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Major Code: VA28
The major in studio arts is designed for students who intend to become creative artists or for those who are pursuing a career where a fine arts background is desired. The program addresses painting, drawing, sculpture, performance, installation, media and new genres in a manner that supports cross-disciplinary practices. The curriculum combines hands-on experiences with the development of technical and conceptual skills considered in the context of art history, criticism, theory, and the issues and ideas explored in contemporary art practice. Advanced classes emphasize the intellectual and creative skills necessary for independent production and graduate study.
LOWER DIVISION 5. UPPER DIVISION 15. TOTAL COURSES REQUIRED 20
ALL COURSES TAKEN FOR MAJOR REQUIREMENTS MUST BE TAKEN FOR A LETTER GRADE, AND ONLY GRADES OF C- OR BETTER WILL BE ACCEPTED. REFER TO COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR ENFORCED PREREQUISITES.
* Indicates Seminar Course
LOWER DIVISION
GROUP I: FOUNDATION LEVEL (5 Courses Required)
VIS 1 Introduction to Art-Making: 2-Dimensional Practices
VIS 2 Introduction to Art-Making: Motion and Time-Based Art
VIS 3 Introduction to Art-Making: 3-Dimensional Practices
VIS 22 Formations of Modern Art
Choose one from:
VIS 20 Introduction to Art History
VIS 21A Introduction to the Art of the Americas or Africa and Oceania
VIS 21B Introduction to Asian Art
VIS 84 History of Film
UPPER DIVISION
GROUP II: ENTRY LEVEL (5 Courses Required)
VIS 111 Structure of Art
Choose four from:
VIS 104A Performing the Self
VIS 105A Drawing: Representing the Subject
VIS 106A Painting: Image Making
VIS 107A Sculpture: Making the Object
NOTE: VIS 40/ICAM 40, 60 or 70N can be taken to fulfill Group II: Entry Level studio requirements, but will not count towards the 15 upper division courses needed to fulfill the major requirements.
GROUP III: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (2 Courses Required)
VIS 104BN Verbal Performance
VIS 105B Drawing: Practices and Genre
VIS 105D The Aesthetics of Chinese Calligraphy
VIS 106B Painting: Practices and Genre
VIS 107B Sculpture: Practices and Genre
VIS 140/ICAM 101 Digital Imaging: Image and Interactivity
VIS 147A Electronic Technologies for Art I
GROUP IV: ADVANCED LEVEL (5 Courses Required)
Group A: Choose two from:
VIS 104CN Personal Narrative
VIS 105C Drawing: Portfolio Projects
VIS 105E Chinese Calligraphy as Installation
VIS 106C Painting: Portfolio Projects
VIS 107CN Sculpture: Portfolio Projects
VIS 147B Electronic Technologies for Art II
NOTE: Group A must be completed before taking Group B.
Group B: Choose three from:
VIS 108 Advanced Projects in Art
VIS 110A Contemporary Issues and Practices
VIS 110B New Genres/New and Old Technologies
VIS 110C Proposals, Plans, Presentations
VIS 110D Visual Narrative/Tableau
VIS 110E Art in Public Places/Site Specific Art
VIS 110F Installation: Cross-Disciplinary Projects
VIS 110G The Natural and Altered Environment
VIS 110H Image and Text Art
VIS 110I Performing for the Camera
VIS 110J Ritual Performance
VIS 110K Installation Performance
VIS 130 Special Projects in Visual Arts
VIS 132 Installation Production and Studio
GROUP V: NON-STUDIO (3 Courses Required)
Upper-division art history, film history, and theory/criticism courses such as:
VIS 113CN* History of Criticism III: Contemporary (1950-present)
VIS 117B* Theories of Representation
VIS 117D* Portraiture
VIS 117I* Western and Non-Western Rituals and Ceremonies
VIS 124CN Nineteenth Century Art
VIS 125A Twentieth Century Art
VIS 125BN Contemporary Art
VIS 152 Film in Social Context
VIS 154 Hard Look at the Movies
VIS 157 Video History and Criticism
VIS 158 Histories of Photography
VIS 159/ICAM 150 History of Art and Technology
VIS 194S Fantasy in Film
NOTE: Any Art History courses listed under the distributional requirement (A-F) may be taken to fulfill the Group V: Non-Studio requirement.
Honors Program in Studio
VIS 110M Studio Honors I
VIS 110N Studio Honors II
NOTE: The Studio Honors I and the attached Studio Honors II count as one course towards the fulfillment of a Group IV Group B. requirement.
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