Department of Visual Arts

Faculty of Fine Arts

Undergraduate Courses

Before admission to any 300-level art course, Visual Arts students should have completed a minimum of 12 units of out-of-department electives and their program requirements of 100- and 200-level art courses. Registration in upper-level courses is restricted to students majoring in Visual Arts.

ART 141   Units: 1.5   Schedule

An Introduction to Contemporary Art Photography

An introductory lecture and practical course focusing on the ideas associated with contemporary art photography. Through lectures which will introduce students to various practices of contemporary photographers and photography assignments, students will gain insight into photography as an art practice within the field of contemporary art.

Note: Open for non-visual art students and available as an elective for Visual Arts students.

ART 151   Units: 1.5   Schedule

An Introduction to Contemporary Visual Art

A lecture course open to all students. Introduces some of the pertinent subjects and issues within contemporary art today. Uses examples of contemporary art and provides a critical context in which to approach current art practices.

Note: Recommended for all Visual Arts students.

ART 334   Units: 3.0   Schedule

Multi-Media Printmaking

A studio course placing emphasis on the use of a variety of media in printmaking.

Note: Class size is limited. May be taken more than once for credit with permission of the department.

Prerequisites: 130, 230.

ART 351   Units: 1.5 or 3.0   Schedule

Special Studies

The study of a specialized topic or area and its relationship to practice.

Note: May be taken more than once for credit in different topics. Class size is limited.

Prerequisites: Minimum of 12 units in 100- and 200-level courses, or permission of the department.

Graduate Courses

ART 570   Units: 3.0   Schedule

Independent Study

An independent study course normally taken during the semester between the student's first and second year.

ART 598   Units: 0   Schedule

MFA Degree Exhibition

This final exhibition will be the major source of evaluation for the student's attainment of the MFA and should be regarded as the equivalent of the scholarly thesis of an academic discipline. The degree exhibition will be evaluated by the student's committee which will submit its decision to the department for approval. Graduating students will speak to their work and answer questions from the examining committee. The committee may ask questions about the cultural, social and theoretical relations apparent in the student's work. Students are required to provide documentation of their graduating exhibition which will be on file in the department. This documentation will take the form of slides, photographs, videotapes or other forms appropriate to the student's production.

Grading: INP, COM, N, F