Apr 19, 2025

DRAFT 2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Art, Studio Practice Concentration, BA

The BA Art, Concentration in Studio Practice, offered by the Department of Art and Art History , is a degree for students who wish to pursue studio practice with the flexibility of a liberal arts degree. This could include a broad-based approach to artistic media or a focus on a single medium; university electives may be employed for any number of recommended minors. Students who wish to place more emphasis on the communication of ideas may opt to take classes, from painting, to video art, to glassblowing, to photography, to woodworking. Others may desire to specialize in one area as well as to develop preprofessional skills within the major. The BA Art, Concentration in Studio Practice allows students to tailor their own degree to meet precisely their artistic and career interests, while progressing through a rigorous core of theoretical seminars and art history lecture classes that will inform their work in any medium. The degree puts an emphasis on developing creative skills and the ability to fit into a variety of careers from high tech to arts administration.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Roadmaps

The 4-Year Roadmap is available online. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Degrees (ADT) Pathways are also available online.

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Students must satisfy the specific degree requirements for their undergraduate major and fulfill the following University degree requirements:

Academic (program total units with an average 2.0 GPA - “C” or better)
General Education (GE) (34 Lower Division + 9 Upper Division)
American Institutions (AI) (0-6 units) (may be satisfied in GE Areas 3A, 3B, 4, UD 3, or UD 4)
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) 3 units (see Writing in the Disciplines)
Physical Education (PE) (0-2 units)
Units in Residence (30 units, including 24 upper division and 12 in major)
Upper Division Units (40 units, including 12 upper div in major for BA, 18 upper div in major for BS)
Undergraduate Policies & Procedures

Apply for Graduation
Information about the Commencement Ceremony and Conferral of the Degree

Summary of Degree Units

Core Lower Division General Education: 25 (3 units may be satisfied by major coursework)

American Institutions/ US123 Requirements: 6 (Note: may be satisfied by GE coursework)

Upper Division General Education: 6 (3 units may be satisfied by major coursework)

Physical Education: 2

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR): 0 (3 units satisfied by ART100W)

Major Preparation: 21

Major Requirements: 31

University Electives (Recommend a Minor): 22-24

Total: 120

2. Lower Division College of Humanities & the Arts Requirement (3 units):

3. Upper Division College of Humanities & the Arts Requirement (2-4 units):

Complete a course offered by the College of Humanities & the Arts in a discipline other than your major.

4. Major Preparation (21 units)

2D Foundations (3 Units) Choose One From:
ART 12 - Two-Dimensional Design and Color Concepts 3 unit(s)
ART 15 - Digital 2D Foundations 3 unit(s)
Art Foundations:
ART 13 - Three-Dimensional Design Concepts 3 unit(s)
ART 24 - Drawing I 3 unit(s)
ART 68 - Beginning Sculpture: Object & Concept 3 unit(s)
ART 74 - Introduction to Digital Media 3 unit(s)
PHOT 40 - Beginning Photography 3 unit(s)

General Art History Survey (3 units)

Highly recommend students take ARTH 70B .

Complete one course:

ARTH 70A - Art History, Prehistoric to Medieval 3 unit(s) (GE Area 3A / Formerly Area C1)
ARTH 70B - Art History, Renaissance to Modern 3 unit(s) (GE Area 3A / Formerly Area C1)
ARTH 70C - Arts of Asia 3 unit(s) (GE Area 3A / Formerly Area C1)

5. Major Requirements (31 units)

Core Requirements (19 units)

Art Fundamentals (10 units)

ART 1 - Professional Preparation in Art 1 unit(s)
ART 2 - The Artist in Contemporary Culture 3 unit(s)
ART 3 - Medium and Message 3 unit(s)
ART 100W - Writing Workshop: Fine Arts 3 unit(s) (WID)

Upper Division Art History (6 units)

Complete one course:

ARTH 110 - History and Theory of New Media 3 unit(s)
ARTH 191A - Issues in Contemporary Art 3 unit(s)

Complete one course:

ARTH 193A - Worlds of Art and Culture 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 3 / Formerly Area V)
ARTH 193B - East Meets West in Art 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 3 / Formerly Area V)

Capstone (3 units)

Complete one course:

ART 197 - BA Senior Project 3 unit(s)
PHOT 120 - Image and Idea 3 unit(s)
PHOT 197 - Senior Project Photography 3 unit(s)

Area Focus (12 units)

Complete at least three (3) courses from one of the following areas and one (1) additional course from any area:

6. University Electives (22-24 units)

Talk with your advisor from the Department of Art and Art History about a list of recommended minors.

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Art, Studio Practice Concentration, BA

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Summary of Degree Units

2. Lower Division College of Humanities & the Arts Requirement (3 units):

3. Upper Division College of Humanities & the Arts Requirement (2-4 units):

4. Major Preparation (21 units)

General Art History Survey (3 units)

5. Major Requirements (31 units)

Core Requirements (19 units)

Art Fundamentals (10 units)

Upper Division Art History (6 units)

Complete one course:

Complete one course:

Capstone (3 units)

Area Focus (12 units)

Digital Media Art

Spatial Art

Pictorial Art

Photography

Gallery/Projects/Internships

Art History

6. University Electives (22-24 units)

Total Units Required (120 units)