Art

Can Bilsel, Ph.D., Chair
Sally E. Yard, Ph.D.
John Halaka, M.F.A.
Duncan McCosker, M.F.A.
Saba M. Oskoui, M.F.A.
Michael Rich, M.F.A.
Juliana Maxim, Ph.D.
Allison Wiese, M.F.A.

The Majors

The Department of Art is home to multiple disciplines including visual arts, art history, and architecture. Students may select a major in art history or visual arts by completing the courses of study listed below. Alternatively, students may also elect to fulfill the requirements for a double major in both art history and the visual arts. Students who are interested in applying to a graduate school in architecture are encouraged to contact the department chair for special advising.

The Visual Arts major

A primary objective of the visual arts program is to guide the student, major and non-major alike, to a practical understanding of many of the languages and traditions of visual expression. The program encourages a holistic exploration of the arts, while simultaneously requiring art majors to develop advanced skills in at least one of the following sub-disciplines: Art, Technology and Critical Studies (ATaCS); Drawing; New Media; Painting; Photography; Sculpture/3D Studio Art; and Visual Communications. Visual arts majors who are considering graduate study are encouraged to complete a minor in art history.

Preparation for the Visual Arts Major
Choose four of the following: ARTV 101, 103, 104, 108, 160, and two of the following: ARTH 133, 134, 135, 138, 330. (Students selecting an emphasis in ATaCS – Art, Technology and Critical Studies – are encouraged to take ARTV 104, 108, and 160, and should complete ARTH 134 or 135 or 138.)

Visual Arts students are strongly encouraged to complete the above six lower-division courses by the end of their sophomore year.

The Major
a. Complete 28 upper-division units of visual arts including ARTV 478 (Senior Thesis Studio Seminar) and ARTV 495 (Senior Thesis).

b. Select at least one area of specialization from the sub-disciplines, and take three upper-division courses in that area.

c. Complete ARTH 334 – Art of the Twentieth Century in Europe and the Americas

Additional Requirements

a. Students must participate in a junior review during the second semester of the junior year.

b. Senior Thesis Studio Seminar must be completed during the first semester of the senior year

c. Complete ARTV 495 – Senior thesis must be completed during the second semester of the senior year

d. Students must take at least one upper-division course in their chosen area(s) of specialization during their senior year.

e. Students selecting drawing or painting as an area or areas of specialization must take ARTV 302.

Art, Technology and Critical Studies (ATaCS)
The intention of art, technology and critical studies is to integrate the making of art with the critical study of art. Students are prepared to be artists as both creative public intellectuals and cultural producers. The lower- and upper-division requirements are drawn from both studio art courses and art history courses, with an emphasis on technology and its application to the making of art. Having completed the lower-division requirements outlined above, students with an emphasis in ATaCS should complete the following upper-division requirements:

a. Required upper-division visual arts courses: ARTV 364, 382, 424

b. Required upper-division art history courses: ARTH 338, 345

c. Complete one of the following: ARTV 308* or ARTV 420

d. Complete three courses from the following list with at least one of those courses coming from the art history area:

Visual arts courses: ARTV 308*, 320, 353, 361

Art history courses: ARTH 354, 355, 356, 393

e. Participate in a junior review during the second
semester of the junior year.

f. Complete ARTV 478 – Senior Thesis Studio Seminar during the first semester of the senior year

g. Complete ARTV 495 – Senior Thesis during the second semester of the senior year

*ARTV 308 may only be taken once and will only fulfill requirements in one of the above designated areas in the ATaCS emphasis.

Please note that under certain circumstances substitution of classes will be allowed with advisor’s approval.

Recommended Elective Courses:
For students selecting a specialization in Drawing or Painting:
ARTH 333 – Modern Art: 1780-1920 (and other upper-division Art History courses)
PHIL 480 – Philosophy of Art
ENGL 376 – Creative Writing

For students selecting a specialization in Visual Communications:
COMM 300 – Human Communication Theory
COMM 435 – Principles of Video Production
COMM 439 – New Media and Technology
COMM 440 – Symbolic Processes
COMM 475 – Intercultural Communication
PHIL 338 – Environmental Ethics
PHIL 274 – Twentieth Century Continental Philosophy

For students selecting a specialization in Photography:
ARTH 333 – Modern Art 1780-1920 (and other upper-division art history courses)
ARTH 336 – History and Theory of Photography

The Art History Major

Courses in art history examine art and visual culture in their contexts: probing the intertwining of form, content, and meaning; and investigating the theoretical lenses that have been enlisted to discern the import of art, architecture, and material culture.

Art History majors choose one of three subdisciplines:
1. Art History (general)
2. Art Administration
3. Public Art and Architectural Culture

Preparation for the Major

In preparation for the major, students should complete two of the following courses: ARTH 133, 134, 135, 138. (Students considering the Public Art and Architectural Culture emphasis are encouraged to take ARTH 135.) As part of the Art History major, students should complete two Visual Arts courses.

Art History (General)

28 upper-division units in Art History. ARTH 495 – Senior Thesis is required for graduation.

Art Administration

An Art History emphasis is allied with studies in business and administration, in preparation for positions in art-related businesses and institutions. Prerequisites are as in the major.

1. Art components: ARTH 334, 339, 340, 495, 498, and five other upper-division Art History courses.

2. Management components: Business minor, or the following courses: ACCT 201, ENGL 304W, COMM 103, ITMG 100, POLS 125D or 340, SOCI 110. ECON 101 is recommended.

Public Art and Architectural Culture

This program encourages students to address contemporary social/cultural circumstances in the light of historically grounded sense of visual expression and material culture. Courses in the history and theory of art, architecture, and the city will be augmented by studies in other fields appropriate to each student’s interests. Public art and architectural culture is conceived for students who intend to move into fields such as architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, and historic preservation or public arts programs, and who will work toward creative strategies of intervention. Prerequisites are as in the major. Students should complete 28 upper-division units in art history, including ARTH 495 – Senior Thesis. At least six of these courses should be selected from the following:
ARTH 330, 331, 334, 338, 339, 342, 343, 345, 354, 355, 356, 382, 393.

The Minors

The Visual Arts Minor
The minor in Visual Arts requires four courses selected from the following: ARTV 101, 103, 104, 108, 160; two courses selected from ARTH 133, 134, 135, 138; and 12 upper-division visual arts units.

The Art History Minor
The minor in Art History consists of a total of 18 units in Art History including two courses selected from ARTH 133, 134, 135, and 138; 9 upper-division Art History units; and one additional upper- or lower-division Art History or Visual Arts course.

Art History majors and minors are encouraged to consider some of the following courses for fulfillment of Core Curriculum and elective requirements:
COMM 130 – Introduction to Media Studies
COMM 336 – Communication Criticism
COMM 440 – Symbolic Processes
HIST 300W – Historian’s Methods
PHIL 274 – Twentieth Century Continental Philosophy
PHIL 474 – Studies in Contemporary Continental Philosophy
PHIL 480 – Philosophy of Art

The Architecture Minor

The minor in architecture is designed for students who seek a deeper understanding of the built environment as a historical, social, and cultural object within the liberal arts curriculum. Courses in the history and theory of art, architecture, and urbanism, and studios in the visual arts and architecture enable students to develop critical and precise ways of thinking about architecture and the city, in addition to acquiring basic design skills. Students who intend to pursue graduate studies in the fields of architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, and historic preservation are strongly encouraged to enroll in the Architecture minor in combination with a major in the visual arts or art history.

Requirements for the Architecture Minor

Foundations in Studio Art
3 lower-division units from:
ARTV 104 – Foundations in Form, Space, and Time
ARTV 108 – Introduction to New Media in Art

Foundations in the History and Theory of Architecture
3 lower-division units:
ARTH 135 – Introduction to Modern Architecture

Architectural Design
3 upper-division units:
ARTV 315 – Architectural Design Studio

Public Art, 3D, and New Media Studio
3 upper division units from:
ARTV 308 – Advanced Computer in Art
ARTV 320 – Video Studio
ARTV 367 – 3D Metalworking Studio
ARTV 368 – 3D Concrete Studio
ARTV/H 382 – Public Art Studio Seminar

History and Theory of Art, Architecture, and Urbanism
6 upper division units from:
ARTH 330 – Special Topics in the History of Architecture and Design
ARTH 331 – Art in Public Spaces
ARTH 338 – City and Utopia: Introduction to the History of Urbanism
ARTH 342 – Contemporary Architecture
ARTH 343 Memory, Monument, Museum: Studies in Historic Preservation
ARTH 354 Art Since 1960

Students are encouraged to take some of the following courses as electives:
ARTH 334 – Art of the Twentieth Century in Europe and the Americas
ARTH 345 – The Avant-Garde and Mass Culture: Art and Politics
ARTH 355 – The City in Art and Film
ARTV 103 – Design Foundations
ENGR 101 – Introduction to Engineering
HIST 334 – European Art and Architecture in Context
HIST 390 – Art and Architecture in California
THEA 220 – Fundamentals of Theatrical Design
SOCI 455 – Cities in a Global Context

Total minimum units: 18 (9 lower-division units, 9 upper-division units)

Course Descriptions

Visual Arts Courses (ARTV)

101 Fundamentals of Drawing / 3 UNITS
Introduction to the fundamental elements and principles of drawing. Exploration of a variety of dry and wet media. Primary emphasis on developing the student’s perceptual capabilities and representational skills. (Every semester)

103 Design Foundations / 3 UNITS
Study of two-dimensional design principles stressing the dynamics of line, shape, value, texture, color, spatial relationships, and composition. This course introduces students to the basics of visual communications. (Every semester)

104 Foundations in Form, Space, and Time / 3 UNITS
A critical exploration of how we as artists relate to the material world, and how that world in turn influences the work we make. Students will investigate a variety of media and artistic practices through projects, readings, slide presentations, and discussions. The class will examine social, cultural, and environmental issues, and their impact on meaning and perception in art. (Every semester)

108 Introduction to New Media in Art / 3 UNITS
In this course students are encouraged to explore the world of independent media by critically engaging in contemporary debates and creatively expressing themselves through various digitally based technologies. Topics have included: monument, collage, mapping, propaganda, and zines. This course is a prerequisite for ARTV 308.

115 Introduction to Architectural Design: Experiments in Dwelling / 3 UNITS
In this studio, students explore and design housing types of different densities through the fundamental representational techniques of architecture: plan, section, elevation, axonometric projection, and model-making. Under the theme of inhabitation, a series of assignments introduce the students to the various scales of architectural intervention, from the dimensions of the human body all the way to the territory of the city.

160 Photography / 3 UNITS
An introductory lecture and laboratory course that stresses black and white camera technique and darkroom procedures. The course encourages the student to investigate photography as a medium of personal expression. Students must have access to a traditional film camera and purchase listed materials for the course as required. (Every semester)

300 Visual Communications / 3 UNITS
Study of design concepts, form analysis, and development of visual thinking for creative problem solving. Lectures, discussions, and class presentations explore historical, cultural, and contemporary issues and practices in visual communications. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: ARTV 103, 108. May be taken concurrently with ARTV 108. (Every semester)

302 Intermediate Drawing / 3 UNITS
The primary objective of this course is to investigate the intimate relationship between form and content in the creation of images. Drawing projects, lectures, and critiques will stress the organization of the pictorial field and the technical manipulation of the material as means for identifying and articulating the artist’s intentions. Students will be guided through the process of developing visually compelling drawings that are technically and conceptually sophisticated. Required for Art majors selecting a specialization in Drawing or Painting. Prerequisite: ARTV 101. (Every spring semester)

304 Introduction to Printmaking/Book Arts / 3 UNITS
Basic techniques and expressive possibilities of intaglio and relief printmaking and their application to artists’ books. Consideration of word/image relationships, image sequencing, and final presentation. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: ARTV 101, 302.

306 Special Topics in the Visual Arts / 3 UNITS
An in-depth investigation in a studio setting of selected topics in the Visual Arts. Issues of current and historical interests, methods, and techniques are addressed. May be repeated when topic changes. Consent of instructor or coordinator is required.

308 Web Art / 3 UNITS
We will be using the Web as a creative medium exploring various issues in telecommunications. Students will learn Web-based production skills. Projects have included Web interventions (flaming), databasing, experimental narrative, blogs, mash-ups, Web radio, and video games. Prerequisite: ARTV 108.

315 Architectural Design Studio / 3 UNITS
An introduction to the fundamentals of architectural design. Students acquire techniques of representation and design skills through a series of specific assignments of increasing complexity and scale. Design assignments, which vary each year, will focus on the intersections of physical, cultural, and social spaces, and will introduce students to the architect’s responsibility towards society.

320 Video Studio / 3 UNITS
For nearly half a century video has been an important medium in the studio arts. Composed of screenings, lectures, demonstrations, and labs, this course will help students develop production based skills such as shooting/editing video and authoring DVDs for the purpose of art. Students will also be encouraged to examine important historical and theoretical issues as they relate to video and performance art today.

328 Fundamentals of Painting / 3 UNITS
Introduction to the fundamental principals, tools, and techniques necessary for successful expression through the language of painting. The primary emphasis throughout the semester will be on developing the student’s technical proficiency with the medium of painting and enhancing eye/hand coordination. The majority of paintings will be developed from direct observation, with a few projects exploring the artist’s subjective interests. May be repeated for credit when ARTV 429 is not offered. Prerequisite: ARTV 101. (Every semester)

344 Figure Drawing / 3 UNITS
A studio course emphasizing the structure and anatomy of the human figure. A variety of drawing techniques and media will be utilized to depict the live model. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: ARTV 101, 302.

350 Art Fundamentals / 3 UNITS
A study of the fundamentals of art as they relate to creative and mental growth. Emphasis is placed on the stages of development from preschool through junior high school. Hands-on experience with appropriate media and techniques, combined with motivational topics that help in establishing the creative atmosphere which stimulates growth of visual expression. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Intended for Liberal Studies majors or with permission of instructor.

353 Color Photography / 3 UNITS
An introduction to the aesthetic and technical considerations of color photography. The course covers basic camera operation, techniques for exposing and processing strategies for color positive film, and the development of critical issues of color photography. The class includes an introduction to digital imaging, including image scanning and storage strategies, image manipulation, color correction, and digital photographic printing. All prints will be made digitally in the computer lab.

354 Photo Strategies / 3 UNITS
In this course photographs are made in an attempt to discover one’s unique voice by building upon the foundation laid by exemplary photographers. The study of artists selected by the student is encouraged through assigned readings, discussions, lectures, and writing assignments. Photographs are made in color and black and white, with both digital and traditional media. Students must have access to a traditional film camera and purchase listed materials for the course as required.

361 Advanced Photography / 3 UNITS
Advanced lecture and laboratory course that continues to develop technical skills and encourage the growth of a personal aesthetic in photography. Advanced topics include the 4 x 5 camera, non-silver printing, color digital printing, and special topics of student interest. Students must have access to a traditional film camera and purchase listed materials for the course as required. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ARTV 160.

362 Portraits in Photography / 3 UNITS
This course engages the student in making portraits in color and black and white photographic media. Students are required to complete a body of work reflecting the concerns of portraiture within a fine arts context. A camera is required. Materials not included. (Every fall semester)

364 Introduction to Sculpture: Form, Content, Context / 3 UNITS
A preliminary exploration of media and methods that will form the basis of an ongoing dialogue between object and artist. Students will investigate sculptural form as a means of expression through projects, readings, slide presentations, and discussions. Prerequisite: ARTV 104.

365 3D Woodworking Studio / 3 UNITS
A studio course at the intermediate or advanced level focused on the exploration of wood as a sculptural medium. Students will investigate traditional and contemporary approaches to woodworking through assignments, readings, projects, and class discussions. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ARTV 104.

366 3D Ceramics Studio / 3 UNITS
A studio course at the intermediate or advanced level focused on the exploration of ceramics as a sculptural medium. Students will be introduced to basic hand building techniques and glaze theory related to sculptural form. Slide lectures, readings, and class discussions will supplement studio work. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ARTV 104.

367 3D Metalworking Studio / 3 UNITS
A studio course at the intermediate level focused on the exploration of metal as a sculptural medium. Students will investigate traditional and contemporary approaches to materials through assignments, readings, projects, and class discussions. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ARTV 104.

368 3D Concrete Studio / 3 UNITS
A studio course at the intermediate or advanced level focused on the exploration of concrete as a sculptural medium. Students will investigate traditional and contemporary approaches to this material through assignments, readings, projects, and class discussions. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ARTV 104.

382 Public Art Studio Seminar / 3 UNITS
This course focuses on the role of the artist outside of the gallery/museum context. Tangential to this investigation will be discussions that engage social, political, and urban issues relevant to this expanded public context. Traditional approaches of enhancement and commemoration will be examined in light of more temporal and critical methodologies. Historical examples will be studied and discussed, including the Soviet Constructivist experiments, the Situationists, Conceptual art, and more recent interventionist strategies.

401 Advanced Visual Communications / 3 UNITS
Advanced problem solving, further analysis of form and meaning, and continued exploration of the historical and cultural issues in contemporary visual communications. Projects emphasize creative thinking and require the students to place greater emphasis on research, exploration, and preparation of work for final presentation. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: ARTV 103, 108, 300.

403 Advanced Drawing Seminar / 3 UNITS
This course is designed to challenge students who have already demonstrated an intermediate level of proficiency in drawing. Lectures, reading discussions, and drawing projects will unfold throughout the semester around a single unified topic, resulting in a cohesive portfolio for the student. The course’s central topic will change every semester, enabling students to repeat the course without repeating its content. The following is a partial list of the topics that will be explored: Representation, Identity, and the Narrative Portrait; Informed By Nature: The Landscape from the Panoramic to the Microscopic; The Expressionist Voice; Techniques of the Old Masters; Drawing the Artists’ Book. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: ARTV 101, 302. (Every fall semester)

420 Digital Audio Composition / 3 UNITS
Analysis of historical and contemporary experimental music and sound provides the foundation for structured and creative composition using digitized sound. Includes an introduction to sampling, recording techniques, digital audio editing, effects processing, and mixing using Digital Performer and related software. Workshop format includes critique of work-in-progress and opportunities for public performance. Cross-listed as MUSC 420. Prerequisite: ARTH 109/MUSC 109 recommended, but not required. Prior musical experience not required.

424 Art and the Soundscape / 3 UNITS
We explore the soundscape – the sounds around us – through focused listening, experimentation, and journal writing. These investigations provide the foundation for artistic work in a variety of media involving the experience and transformation of the sonic environment and its social and political implications. Research and creative work are required in media of the students’ choice. Cross-listed as MUSC 424. Prerequisite: ARTH 109/MUSC 109.

429 Intermediate/Advanced Painting / 3 UNITS
A multi-level course designed to refine the technical skills of intermediate and advanced students, while developing their individual concerns through a cohesive series of paintings. Assignments, presentations, and readings will challenge the student to consider a variety of thematic and stylistic approaches to the art of painting. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ARTV 328.

478 Senior Thesis Seminar / 3 UNITS
A studio-seminar course designed for Visual Art majors in their senior year to help prepare them for ARTV 495 – Senior Thesis. Students will develop a mature body of work in their selected discipline(s) and formulate critical positions on their work through readings, lectures, and cross-disciplinary discussions pertaining to a range of creative practices. Required for all Visual Art majors in their senior year. (Fall semester)

495 Senior Thesis / 3 UNITS
Visual Arts: This course requires the Art major with a Visual Arts emphasis to mount an exhibition of his or her most significant art work carried out during undergraduate education; present a written thesis that analyzes the development of, and influences on, his/her work; and participate in an oral defense of that thesis with the art faculty and their peers. Senior Thesis should be taken in the final semester of the senior year. (Every semester)

498 Studio Internship / 1-3 UNITS
The practice of the specialized skills, tools, basic materials, and production techniques at local professional art and design studios under the direct supervision of their senior staff. Students will present a written report to the faculty. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor prior to registration. (Every semester)

499 Independent Study / 1-3 UNITS
A project developed by the student in coordination with an instructor. The project should investigate in-depth a field of interest to the student not covered by established Visual Arts courses. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Art History Courses (ARTH)

109 Introduction to Sound Art / 3 UNITS
A survey of the natural, cultural, historical, and artistic experience of sound with an emphasis on the use of sound in artistic and critical engagements with the world. Topics include: acoustic ecology, philosophy of music, musical instrument technology, scientific and mathematical application of sound, radical challenges to musical traditions in the 20th century, including electronic, experimental and improvised musics, installations and sound sculpture, technologies of sound reproduction, copyright and technological change, sampling, and DJ culture. Cross-listed as MUSC 109.

133 Introduction to Art History I / 3 UNITS
A critical survey of Western Art History from prehistory through the Middle Ages.

134 Introduction to Art History II / 3 UNITS
A critical survey of Western Art History from the Renaissance to the present.

135 Introduction to Modern Architecture / 3 UNITS
A survey of the intellectual origins, artistic concerns, and utopian programs of the Modern Movement in architecture. Focusing on the years between 1870 and 1950, we will investigate a number of issues including the relation of architecture to modernism in art (especially painting and sculpture), and the common responses of artists and architects to the industrialization and mechanization of Western society. The last section of the course will focus on postwar American architecture, the International Style, and on the dissemination and transformation of modernist art in the developing world outside Europe and the United States.

136 The Year 1500: A Global History of Art and Architecture / 3 UNITS
This survey introduces students to the art and architecture of some of the many cultures that flourished around the year 1500: Italy and the Netherlands, the Ottoman empire, the Safavid dynasty in Iran, the rising Mughals in India, the Ming dynasty in China, and the Muromachi shogunate in Japan. The class discusses these artistic traditions in their own right, while at the same time emphasizing thematic and stylistic relationships and cross-cultural influences. In so doing, the survey challenges the primacy of European artistic norms, and invites instead the students to experience the diversity and complexity of the definition of art in the age of exploration.

138 Art and Visual Culture / 3 UNITS
This introductory seminar is designed to introduce students to the questions and debates that propel art history and the methodologies that have shaped its unfolding shifts in strategy. While topics will vary from year to year, the central focus of the course will be constant: to equip students to look purposefully, critically, and contextually at images, mindful of the ways that meaning is produced and perceived.

330 Special Topics in the History of Architecture and Design / 3 UNITS
A focused investigation of select issues in architectural and design history. Topics vary.

331 Art in Public Spaces / 3 UNITS
A consideration of the expressive import and historical context of art in public places, with emphasis on work since World War II.

333 Modern Art: 1780-1920 / 3 UNITS
This course will examine the emergence of modern art in Western Europe during the years of radical transformation bracketed by the French Revolution and the First World War: from Jacques-Louis David’s images of Revolution and Empire, and Goya’s dissonant revelations of human irrationality, to the fragmentation of Cubism, irony of Dada, and subjectivity of Surrealism.

334 Art of the Twentieth Century in Europe and the Americas / 3 UNITS
From World War I to the close of the Cold War, from the advent of the movies to the electronic promiscuities of the World Wide Web, the unities of the modern world have dissolved into the multiplicities of postmodernity. The ways that art has intersected with the momentous shifts in life will be considered. In the utopian dreams of Constructivism, philosophical reveries of Cubism, subversions of Dada, and introversions of Surrealism and Expressionism, and in the low-brow allusion of Pop Art, unboundedness of Performance Art, and media-mimicking interventions of the 1990s, artists have probed the meaning of human experience and action in the 20th century.

336 History and Theory of Photography / 3 UNITS
This course surveys the history of photography from its origins in the early 19th century to the present. Students will explore historical debates about photography’s status as a fine art, as well as current issues in photographic theory.

338 City and Utopia: Introduction to History of Urbanism / 3 UNITS
This course surveys the relation between social and physical space in the formation of modern cities, as well as in the formation of modern disciplines, city planning, and urban design. In Part I, we will investigate how new social ideas resulted in the birth of architectural/urban typologies in the 18th century such as the colony, the clinic, the prison, and the panorama. In Part II, we will study how the projects of social reform and political control shaped the grand urban projects and the “master plans” of the 19th and 20th century. This course is intended to introduce students to a history of ideas in modern urbanism and enhance their understanding of the city as a symbolic form.

339 Museum Studies / 3 UNITS
An examination of the history, structure, philosophy, and roles of museums, alternative spaces, and public art programs. The class will meet with a number of area museum professionals.

340 Curatorial Practice / 3 UNITS
An introduction to the practical skills, ethics, and history of museum curatorship. Students gain direct experience working with objects and exhibition planning in Founders Gallery. May be repeated for credit.

341 Exhibition Design / 3 UNITS
A practical course in the design and management of professional galleries, museum, and exhibition areas. Students will deal with all aspects of presentation in Founders Gallery, and will make use of local museum opportunities.

342 Contemporary Architecture / 3 UNITS
This course aims at a synoptic view of architectural theory in the 1970s and 1980s in order to offer an understanding of the present predicament of architecture and the city. We will discuss the “postmodern condition” as a global socioeconomic phenomenon and how a select group of architects and thinkers responded to this condition in the recent past.

343 Memory, Monument, Museum: Studies in Historic Preservation / 3 UNITS
This class introduces students to the contemporary debates and practices in art, museology, and historic preservation by focusing on the changing definitions of the monument, the souvenir, collecting, collective memory, and the museum.

345 The Avant-Garde and Mass Culture: Art and Politics / 3 UNITS
This course will examine the intersections between mass culture and the artistic movements in the first decades of the 20th century which came to be known as the “historical avant-garde.” Class discussions will focus on the question of aesthetic autonomy versus the social/political engagement of art. We will investigate the way the technologies of modern communication and mass media which made art available to a larger public at the beginning of the century – photographic reproduction, cinema, and, more recently, television – have transformed the production and reception of art.

354 Art Since 1960 / 3 UNITS
This course examines art of the past four decades in the United States, Europe and Asia. Moving from Pop, Conceptual, and Performance Art of the 1960s to installation, public intervention, and Internet art of the 1990s, the class will consider the ways that artistic strategies forge meaning within the frame of historical circumstance.

355 The City in Art and Film / 3 UNITS
This course will examine representations of the city in 20th- and 21st-century art and film. From the science fiction presentiments of Metropolis, Alphaville, and Blade Runner, to the suburban dystopia of American Beauty, the rhapsodic romanticism of Manhattan, and the engulfing megalopolis of Salaam Bombay, the city has figured as a powerful force and subject within film. So, too, artists have tackled the city not only as subject matter but as an arena in which to act. From the frenetic manifestations of the Futurists to the pointed interventions of Krzysztof Wodiczko, Jenny Holzer, and Robert Irwin, artists have moved into the real space of the world.

356 Race, Ethnicity, Art, and Film / 3 UNITS
This course examines representations of race and ethnicity in art and film. Focusing on work of the 20th and 21st century in the United States, students will consider the ways that theoretical perspectives and lived experience are articulated in art and film.

393 Critical Methods in the Analysis of Visual Culture / 3 UNITS
An advanced seminar exploring current art historical debates, with special emphasis on the impact of critical theories (e.g. feminism, psychoanalysis, marxism, deconstruction) on the practices of creating, looking at, and writing about works of art. Topics vary. May be repeated for credit.

394 Seminar / 3 UNITS
Discussion, research, and writing focus in-depth on topics which shift each semester. Recent topics have included: Ends of Art: Histories of the Fin de Siècle; Colonialism and Art History; Li(v)es of the Artist: Biography and Art History; The American Home, 1850-1950; Art and Film; Race and Ethnicity in Art; Image World/Written Word: Art History, Theory, and Criticism. Prerequisites: Any two Art History courses and consent of the instructor. May be repeated for credit. Art History majors are encouraged to take ARTH 394 concurrent with ARTH 495 during their senior year.

495 Senior Thesis / 1 UNIT
Each senior will conceive a research project drawing on historical, theoretical, and critical strategies. Students are encouraged to take ARTH 394 concurrent with ARTH 495. (Every semester)

498 Museum Internship / 1 UNIT
Working firsthand with curators, exhibition designers, and registrars, in education programs, and in outreach and development offices at area museums, students gather crucial practical experience in the field. Prerequisites: ARTH 133, 134, at least one upper-division Art History course, and consent of the instructor. (Every semester)

499 Independent Study / 1-3 UNITS
A project developed by the student in coordination with an instructor. The project should investigate in-depth a field of interest to the student not covered by established Art History courses. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and coordinator.

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