2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Art and Art History
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Office: Art Building 116
Telephone: 408-924-4320
Email: art@sjsu.edu
Website: www.sjsu.edu/art
Art History and Visual Culture
Associate Professors
Dore E. Bowen
Anthony Raynsford, Chair
Fine Art Studio Program
Professors
Robin J. Lasser
Shannon G. Wright
Associate Professors
Andrew Blanton
G. Craig Hobbs
Valerie Mendoza
Adam C. Shiverdecker
Assistant Professors
Binh T. Danh
Rhonda M. Holberton
Shaun P. O’Dell
Chelsea Thompto
Overview
Visual art and art history play a central role in our increasingly visual and interactive culture. Without the barriers of language, the visual arts are able to foster the kind of cross-cultural understanding required of global citizens. Founded in 1913, the Department of Art and Art History is committed to researching, teaching and practicing conceptual creativity and creative problem solving in media which encompass equally the most contemporary technologies and the most ancient forms of artistic practice. We are dedicated to the understanding and analysis of visual communication, to complex critical thinking and writing, and to the interpretation of local and global culture, past and present. Our BA, BFA, MA, and MFA degrees, accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), offer students the opportunity to study with award-winning faculty in a “best-in-the-West” combination of facilities for making, exhibiting, and researching art across many media. All programs are supported and enriched by a diverse schedule of exhibitions in the Natalie and James Thompson Gallery, eight student galleries, and weekly public lectures.
ProgramsUndergraduate Major(s)
- Art History and Visual Culture, BA
- Art, Digital Media Art Concentration, BFA
- Art, Photography Concentration, BFA
- Art, Pictorial Art Concentration, BFA
- Art, Spatial Art Concentration, BFA
- Art, Studio Practice Concentration (Preparation for Teaching), BA
- Art, Studio Practice Concentration, BA
Undergraduate Minor(s)
Master(s)
- Art, Art History and Visual Culture Concentration, MA
- Art, Digital Media Art Concentration, MFA
- Art, Photography Concentration, MFA
- Art, Pictorial Art Concentration, MFA
- Art, Spatial Art Concentration, MFA
Spartan Accelerated Graduate Education (SAGE) Scholars
Spartan Accelerated Graduate Education (SAGE) Programs programs are combined bachelor’s and master’s programs at SJSU (per University Policy F19-1). Sometimes they may also satisfy the requirements for a credential. Students in these programs pursue a bachelor’s and master’s degree simultaneously. These program allow students to earn graduate credit while in their junior and/or senior year, reducing the number of semesters required for completion of a master’s degree.
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