Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art Studies
This program is designed for students with a general interest in the studio arts, who may want to also pursue coursework in other areas.
Requirements (36)
Total units required for graduation: 120
Requirements for the B.A. in Visual Art Studies
(Program Code: VAST)
| Lower Division Studio Requirements (21) | ||
| Choose three foundation courses from the following list: | 9 | |
| 2D Foundation: Line, Color and Composition | ||
| 3D Foundation: Form, Space & Time | ||
| Creative Technology for Artists | ||
| Language of Art | ||
| Introduction to Drawing and Life Drawing | ||
| Choose 2 beginning courses for a total of 6 units: | 6 | |
| Beginning Imaging and Illustration | ||
| Beginning Photography | ||
| Beginning Painting | ||
| Beginning Ceramics | ||
| Beginning Glass | ||
| Beginning Sculpture | ||
| Art History. Choose two lower-division Art History course from: | 6 | |
| Art History Methodologies 1 | ||
| Art History Methodologies 2 | ||
| Globalization, Art, and Visual Culture | ||
| Art History Foundations 1 | ||
| Art History Foundations 2 | ||
| Upper Division Studio Requirements: (12) | ||
| Choose 2 core intermediate level courses. | 6 | |
| Intermediate Drawing and Life Drawing | ||
| Intermediate Imaging and Illustration | ||
| Intermediate Photography | ||
| Intermediate Painting | ||
| Intermediate Ceramics | ||
| Intermediate Glass | ||
| Intermediate Sculpture | ||
| Choose 2 upper division level courses; one must be 4000 level. | 6 | |
| Art and Activism | ||
| Printmaking | ||
| Woodworking and Furniture Design | ||
| Digital Fabrication: Functional Art/Object Design 1 | ||
| Socially-engaged Art | ||
| Public Art | ||
| Video Art | ||
| Performance Art | ||
| Installation Art | ||
| Visiting Artist Residency: Collaborative Production & Exhibition Practice | ||
| Border Art | ||
| Special Topics in Art | ||
| Advanced Drawing and Life Drawing | ||
| Advanced Imaging and Illustration | ||
| Advanced Photography/Video Studio | ||
| Advanced Printmaking | ||
| Advanced Painting | ||
| Advanced Ceramics | ||
| Advanced Glass | ||
| Advanced Sculpture | ||
| Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Design | ||
| Digital Fabrication: Functional Art/ Object Design 2 | ||
| Senior Capstone (3) | ||
| ART 5500 | Undergraduate Professional Practices | 3 |
| Total Units | 36 | |