Summer 2008 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Summer 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered.  The course numbers that are offered, in either Pre-Session, Summer I or Summer II, are linked to the Schedule of Classes. Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Art (ART )  Department Info

ART 101 -- Drawing  (3 units)
Description:  Visual perception and the principles of composition presented through various drawing problems and materials.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  $14.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 102 -- Color and Design  (3 units)
Description:  Elements and principles of two-dimensional composition, with emphasis on color mixing, interaction and control.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $13.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 104 -- Three-Dimensional Design  (3 units)
Description:  Study of 3-dimensional principles and spatial relationships. Introduction to 3-D conceptionalization on computer.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $20.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 119 -- Contemporary Art and Theory  (3 units)
Description:  This course will investigate contemporary art and theory as it relates to Modernity, "Avant Garde", Modernism, The other, Postmodern, international society, and new technology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 203 -- Survey of Contemporary Studio Art  (3 units)
Description:  Presents an overview of Art Department offerings in studio art and the history and theory of contemporary visual arts practices. Examines links between the arts, pop culture, and society at large.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 205 -- Figure Drawing  (3 units)
Description:  Drawing from the model and other subjects to develop pictorial and perceptual skills.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $49.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 223 -- Introduction to New Genre  (3 units)
Description:  Introductory course provides instruction in hands-on technical skills with theory and contemporary practice in this field. Class projects include mixed-media, video, creative writing, performance, and audio. Both group and individual projects.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 241 -- Beginning B&W Darkroom Photography.  (3 units)
Description:  Principles of photographic processes, aesthetics, theory and criticism. A 35mm camera required. This is a black and white darkroom class.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  $80.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  M AR 241.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 242 -- Beginning Photography  (3 units)
Description:  Principles of photographic processes, aesthetics, theory, and criticism. This is a non-darkroom photography class.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 244 -- Beginning Digital Photography  (3 units)
Description:  An introduction to the digital camera, digital film, digital darkroom and their application to the production of a body of contemporary photographic inquiry. A digital camera is required.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
Identical to:  M AR 244.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 250 -- Relief Printmaking  (3 units)
Description:  Introductory course in the fundamental techniques and aesthetics of relief printmaking.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $78.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 251 -- Intaglio  (3 units)
Description:  Introductory course in the fundamental techniques and aesthetics of intaglio printmaking with emphasis on etching.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  $78.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 101 or consent of department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 253 -- Alternative Methods in Printmaking I  (3 units)
Description:  Introductory course in the nontraditional approaches to printmaking. Monotype, industrial techniques, and handmade paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  $80.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 101 or consent of department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 255 -- Lithography I  (3 units)
Description:  Introductory course in the fundamental techniques and aesthetics of black and white, and color lithography. Stone and metal plate processes are covered.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $83.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 101 or consent of department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 256 -- Survey of Printmaking Techniques  (3 units)
Description:  Introductory print course to cover basic intaglio, lithography, relief and alternative print methods.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $40.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 101.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 265 -- Design Studio I  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to visual communications, study of graphic design principles, history, and techniques. Students will produce projects exploring visual communication problems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  $25.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 101, ART 102.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 266 -- Illustration Studio I  (3 units)
Description:  Exploration of techniques, styles and media for illustration.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  $25.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 101, ART 102.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 268R -- Understanding Computer Animation  (1 unit)
Description:  Understanding the art of computer animation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 268S -- Understanding Computer Animation Studio  (2 units)
Description:  Studio designed to accompany ART 268R. Exploration of, and practice in, computer animations. 8 week course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, ART 268R.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 273 -- Beginning Art Practices in Ceramics  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to clay as a fine art medium with main emphasis on historical and contemporary ceramics and art as sources of inspiration. Basic process of hand building, surface treatments, kiln firing, and wheel-throwing basics. Critiques, readings, lectures, tests on ceramic terminology and safety. Some writing required. Sketchbook, textbook.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  $50.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 101, ART 104 or consent of ceramic faculty.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 4 hours studio.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 276 -- Beginning Fibers  (3 units)
Description:  The development of fibers into woven and non-woven forms. A variety of textile processes are introduced including surface as well as structural techniques. Fiber as a fine art medium.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 280 -- Painting I  (3 units)
Description:  Elementary course in the methods and techniques of painting with oils and/or acrylics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  $24.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 101, ART 102.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 285 -- Watercolor Painting I  (3 units)
Description:  Introductory course in watercolor painting exploring basic materials and techniques.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 101, ART 102.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 287 -- Beginning Sculpture  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to fundamentals of sculpture process through carving, fabrication and casting, to develop personal approaches to dimensional composition.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  $65.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 104.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 289 -- Beginning Modeling Emphasizing the Figure  (3 units)
Description:  Beginning modeling techniques in clay emphasizing the figure. Scale, composition, gesture, surface and anatomical structure will be studied to develop creative solutions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $67.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 104.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 293 -- Internship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 299 -- Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 301 -- Contemporary Drawing  (3 units)
Description:  Principles of visual and personal language, expanding the meaning of drawing, drawing materials, methods, and approaches.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $15.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 205.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 305 -- Figure Drawing II  (3 units)
Description:  Intermediate course in drawing problems using the model.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $49.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 205.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 306 -- Digital Animation  (3 units)
Description:  Production of computer animation with focus in Character Animation, Modeling/Rigging, or Visual Effects/Rendering.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 268S.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ART 329 -- Art History of the Cinema  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of major artistic movements, including academicism, expressionism, cubism, and surrealism, and their influence on film in Germany, Italy, America, and France.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  CLAS 329; CLAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ART 340 -- Trends in Contemporary Photography  (3 units)
Description:  Discussion of current practice, history, theory and criticism of photography and related media.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ART 341A -- Documentary Photography  (3 units)
Description:  Principles, processes, and the nature of documentary photography.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $80.
Prerequisite(s):  200-level photo class.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 341B -- Untrue Narratives/Photography  (3 units)
Description:  Deconstruction of the familiar photo essay and creation of new ways of telling stories.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  $80.
Prerequisite(s):  200-level photo course.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 341D -- Altered Surface/Photography  (3 units)
Description:  Methods to alter the meaning and surface of a photograph. Sculpture and other forms that might alter, disfigure, or reinvent the concept of the photograph.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $80.
Prerequisite(s):  200-level photo course.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 341E -- Self Portrait Photography  (3 units)
Description:  Exploration of a variety of approaches and modes of the photographic self-portrait as an expressive process.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $80.
Prerequisite(s):  200-level photography course.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 343A -- Traditional Photography Techniques  (3 units)
Description:  A continuation of the fundamentals of Black and White photography, exposure and development control, printing and lighting.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $80.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 241. ART 343A is not prerequisite to ART 343B.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

ART 343B -- Alternative Photographic Techniques  (3 units)
Description:  Manipulation and extension of the boundaries of traditional photography using polarization, montage, toning, bleaching, and appropriation
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $85.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 241. ART 343A is not prerequisite to ART 343B.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 344 -- Digital Photography  (3 units)
Description:  Exploration of concepts, theories, ethics, credibility and practice of electronic imaging and its role in the evolution of a body of contemporary photographic inquiry.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 244.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 345 -- Large Scale Photographic Processes  (3 units)
Description:  Mural photography and installation methods using combined media methodology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $85.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 343A or ART 343B.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

ART 346 -- Color Photography  (3 units)
Description:  Exploration of conceptual and practical aspects of color photography with an emphasis on darkroom skills and the production of a body of contemporary photographic inquiry.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $85.
Prerequisite(s):  200-level Photography class
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 349 -- Intermediate Artists' Video  (3 units)
Description:  Students will produce individual projects using video as a creative, self-expressive tool. The class will take an exploratory approach to experimental, fictional and documentary genres.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  M AR 200, acceptance of portfolio.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
Identical to:  M AR 349.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ART 350 -- Relief Printmaking II  (3 units)
Description:  Intermediate course in the techniques and aesthetics of relief printmaking. Continuation of ART 250.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $79.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 250 or ART 251 or ART 253 or ART 255.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 351 -- Intaglio II  (3 units)
Description:  Intermediate course in techniques and aesthetics of intaglio printmaking. Continuation of ART 251.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $79.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 250 or ART 251 or ART 253 or ART 255.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 353 -- Alternative Methods in Printmaking II  (3 units)
Description:  Intermediate course in the nontraditional approaches to printmaking. Continuation of ART 253.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $79.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 250 or ART 251 or ART 253 or ART 255.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 355 -- Lithography II  (3 units)
Description:  Intermediate course in stone and metal plate lithography. Continuation of ART 255.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $78.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 250 or ART 251 or ART 253 or ART 255.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 358 -- Design: Cultural and Language  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines issues, principles, methodologies, theories and visual language of graphic design, illustration and new media. Student will be required to keep a journal, write a research paper, and create four visual projects and on-line discussions.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Usually offered:  Fall, Summer.

ART 361 -- Digital Design Studio II  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the concepts of graphical design over time, including sequencing, static, and animated elements. Emphasis in exploring typography and design principles.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 265; acceptance of portfolio or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 363A -- Typography I  (3 units)
Description:  The study of letterforms and their appropriate and effective use in visual communications from a historic as well as from a contemporary perspective.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 265, acceptance of portfolio.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit and grade.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 363B -- Typography II  (3 units)
Description:  This is an intermediate level graphic design course emphasizing the use of the typographic grid, digital typesetting and production. The primary focus will be the use of typographic grids and information structures in multiple page projects.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 363A and by portfolio acceptance.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 364 -- Design Production  (3 units)
Description:  Preparation of visual material for reproduction by various printing processes.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  $25.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 265, ART 266, acceptance of portfolio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 365 -- Design Studio II  (3 units)
Description:  Further exploration of design as a communications tool. Solutions to realistic promotional programs are executed from rough to comprehensive stage.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  $25.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 102, ART 205, ART 265; acceptance of portfolio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 366 -- Illustration Studio II  (3 units)
Description:  Drawing and rendering techniques with various media in the creation of editorial and advertising illustration.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $25.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 205, ART 265, ART 266; acceptance of portfolio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 368 -- Figure Illustration I  (3 units)
Description:  Study of constructive anatomy and basic drawing principles as a means to realistic and expressive depiction of the human form.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $45.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 101.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

ART 370 -- History of Visual Communications  (3 units)
Description:  This is a history course taught from the practitioner's perspective. The course provides an overview of visual communications from the invention of writing to the present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 373A -- Art Practices in Handbuilding  (3 units)
Description:  Continuation of clay as a fine art medium with major emphasis on contemporary ceramics and art as sources of inspiration and on in-depth development of handbuilding, surface treatment, and kiln firing techniques, with minor emphasis on wheel throwing and historical ceramics; studio problems in clay and glaze formulation; critiques, readings, lectures, and tests on ceramic terminology, technology, and safety; some writing required. Sketchbook. Textbook.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $50.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 273 or consent of ceramic faculty.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 4 hours studio.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 373B -- Art Practices in Wheel Throwing  (3 units)
Description:  Continuation of clay as a fine art medium with major emphasis on contemporary ceramics and art as sources of inspiration and on in-depth development of wheelthrowing, surface treatment, and kiln firing techniques with minor emphasis on handbuilding and historical ceramics; studio problems in clay and glaze formulation; critiques; readings, lectures, and tests on ceramic terminology, technology and safety; some writing required. Sketchbook. Textbook.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $50.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 273 or consent of ceramic faculty.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 4 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 376 -- Intermediate Fibers I  (3 units)
Description:  Two-dimensional fiber techniques including 4-harness loom weaving (loom and weaver-controlled weaves) and tapestry weaving (cartoon as well as spontaneous methods). Emphasis on individual interpretation of traditional woven techniques.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 276.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ART 377 -- Intermediate Fibers II  (3 units)
Description:  Three-dimensional fiber techniques including tubular weaves, wedging, non-loom weaves, coiling, twining, crochet and knotting. Emphasis on the self-supportive fiber form.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 276.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 380 -- Painting II  (3 units)
Description:  Intermediate course in developing expressive and pictorial skills in oil and/or acrylic media.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  $24.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 280.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 385 -- Watercolor Painting II  (3 units)
Description:  Intermediate course in watercolor methods of expression. Demonstration and critique.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 285.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 386 -- Intermediate Sculpture/Experimental and Combined Media  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth exploration of the techniques and concepts of experimental and combined media as applied to individual directions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $75.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 287.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 387 -- Intermediate Sculpture/Casting Principles  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth exploration of the media and concepts of sculpture through casting processing.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $91.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 287.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 388 -- Intermediate Sculpture/Metal and Wood Fabrication  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth exploration of the media and concepts of sculpture through metal and wood fabrication processes.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $81.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 287.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 389 -- Intermediate 3D Figuration  (3 units)
Description:  Intermediate techniques and concepts in clay modeling, mold making, casting in forton, plastics, paper and other 3D processes that are based on the figure as a source. Scale, composition, gesture, surface and anatomical structure will be studied to develop creative solutions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $67.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 289.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 391 -- Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 393 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 394 -- Practicum  (1-4 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 399 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 401 -- Advanced Contemporary Drawing  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced principles of visual and personal language, expanding the meaning of drawing, drawing materials, methods, and approaches.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $15.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 301 or ART 305.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 404 -- Topics in Studio Art  (3 units)
Description:  This course provides advanced and graduate study in various studio art practices. Topics will vary each semester and according to the instructor.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 504.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 405 -- Figure Drawing III  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced drawing with emphasis on personal expressive development.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $49.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of ART 305.
May be repeated:  for credit 5 times (maximum 6 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 422 -- Performance: Live/Photo/Video  (3 units)
Description:  An overview of diverse approaches within performance art in interdisciplinary context. Combines live performance with video and photography.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 522.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 423 -- Concept Development  (3 units)
Description:  Studio to assist students with defining intentions, refining project Concept Development ideas and clarifying the content of their art making. Open to students working in any medium.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units upper division studio art and consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 523.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 432A -- Interactivity  (3 units)
Description:  This course explores the process of creating interactive computer art by teaching the essential principles of programming.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Portfolio review and advanced standing.
Identical to:  F A 432A.
May be convened with:  ART 532A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 433A -- Digital Arts in Context  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the historical, cultural and technological aspects of digital arts from the mid 20th century to the present. It traces the evolution of the Art & Technology Movement to provide a historical framework.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Advanced Standing and consent of instructor.
Identical to:  F A 433A.
May be convened with:  ART 533A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 435A -- Digital Arts Theory  (3 units)
Description:  This course is an introduction to the theories of Structuralism, Post-Structuralism and Postmodernism and an investigation of how these theories inform the digital arts.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Portfolio review and advanced standing.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Identical to:  F A 435A.
May be convened with:  ART 535A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 436A -- Digital Arts Authoring  (3 units)
Description:  Digital Arts Authoring is a class that explores the process of creating technology-dependent, interactive work(s). From concept to realization, this course will take students through the unique working modes and strategies of authoring complex technology-based art and design projects. This course is open to students in the arts and other disciplines (Engineering, Computer Science, Linguistics, Architecture, etc.) with substantial experience in digital technology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Advanced Standing and consent of instructor.
Identical to:  F A 436A.
May be convened with:  ART 536A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 437A -- Foundation Digital 3D Modeling, Rendering and Rapid Protyping  (3 units)
Description:  This course introduces fundamental theories, principles, and practices of 3D digital modeling, rendering, and rapid prototyping. Students are given a thorough overview of 3D modeling techniques including: production of geometric and organic surfaces and forms using both NURBs and polygon construction, texturing, and lighting. Minimal materials fee for rapid prototyping assignment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $50.
Prerequisite(s):  Portfolio or indication of adequate computer experience. Minimal materials fee for rapid prototyping assignment.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  F A 437A; F A is home department.
May be convened with:  ART 537A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 440 -- Trends in Contemporary Photography  (3 units)
Description:  Discussion of current practice, history, theory and criticism of photography and related media.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be convened with:  ART 540.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 441 -- Advanced Photography  (3 units)
Description:  Current trends, philosophies and experimentation in photography. Preparation to enter graduate school or the professional world.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $80.
Prerequisite(s):  15 units of 300-level studio art courses, BFA photo majors or by portfolio.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 444 -- Advanced Digital Photography  (3 units)
Description:  Exploration of concepts, theories, ethics, credibility, and practice of electronic digital imaging and its role in the evolution of a body of contemporary photographic inquiry.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  15 units of 300-level studio art courses, BFA photo majors or by portfolio.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 446 -- Advanced Color Photography  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced use of color photography in the production of a body of photographic inquiry.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $85.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 346.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 546.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 447 -- Mixed Media Book  (3 units)
Description:  Exploration of the book as a format for presenting visual material. The process of making artist books.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units upper division studio art.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 547.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 448A -- Discovering Place  (3 units)
Temporary course:  offered during Summer 2008 only.
Description:  This is an online interdisciplinary course that approaches "place" through a process of daily discovery. Students use their own bodies in the "lab," public environments, urban or otherwise, wherever they are located during the 3 weeks of the course's duration. To probe and map a relationship to the "place" through daily walking/wandering exercises aimed at getting beyond the monumental or oblivious navigation of location. A computer and a reliable internet connection throughout the course, as well as access to a digital or video camera once during the course is required. Questions regarding specific equipment and technological needs in addition to those listed above should be directed to the instructor.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours seminar, 2 hours studio.
May be convened with:  ART 548A.

ART 449 -- Advanced Artists' Video  (3 units)
Description:  Students will produce individual video projects with an experimental, self-expressive orientation. There is also an option to combine video with performance or to incorporate it within an installation context.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 349; acceptance of portfolio.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  M AR 449.
May be convened with:  ART 549.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 450 -- Advanced Relief Printmaking  (3 units)
Description:  This is the advanced class in the Relief sequence of printmaking courses. It is for the undergraduate seniors. The purpose of the course is to develop a student's personal direction, aesthetic literacy, and technical proficiency in Relief.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $40.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 350 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 451 -- Advanced Intaglio Printmaking  (3 units)
Description:  Studio course to develop personal direction, aesthetic literacy and technical proficiency in Intaglio printmaking, singularly or in combination with other media.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $40.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 351 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 453 -- Advanced Alternative Printmaking  (3 units)
Description:  Develop personal direction, aesthetic literacy and technical proficiency in alternative methods of printmaking, singularly or in combination with other media.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $40.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 353 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 455 -- Advanced Lithography  (3 units)
Description:  Develop personal direction, aesthetic literacy and technical proficiency in lithography, singularly or in combination with other media.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $40.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 355 or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 456 -- Advanced Printmaking  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced course in printmaking with emphasis on formal aesthetics and personal expression.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $40.
Prerequisite(s):  3 units of upper division printmaking; open to majors only.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 461 -- Motion Design  (3 units)
Description:  This course explores issues in sequence, nonlinear systems, and typography as they relate to motion design. Studio projects focus on the development of storyboards, animation, digital video and time-based presentation. This course is a combination of studio projects, research projects, lectures, readings, and class discussions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 265; acceptance of portfolio.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 3 hours studio.
May be convened with:  ART 561.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 462A -- Figure Painting for Illustration  (3 units)
Description:  Study of the human form as a means of developing a personal aesthetic in painting/illustration.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 368.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 562A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 462B -- Comics and Sequential Art  (3 units)
Description:  This is a studio art class designed to take students through the process of researching, creating, and producing work in the comic book genre for presentation within the comic industry. Advanced drawing students will have the opportunity to learn techniques and approaches to an art medium that has thoroughly penetrated contemporary culture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  At least 6 units of 300-level VisCom and/or 2-D classes or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 562B.
Usually offered:  Summer.

ART 462C -- Picture Book Art + Design  (3 units)
Description:  This course follows the creation of a picture book from concept to finished proposal. Character, voice, and the interplay of text and illustrations are examined as means to effective story telling, overview of contemporary and classic book illustration.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of upper division studio art courses or consent of instructor. Consent of instructor based on a portfolio review consisting of 6-10 examples of each students best original works of art/visual communication.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 562C.
Usually offered:  Summer.

ART 462O -- Libretto Concetti: Visual Narratives  (3 units)
Description:  Pictorial documentation of environments, characters and scenarios inspired by the Orvieto setting. Sketchbooks and travel journals will be used, story telling and visual essay techniques, handmade books, comics, graphic novels, picture books as objects of art explored.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 562O.
Usually offered:  Summer.

ART 465 -- Design Studio III  (3 units)
Description:  Classroom experience in a professional designer capacity with studio solutions to graphic design problems submitted from campus and community.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $25.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of department, 9 units of graphic design courses, acceptance of portfolio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

ART 466 -- Illustration Studio III  (3 units)
Description:  This culmination of previous studio classes emphasizes the development of a visual voice for book, film, reportage and sequential illustration. Contemporary approaches to art and illustration as a means to finding personal methodologies in traditional and/or digital media.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $25.
Prerequisite(s):  acceptance by portfolio, 9 units of illustration courses.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 566.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 467A -- Experimental Illustration  (3 units)
Description:  Experimentation, interpretation and problem-solving through illustration.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $25.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 266, ART 366.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 467O -- Disegno: Drawing and Invention  (3 units)
Description:  This course builds on the concept of drawing as a means of investigation, expression and documentation of visual, intellectual and emotional worlds. Orvieto and other regions of Italy will be utilized via field trips to archeological digs, centers of art, and local environs.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  advanced standing and consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 567O.
Usually offered:  Summer.

ART 468 -- Storyboarding  (3 units)
Description:  Principles of story development through storyboard and storyreel creation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  advanced standing in Art.
Usually offered:  Summer.

ART 469 -- Portfolio Preparation  (3 units)
Description:  Final approach to completion of portfolio. Student's portfolio is critiqued in areas of order, style, and degree of presentation to bring it to a professional level.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $25.
Prerequisite(s):  acceptance of portfolio, 9 units of graphic design courses.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 569.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 473 -- Advanced Art Practices in Ceramics  (3 units)
Description:  Individual studio research and instruction with emphasis on personal creative development.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $50.
Prerequisite(s):  acceptance of portfolio.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 573.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 475 -- Ceramics Within a Public Art Context  (3 units)
Description:  For students who are interested in exploring original ceramic art work in a public art context. Students will be expected to work both individually and in groups to identify public art sites, research and design public art works, seek approval, make scale drawings and models for the sites, and when feasible complete actual public art works. Includes all aspects of working with clay, visiting artist lectures, field trips, discussions, critiques and sketchbooks.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $50.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  acceptance of portfolio or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 575.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 476 -- Advanced Fibers  (3 units)
Description:  Individual interpretations of concept into finished fiber works.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 276, ART 376, ART 377.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 480 -- Painting III  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced painting concepts with emphasis on personal expressive development and change.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $24.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of ART 380.
May be repeated:  for credit 5 times (maximum 6 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 482A -- Advanced Sculpture  (3 units)
Description:  Students will receive advanced training in sculptural techniques and methods, including conceptual and theoretical understandings of studio-generated work. One field trip per semester; transportation will be arranged.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $50.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  Students must have completed TWO courses from the following: ART 373A, 373B, 376, 377, 386, 387, 388, 389.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 483 -- Combining Media  (3 units)
Description:  Individual and group projects, including collages, constructions, image sequences, and elements from other art forms (sound, language, movement, etc.).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $70.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of upper division art.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 583.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 485 -- Watercolor Painting III  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced exploration of a personal expression in watercolor. Demonstration and critique.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 385.
May be repeated:  for credit 5 times (maximum 6 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 486 -- Advanced Sculpture/ Experimental and Combined Media  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth exploration of personal directions through combining media and experimental sculpture processes.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $75.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 387.
May be convened with:  ART 586.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 487 -- Advanced Sculpture/Casting Principles  (3 units)
Description:  An in-depth exploration of the techniques and concepts of casting. Advanced process of mold making as applied to individual directions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $91.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 387.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 488 -- Advanced Sculpture/ Metal and Wood Fabrication  (3 units)
Description:  An in-depth exploration of advanced processes and concepts of sculpture through metal and wood fabrication.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $50.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 387.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
May be convened with:  ART 588.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 489 -- Advanced 3D Figuration  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced techniques and concepts in clay modeling, mold making, casting in forton, plastics, paper and other 3D processes that are based on the figure as a source. Work primarily from the model, perfecting modeling techniques, utilizing figure proportions, muscle and skeletal structures, gesture, texture, scale, and composition in creating sculptural ideas. The course will explore, in depth, visual responses to shifts in cultural attitudes and artistic styles in site specific, installation and object based work that is derived from the figure.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $67.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 101, ART 102, ART 104, ART 287, ART 289, ART 389.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 589.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 493 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 494 -- Practicum  (1-4 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 496A -- Career Development for Visual Artists  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 496B -- Digital Illustration / Painting  (3 units)
Description:  This is an advanced level course in digital painting / illustration which will incorporate hands on painting, drawing including 3-dimensional forms in relation to digital imaging and then working back into these images with traditional media.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 266 and portfolio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 596B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 496F -- Critical Issues in Design  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  senior or graduate standing, acceptance of portfolio, consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
May be convened with:  ART 596F.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ART 497A -- Gallery Management  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the essential aspects of gallery management: curating special events, installation, marketing, and grant writing. Introduction to various careers in the arts as well as professionalism and key business skills needed in the art world. Students have hands-on practical experience working in the Joseph Gross Gallery.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  12 units of studio or art history.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
May be convened with:  ART 597A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 497W -- Design Workshop  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines issues and processes in design, culture, and technology. Students will produce 3 studio projects that require research, experimentation and examination of critical issues in design.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 265, consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 496B.
Usually offered:  Summer.

ART 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 498S -- 3D Capstone Seminar  (3 units)
Description:  Students will be introduced to strategies for developing portfolios and career avenues in the arts. They will develop artists' statements, Powerpoint presentations, and digitally document their work.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  $40.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  Senior standing.
Typical structure:  1 hour individual studies, 2 hours studio, 1 hour lecture.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ART 499 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 501 -- Graduate Contemporary Drawing  (3 units)
Description:  Drawing as visual and personal language using contemporary approaches to develop a body of work with a research emphasis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $15.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 504 -- Topics in Studio Art  (3 units)
Description:  This course provides advanced and graduate study in various studio art practices. Topics will vary each semester and according to the instructor. Graduate-level requirements include work of higher quality and completion of an additional special project agreed upon by the instructor.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 404.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 505 -- Graduate Figure Drawing  (3 units)
Description:  Special problems in drawing, using the classroom model and outside sources as references for personal expression.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $49.
May be repeated:  for credit 5 times (maximum 6 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 522 -- Performance: Live/Photo/Video  (3 units)
Description:  An overview of diverse approaches within performance art in interdisciplinary context. Combines live performance with video and photography. Graduate students are required to produce projects which are qualitatively superior in terms of form, concept and technique.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 422.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 523 -- Concept Development  (3 units)
Description:  Studio to assist students with defining intentions, refining project Concept Development ideas and clarifying the content of their art making. Open to students working in any medium. Graduate students are required to produce projects which are qualitatively superior in terms of form, concept and technique.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 423.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 532A -- Interactivity  (3 units)
Description:  This course explores the process of creating interactive computer art by teaching the essential principles of programming. Graduate-level requirements include a more in-depth research in related artworks and in-depth oral presentation of their findings. Secondly, they will organize the programming of the final collaborative project.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Consent of instructor.
Identical to:  F A 532A.
May be convened with:  ART 432A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 533A -- Digital Arts in Context  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the historical, cultural and technological aspects of digital arts from the mid 20th century to the present. It traces the evolution of the Art & Technology Movement to provide a historical framework. Graduate-level requirements include two in-depth oral presentations, a 6-8 page research paper and an 8-10 page final paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Consent of instructor.
Identical to:  F A 533A.
May be convened with:  ART 433A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 535A -- Digital Arts Theory  (3 units)
Description:  This course is an introduction to the theories of Structuralism, Post-Structuralism and Postmodernism and an investigation of how these theories inform the digital arts. Graduate-level requirements include producing three 30 minute digital presentations, take one essay exam, and prepare 2 digital research papers that are 5-10 pages in length.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Identical to:  F A 535A.
May be convened with:  ART 435A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 536A -- Digital Arts Authoring  (3 units)
Description:  Digital Arts Authoring is a class that explores the process of creating technology-dependent, interactive work(s). From concept to realization, this course will take students through the unique working modes and strategies of authoring complex technology-based art and design projects. This course is open to students in the arts and other disciplines (Engineering, Computer Science, Linguistics, Architecture, etc.) with substantial experience in digital technology. Graduate-level requirements include students taking a leadership role on collaborative projects, writing a 6-8 paper discussing a computer base artwork, presenting research to the class and publishing it to the course website.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate standing.
Identical to:  F A 536A.
May be convened with:  ART 436A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 537A -- Foundation Digital 3D Modeling, Rendering and Rapid Protyping  (3 units)
Description:  This course introduces fundamental theories, principles, and practices of 3D digital modeling, rendering, and rapid prototyping. Students are given a thorough overview of 3D modeling techniques including: production of geometric and organic surfaces and forms using both NURBs and polygon construction, texturing, and lighting. Minimal materials fee for rapid prototyping assignment. Graduate-level requirements include an additional independently defined project that addresses a theoretical, historical, or technical aspect of 3D modeling and rendering.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $50.
Prerequisite(s):  Portfolio or indication of adequate computer experience. Minimal materials fee for rapid prototyping assignment
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  F A 537A; F A is home department.
May be convened with:  ART 437A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 540 -- Trends in Contemporary Photography  (3 units)
Description:  Discussion of current practice, history, theory and criticism of photography and related media. Graduate-level requirements include leading group research projects and writing longer, more heavily researched papers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be convened with:  ART 440.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 544 -- Digital Photography  (3 units)
Description:  Exploration of concepts, theories, ethics, credibility, and practice of electronic imaging and its role in the evolution of a body of photographic inquiry.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 546 -- Advanced Color Photography  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced use of color photography in the production of a body of photographic inquiry. Graduate-level requirements include more rigorous grading and expectation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $50.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 446.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 547 -- Mixed Media Book  (3 units)
Description:  Exploration of the book as a format for presenting visual material. The process of making artist books. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a single aspect of a current scholarly interest.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 447.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 548A -- Discovering Place  (3 units)
Temporary course:  offered during Summer 2008 only.
Description:  This is an online interdisciplinary course that approaches "place" through a process of daily discovery. Students use their own bodies in the "lab," public environments, urban or otherwise, wherever they are located during the 3 weeks of the course's duration. To probe and map a relationship to the "place" through daily walking/wandering exercises aimed at getting beyond the monumental or oblivious navigation of location. A computer and a reliable internet connection throughout the course, as well as access to a digital or video camera once during the course is required. Questions regarding specific equipment and technological needs in addition to those listed above should be directed to the instructor. Graduate-level requirements include creation of a ten minute PowerPoint presentation linking their work, discoveries or research to a relevant artist or collective. Topic to be approved in advanced by instructor. PowerPoint must conform to online formats and uploaded before the end of the third week. Creative PowerPoint projects are welcome!
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of 300 level or above Studio Arts courses.
Typical structure:  2 hours seminar, 2 hours studio.
May be convened with:  ART 448A.

ART 549 -- Advanced Artists' Video  (3 units)
Description:  Students will produce individual video projects with an experimental, self-expressive orientation. There is also an option to combine video with performance or to incorporate it within an installation context. Graduate-level requirements include projects that demonstrate conceptual and technical accomplishment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
May be convened with:  ART 449.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 550 -- Graduate Relief Printmaking  (3 units)
Description:  Relief printmaking with emphasis on individual research, personal direction and professional standards.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $40.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 551 -- Graduate Intaglio  (3 units)
Description:  Intaglio printmaking with emphasis on individual research, personal direction and professional standards.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $40.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 553 -- Graduate Alternative Methods in Printmaking  (3 units)
Description:  Nontraditional approaches to printmaking with emphasis on individual research, personal direction and professional standards.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $40.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 555 -- Graduate Lithography  (3 units)
Description:  Lithography with emphasis on individual research, personal aesthetic, and professional standards.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $40.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 556 -- Graduate Printmaking  (3 units)
Description:  Course objective is to combine multiple print techniques. Student is encouraged to conduct in depth examination of experimental print processes
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 561 -- Motion Design  (3 units)
Description:  This course explores issues in sequence, nonlinear systems, and typography as they relate to motion design. Studio projects focus on the development of storyboards, animation, digital video and time-based presentation. This course is a combination of studio projects, research projects, lectures, readings, and class discussions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate standing.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be convened with:  ART 461.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 562A -- Figure Painting for Illustration  (3 units)
Description:  Study of the human form as a means of developing a personal aesthetic in painting/illustration. Graduate students will present a slide presentation/lecture about their own and three other artists' work. Give demonstration on color, delineation of form, use of materials and personal convictions to the class. Lead one workshop/critique.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 462A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 562B -- Comics and Sequential Art  (3 units)
Description:  This is a studio art class designed to take students through the process of researching, creating, and producing work in the comic book genre for presentation within the comic industry. Advanced drawing students will have the opportunity to learn techniques and approaches to an art medium that has thoroughly penetrated contemporary culture. Graduate-level requirements include a presentation, a five page essay discussing the historical, cultural, and theoretical issues involved in their finished works.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 462B.
Usually offered:  Summer.

ART 562C -- Picture Book Art + Design  (3 units)
Description:  This course follows the creation of a picture book from concept to finished proposal. Character, voice, and the interplay of text and illustrations are examined as means to effective story telling, overview of contemporary and classic book illustration. Graduate-level requirements include two reports (one on the work, life and historical context of an artistm the other on the elements and structure of a specific book.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of upper division studio art courses or consent of instructor. Consent of instructors based on a portfolio review consisting of 6-10 examples of each students best original works of art/visual communication
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 462C.
Usually offered:  Summer.

ART 562O -- Libretto Concetti: Visual Narratives  (3 units)
Description:  Pictorial documentation of environments, characters and scenarios inspired by the Orvieto setting. Sketchbooks and travel journals will be used, story telling and visual essay techniques, handmade books, comics, graphic novels, picture books as objects of art explored. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper on a topic agreed upon with the instructor.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 462O.
Usually offered:  Summer.

ART 565 -- Graduate Graphic Design Problems  (3 units)
Description:  Two- and three-dimensional design considerations with emphasis on conceptualization and presentation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $25.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  acceptance of portfolio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 566 -- Illustration Studio III  (3 units)
Description:  This culmination of previous studio classes emphasizes the development of a visual voice for book, film, reportage and sequential illustration. Contemporary approaches to art and illustration as a means to finding personal methodologies in traditional and/or digital media. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a single aspect of a current scholarly interest.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $25.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 466.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 567A -- Graduate Illustration  (3 units)
Description:  Exploration of any optical material or phenomenon as a possible solution to illustration problems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $25.
Prerequisite(s):  ART 466, acceptance of portfolio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 567O -- Disegno: Drawing and Invention  (3 units)
Description:  This course builds on the concept of drawing as a means of investigation, expression and documentation of visual, intellectual and emotional worlds. Orvieto and other regions of Italy will be utilized via field trips to archeological digs, centers of art, and local environs. Graduate-level requirements include writing a research paper on a topic agreed on in consultation with the instructor.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate standing and consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 467O.
Usually offered:  Summer.

ART 569 -- Portfolio Preparation  (3 units)
Description:  Final approach to completion of portfolio. Student's portfolio is critiqued in areas of order, style, and degree of presentation to bring it to a professional level. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a single aspect of a current scholarly interest.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $25.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 469.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 573 -- Advanced Art Practices in Ceramics  (3 units)
Description:  Individual studio research and instruction with emphasis on personal creative development. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth studio research project.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $50.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 473.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 575 -- Ceramics Within a Public Art Context  (3 units)
Description:  For students who are interested in exploring original ceramic art work in a public art context. Students will be expected to work both individually and in groups to identify public art sites, research and design public art works, seek approval, make scale drawings and models for the sites, and when feasible complete actual public art works. Includes all aspects of working with clay, visiting artist lectures, field trips, discussions, critiques and sketchbooks. Graduate-level requirements include one more public art proposal or intern in a ceramic public art project. A higher level of professionalism and sophistication will be expected.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $50.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 475.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 578 -- Graduate Two-Dimensional Fiber Technique  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced fiber technique course for graduate students who wish to develop further their strengths in special technical areas. Stresses two-dimensional work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

ART 579 -- Graduate Three-Dimensional Fiber Technique  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced fiber technique course for graduate students who wish to develop further their strengths in special technical areas. Stresses three-dimensional work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 580 -- Graduate Painting  (3 units)
Description:  Graduate study in painting with an emphasis on the development of personal imagery and a body of work. Painting students are required to take this course in their first semester, and once in their second year.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $24.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 583 -- Combining Media  (3 units)
Description:  Individual and group projects, including collages, constructions, image sequences, and elements from other art forms (sound, language, movement, etc.). Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth studio research project.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $70.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 483.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 585 -- Graduate Watercolor Painting  (3 units)
Description:  High level experimentation in personal expression with watercolor and related media. Demonstration and critique.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 5 times (maximum 6 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 586 -- Sculpture Materials/Experimental and Combined Media  (3 units)
Description:  In-depth exploration of personal directions through combining media and experimental sculpture processes.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $75.
May be convened with:  ART 486.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 587 -- Sculpture/Casting Materials  (3 units)
Description:  An in-depth exploration of the techniques and concepts of casting. Advanced process of mold making as applied to individual directions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $91.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 487.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 588 -- Sculpture Materials/ Metal and Wood Fabrication  (3 units)
Description:  An in-depth exploration of advanced processes and concepts of sculpture through metal and wood fabrication.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $50.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
May be convened with:  ART 488.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 589 -- Advanced 3D Figuration  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced techniques and concepts in clay modeling, mold making, casting in forton, plastics, paper and other 3D processes that are based on the figure as a source. Work primarily from the model, perfecting modeling techniques, utilizing figure proportions, muscle and skeletal structures, gesture, texture, scale, and composition in creating sculptural ideas. The course will explore, in depth, visual responses to shifts in cultural attitudes and artistic styles in site specific, installation and object based work that is derived from the figure. Graduate-level requirements include work which exemplifies graduate-level, knowledge, background, and skills. Life-size figures for the final project also required.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $67.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 489.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 591 -- Preceptorship  (1-5 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 593 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 596A -- Graduate Career Development for Visual Artists  (3 units)
Description:  Defining what it means to be a professional working artist is the mission of this class. Helping to demystify the process, groom and mentor all our students to successfully apply for grants, residencies, exhibitions, teaching opportunities, earn a living from their profession and feel empowered as professionals is the goal. We offer this class so you will have the opportunity to leave the School of Art of the University of Arizona as a visual artist with a realistic plan of action. For example, this course covers presentation and marketing tools, contracts, gallery and agent relations, overview of potential markets, exhibition opportunities, art law, role of museums in an artists career, searching for and signing a lease on a live/work space, grant and fellowships opportunities, tax law and record keeping and even how to place a value on your work
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 596B -- Digital Illustration / Painting  (3 units)
Description:  This is an advanced level course in digital painting / illustration which will incorporate hands on painting, drawing including 3-dimensional forms in relation to digital imaging and then working back into these images with traditional media. Graduate-level requirements include two extra projects and a written paper.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours seminar, 2 hours studio.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 496B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 596F -- Critical Issues in Design  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
May be convened with:  ART 496F.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 596R -- Graduate Seminar: Research and Practice  (3 units)
Description:  This is a graduate seminar open to all students in the School of Art. Class meeting time will be spent in studio critiques, discussions of contemporary art practice and the three required readings, one-on-one meetings about research and rough drafts and research presentations. This seminar is designed to provide guidance for students in conducting individualized research to gain a better understanding of the social and cultural meanings of their art, illustration and/or design practice.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 596S -- 3-D Concepts  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 597A -- Gallery Management  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the essential aspects of gallery management: curating special events, installation, marketing, and grant writing. Introduction to various careers in the arts as well as professionalism and key business skills needed in the art world. Students have hands-on practical experience working in the Joseph Gross Gallery. Graduate-level requirements include a major research project related to this course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  ART 497A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 597W -- Design Workshop  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines issues and processes in design, culture, and technology. Students will produce 3 studio projects that require research, experimentation and examination of critical issues in design. Graduates will develop one self-defined project that references their personal interest and possible thesis application. The student will also write a three to five page paper describing the effects of the project on further work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
May be convened with:  ART 497W.
Usually offered:  Summer.

ART 599 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 642 -- Studio Photography Critique  (3 units)
Description:  Investigation of practical methods of critique and their influence on an artist's developing body of work. Limited to art majors with photography concentration.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
May be repeated:  for credit 5 times (maximum 6 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 673 -- Graduate Studio in Ceramics  (3-10 units)
Description:  Studio research and instruction with emphasis on personal creative development.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $50.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  acceptance in MFA program.
May be repeated:  for a total of 30 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 680 -- Graduate Studio  (3-10 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  12 units of graduate credit in art.
May be repeated:  for a total of 30 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 687 -- Graduate Problems in Sculpture  (3 units)
Description:  Emphasis on aesthetics, conceptualization, technical competency, artistic literacy, and personal direction.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $40.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of department.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 691 -- Preceptorship  (1-5 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 693 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 694 -- Practicum  (1-4 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 696A -- Painting Concepts Seminar  (3 units)
Description:  Seminar involving concentrated discussion and readings of contemporary painting theories and the concepts of others, citing parallel influences and research related ideas.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 696B -- Graduate Printmaking Seminar  (3 units)
Description:  Printmaking with emphasis on aesthetics, conceptualization, technical competency, artistic literacy, and personal direction.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of department.
May be repeated:  for credit 5 times (maximum 6 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 696D -- Digital Arts Studio Critique Seminar  (3 units)
Description:  Digital Arts Studio Critique Seminar is a class in the ongoing evolution of developing presentational skills and a forum for the presentation and critique of works and processes created by students enrolled in the Digital Arts M.F.A. plan of study.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate standing and consent of the instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Identical to:  F A 696D.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 697D -- Grants and Fellowships in the Arts  (3 units)
Description:  A grant-writing workshop for graduate students in the arts. The course focuses on learning to research and target appropriate grants, fellowships and residencies. Covered also is how to develop and submit effectively written and successful grant applications and proposals.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

ART 699 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 791 -- Preceptorship  (1-5 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ART 900 -- Research  (1-4 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 909 -- Master's Report  (1-5 units)
Description:  Individual study or special project or formal report thereof submitted in lieu of thesis for certain master's degrees.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 910 -- Thesis  (1-6 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ART 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
Grading:  Grade of K is awarded for this course except for the final term.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.