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Department of ArtDivision of Humanities and Fine Arts Website: www.arts.ucsb.edu (will open in a new browser window) Department Chair: Jane Callister Contents: Phil Argent, M.F.A., University of Nevada, Lecturer (painting and drawing) Laurel Beckman, M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts, Assistant Professor (2D integrated digital media, core foundation studies) Graham Budgett, M.F.A., Stanford University, Lecturer (digital media, photography) Jane Callister, M.F.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Professor (painting and drawing, inter-media) Kip Fulbeck, M.F.A., UC San Diego, Professor (performance studies, video) Colin Gardner, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Professor (integrative studies, critical theory) Lawrence Gipe, M.F.A., Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, Lecturer (painting and drawing) Dick Hebdige, M.A., Center for Contemporary Cultural Studies, University of Birmingham, U.K., Professor (interdisciplinary and experimental studies), Director of the UCSB Interdisciplinary Humanities Center Lisa Jevbratt, M.F.A., California State University, San Jose, Associate Professor (net art, interactive media) George Legrady, M.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute, Professor (interactive media) Jane Mulfinger, M.F.A., Royal College of Art, London, Associate Professor (3D and spatial studies) Marcos Novak, M.S.Arch, Ohio State University, Professor (interactive media, transarchitecture) Marko Peljhan, Diploma, University of Ljubljana, AGRFT Academy, Slovenia, Associate Professor (interdisciplinary studies) Harry Reese, M.F.A., Brown University, Professor (print, book arts) Richard Ross, M.F.A., University of Florida, Gainesville, Professor (photography) Kim Yasuda, M.F.A., University of Southern California, Professor (3D spatial studies) Michael A. Arntz, M.A., California State University, Long Beach, Professor Emeritus (ceramic sculpture) Gary H. Brown, M.F.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Professor Emeritus (drawing and painting, journaling) William A. Rohrbach, M.A., UC Berkeley, Professor Emeritus (painting) James D. Smith, Ph.D., University of Oregon, Professor Emeritus (drawing, art education) Alan Liu, Ph.D. (English) Lisa Parks, Ph.D. (Film Studies) Constance Penley, Ph.D. (Film Studies) Laurence A. Rickels, Ph.D. (Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies) Abigail Solomon-Godeau, Ph.D. (History of Art and Architecture) Sven Spieker, Ph.D. (Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies) The Department of Art offers programs leading to the degrees of bachelor of arts (B.A.) and the master of fine arts (M.F.A.). The department is committed to creative research that investigates the relationship between inquiry and practice and how this dynamic manifests itself in contemporary and historical approaches to cultural production in a continually changing world. Students are exposed to a broad range of aesthetic perspectives through the department’s interdisciplinary curriculum and extensive range of faculty research. Through a comprehensive core foundation program, students are first introduced to the diverse and hybrid practices of contemporary art, including study in the history, theory, and production of art. At the advanced level, students are given the opportunity to focus and individualize their aesthetic development while still maintaining an open attitude towards art and its ever-evolving contextual relationship with contemporary culture. Students are encouraged to pursue interdisciplinary course opportunities campus-wide in other departments and divisions such as Film Studies and the History of Art and Architecture. Art majors are first introduced to contemporary thinking and practice through core survey and studio courses. Upon completion of this fundamental series, students are encouraged to enhance their research through exploration of a range of studio and special topic courses (see current faculty research areas and catalog undergraduate course listing). The department encourages conceptual problem-solving skills as well as the practical and experimental exploration of the creative process. In so doing, the program fosters independence and innovation on the part of each student in the development of alternative projects and venues for the production and presentation of visual works. In the course of their undergraduate studies, students are expected to generate a significant body of work and should learn to document their process effectively, utilizing current methods of both analog and digital representation. Students are also required to develop their written and verbal skills in tandem with their visual practice to ensure their successful integration into the professional environment. Further information on the major and on student advising is available in the department through the staff and faculty undergraduate advisors and faculty program mentors. Students with a bachelor’s degree in art who are interested in pursuing a California Teaching Credential should contact the credential advisor in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education as soon as possible. Students who plan to teach in the public schools are advised to choose a wide range of courses in art. Undergraduate art majors wishing to be teachers must meet the requirements of the UCSB state-approved waiver program or pass the National Teacher Examination (N.T.E.) competency standard in art. Evidence of a passing score on CBEST is also required. (See details in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Announcement.) One of the most important and successful components of our undergraduate program, the departmental honors program, is a one-year course of study designed to bring a select group of seniors to a level of professional practice. Students apply by portfolio in the spring of their junior year, and must have at least a B overall grade-point average. Selection is by faculty consensus after a review of portfolio materials (slides, digital data, video), with the top 9-12 students chosen for their extant production, as well as potential for development as professional artists. Selected students participate in a rigorous, focused curriculum consisting of seminar, critique, and independent study classes. They receive advanced course reading, and are responsible for sharing their own research through additional readings for the group. They are expected, with the guidance of the Honors Advisor and other faculty, to assume a heightened and perhaps unfamiliar level of initiative for their own education as well as their role as artists within our culture. When possible, visiting artists are invited to speak and the Honors students are granted parallel rights and responsibilities in line with the graduate students, such as access to lab facilities as well as spring exhibition of their senior projects. Graduating students have been successfully admitted to M.F.A programs across the country including Yale University, Art Center College of Design, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and California Institute of the Arts. Honors students have gone on to pursue professional careers in gallery and museum exhibition and installation, filmmaking, web design, commercial design production, fashion and photography. Preparation for the major. Forty-two units in lower-division courses including Art Studio 1A, 1B, 1C (10 units); Art Studio 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D (16 units); Art Studio 10, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 22 (3 courses, 12 units); Art Studio 18 (4 units). Upper-division major. Forty units in upper-division courses (including 28 units selected from upper-division art courses), 8 units of art history, and Art Studio 125, Art Studio 126, or Art Studio 130. Up to 8 units of College of Creative Studies courses or Art Studio 192 may be taken on a passed/not passed basis. College of Creative Studies art courses may be applied only to the 28 upper-division art electives. Graduate Program The Department of Art offers a master of fine arts degree. The two-year program provides graduate students with the opportunity to explore studio production and theoretical work in a flexible structure that encourages individual development within an interdisciplinary context. The department stresses the importance of a rigorous understanding of the conditions in which art is produced. Students are exposed to methodologies of inquiry that foster innovative and problem-solving skills necessary for artistic development and creative production. The program’s internationally accomplished faculty are actively engaged in a range of disciplines and areas that include art and cultural theory, art history, film, video, sound, architecture, digital media, print media, photography, performative studies, painting, spatial arts, and related courses in the humanities, sciences, and engineering. A significant number of the permanent faculty hold joint or affiliate appointments with other departments and programs such as the Media Arts and Technology graduate program, the Department of the History of Art and Architecture, the Department of Asian American Studies, the Comparative Literature Program, and the Department of Film Studies. The department also maintains affiliate appointments with current faculty in the history of art and architecture, English, and German and Slavic Studies. Students are given the opportunity to work one-on-one with faculty who are involved in a wide range of research practices. In conjunction with an intensive curriculum which includes theory, studio critique seminars, professionalism, a range of directed media research courses, and the department’s visiting artist lecture symposia, the study program provides graduate students with direct exposure to professional artists who visit individual graduate students’ studios. The department wishes to attract motivated students who will benefit from interaction with a diverse and challenging faculty. The UCSB environment offers focused research within a compelling natural setting along with exposure to opportunities in the urban centers of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Master of Fine Arts - Art Studio Admission In addition to meeting university requirements for graduate admission status (found in the section "Graduate Education at UCSB”), each applicant to the graduate program in art must have earned an undergraduate bachelor degree with an overall 3.0 grade-point average or better. A research emphasis in visual art is recommended; however, applicants with degrees outside the visual arts or non–traditional backgrounds may be eligible, if their application shows promise and relevance to the current research environment. In all cases, the applicants must demonstrate outstanding accomplishment by submitting a slide portfolio of their work. Documentation of work in other forms (analog / digital data) may also be submitted through prior arrangement with the graduate staff assistant. Applicants to this program are not required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Applicants whose native language is not English, are required to take either the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam. Exemptions to this requirement will be considered for those students who have completed an undergraduate or graduate education at an institution whose primary language of instruction is English. The minimum TOEFL score for consideration is 550 when taking the paper-based test (PBT), 213 when taking the computer-based test (CBT), and 80 when taking the internet-based test (IBT). The minimum IELTS score for consideration is an Overall Band Score of 7 or higher. TOEFL or IELTS scores must not be more than two years old at the time of application to UCSB. Applications are reviewed by the faculty; admission is contingent upon approval of a majority of the tenured faculty. Applicants will be ranked, and offered admittance into the program depending on space availability. Admission is limited to fall quarter only. The application deadline is the second week of January. Applications are available at www.graddiv.ucsb.edu. Department brochures, describing the program and its requirements, are available from the graduate staff assistant. Degree Requirements The Department of Art promotes a cross-disciplinary approach to art production, and therefore, a specialization in a particular medium or curriculum area is not required. Individual students design a specific study program within the prescribed course offerings and degree requirements. Seventy-two units in graduate-level coursework are required of all admitted M.F.A. students as follows: 36 units of graduate studio courses (Art 244, 261, 591), 12 units of theory and criticism (Art 245, 594, and 595); 12 units of M.F.A. thesis preparation (Art 593); and 12 units of electives (any approved graduate-level coursework). Students must be registered and work on the degree full time for the two-year duration of the program. Areas of graduate study include theory and criticism, digital and interactive media, digital video, contemporary 2D-studies (painting, photography, print), 3D-studies (spatial studies, new forms), and performance. At the end of a student’s third quarter of study, a first-year review of both studio and academic work is conducted by the faculty in order to assess the accomplishments of the student during the first year. Upon passing this first-year review, a student is approved by the faculty to advance to the second-year status. At the beginning of the second year in the program, a student, in consultation with the faculty, nominates a chair and members of the faculty for the M.F.A. thesis committee; thesis committee nominations are reviewed and approved by the faculty. Students are expected to meet with their thesis committee chair and members before the end of the fourth quarter to determine the nature of the M.F.A. thesis project, which includes both an exhibition and thesis document. The Master of Fine Arts degree is awarded only after successful completion of all requirements. More detailed information on the program and the M.F.A. degree requirements are available from the graduate staff assistant in the department office or the department’s website: www.arts.ucsb.edu. Return to Top of Page Art Studio Courses The department recommends the Art Studio 1A-C and 7A-7B-7C-7D series be taken at the freshman level. Art Studio courses 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, and 22 may be repeated for credit up to 8 units, but may not be repeated for credit towards the major. 1A. Visual Literacy (4) Staff Open to non-majors. Letter grade required for majors. An introductory survey of visual culture, encompassing art and film theory and practice, digital technologies, television, advertising and print media, with a special focus on current interdisciplinary methodologies. 1B. Twentieth Century Art History (4) Staff Open to non-majors. Letter grade required for majors. Survey of the most important developments in European and American art history from Neoimpressionism through the developing avant gardes of the early twentieth century, to the post-war impact of the New York School, Pop Art, Minimalism, Conceptualism, and Postmodernism. 1C. Introduction to Contemporary Art (2) Staff May not be taken concurrently with Art CS 106. Open to non-majors. Symposium format course presents contemporary artists’ creative projects in relation to recent developments in art and cross-disciplinary practices. Lectures by UCSB’s Art Department faculty and also distinguished guests invited to expand on art, theory and cultural production. (F,S) 7A. The Intersections of Art and Life (4) Fulbeck Open to non-majors. Letter grade required for majors. Not open for credit to students who have completed Art Studio 4D. Explores art in relation to time-based activity and integration with everyday life. Conceptual introduction to authorship, authenticity, and narrative through exercises and examples of performance, video, film, book arts, sound, digital media, and interactive/chance derived work. 7B. Introduction to Contemporary Practice I: Image Studies (4) Beckman Open to non-majors. Letter grade required for majors. Not open for credit to students who have completed Art Studio 2D. The study of visual perception and image-making across visual art disciplines, both material and digital. Studio assignments are combined with related critical theory, historical practice, current strategies, and new evolutions. 7C. Introduction to Contemporary Practice II: Spatial Studies (4) Staff Open to non-majors. Letter grade required for majors. Not open for credit to students who have completed Art Studio 3D. The study of spatial art in all forms, including material, interactive and dynamic digital. Studio assignments are combined with related critical theory, historical practice, current strategies and new evolutions. 7D. Introduction to Contemporary Practice III: Art, Science and Technologies (4) Jevbratt, Peljhan Open to non-majors. Letter grade required for majors. The study of the foundations of digital and technological arts in all forms, including the history, theory and practice of optical, kinetic, interactive, interdisciplinary and systems-oriented art. Lectures and assignments introduce concepts, methods, movements and practitioners that have shaped the fields. 10. Introduction to Contemporary Painting Practice (4) Staff Prerequisite: Art Studio 1A. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units, but only 4 units can be applied to the major. Open to non-majors. Letter-grade required for majors. Recommended preparation: Art Studio 7B or equivalent. Lectures, demonstrations, and projects designed to provide a strong foundation in fundamental 2D image making. Various media to include acrylic, oil, and experimental processes. 12. Beginning Spatial Practices (4) Staff Prerequisite: Art Studio 1A. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units, but only 4 units can be applied to the major. Open to non-majors. Letter-grade required for majors. Recommended preparation: Art Studio 7B or equivalent. Introduction to the challenges, strategies, and techniques of 3D artmaking within the expanding fields of traditional and contemporary sculpture. 14. Lower-Division Print (4) Staff Prerequisite: Art Studio 1A. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units, but only 4 units can be applied to the major. Open to non-majors. Letter-grade required for majors. Recommended prep: Art Studio 7B or equivalent. Introduction to making prints. Emphasis on technical fundamentals and conceptual aspects of graphic arts. “Print” incorporates hand produced, mechanically or photographically reproduced, and electronically replicated media. 18. Lower-Division Drawing (4) Staff May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units, but only 4 units can be applied to the major. Open to non-majors. Letter-grade required for majors. Introductory to two-dimensional representation with various drawing media, including structural and symbolic implications of human form. Emphasis on organization of vision and thought. 19. Lower-Division Photography (4) Staff Prerequisite: Art Studio 1A. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units, but only 4 units can be applied to the major. Letter-grade required for majors. Recommended preparation: Art Studio 7A, 7B or equivalent. Examines photography as a means of artistic expression. Conceptually-based projects explore how we view, interpret, and manipulate visual information. Lectures cover major historical and contemporary artists. Lab work in digital, chemical, or a combination of both at instructor’s discretion. 21. Introduction to Integrated 2D Digital Media (4) Staff Prerequisites: Art Studio 1A-B. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units, but only 4 units can be applied to the major. Letter grade required for majors. Introduction to digital imaging for surfaces; input/output devices raster, vector and page-layout software (Photoshop, Freehand, QuarkXpress), technical and conceptual concerns relevant to all 2D digital media, including photography, printing, print/web publishing. Digital image making in contemporary art and culture. 22. Digital Media Arts Toolbox (4) Staff Prerequisites: Art Studio 1A-B. Open to non-majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units, but only 4 units may be applied to the major. Focuses on digital media approaches specific to fine arts practice; exploring conceptual, technical and artistic methods of digital media arts. Techniques covered include digital graphics, video, sound and HTML. Return to Top of Page The specific concepts, techniques, and philosophy of teaching in art courses 100 through 120 will vary according to the individual instructor. A syllabus of each instructor's courses will be available in the department office. 100. Intermediate Contemporary Painting Issues (4) Staff Prerequisites: Art Studio 1A-B, 7A-B-C, 10, and 18; consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units with instructor approval. Letter-grade required for majors. Various projects designed to assist the understanding and development of intermediate painting practices. Supplemented with slide lectures, library research, and class critique. Additional self-directed projects, sketch books, experimentation, independent research, and self-motivation are encouraged. 101. Advanced Contemporary Painting Issues (4) Staff Prerequisites: Art Studio 100; consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units. Letter grade required for majors. Special studies in painting utilizing particular faculty interests and/or special departmental facilities. Exact nature of course is specified in the Department of Art syllabus. Integration of non-painting media (i.e., installation pertaining to current painting issues, digital media, and photography). 102. Digital Media Tool Box: Concepts and Skills (4) Staff Prerequisites: Art Studio 1A-B and 22. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units with instructor approval. A project-based course with an emphasis on technical skills within the digital media arts context. Topics may include telecommunications, wireless, database aesthetics, networks, interactivity, digital 3D, virtual reality, immersive environments, algorithmic aesthetics, visualization, media theory and others. Topics to be determined by instructor. 105. Intermediate Spatial Practices (4) Staff Prerequisites: Art Studio 1A-B, 7A-B-C, and 12; consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units. Letter-grade required for majors. Develops student knowledge and proficiency of material and method, cultivating both manual and conceptual skill-levels in three-dimensional practices. Course focus varies by quarter, but may include mold-making, casting, metal fabrication, foundry, and related kiln practices. 106. Advanced Spatial Practices (4) Staff Prerequisite: Art Studio 105. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units. Letter grade required for majors. Advanced study of new forms and spatial practices. Individual projects may encompass formal sculptural practices as well as investigations that engage new and alternative technologies such as data-driven forms, alternative architectures, interactive media, cyber/nano/nuero/bio forms and virtual environments. Course content detailed in syllabus each quarter. 106W. Introduction to 2D/3D Visualizations in Architecture (4) Staff Prerequisite: upper-division standing; open to majors only. Same course as Art History 136W. Develops skills in reading, interpreting, and visualizing in 3D objects and spaces by offering exercises in sketching, perspective, orthographic projections, isometric drawings, and manual rendering practices. Relevant for those interested in history of architecture, architecture, sculpture, and such spatial practices as installations and public art. 110. Intermediate Print (4) Staff Prerequisites: Art Studio 1A-B, 7A-B-C, 14, 18, and 19; consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units with instructor approval. Letter grade required for majors. Continued refinement of skills in service of ink and digital production. Emphasis on the intermedia aspects of image and text and the sequential use of pictorial information. Areas of specific focus to include electronic multiples, relief printing, and artists’ books. 112. Artists’ Books (4) Staff Prerequisites: Art Studio 1A, 7B, 14, and 22; upper-division standing. Designed for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units. An investigation of the book as an art form. Based on conventional media, artists’ books encompass a variety of methods, techniques, and ideas. Assigned and self-directed projects using traditional and innovative practices, combining reading with pictorial and tactile experience. 113. Advanced Integrated 2D Digital Media (4) Staff Prerequisites: Art Studio 21 or 22; and Art Studio 110; consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units. The development of independent, innovative projects that utilize digital-traditional hybrid means to make images on surfaces. Projects may employ any imaging strategies in concept, production and distribution; including installation, projection, printing, and publishing. 117. Intermediate Drawing (4) Staff Prerequisites: Art Studio 1A-B, 7A-B-C, and 18; consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units. Letter-grade required for majors. Continuing investigation into the challenges of two-dimensional representation. Course focus to depend on instructor, but may include structural and symbolic implications of the human form, historical and contemporary strategies of visual analysis, and exploration into experimental media. 118. Advanced Drawing (4) Staff Prerequisite: Art Studio 117. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units. Designed for majors. Letter-grade required for majors. Special studies in drawing utilizing particular faculty interests and/or departmental facilities. 120. Intermediate Photography (4) Staff Prerequisites: Art Studio 1A-B, 7A-B-C, 14, 19, and 22; consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units. Letter-grade required for majors. Continued refinement of traditional photographic technique, and development of photography as an artmaking tool. Course to range by instructor, but may include photo narrative, journalism, fashion, artists’ books, desktop publishing, web design, time-based work, and intermedia collaborations. 121. Advanced Photography (4) Staff Prerequisite: Art Studio 120. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of Special studies in photography utilizing faculty interests and/or special departmental facilities. Exact nature of coourse content to be specified in the Department of Art Studio syllabus. 122. Advanced Topics in Digital Media (4) Staff Prerequisites: Art Studio 1A-B and 22. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of An advanced project-based course in digital media arts. Students are expected to have relevant conceptual, aesthetic, and technological grounding in digital media. Topic to be determined by instructor. 123. Papermaking (4) Staff Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units. Introduction to historical and contemporary methods of handmade papermaking leading to innovative uses of handmade paper as an integral part of art forms. 125. Art Since 1950 (4) Staff Prerequisite: Art Studio 1A. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units. Letter grade required for majors. Recommended preparation: upper-division standing. Developments in American and European art since 1950 with an emphasis on the most recent decades. Focus ranges from the post-war impact of the New York School, Pop Art, Minimalism and Conceptualism to more recent, “postmodern” trends. 126. Introduction to Contemporary Theory (4) Gardner Prerequisite: Art Studio 1A-1B. A basic beginning survey of contemporary art, film, and media theory, focussing specifically on: realism, formalism, semiotics, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, feminism, Marxism, gender/queer studies, poststructuralism, post-colonial theory, and broader issues of authorship, narratology, postmodernism, and multiculturalism. 130. Visual Arts As Culture (4) Staff Prerequisites: upper-division standing and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units. Exploration of the visual arts in a wide range of socio-cultural and economic contexts. Topics include art’s changing institutional role in relation to the shifting parameters of ideology and the state apparatus, history, revolution, nationalism, Orientalism, multiculturalism, postmodernism, high and low culture and new technologies. 132. Video (4) Staff Prerequisites: Art Studio 1A and 7A. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units. Letter grade required for majors. The use of video as an artmaking tool in relation to its increasing prominence and pervasiveness in American culture. Hands on production and post-production are combined with viewing, discussion, and criticism. Integration with other artistic media is encouraged. 134. Performance (4) Staff Prerequisites: Art Studio 1A and 7A. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units. Letter grade required for majors. A workshop introduction to the forms, styles, and strategies relating to the use of the body as both physical and psychological basis for making art. Method, space, narrative, audience, object, games, chance and rituals are explored. 136. Personal Narrative (4) Fulbeck Prerequisites: upper-division standing and consent of instructor. Recommended preparation: Art Studio 1A and 7A or equivalent. Intensive writing-based workshop designed for formulating and producing artwork based on one’s own personal experiences and histories. Experimentation and expansion into other artistic media are encouraged. 137. Spoken Word (4) Fulbeck Prerequisites: upper-division standing; consent of instructor. Letter grade required for majors. Recommended Preparation: Art Studio 7A or equivalent. A workshop introduction to the use of voice as an artistic medium, with emphasis on improvisation, personal monologue, and slam poetry. 177. Art and Science of Aerospace Culture (4) Staff Prerequisites: upper-division standing; consent of instructor. Same course as Engineering 177. Letter grade required for majors. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units. Interdisciplinary course/seminar/practice for artists, academics, engineers, and designers interested in exploring the technological, aesthetic, cultural, and political aspects of the space side of the aerospace complex. Design history, space complex aesthetics, cinema intersections, imaging/telecommunications, human spaceflight history, reduced/alternating gravity experimentation, space systems design/utilization. 185AA-ZZ. Special Topics in Art Studio (4) Staff Prerequisites: upper-division standing; open to art majors only. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units. Special topics in art. 192. Internship in Art Studio (1-4) Staff Prerequisites: upper-division standing; consent of department. Must have a 3.0 overall grade-point average. Units are calculated based on three hours of work per week equaling 1 unit. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units; 4 units maximum may be applied toward major. Opportunities in applied learning related to visual art through local museums, art galleries, and other art related organizations or institutions. Students work under the direction of the faculty sponsor who maintains contact with the supervisor for whom the student is interning. 194. Special Group Studies (2-4) Staff Prerequisites: upper-division standing; and consent of instructor and department. May be repeated for credit. A means of making special studies or meeting special curricular problems. 196. Honors Seminar (4) Staff Prerequisites: upper-division standing; art majors only; acceptance into the department’s honors program. Open to qualified with at least a 3.5 grade-point average in the major and at least a 3.0 grade-point average overall. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units in combination with Art Studio 196HA, HB, and HC. Seminar designed to focus on criticism of current studio work. A total of 12 units in this course required to complete honors program. Completion of seminar units followed by public exhibition of work accomplished. 199. Independent Studies (1-5) Staff Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in art. Must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding three quarters. Students are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. Consent of instructor and chair of department required. Advanced individual problems. 199RA. Independent Research Assistance in Art Studio (1-5) Staff Prerequisites: upper-division standing; instructor and department approval required prior to registration. Students are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. Coursework shall consist of faculty supervised research assistance. Return to Top of Page 213. Advanced Electronic Image (4) Beckman Prerequisite: consent of instructor. The development of independent, innovative projects that utilize digital or digital-traditional hybrid means to make images on surfaces. Projects may employ any imaging strategies in concept, production and distribution; including installation, projection, printing and publishing. 244. Graduate Seminar in Critique (4) Staff Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor. A seminar focusing on criticism of current studio work. 245. Graduate Theory Seminar (4) Staff Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor. In-depth look at contemporary media and art discourse framed through a wide range of theoretical approaches: formalism, structuralism, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, Marxism, gender and queer studies, poststructuralism, postcolonial theory, deconstruction, issues of authorship, narratology, and multiculturalism. Specific content varies with instructor. 246. Professionalism (4) Staff Prerequisite: second-year graduate student. Seminar will address problems of professionalism and survival for graduating M.F.A. students. Portfolios, resumes, commercial galleries, alternate spaces, sales and commission policies, studio spaces, art world politics, taxes, etc., will be discussed by faculty and guest speakers. 260. Graduate Seminar in Visual Arts (4) Staff Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor. A means of making special studies and meeting special curricular problems. 261. All Faculty Graduate Seminar (2) Staff Prerequisites: graduate standing; consent of department. Symposium format course presents contemporary artists’ creative projects in relation to recent developments in art and cross-disciplinary practices. Lectures by faculty from UCSB’s Art Department supplemented by distinguished guests invited to expand on art, theory and cultural production. (F,S) 501. Teaching Assistant Practicum (1-4) Staff Prerequisite: graduate standing. Practice of teaching art. 591A. Directed Study in Visual Arts Education (2-12) Staff Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Individual tutorial. 591DP. Directed Study for the M.F.A. in Drawing/Painting (2-12) Staff Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Individual tutorial. 591IM. Directed Study in Intermedia (New Forms) (2-12) Staff Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Individual tutorial. 591PH. Directed Study in Photography (2-12) Staff Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Individual tutorial. 591PM. Directed Study for the M.F.A. in Printmaking (2-12) Staff Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Individual tutorial. 591S. Directed Study for the M.F.A. in Sculpture (2-12) Staff Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Individual tutorial. 593MS. M.F.A. Thesis Project (2-12) Staff Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Individual tutorial. 594. Special Studies in Studio Art (4) Staff Prerequisite: graduate standing. A means of making special studies and meeting special curricular problems. 595. Directed Historical Reading and Research (4) Staff Prerequisite: graduate standing. Independent research involving extensive reading and written essay on a particular period, artist, or body of work with a historical context. |
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