M.F.A. candidates in the Department of Studio Art must complete 108 units from the 200 course series listed for Studio Art (currently 200-269). Please note that courses numbered between 270 and 289 are for candidates in the proposed Arts, Computer, and Engineering Program (ACE), a separate degree program from the M.F.A. in Studio Art. Studio Art graduate students can take courses from the ACE offerings (270-289) but only in addition to specified core requirements. Studio Art M.F.A. candidates, once having reached winter quarter of their second year, have the option to substitute a maximum of two Studio Art class requirements in order to pursue research and study in related fields. Petitions and proposed substitute classes are reviewed and decided upon by both the Chair of Graduate Studies and the Department Chair.

Note: Asterisks (*) indicate newly developed courses.

210 First-Year Graduate Seminar (4 units) *
Introductory theory class to contemporary art: intellectual history, theoretical antecedents, and current critical concerns. Required for all first-year students. Offered fall quarter only. Required for M.F.A. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (letter grade)

211 Workshop Methods and Materials (2 units) *
This course is comprised of a series of workshops introducing graduates to production and
facilities in photography, video, digital media, and sculpture. Will be offered only once during academic year. Required for first-year students. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (letter grade)

212 Workshop Career Development (2 units) *
Workshop for various aspects of career development including but not limited to grant writing, writing a C.V., applying to teaching jobs, working with museums and galleries, working in/with public, not-for-profit, and community arts. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (letter grade)

215 Graduate Seminar: Interdisciplinary Studies in Art and Culture (4 units)
This class provides the opportunity for in-depth discussion and inquiry into contemporary art production in relation to variety of theoretical, cultural, and historical topics. Course material is determined by the given instructor's current research interests. Examples of topics include: post-colonialism and diaspora; issues in feminism; gender and queer studies; modernisms and modernity; new technologies and digital culture; autobiography and critical memoir; experimental cinema and video; popular culture and contemporary art; tranculturalisms and border cultures; issues in cultural display and exhibition; the body and cyberspace; cultural production and censorship; globalism and new economies of art; political geographies, architecture, and design. Course format consists of recommended readings, discussion, and a writing component. Also included may be field trips, student presentations, screenings, and assigned lectures. May be repeated for credit. Required for M.F.A. Prerequisite: graduate standing and 210 Seminar. (letter grade)

220 Graduate Seminar: Issues in Contemporary Art (4 units)
This class provides the opportunity for interaction with a variety of guest speakers (artists,
curators, critics, lecturers from fields outside of the arts and/or those working cross-disciplinarily). Course format includes recommended readings, discussions, writing component, panel participation, and/or public presentation of student's current work or research. May be team-
taught. Offered once only during the academic year. May be repeated for credit. Required for M.F.A. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (letter grade)

230 Graduate Group Critique (4 units)
A critique-based course focusing on the studio production of the individuals enrolled. Students
are expected to help foster and develop an environment in which serious and sophisticated peer critique can take place. May be repeated for credit. Required for M.F.A. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (letter grade)

234 Graduate Topics in Digital Media (4 units)
This class provides an introduction to art practices that utilize digital media methods and
concepts. Emphasis is placed on works that are designed to take advantage of the unique properties of the medium through which they are produced and delivered. May be repeated
twice for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (letter grade)

236 Graduate Topics in Studio Production (4 units) *
Graduate group study of a specific medium or art practice (e.g. painting, video, installation, photography, sculpture/3-D, performance, digital media, public art, sound art, film, etc.). Course content includes consideration of technical, theoretical, historical, and/or formal issues. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (letter grade)

240 Graduate Independent Study (1-4 units)
Tutorials and directed study in studio production with a supervising faculty member. In-depth discussions and assessment of graduate student's studio work in-progress in relation to contemporary art practices and criticism, historical precedents, technical and formal concerns, and/or related interdisciplinary interests. May be repeated for credit. Required for M.F.A. Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of the instructor including completion and submission (by 2nd week of classes) of 240 Independent Study form. (letter grade)

250 Directed Reading and Research (4 units)
Independent study with a supervising faculty member to develop bibliographies, discuss
assigned reading lists relating to a specified research topic, help develop and/or assess
student's academic writing, and/or direct academic research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of the instructor. (letter grade)

251 Directed Group Study (4 units) *
Directed reading and/or study group on a given research topic. Agreed upon meeting structure
may be flexible in order to accommodate off-campus field trips and travel. . May be repeated
for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of instructor. (letter grade)

255 Graduate Interdisciplinary & Collaborative Projects (4 units) *
This class is for graduate students working collaboratively across the School of the Arts (including ACE program) or cross-university. May be team-taught with one of the faculty members based in the Department of Studio Art. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of instructor. (letter grade)

257 Curatorial Projects (2-8 units) *
Independent or group study for graduates working on or developing curatorial projects. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of the instructor.
(letter grade)

260 Graduate Research Seminar (4 units) (pre-existing course completely revised and expanded to four additional new classes: 212, 261, 262, 263)
Substantially revised. Preparatory course for written thesis and thesis exhibition defense. Course materials include library research, and developing bibliographies relevant to students' research, discussing methodologies and practices of contemporary art production. Students are expected to develop an abstract for their thesis topic. Required second year. Prerequisite: graduate standing, 210, 215, and 220 Seminars. (letter grade)

261 Graduate Thesis Writing Seminar (4 units) *
Seminar for writing as a component of the thesis. Different models of writing, text, and spoken word will be discussed. Required second year. Prerequisites: graduate standing, 210, 215, 220, 260 Seminars. Must be taken in tandem with 262. (letter grade)

262 Graduate Thesis, Independent Study (1-4 units) *
Tutorials and directed study in thesis writing, research and/or studio production with thesis committee chair and/or thesis committee members to be taken during final quarter of study. Required for M.F.A. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: graduate standing, permission of
the instructor, 210, 215, 220, & 260. One section must be taken with thesis committee chair in tandem with 261 specifically to develop thesis writing. (letter grade)

263 Graduate Thesis, Exhibition Critique (4 units) *
Group critique required for matriculating M.F.A. students during the quarter in which their thesis exhibitions are scheduled. Public presentation/lecture on student's work required. Prerequisites: graduate standing, 210, 215, 220, 230, 240, 260, 261, and 262 course requirements. (letter grade)

269 Cooperative Program and/or Studies Abroad (12 units) *
For students undertaking a quarter of study at another UC campus or equivalent academic institution with which there is a cooperative arrangement with the Department of Studio Art. Prerequisites: graduate standing, permission of instructors, permission of Chair of Graduate Studies and Chair of Department. (S/U)

399 University Teaching (1-4 units)
Limited to Teaching Assistants working under the active guidance and supervision of a regular ranks faculty member responsible for curriculum and instruction at the University. May be
repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (letter grade)