Photographic Illustration and Design (5)
ART 394. Color Photography (5)
ART 396. New Genres (5)
ART 398. Documentary Photography (5)
Printmaking
ART 313. Printing Production (5)
ART 361. Printmaking II (5)
ART 362. Printmaking III (5)
Sculpture
ART 341. Advanced Sculpture (5)
ART 396. New Genres (5)
Woodworking
ART 368. Woodworking and Furniture Design I (5)
ART 369. Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Design (5)
3. ART 415. Senior Seminar: Art and Society (2)
4. ART 416. Senior Project (2)
Studio Electives (15 units)
1. Three studio courses (totalling 15 units) from at least two different areas other than the concentration, with a minimum of one course at the 300- or 400-level, chosen from:
ART 235. Painting I (5)
ART 240. Sculpture I (5)
ART 254. Ceramics I (5)
ART 260. Printmaking I (5)
ART 270. Glass I: Beginning Glassblowing (5)
ART 290. Photography I (5)
ART 304. Advanced Drawing and Life Drawing (5)
ART 313. Printing Production (5)
ART 320. Digital Image Editing (5)
ART 322. Web Design (5)
ART 325. Advanced Digital Image Editing (5)
ART 326. Interactive Multimedia Design (5)
ART 336. Advanced Painting (5)
ART 341. Advanced Sculpture (5)
ART 355. Ceramics II (5)
ART 357. Ceramics III (5)
ART 361. Printmaking II (5)
ART 362. Printmaking III (5)
ART 368. Woodworking and Furniture Design I (5)
ART 369. Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Design (5)
ART 370. Glass II: Advanced Beginning Glassblowing (5)
ART 371. Glass Coldworking (5)
ART 372. Glass Kilnforming and Kilncasting (5)
ART 386. Digital Photography (5)
ART 391. Intermediate Photography (5)
ART 392. Advanced Photography (5)
ART 393. Photographic Illustration and Design (5)
ART 394. Color Photography (5)
ART 396. New Genres (5) if not taken in area of specialization
ART 398. Documentary Photography (5)
ART 470. Glass III: Intermediate Glassblowing (5)
B.A. IN ART - PLAN III (Art History)
Requirements (82 units)
Total units required for graduation: 180
This program is designed for the student with a strong professional interest in art history or museum work who may wish to pursue graduate studies.
Requirements for the B.A. in Art - Plan III:
Lower-division requirements (seven courses totalling 28 units)
1. ART 120. Introduction to Two Dimensional Design (4)
2. ART 121. Introduction to Three Dimensional Design (4)
3. ART 122. Introduction to Drawing and Life Drawing (4)
4. ART 123. Introduction to Art and Technology (4)
5. ART 221. Art History: Prehistoric Times through the Middle Ages (4)
6. ART 222. Art History: Africa, Asia, the Americas and Oceania (4)
7. ART 223. Art History: Renaissance to the Present (4)
Upper-division requirements (42 units)
1. History of Art
Six courses consisting of two four-unit courses chosen from each of the following three groups (A, B and C). ART 410 may be credited where applicable with the consent of the chair of the Art Department.
A. ART 305. Women and Art (4)
ART 306. Greek and Roman Art (4)
ART 316. Arts of the Ancient Near East and Egypt (4)
ART 321. Renaissance Art (4)
ART 327. Baroque and Rococo Art (4)
B. ART 311. Art of the United States to the End of the Nineteenth Century (4)
ART 333. History of Graphic Design (4)
ART 359. History of Photography (4)
ART 420. Art from 1900 to the Present (4)
ART 423. Nineteenth Century European Art (4)
ART 520. Contemporary Art, Theory and Criticism (4)
C. ART 310. Asian Art (4)
ART 314. The Art of Indigenous Peoples (4)
ART 323. Native North American Art (4)
ART 324. Pre-Columbian Art (4)
ART 328. Mexican Art (4)
ART 329. Chicano Art (4)
2. Upper-division studio art courses (Note: Some courses listed require lower division prerequisites.)
Two five-unit courses chosen from:
ART 304. Advanced Drawing and Life Drawing (5)
ART 313. Printing Production (5)
ART 320. Digital Image Editing (5)
ART 322. Web Design (5)
ART 325. Advanced Digital Image Editing (5)
ART 326. Interactive Multimedia Design (5)
ART 330. Animation and Web Motion-Graphics (5)
ART 336. Advanced Painting (5)
ART 341. Advanced Sculpture (5)
ART 355. Ceramics II (5)
ART 357. Ceramics III (5)
ART 361. Printmaking II (5)
ART 362. Printmaking III (5)
ART 368. Woodworking and Furniture Design I (5)
ART 369. Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Design (5)
ART 370. Glass II: Advanced Beginning Glassblowing (5)
ART 371. Glass Coldworking (5)
ART 372. Glass Kilnforming and Kilncasting (5)
ART 386. Digital Photography (5)
ART 391. Intermediate Photography (5)
ART 392. Advanced Photography (5)
ART 393. Photographic Illustration and Design (5)
ART 394. Color Photography (5)
ART 396. New Genres (5)
ART 398. Documentary Photography (5)
ART 470. Glass III: Intermediate Glassblowing (5)
3. ART 415. Senior Seminar: Art and Society (2)
4. ART 416. Senior Project (2)
5. ART 525. Seminar in Art History (4)
Foreign language requirement (12 units)
1. Twelve units or three quarters of one foreign language or equivalent proficiency. (Students are strongly advised to learn French and German.)
B.A. IN ART - PLAN IV (Graphic Design)
Requirements (85 units)
Total units required for graduation: 180
This program is designed for students with a strong professional interest in graphic design for electronic and print media.
Requirements for the B.A. in Art - Plan IV:
Lower-division requirements (nine courses totalling 36 units)
1. ART 120. Introduction to Two Dimensional Design (4)
2. ART 121. Introduction to Three Dimensional Design (4)
3. ART 122. Introduction to Drawing and Life Drawing (4)
4. ART 123. Introduction to Art and Technology (4)
5. ART 221. Art History: Prehistoric Times through the Middle Ages (4)
6. ART 222. Art History: Africa, Asia, the Americas and Oceania (4)
7. ART 223. Art History: Renaissance to the Present (4)
8. ART 232. Principles of Design Management (4)
9. ART 238. Production of Visual Information Design (4)
Upper-division requirements (49 units)
1. Art history
Four units chosen from:
ART 305. Women and Art (4)
ART 306. Greek and Roman Art (4)
ART 310. Asian Art (4)
ART 311. Art of the United States to the End of the Nineteenth Century (4)
ART 314. The Art of Indigenous Peoples (4)
ART 316. Arts of the Ancient Near East and Egypt (4)
ART 321. Renaissance Art (4)
ART 323. Native North American Art (4)
ART 324. Pre-Columbian Art (4)
ART 327. Baroque and Rococo Art (4)
ART 328. Mexican Art (4)
ART 329. Chicano Art (4)
ART 359. History of Photography (4)
ART 410. Studies in Art History (4)
ART 420. Art from 1900 to the Present (4)
ART 423. Nineteenth Century European Art (4)
ART 520. Contemporary Art, Theory and Criticism (4)
ART 525. Seminar in Art History (4)
2. ART 333. History of Graphic Design (4)
3. ART 342. Graphic Design I (5)
4. ART 343. Graphic Design II (5)
5. ART 344. Graphic Design III (5)
6. ART 442. Graphic Design IV (5)
7. ART 443. Graphic Design V (5)
8. Elective studio courses not in area of specialization (Some courses listed require lower division prerequisites.)
Two five-unit courses chosen from:
ART 304. Advanced Drawing and Life Drawing (5)
ART 313. Printing Production (5)
ART 320. Digital Imaging Editing (5)
ART 322. Web Design (5)
ART 325. Advanced Digital Image Editing (5)
ART 326. Interactive Multimedia Design (5)
ART 330. Animation and Web Motion-Graphics (5)
ART 336. Advanced Painting (5)
ART 341. Advanced Sculpture (5)
ART 355. Ceramics II (5)
ART 357. Ceramics III (5)
ART 361. Printmaking II (5)
ART 362. Printmaking III (5)
ART 368. Woodworking and Furniture Design I (5)
ART 369. Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Design (5)
ART 370. Glass II: Advanced Beginning Glassblowing (5)
ART 371. Glass Coldworking (5)
ART 372. Glass Kilnforming and Kilncasting (5)
ART 386. Digital Photography (5)
ART 391. Intermediate Photography (5)
ART 392. Advanced Photography (5)
ART 393. Photographic Illustration and Design (5)
ART 394. Color Photography (5)
ART 396. New Genres (5)
ART 398. Documentary Photography (5)
ART 470. Glass III: Intermediate Glassblowing (5)
9. ART 415. Senior Seminar: Art and Society (2)
10. MKTG 305. Marketing Principles (4)
B.A. IN ART - PLAN V (Graphic Design and Marketing)
Requirements (89 units)
Total units required for graduation: 180
This program is designed for students with a strong interest in graphic design, marketing, public relations and business communications.
Requirements for the B.A. in Art - Plan V:
Lower-division requirements (eight courses totalling 32 units)
1. ACCT 211. Introductory Accounting (4)
2. ART 120. Introduction to Two Dimensional Design (4)
3. ART 221. Art History: Prehistoric Times through the Middle Ages (4)
4. ART 222. Art History: Africa, Asia, the Americas and Oceania (4)
5. ART 223. Art History: Renaissance to the Present (4)
6. ART 232. Principles of Design Management (4)
7. ART 238. Production of Visual Information Design (4)
8. Four units chosen from:
ECON 200. Principles of Microeconomics (4)
ECON 202. Principles of Macroeconomics (4)
MGMT 100. Introduction to Business and Public Administration (4)
Upper-division requirements (45 units)
1. ART 333. History of Graphic Design (4)
2. ART 342. Graphic Design I (5)
3. ART 343. Graphic Design II (5)
4. ART 344. Graphic Design III (5)
5. ART 442. Graphic Design IV (5)
6. ART 443. Graphic Design V (5)
7. MKTG 305. Marketing Principles (4)
8. MKTG 410. Consumer Behavior (4)
9. MKTG 420. Advertising (4)
10. MKTG 446. Advertising Campaign (4)
Electives (12 units)
1. Twelve units chosen from (if not taken previously):
ART 301. Topics in Studio Art for Non-Majors (2.5)
ART 575. Internship (4)
ECON 200. Principles of Microeconomics (4)
ECON 202. Principles of Macroeconomics (4)
MGMT 100. Introduction to Business (4)
MGMT 302. Management and Organizational Behavior (4)
MGMT 442. Small Business Management (4)
MKTG 416. Marketing Research (4)
MKTG 430. Professional Selling (4)
MKTG 470. International Marketing Management (4)
MKTG 496. Marketing Planning and Strategy (4)
MKTG 575. Internship in Marketing (4)
MKTG 590. Seminar in Marketing (4)
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