Program Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the program in Visual Arts with a concentration in Art History will be able to:
- Recognize a wide range of artists, visual art forms, and cultures from the history of Western and Non-Western art.
- Create original, contemporary artworks in studio and/or design that illustrate current skills and techniques in selected art media and technologies.
- Use the elements of art and principles of design to critically analyze and interpret historical and contemporary art forms.
Students who complete the program of Visual Arts with concentrations in Business, Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking, Interdisciplinary, Photography, or Sculpture and Installation will be able to:
- Apply the art elements and design principles to two-and/or three-dimensional visual art forms to critically analyze works of art.
- Create original works of art that demonstrate a contemporary approach to theory, media, and technology.
- Write and speak knowledgeably and critically about issues relevant to historically important artists, art styles, and art movements.
- Write and speak with coherency and self-awareness about their own artwork or research, and its relationship to contemporary culture and art history.
- Pursue graduate or artist/scholars-in-residency programs, gallery and museum exhibitions, and public art commissions.
Students who complete the program in Visual Arts with a concentration in Video, Performance, and Interactive Media will be able to:
- Perform technological skills and techniques to produce time-based artworks in video, performance, or interactive media.
- Use the elements of art and principles of design to describe, analyze, and evaluate works of time-based art.
- Apply historical and contemporary art forms and theories to time-based media.
Computer Requirements
All Visual Arts majors are strongly encouraged to own a personal Mac OS operated laptop capable of supporting and operating Adobe Creative Suite.
Concentrations
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| ART 1003 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 1004 | Three-Dimensional Design: Composition and Space | 3 |
| ART 1015 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 2000 | History of Art I (GE) | 3 |
| ART 2001 | History of Art II (GE) | 3 |
| HIS 2070 | Doing History | 4 |
| 3 |
| Drawing 2: Advanced Practices | |
| Painting: Color and Technique | |
| Sculpture: Materials and Fabrication | |
| Printmaking I | |
| Ceramics: Foundations in Clay | |
| ART 3004 | Modern Art History | 3 |
| ART 3005 | Contemporary Art History | 3 |
| ART 3025 | Non-Western Art History | 3 |
| ART 3035 | Design History: Industrial Revolution to Contemporary Design | 3 |
| ART 4020 | Contemporary Studio Seminar | 3 |
| ART 4066 | Senior Studio Exhibition or Research Preparation | 3 |
| ART 4070 | Internship (1 unit required) | 1 |
| ART 4072 | Exhibition or Research Project | 3 |
| 4 |
| 6 |
| Narrative and Documentary Film | |
| African Cultures and Histories | |
| Philosophy and Art | |
| |
| Total Units | 54 |
Business Concentration
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| ACC 2000 | Survey of Accounting | 3 |
| ART 1003 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 1004 | Three-Dimensional Design: Composition and Space | 3 |
| ART 1015 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 2000 | History of Art I (GE) | 3 |
| or ART 2001 | History of Art II (GE) |
| ART 2002 | Introduction to Computer Graphics | 3 |
| BUS 1000 | Introduction to Business and Systems | 3 |
| MKT 2032 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| 6 |
| Drawing 2: Advanced Practices | |
| Painting: Color and Technique | |
| Sculpture: Materials and Fabrication | |
| Printmaking I | |
| Ceramics: Foundations in Clay | |
| Photography: Digital | |
| ART 3004 | Modern Art History | 3 |
| or ART 3005 | Contemporary Art History |
| ART 3015 | Introduction to Interactive Web Design | 3 |
| ART 4066 | Senior Studio Exhibition or Research Preparation | 3 |
| ART 4070 | Internship (1 unit required) | 1 |
| ART 4072 | Exhibition or Research Project | 3 |
| MKT 3050 | Digital Marketing Essentials | 3 |
| or MGT 3082 | Applied Entrepreneurship |
| 9 |
| Painting II | |
| Photography: Alternative Processes | |
| Sculpture II: Objects and Installation | |
| Printmaking II | |
| Ceramics: Advanced Methods in Clay | |
| Photography II: Contemporary Images | |
| Illustration I | |
| Illustration II | |
| Color Theory | |
| Advanced Studio Practice | |
| Contemporary Studio Seminar | |
| Total Units | 55 |
Interdisciplinary Concentration
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| ART 1003 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 1004 | Three-Dimensional Design: Composition and Space | 3 |
| ART 1015 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 2000 | History of Art I (GE) | 3 |
| or ART 2001 | History of Art II (GE) |
| ART 2002 | Introduction to Computer Graphics | 3 |
| 9 |
| Drawing 2: Advanced Practices | |
| Painting: Color and Technique | |
| Photography: Darkroom and Film | |
| Sculpture: Materials and Fabrication | |
| Printmaking I | |
| Ceramics: Foundations in Clay | |
| Photography: Digital | |
| ART 3090 | Advanced Studio Practice | 3 |
| ART 4020 | Contemporary Studio Seminar | 3 |
| ART 4066 | Senior Studio Exhibition or Research Preparation | 3 |
| ART 4070 | Internship (1 unit required) | 1-3 |
| ART 4072 | Exhibition or Research Project | 3 |
| 6 |
| Modern Art History | |
| Contemporary Art History | |
| Non-Western Art History | |
| Design History: Industrial Revolution to Contemporary Design | |
| 9 |
| Painting II | |
| Photography: Alternative Processes | |
| Sculpture II: Objects and Installation | |
| Printmaking II | |
| Ceramics: Advanced Methods in Clay | |
| Photography II: Contemporary Images | |
| Illustration I | |
| Illustration II | |
| Color Theory | |
| Total Units | 52-54 |
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| ART 1003 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 1004 | Three-Dimensional Design: Composition and Space | 3 |
| ART 1015 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 2000 | History of Art I (GE) | 3 |
| ART 2001 | History of Art II (GE) | 3 |
| ART 2002 | Introduction to Computer Graphics | 3 |
| ART 2006 | Drawing 2: Advanced Practices | 3 |
| ART 2021 | Photography: Darkroom and Film | 3 |
| 3 |
| Graphic Design I: Visual Symbolism | |
| Painting: Color and Technique | |
| Sculpture: Materials and Fabrication | |
| Printmaking I | |
| Photography: Digital | |
| ART 3004 | Modern Art History | 3 |
| ART 3005 | Contemporary Art History | 3 |
| ART 3021 | Photography: Alternative Processes | 3 |
| ART 3026 | Photography II: Contemporary Images | 3 |
| ART 3090 | Advanced Studio Practice | 3 |
| ART 4020 | Contemporary Studio Seminar | 3 |
| ART 4066 | Senior Studio Exhibition or Research Preparation | 3 |
| ART 4070 | Internship | 1 |
| ART 4072 | Exhibition or Research Project | 3 |
| 2-3 |
| Total Units | 54-55 |
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| ART 1003 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 1004 | Three-Dimensional Design: Composition and Space | 3 |
| ART 1015 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 2000 | History of Art I (GE) | 3 |
| ART 2001 | History of Art II (GE) | 3 |
| ART 2002 | Introduction to Computer Graphics | 3 |
| ART 2006 | Drawing 2: Advanced Practices | 3 |
| ART 2022 | Sculpture: Materials and Fabrication | 3 |
| 3 |
| Graphic Design I: Visual Symbolism | |
| Painting: Color and Technique | |
| Photography: Darkroom and Film | |
| Printmaking I | |
| Ceramics: Foundations in Clay | |
| Photography: Digital | |
| Acting (recommended) | |
| ART 3004 | Modern Art History | 3 |
| ART 3005 | Contemporary Art History | 3 |
| ART 3022 | Sculpture II: Objects and Installation | 3 |
| ART 3090 | Advanced Studio Practice | 3 |
| ART 4020 | Contemporary Studio Seminar | 3 |
| ART 4066 | Senior Studio Exhibition or Research Preparation | 3 |
| ART 4070 | Internship (1 unit required) | 1 |
| ART 4072 | Exhibition or Research Project | 3 |
| 5-6 |
| Ceramics: Advanced Methods in Clay | |
| Narrative and Documentary Film | |
| Movement (recommended) | |
| Total Units | 54-55 |
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| ART 1003 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| or ART 1004 | Three-Dimensional Design: Composition and Space |
| ART 1015 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 2000 | History of Art I (GE) | 3 |
| ART 2001 | History of Art II (GE) | 3 |
| ART 2002 | Introduction to Computer Graphics | 3 |
| ART 2026 | Photography: Digital | 3 |
| COM 2041 | | 2 |
| COM 2043 | Introduction to TV and Film Production | 3 |
| ART 3005 | Contemporary Art History | 3 |
| ART 3015 | Introduction to Interactive Web Design | 3 |
| ART 3090 | Advanced Studio Practice | 3 |
| ART 4050 | Interactive Web Design | 3 |
| COM 3000 | Narrative and Documentary Film | 3 |
| COM 3026 | Media Aesthetics | 3 |
| COM 4026 | Advanced Media Workshop | 3 |
| ART 4020 | Contemporary Studio Seminar | 3 |
| ART 4066 | Senior Studio Exhibition or Research Preparation | 3 |
| ART 4070 | Internship (1 unit required) | 1 |
| ART 4072 | Exhibition or Research Project | 3 |
| Total Units | 54 |
Recommended Electives
