Requirements
B.A. IN ART - PLAN I (Art Education)
Requirements (101 units)Total units required for graduation: 180
This program is designed for students seeking a liberal education with an emphasis in art, and is recommended for those who wish to pursue a single subject teaching credential in art.
Requirements for the B.A. in Art - Plan I:
Lower-division requirements (13 courses totalling 57 units)
- ART 120. Introduction to Two Dimensional Design (4)
- ART 121. Introduction to Three Dimensional Design (4)
- ART 122. Introduction to Drawing and Life Drawing (4)
- ART 123. Introduction to Art and Technology (4)
- ART 200. Studies in Art (4)
- ART 221. Art History: Prehistoric Times through the Middle Ages (4)
- ART 222. Art History: Africa, Asia, the Americas and Oceania (4)
- ART 223. Art History: Renaissance to the Present (4)
- ART 235. Beginning Painting (5)
- ART 240. Beginning Sculpture (5)
- ART 254. Beginning Ceramics (5)
- ART 260. Beginning Printmaking (5)
- ART 290. Beginning Photography (5)
Upper-division requirements (44 units)
- History of Art
- Eight units consisting of one four-unit course chosen from each of the following (A and B):
- ART 420. Art from 1900 to the Present (4)
- ART 520. Contemporary Art, Theory and Criticism (4)
- ART 305. Women and Art (4)
- 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)
- Three five-unit courses chosen from at least two of the following specializations: (Note: Check course descriptions to ascertain which courses may be repeated for credit. Some courses listed require lower division prerequisites.)
- ART 355. Intermediate Ceramics (5)
- ART 357. Advanced Ceramics (5)
- ART 320. Digital Image Editing (5)
- ART 322. Web Design (5)
- ART 325. Advanced Digital Image Editing (5)
- ART 366. Topics in Studio Art (5)
- ART 373. Installation Art (5)
- ART 387. Video Art (5)
- ART 396. New Genres (5)
- ART 441. Public Art (5)
- ART 304. Advanced Drawing and Life Drawing (5)
- ART 335. Intermediate Painting (5)
- ART 336. Advanced Painting (5)
- ART 386. Digital Photography (5)
- ART 391. Intermediate Photography (5)
- ART 398. Documentary Photography (5)
- ART 492. Advanced Photography (5)
- ART 361. Intermediate Printmaking (5)
- ART 362. Advanced Printmaking (5)
- ART 340. Intermediate Sculpture (5)
- ART 341. Advanced Sculpture (5)
- ART 415. Senior Seminar: Art and Society II (2)
- ART 416. Senior Project (2)
- Art Education
- Four courses totalling 17 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 (4)
- ART 498. Art Education: Digital Technology (5)
Ceramics
Graphic Design
New Genres
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture
B.A. IN ART - PLAN II (Studio Art)
Requirements (95 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 (12 courses totalling 49 units)
- ART 120. Introduction to Two Dimensional Design (4)
- ART 121. Introduction to Three Dimensional Design (4)
- ART 122. Introduction to Drawing and Life Drawing (4)
- ART 123. Introduction to Art and Technology (4)
- ART 125. Freshman Seminar: Art and Society I (2)
- ART 200. Studies in Art (4)
- ART 221. Art History: Prehistoric Times through the Middle Ages (4)
- ART 222. Art History: Africa, Asia, the Americas and Oceania (4)
- ART 223. Art History: Renaissance to the Present (4)
- Select three courses from lower-division studio art courses:
- ART 235. Beginning Painting (5)
- ART 240. Beginning Sculpture (5)
- ART 254. Beginning Ceramics (5)
- ART 260. Beginning Printmaking (5)
- ART 268. Beginning Woodworking and Furniture Design (5)
- ART 270. Beginning Glass (5)
- ART 290. Beginning Photography (5)
NOTE: Additional lower-division studio art courses may be taken as free electives toward the 180 units required for graduation, but will not be counted toward the requirements for the major.
Upper-division requirements (46 units)
- History of Art
- Eight units consisting of one four-unit course chosen from each of the following (A and 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 334. History of Animation (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)
- 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)
- Studio Art Courses
- Select any six five-unit courses for a total of 30 units.
- Courses are divided into three categories for organization purposes only, select any six courses regardless of category. Students may mix any combination of courses, or choose to specialize in a single discipline. Check course descriptions to ascertain which courses have prerequisite requirements and which courses may be repeated for credit.
- ART 304. Advanced Drawing and Life Drawing (5)
- ART 335. Intermediate Painting (5)
- ART 336. Advanced Painting (5)
- ART 361. Intermediate Printmaking (5)
- ART 362. Advanced Printmaking (5)
- ART 366. Topics in Studio Art (5)
- ART 386. Digital Photography (5)
- ART 391. Intermediate Photography (5)
- ART 393. Studio Photography (5)
- ART 398. Documentary Photography (5)
- ART 492. Advanced Photography (5)
- ART 308. Intermediate Woodworking and Furniture Design (5)
- ART 340. Intermediate Sculpture (5)
- ART 341. Advanced Sculpture (5)
- ART 355. Intermediate Ceramics (5)
- ART 357. Advanced Ceramics (5)
- ART 369. Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Design (5)
- ART 370. Intermediate Glass (5)
- ART 373. Installation Art (5)
- ART 396. New Genres (5)
- ART 441. Public Art (5)
- ART 471. Advanced Glass (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 337. Interactive and Motion-Graphics (5)
- ART 350. Introduction to Digital Illustration (5)
- ART 351. Advanced Digital Illustration (5)
- ART 382. Computer Animation: 3D Modeling (5)
- ART 383. Computer Animation: Character Modeling (5)
- ART 384. Digital Motion Imaging (5)
- ART 385. Sound Design for Multimedia (5)
- ART 386. Digital Photography (5)
- ART 387. Video Art (5)
- ART 388. Digital Lighting (5)
- ART 422. Dynamic Web Site Design (5)
- Senior Capstone Courses
- Three courses for a total of eight units
- 1. ART 414. Senior Studio Critique (4)
- 2. ART 415. Senior Seminar: Art and Society II (2)
- 3. ART 416. Senior Project (2)
Two Dimensional Pictorial and Photographic Arts
Three Dimensional Spatial Arts
Digital Arts
B.A. IN ART - PLAN III (Art History)
Requirements (86 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 (eight courses totalling 32 units)
- ART 120. Introduction to Two Dimensional Design (4)
- ART 121. Introduction to Three Dimensional Design (4)
- ART 122. Introduction to Drawing and Life Drawing (4)
- ART 123. Introduction to Art and Technology (4)
- ART 200. Studies in Art (4)
- ART 221. Art History: Prehistoric Times through the Middle Ages (4)
- ART 222. Art History: Africa, Asia, the Americas and Oceania (4)
- ART 223. Art History: Renaissance to the Present (4)
Upper-division requirements (42 units)
- 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.
- 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)
- ART 311. Art of the United States to the End of the Nineteenth Century (4)
- ART 333. History of Graphic Design (4)
- ART 334. History of Animation (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)
- 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)
- 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 308. Intermediate Woodworking and Furniture Design (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 335. Intermediate Painting (5)
- ART 336. Advanced Painting (5)
- ART 337. Interactive and Motion-Graphics (5)
- ART 340. Intermediate Sculpture (5)
- ART 341. Advanced Sculpture (5)
- ART 355. Intermediate Ceramics (5)
- ART 357. Advanced Ceramics (5)
- ART 361. Intermediate Printmaking (5)
- ART 362. Advanced Printmaking (5)
- ART 366. Topics in Studio Art (5)
- ART 369. Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Design (5)
- ART 370. Intermediate Glass (5)
- ART 373. Installation Art (5)
- ART 382. Computer Animation: 3D Modeling (5)
- ART 383. Computer Animation: Character Modeling (5)
- ART 384. Digital Motion Imaging (5)
- ART 385. Sound Design for Multimedia (5)
- ART 386. Digital Photography (5)
- ART 387. Video Art (5)
- ART 388. Digital Lighting (5)
- ART 391. Intermediate Photography (5)
- ART 393. Studio Photography (5)
- ART 396. New Genres (5)
- ART 398. Documentary Photography (5)
- ART 422. Dynamic Web Site Design (5)
- ART 441. Public Art (5)
- ART 471. Advanced Glass (5)
- ART 492. Advanced Photography (5)
- ART 415. Senior Seminar: Art and Society II (2)
- ART 416. Senior Project (2)
- ART 525. Seminar in Art History (4)
Foreign language requirement (12 units)
- Twelve units or three quarters of one foreign language or equivalent proficiency.
B.A. IN ART - PLAN IV (Graphic Design)
Requirements (99 units)Total units required for graduation: 180
This program is designed for students with a strong professional interest in graphic design for electronic, digital, and print media.
Requirements for the B.A. in Art - Plan IV:
Lower-division requirements (ten courses totalling 40 units)
- ART 120. Introduction to Two Dimensional Design (4)
- ART 121. Introduction to Three Dimensional Design (4)
- ART 122. Introduction to Drawing and Life Drawing (4)
- ART 124. Introduction to Digital Media Design (4)
- ART 200. Studies in Art (4)
- ART 221. Art History: Prehistoric Times through the Middle Ages (4)
- ART 222. Art History: Africa, Asia, the Americas and Oceania (4)
- ART 223. Art History: Renaissance to the Present (4)
- ART 232. Principles of Design Management (4)
- ART 238. Production of Visual Information Design (4)
Upper-division requirements (59 units)
- 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 334. History of Animation (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)
- ART 322. Web Design (5)
- ART 333. History of Graphic Design (4)
- ART 342. Graphic Design I (5)
- ART 343. Graphic Design II (5)
- ART 344. Graphic Design III (5)
- ART 384. Digital Motion Imaging (5)
- ART 442. Graphic Design IV (5)
- ART 443. Graphic Design V (5)
- ART 415. Senior Seminar: Art and Society II (2)
- MKTG 305. Marketing Principles (4)
- Elective studio art courses (10 units)
- Two five-unit courses chosen from:
- ART 235. Beginning Painting (5)
- ART 240. Beginning Sculpture (5)
- ART 254. Beginning Ceramics (5)
- ART 260. Beginning Printmaking (5)
- ART 268. Beginning Woodworking and Furniture Design (5)
- ART 270. Beginning Glass (5)
- ART 290. Beginning Photography (5)
- ART 304. Advanced Drawing and Life Drawing (5)
- ART 308. Intermediate Woodworking and Furniture Design (5)
- ART 313. Printing Production (5)
- ART 320. Digital Image Editing (5)
- ART 325. Advanced Digital Image Editing (5)
- ART 326. Interactive Multimedia Design (5)
- ART 330. Animation and Web Motion-Graphics (5)
- ART 335. Intermediate Painting (5)
- ART 336. Advanced Painting (5)
- ART 337. Interactive and Motion-Graphics (5)
- ART 340. Intermediate Sculpture (5)
- ART 341. Advanced Sculpture (5)
- ART 350. Introduction to Digital Illustration (5)
- ART 351. Advanced Digital Illustration (5)
- ART 355. Intermediate Ceramics (5)
- ART 357. Advanced Ceramics (5)
- ART 361. Intermediate Printmaking (5)
- ART 362. Advanced Printmaking (5)
- ART 366. Topics in Studio Art (5)
- ART 369. Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Design (5)
- ART 370. Intermediate Glass (5)
- ART 373. Installation Art (5)
- ART 382. Computer Animation: 3D Modeling (5)
- ART 383. Computer Animation: Character Modeling (5)
- ART 385. Sound Design for Multimedia (5)
- ART 386. Digital Photography (5)
- ART 387. Video Art (5)
- ART 388. Digital Lighting (5)
- ART 391. Intermediate Photography (5)
- ART 393. Studio Photography (5)
- ART 396. New Genres (5)
- ART 398. Documentary Photography (5)
- ART 422. Dynamic Web Site Design (5)
- ART 441. Public Art (5)
- ART 471. Advanced Glass (5)
- ART 492. Advanced Photography (5)
B.A. IN ART - PLAN V (Graphic Design and Marketing)
Requirements (102 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 (ten courses totalling 40 units)
- ACCT 211. Introductory Accounting (4)
- ART 120. Introduction to Two Dimensional Design (4)
- ART 124. Introduction to Digital Media Design (4)
- ART 200. Studies in Art (4)
- ART 221. Art History: Prehistoric Times through the Middle Ages (4)
- ART 222. Art History: Africa, Asia, the Americas and Oceania (4)
- ART 223. Art History: Renaissance to the Present (4)
- ART 232. Principles of Design Management (4)
- ART 238. Production of Visual Information Design (4)
- 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 (50 units)
- ART 333. History of Graphic Design (4)
- ART 342. Graphic Design I (5)
- ART 343. Graphic Design II (5)
- ART 344. Graphic Design III (5)
- ART 384. Digital Motion Imaging (5)
- ART 442. Graphic Design IV (5)
- ART 443. Graphic Design V (5)
- MKTG 305. Marketing Principles (4)
- MKTG 410. Consumer Behavior (4)
- MKTG 420. Advertising (4)
- MKTG 446. Advertising Campaign (4)
Electives (12 units)
- Twelve units chosen from (if not taken previously):
- ART 301. Topics in Studio Art for Non-Majors (2.5)
- ART 322. Web Design (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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