Major Code: VA28

Major Code:  VA28

VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT

STUDIO MAJOR

 

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/         History of Art and Technology

ICAM 150     

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.


 





QUESTIONS?

Students with questions about our curricula are invited to contact the
Visual Arts Department
216 Mandeville Center

telephone (858) 534-2860
or fax (858) 534-8651
or visit our website at http://visarts.ucsd.edu.

 


MAILING ADDRESS

University of California, San Diego,
Visual Arts Department - 0327
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0327.

 


The application deadline for Fall 2006 is Wednesday, November 30, 2005.