B.A. IN ART - PLAN I
(Art Education)

Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design

Requirements (93 units)
Total units required for graduation: 180
This program is designed for students seeking a liberal education
with an emphasis in art, and is recommended for those
who wish to receive teaching credentials in art.

Requirements for the B.A. in Art - Plan I:

Lower-division requirements (13 courses totalling 57 units)
1. ART 120. Introduction to Two Dimensional
Design (4)
2. ART 121. Introduction to Three Dimensional
Design (4)
3. ART 122. Introduction to Drawing and Life
Drawing (4)
4. ART 123. Introduction to Art and Technology (4)
5. ART 221. Art History: Prehistoric Times through
the Middle Ages (4)
6. ART 222. Art History: Africa, Asia, the Americas
and Oceania (4)
7. ART 223. Art History: Renaissance to the
Present (4)
8. ART 235. Painting I (5)
9. ART 240. Sculpture I (5)
10. ART 254. Ceramics I (5)
11. ART 260. Printmaking I (5)
12. ART 290. Photography I (5)
13. Four units chosen from:
ART 232. Principles of Design Management (4)
ART 238. Production of Visual Information
Design (4)

Upper-division requirements (36 units)

1. History of Art
Eight units consisting of one four-unit course chosen
from each of the following (A and B):
A. ART 420. Art from 1900 to the Present (4)
ART 520. Contemporary Art, Theory and
Criticism (4)
B. ART 305. Women and Art (4)
ART 306. Greek and Roman Art (4)
ART 323. Native North American Art (4)
ART 324. Pre-Columbian Art (4)
ART 328. Mexican Art (4)
ART 329. Chicano Art (4)
ART 420. Art from 1900 to the Present (4) (if
not taken in Category A above)
ART 520. Contemporary Art, Theory and
Criticism (4) (if not taken in
Category A above)

2. Studio courses in a single area of specialization
Two five-unit courses chosen from one of the following
specializations: (Note: Check course descriptions to ascertain
which courses may be repeated for credit.)
Ceramics
ART 355. Ceramics II (5)
ART 357. Ceramics III (5)
Graphic Design
ART 320. Digital Image Editing (5)
ART 322. Web Design (5)
ART 325. Advanced Digital Editing (5)
Painting
ART 304. Advanced Drawing and Life Drawing (5)
ART 336. Advanced Painting (5)
Photography
ART 391. Intermediate Photography (5)
ART 392. Advanced Photography (5)
ART 398. Documentary Photography (5)
Printmaking
ART 361. Printmaking II (5)
ART 362. Printmaking III (5)
Sculpture
ART 341. Advanced Sculpture (5)
3. ART 415. Senior Seminar: Art and Society (2)
4. ART 416. Senior Project (2)
5. Art Education
Fourteen units as follows:
ART 399. Art Education: History, Philosophy and
Theory (4)
ART 496. Art Education: Social and Cultural
Frameworks (4)
ART 497. Art Education: Issues in Studio
Practice (2)
ART 498. Art Education: Digital Technology (4)