LOWER-DIVISION

1A-B-C Topics in Visual Culture: Foundation Projects (4-4-4).
Approaches to postwar art and culture. Solving visual problems and developing understanding of how gender, sexuality, race, nationality influence contemporary cultures. Examines individual's relation to being an artist, encouraging experimentation rather than repeating
received ideas. (IV)

10A, B, C Issues in Contemporary Art and Visual Culture (4, 4, 4).
Contemporary art and cultural practice of the past 40 years; slide presentations and film/video screenings. Recent history of visual art. Topics relating to those various critiques of the canon presented by multicultural studies, feminism, and gay and lesbian studies. (IV)

20 Basic Drawing (4).
Encourages an investigation of the premises and limits of drawing, primarily, but not inevitably,
as a two-dimensional medium. Includes slide presentations and discussions of the historical uses of a wide range of drawing.

30 Basic Painting (4).
Encourages an experimental use of painting techniques, including issues of color, surface, and space. Slide presentations and critiques of student work.

40 Basic Sculpture (4).
The practice of sculpture in the contemporary arts; inclusion of spatial interventions, site-specific and environmental design, appropriation of found materials; techniques in cutting, joining, and assembly of wood, metals, and plastics. May include casting, welding, and ceramics. Materials fee.

51 Basic Ceramic Sculpture (4).
Exploration of use of clay as sculptural basis with an emphasis on development of an idea and its
relation to contemporary and experimental art practice. Hand-building, glazing, finishing processes, and use of other structural materials. Materials fee.

65A Introduction to Digital Imaging (4).
Introduction to basic theories and techniques for producing art using digital media. Provides an overview of the aesthetics of digital art, covering such topics as the nature of the real and the relation between digital and analog media. Formerly Studio Art 65.

65B Introduction to Digital Multimedia (4).
Introduction to theories and techniques of creating time-based art using digital technologies.
Digital sound- and video-editing programs are emphasized and basic concepts in animation, multimedia, and interactivity are covered. Prerequisite: Studio Art 65A.

65C Introduction to the Internet (4).
Introduction to creating art for the Internet, covering history and structure along with key types of
Internet activity including e-mail, Telnet, html, virtual worlds, CUSeeMe, VRML. Basics of Internet connectivity and hands-on work in UNIX, html, and scripting for the Web. Prerequisite: Studio Art 65B.

71 Basic Photography (4).
Photography as an aspect of contemporary art practice, including its relation to the documentary tradition. Slide lectures and field trips. Basic technical skills of black and white photography, including cameras, film developing, and printing. Students must have a 35 mm. non-automatic camera. Materials fee.

81 Basic Video (4).
Introduction to the strategies and range of contemporary video production, including screening/discussions on experimental and independent productions. Focuses on acquisition of
basic skills in cameras, lighting, sounds, and editing. Readings and screenings are assigned. Materials fee.

91 Basic Performance Art (4).
Exploration of objects, gesture, action, text, image, and media to create narrative or non-narrative works. Elements of theory and history of performance art are discussed to illustrate techniques and styles. The goal is to understand, identify, and articulate your artistic vision and voice. May be taken for credit twice.

UPPER-DIVISION

100 Special Topics in Studio Art (4).
Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C; upper-division standing or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit six times as topics vary.

101 Artists as Writers (4).
Contemporary art practice involves text, as final form or an integral element. Many contemporary artists consider writing as essential to their practice. Covers historical and contemporary uses of text and image as well as artists' writings. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C or consent of instructor; and, when offered for upper-division writing: satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.

102 Intermediate Drawing (4).
Continuation of the investigation initiated in Studio Art 20, with an emphasis on experimentation,
personal investigation, and the development of conceptual working premises, as well as the acquisition of necessary skills. Group discussion and critique are emphasized. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 20 or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

103 Intermediate Painting (4).
Continuation of the investigation initiated in basic painting, with an emphasis on experimentation,
personal investigation, development of conceptual working premises, as well as the acquisition of necessary skills. Group discussion and critique are emphasized. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 30 or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

104 Intermediate Sculpture (4).
Investigation of three-dimensional space, including the construction of objects and the manipulation of the environment. Students define personal projects and translate personal, social, and political experience into visual meaning. Range of artists' works introduced. Group discussion and critiques. Materials fee. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 40 or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

105 Intermediate Ceramic Sculpture (4).
Further investigation of the use of clay as a medium, with emphasis on experimental practice and
the relationship to contemporary visual art. Emphasizes discussion of ideas, and provides information on clay body, fabrication, glazing, and firing. Materials fee. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 51 or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

106 Interactive Digital Media: Sound and Video (4).
Students learn how to prepare and present multimedia materials within interactive formats. Programs for digitizing and altering sound and video are introduced. Various strategies for editing and arranging materials within temporal parameters are discussed. Prerequisites: Studio Art
1A-B-C, 65A-B-C (or 65 if taken prior to fall 2001), or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

107 Intermediate Photography (4).
An in-depth continuation of the critical and technical skills explored in Studio Art 71. Experimentation, photographic interests and vocabulary, critical abilities and development of independent projects. Slide lectures, readings, technical demonstrations, criticism, and social histories of photography. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 71 or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

108 Intermediate Video Production (4).
Designed to further enable the producer to conceive, develop, and produce an original videotape
(single channel, multiple channel, or installation). Use of TV studio and editing facilities. Issues of film and computer compatibility. Readings, screenings, field trips, group critiques. Materials fee.
Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 81 or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

109 Intermediate Performance Art (4).
Continued investigation of the concepts and history of experimental performance art, including its
relation to contemporary artistic practice. Continues to refine technical skills, as well as space, audiences, and cultural connections. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C or consent of instructor. Recommended: two basic courses in related medium. May be taken for credit twice.

110 Interdisciplinary Digital Arts (4) F, W, S.
Covers a range of interdisciplinary approaches for utilizing computer systems. Investigates such topics as World Wide Web design and authoring, digital mail art, computer installations, and performance within video conferencing contexts. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C, 65A-B-C (or 65 if taken prior to fall 2001), or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

116 Feminist Issues in Studio Arts (4).
Feminist perspectives and topics in relation to cultural production. Feminist debates on sexuality, perspectives on women of color, on race and gender, feminist film criticism, histories of the first and second waves of feminism, histories of feminist art. Prerequisite: Studio Art 10A, B, C or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

118 Issues in Urban Space, Housing, Community Development, and Architecture (4).
Social histories and cultural critiques of urban, suburban, and architectural spaces and the social construction of community and public spaces. Content varies and may deal with a variety of geographic locations, cultures, social perspectives, and artists' strategies of public address. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

119 Issues in Contemporary Painting (4).
Investigates the work of modern and contemporary painters and writers, emphasizing the
historical survey of Modernist artistic influences in contemporary painting. The relationship between artists and writers/critics is studied. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C or consent of instructor.

120 Issues in Narrative (4).
Emphasizes the construction of narratives in different media--painting, photography, sculpture, video. Particular attention paid to the development of personal and community histories as a working base. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

121 Issues in Race and Representation (4).
Emphasizes the construction of racial difference and stereotyping in the visual and performing
arts, and on the histories of cultures and artists who functioned outside the contemporary mainstream. Readings assigned. Prerequisite: Studio Art 10A, B, C or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

122 Issues in Lesbian and Gay Visual Representation (4).
History of lesbian and gay culture in relation to the visual and performing arts; the construction of sexual difference, debates around positive and negative representations, queer activism, and the intersections of sexuality with gender and race. Readings assigned. Prerequisite: Studio Art 10A, B, C or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice. Same as Women's Studies 161B.

123 Issues in Cultural Display (4).
Lecture/seminar on issues of the production and representation of culture, including patronage, museum history, exhibition design and history, arts funding, cultural identity, and cultural diversity. Field trips, screening and slide lectures are generally assigned. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

124 Issues in the History of Intermedia (4).
Examines, in a nonlinear and eclectic fashion of contemporary oppositional art practices, work
not considered art-making within conventional definitions, and intermedia approaches from the postwar period. Reading and lectures will be drawn from a wide range of sources. Prerequisite: Studio Art 10A, B, C or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

127A, B Issues in Video History (4, 4).
History of the video medium outside its use as television, ranging from the 1950s-90s. Topics include: electronics, conceptual and non-edited work, surveillance, documentary and documentation, performance art, and its use in installations and sculpture. Prerequisite: Studio Art 10A, B, C or consent of instructor.

130 Projects in New Technologies (4).
Working with media such as electronic still cameras, desktop publishing, faxes, satellites,
virtual reality, digitized imaging. Cultural issues pertinent to the emergence of new technology (e.g., ethical concerns, social impact, copyright laws, nontraditional approaches to distribution, cyberpunk, global markets). Prerequisites: two intermediate courses and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

131 Projects in Installation (4).
Investigates interior installation in particular spaces. Working in teams, students install, discuss, and remove projects. Technical information and hands-on experience with various media is provided. Prerequisites: two intermediate courses or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

133 Projects in Documentary Practices (4).
An investigation and discussion of a variety of critical stances and approaches to making documentary, as well as a project-based exploration of documentary strategies in all media. Prerequisites: two intermediate courses and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

139 Projects in Intermedia (4).
Investigation of artistic practices not necessarily object-oriented or bound to the distribution strategies of traditional media. Emphasizes interdisciplinary conceptualization and research, using digital information storage, as well as "low-tech" means such as the body. Individual or group projects required. Prerequisites: two intermediate courses and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

141 Projects in Video Sketchbook (4).
Devoted to using the camera as a sketchbook or diary. Goal is to develop sources of inspiration in order to produce several short video pieces. Students employ various techniques and experiment with various strategies. Development and shaping of each student's individual voice. Prerequisite: Studio Art 81. May be taken for credit twice.

143 Projects in Computing Painting (4).
Study and utilization of the computer as a digital sketchbook and design tool for the creation of paintings. Discussion of the issues related to benefits and limitations of new technology in the art-making process. Prerequisite: Studio Art 30, 103, or consent of instructor.

144 Projects in the Artist's Book (4).
Investigation of the relationship of the visual artist and the book. Study of the words, images, marks, silences, and formulation of new perceptual literature whose content alters the concept of authorship. Students create book projects utilizing various techniques. Prerequisites: two intermediate-level Studio Art courses.

149 Multimedia and the Arts in the Multicultural Classroom (4) F, W, S.
Multiculturalism and underrepresented U.S. minorities and the visual and performing arts: perspectives in artistic perception, creative expression, historical and cultural context, and aesthetic
valuing, and media literacy in the interpretation and production of multimedia arts products and applications for K-12 classrooms. Same as Education 104E. (VII-A)

150 Advanced Studio Topics/Painting (4).
Provides an intensive and specialized working environment. Thematic issues and material strategies explored. Prerequisites: Studio Art 30 and 103 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

150C Advanced Drawing (4).
Advanced studio problems for visual exploration. Students pursue individual solutions to self-defined and presubscribed projects. Techniques/materials are individual choice. Continual analysis of the personal process. Prerequisites: Studio Art 20, 102. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

151 Advanced Studio Topics/Sculpture (4).
Provides an intensive and specialized working environment. Thematic issues and material
strategies will be explored. Prerequisites: two intermediate courses and consent of instructor. Materials fee. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

152 Advanced Studio Topics/Photography (4).
Focused investigation of a range of issues in photographic practice, with an emphasis on defining
individual projects and refining critical and conceptual approaches. Readings, slide lectures, and field trips. Materials fee. Prerequisites: Studio Art 107 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

153 Advanced Studio Topics/Video (4).
The class will be directed to the production of individual or collaborative videotapes, using
studio, portable camera, and editing facilities and sound and computer elements. Emphasis will be on individually initiated projects. Readings and screenings are assigned. Materials fee. Prerequisites: Studio Art 108 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

154 Advanced Studio Topics/Performance (4).
An intensive investigation of the practice of performance art, with an emphasis on the development
of individual projects, and the refinement of various technical skills, as well as audiences, spaces, and cultural connections. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, 109, and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

156 Advanced Studio Topics/Ceramic Sculpture (4).
Discussion of ideas, techniques, and personal control of form. Clay body, fabrication, glazing, and firing. Emphasis on development of personal direction. Prerequisites: Studio Art 105. Materials fee. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

157 Color Photography (4).
Introduction to color photographic theory, process, and practice. Also serves as an introduction to critical and historical issues specific to color photography as contemporary art practice. Slide lectures, readings, technical demonstrations, and critiques. Prerequisites: Studio Art 71 and 107 or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

160 Advanced Color Photography (4).
For advanced photography students who wish to perfect their skills in traditional color photography
methods. An accelerated course geared toward refining critical abilities and developing individual photographic vision through directed projects. Emphasis on color photography as a contemporary art practice. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 157, or consent of instructor.

166 Advanced Collaborative Projects (4).
Organized around the design and completion of a group project such as authoring a CD-ROM,
engineering a complex collaborative performance, or curating a Web-based exhibition site. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C, 65A-B-C (or 65 if taken prior to fall 2001), or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

175 Digital Art Aesthetics (4).
Focuses on current theoretical and political research related to digital imaging, including ethical
implications of artificial life, significance of identity politics, gender/race in cyberspace, access to computing systems, issues of post-structuralist aesthetics. Showing of contemporary artists in this
field. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C, 65A-B-C (or 65 if taken prior to fall 2001), or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

190 Senior Project (4).
Directed-study critique class in preparation for final project and life after graduation; documentation and portfolio preparation for graduate school. Investigation of exhibition spaces and funding opportunities, participation in artists' communities outside the university, artists' rights issues. Prerequisite: senior standing.

191 Studio Problems: Methods and Materials (4).
An open media discussion and critique course emphasizing the development of working ideas and the execution of projects in all media. Readings assigned as required; field trips, slide and film/video presentations are integral. Prerequisites: two intermediate courses. May be repeated for
credit as topics vary.

197 Studio Art Internship (1 to 3).
Under faculty supervision, students participate directly in a variety of art institutions/settings, including museums, galleries, and nonprofit organizations. Prerequisites: junior standing, consent of instructor, and consent of department chair. May be repeated for credit for a total of nine units.

198 Senior Exhibition (0).
Preparation, installation, and participation in the annual senior exhibition. Pass/Not Pass only.
Four units of workload credit only. Prerequisite: senior standing; Studio Art majors only.

199 Independent Study (1 to 4).
Individual study or directed creative projects as arranged with faculty member. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.