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USC Catalogue 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Courses of Instruction

The terms indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. For the courses offered during any given term, consult the Schedule of Classes.
 

Architecture

All courses must be taken in sequential order, a before b.
  

  • ARCH 596 Building Science Thesis Preparation

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Exploration of topics leading to the development of a thesis prospectus. Topics may be in the areas of building structures, seismic design, environmental control, passive and active energy, or other relevant topics.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 599 Special Topics

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Selected topics in various specialty areas of architecture.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 605zL Graduate Architecture Design II

    Units: 0
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Advanced topical investigations emphasizing diverse areas of specialization. Projects will be faculty-led research investigations that concentrate on diverse areas of vital concern.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 605b  
  

  • ARCH 605aL Graduate Architecture Design II

    Units: 6
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Basic principles of structural (seismic/wind and gravity), HVAC, building envelope, access/egress, building service systems; and sustainable strategies are critical to the proper execution of performative goals. The integration of building systems will be delineated to demonstrate the tectonic viability a design solution.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 505b .
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Architecture majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 605bL Graduate Architecture Design II

    Units: 6
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Comprehensive project emphasizing the interaction between general principles and local sites, building technologies and total building design.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 505b .
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Architecture majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 606 Advanced Architectural Theory

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Interrogates the architectural and cultural landscape of our contemporary cities through a combination of lectures and seminars on theories of place, identity, aesthetics, and technology.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 607 Advanced Computation

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 6.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Introduction to a range of new technologies and techniques examining their technical and theoretical implications including advanced computational design techniques and geospatial design tools.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 608 Urban Theory: Los Angeles Case Study

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Critically investigates the urban condition of Los Angeles through lectures, readings, and field visits. Aims to heighten awareness of the entwinement of environment, culture, architecture and the contemporary city.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 609 Advanced Fabrication

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 6.0
    Terms Offered: FaSm
    Introduction to a range of new technologies and techniques examining technical and theoretical implications including a range of digital fabrication technologies, robotics and film-making techniques.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 610L Advanced Graduate Architecture Design

    Units: 6
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Elective advanced design and research studio investigations. As faculty-led topical themes, the design-based projects will engage critical topics engaging diverse areas of specialization.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 605b .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 611 Advanced Building Systems Integration

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Design criteria development, material and construction process methods, occupancy based load profiles, performance/material life-cycle-mandates, durability for advanced building systems including integrity in sustainable urban systems.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 613L Seminar: Structures Research

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    An overview of research topics in building structures; detailed investigation of selected major issues.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 614 Contemporary Issues in Architecture: A Critical Dialectic

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Issues that are important to the contemporary built environment are explored using a dialectical format to encourage debate, augmented by invited speakers and topical readings.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 214a , ARCH 214b  and ARCH 514a , ARCH 514b .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 615L Seminar: Environmental Systems Research

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    A detailed examination of current issues in the thermal, acoustical, and radiant environment; recent developments in criteria, systems, controls, design tools and simulations; an understanding of the relationships between environmental factors, economics, and architectural goals.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 635 Landscape Construction: Assembly and Documentation

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Learn and practice the process by which a landscape design is assembled through materials systems and design documentation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 642L Landscape Architecture Design

    Units: 6
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Fully integrated landscape place design; reclamation sites at significant urban or natural locations.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 542aL , ARCH 542bL .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 690aL Directed Research

    Units: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 690bL Directed Research

    Units: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 691a Heritage Conservation Thesis Preparation and Thesis

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Introduction to, and exploration of, topics leading to the development of a thesis prospectus and directed research towards the completion of the master’s thesis in heritage conservation.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 549  
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Master of Heritage Conservation students.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In Progress/Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 691b Heritage Conservation Thesis Preparation and Thesis

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Introduction to, and exploration of, topics leading to the development of a thesis prospectus and directed research towards the completion of the master’s thesis in heritage conservation.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 549  
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Heritage Conservation
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In Progress/Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 691z Heritage Conservation Thesis Preparation and Thesis

    Units: 0
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Introduction to, and exploration of, topics leading to the development of a thesis prospectus and directed research towards the completion of the master’s thesis in heritage conservation.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 549  and ARCH 553 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 692aL Building Science Thesis

    Units: 6
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Research and thesis for the Master of Building Science degree.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 596 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 692bL Building Science Thesis

    Units: 6
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Research and thesis for the Master of Building Science degree.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 692aL  
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Master of Building Science students.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: In Progress/Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 692zL Building Science Thesis

    Units: 0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Research and thesis for the Master of Building Science degree.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 596 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 693aL M.Arch. Thesis, Option I

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Directed research option for M.Arch. degree.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 693bL M.Arch. Thesis, Option I

    Units: 8
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Directed research option for M.Arch. degree.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 693zL M.Arch. Thesis, Option I

    Units: 0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Directed research option for M.Arch. degree.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 694 Research Publication Methods for Building Science

    Units: 2
    Technical documentation, graphic representation, and verbal presentation for writing and presenting journal articles and conference presentations in building science. 
    Recommended Preparation: completion of MBS Core Seminars
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Master of Building Science students.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 695aL M.Arch. Thesis, Option II

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Design thesis for the Master of Architecture degree.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Master’s level Architecture students.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 695bL M.Arch. Thesis, Option II

    Units: 8
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Design thesis for the Master of Architecture degree.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 695zL M.Arch. Thesis, Option II

    Units: 0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Design thesis for the Master of Architecture degree.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 696a Building Science Thesis

    Units: 1
    Research and thesis for the Master of Building Science degree.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 696b Building Science Thesis

    Units: 6
    Research and thesis for the Master of Building Science degree.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 696c Building Science Thesis

    Units: 8
    Research and thesis for the Master of Building Science degree.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 696zL Building Science Thesis

    Units: 0
    Research and thesis for the Master of Building Science degree.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 697aL MLArch Thesis, Option II

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Field studies and thesis for the MLArch degree.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 697bL MLArch Thesis, Option II

    Units: 8
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Field studies and thesis for the MLArch degree.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 697zL MLArch Thesis, Option II

    Units: 0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Field studies and thesis for the MLArch degree.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 698aL MLArch Thesis

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Directed research option for the MLArch degree.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Landscape Architecture and in Planning/Landscape Architecture
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In Progress/Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 698bL MLArch Thesis

    Units: 8
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Directed research option for the MLArch degree.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 698a  
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Landscape Architecture and in Planning/Landscape Architecture
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: In Progress/Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 698zL MLArch Thesis, Option I

    Units: 0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Directed research option for the MLArch degree.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 702L Advanced Graduate Architecture Design – Themes

    Units: 6
    Advanced thematic topical investigations emphasizing diverse areas of specialization. Projects will be faculty-led research investigations that concentrate on diverse areas of vital concern.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 705L Advanced Graduate Architecture Design – Topics

    Units: 6
    Max Units: 12.0
    Terms Offered: FaSm
    Advanced topical investigations emphasizing diverse areas of specialization. Projects will be faculty-led research investigations that concentrate on diverse areas of vital concern.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 605bL  or ARCH 702L .
    Registration Restriction: Open to Architecture majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ARCH 790 Doctoral Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the School of Architecture.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 791 Proposal for Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 793aL Architecture Directed Design Research Option I

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Directed Design Research option for graduate level architecture degree.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 605bL  or ARCH 702L .
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Architecture majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 793bL Architecture Directed Design Research Option I

    Units: 6
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Directed Design Research option for graduate level architecture degree.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 605bL  or ARCH 702L .
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Architecture majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 793z Architecture Directed Design Research Option I

    Units: 0
    Directed Design Research option for graduate level architecture degree. Credit on acceptance of research project.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 793b . 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 794a Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 794b Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 794c Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress & Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 794d Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress & Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 794z Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress & Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 795aL Architecture Thesis Option II

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Thesis option for graduate level architecture degree.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 605bL  or ARCH 702L .
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Architecture majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 795bL Architecture Thesis Option II

    Units: 6
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Thesis option for graduate level architecture degree.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 605bL  or ARCH 702L .
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Architecture majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • ARCH 795z Architecture Thesis Option II

    Units: 0
    Thesis option for graduate level architecture degree. Credit on acceptance of research project.
    Prerequisite: ARCH 795b .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit


Art
  

  • ART 105 Art and Design Studio I

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Introduction to the fundamental elements in art making, design creation and thinking, including key principles of process and critical analysis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as DES 105
  

  • ART 106 Art and Design Studio II

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Introduction to the fundamental elements in art making, design creation and thinking, including the key principles of process and critical analysis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as DES 106
  

  • ART 110 Drawing for Art and Design

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An introduction to drawing, both skill and perception oriented, as the basic tool for all the visual arts and design.
    Duplicates Credit in former FADW 101
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as DES 110
  

  • ART 120 Painting I

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Practical introduction to oil and acrylic pigments, painting equipment, processes, and media. Primary experience in: color, composition and perception through representational and abstract painting.
    Duplicates Credit in former FAPT 105
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 130 Ceramics

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Practical and theoretical exploration of the nature of surface, form, volume and mass as fundamental elements of clay sculpture and the ceramic object.
    Duplicates Credit in former FACE 112
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 140 Sculpture I

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Practical and theoretical introduction to sculpture as dimensional manipulation. Primary exploration of form, mass, gravity, surface, structure and associative recognition in three-dimensional art.
    Duplicates Credit in former FASC 106
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 141xg Creating and Understanding Visuals

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Lecture-studio course on the theory and history behind contemporary art, design, and visual communication; students also create work, informed by ideas from the lecture.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category A: The Arts
    Credit Restriction: Not available for credit for Roski majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 142 Modeling and Mold Making

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Introduction to plaster mold making using clay and wax for both ceramics and sculpture. Exploration of various casting materials.
    Duplicates Credit in former FASC 136
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 150 Introduction to Photography

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Introduction to the practice of photographic image-making within fine arts. Emphasis on developing technical skills in relation to personal vision. Work in black and white.
    Duplicates Credit in former FAPH 209
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 151 Digital Photography

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    An introductory course exploring the processes and practices of digital capture, imaging and printing, from web-based image posting to large-scale printing.
    Duplicates Credit in former FAIN 210
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 207ax Two-Dimensional Art Workshop

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Studio practice to develop standards of judgment and appreciation of the visual arts.
    Duplicates Credit in former FA 207a
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 207bx Two-Dimensional Art Workshop

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 08
    Continuation of ART 207ax .
    Prerequisite: ART 207ax  
    Duplicates Credit in former FA 207b
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 208a Three-Dimensional Art Workshop

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Studio practice to develop standards of judgment and appreciation of the visual arts.
    Duplicates Credit in former FA 208a
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 208b Three-Dimensional Art Workshop

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continuation of ART 208a .
    Prerequisite: ART 208a 
    Duplicates Credit in former FA 208b
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 210 Drawing II

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Drawing methods and concepts, with emphasis on observing and rendering the human form and anatomy. Continued acquisition of skills, with compositional, gestural, and interpretive elements.
    Prerequisite: ART 110  or FADW 101 
    Duplicates Credit in former FADW 201
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 220 Painting II

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continuation of practical and theoretical skills introduced in Painting I. Color in personal expression, perception, and content; cultural subjects/objects and symbols signifying a personal language.
    Prerequisite: ART 120  or FAPT 105 
    Duplicates Credit in former FAPT 205
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 230 Wheel Throwing

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    An introductory course using wheel throwing techniques for ceramics to explore a variety of forms through three-dimensional exercises.
    Duplicates Credit in former FACE 212
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 240 Sculpture II

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Continued examination of the concepts of three-dimensional art: interrelation of material and image, public, human and intimate scale.
    Prerequisite: ART 140  or FASC 106 
    Duplicates Credit in former FASC 206
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 242 Metal

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Introduction to metal in fine art. Emphasis on technical proficiencies and effective solutions working in a variety of metals.
    Recommended Preparation: ART 140 
    Duplicates Credit in former FASC 236
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 243 Construction Techniques

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Exploration of art fabrication and the techniques and philosophies of working with a variety of materials.
    Recommended Preparation: ART 140 
    Duplicates Credit in former FASC 246
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 250 Photography II

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Continued examination of the conceptual, technical, aesthetic and historical tools necessary for a well-informed deliberate art practice with an emphasis on color photography. Work is in digital or analog.
    Prerequisite: ART 150  or ART 151  or FAIN 210  or FAPH 209 
    Duplicates Credit in former FAPH 309a
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 260 Video and Time-based Media

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    An introductory course exploring contemporary processes and practices of video experimentation including the camera, desktop production, and editing. Experimentation with multiple modes of execution, presentation, and distribution.
    Duplicates Credit in former FAIN 220
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 280 Studio Critique I

    Units: 2
    Interdisciplinary forum where students develop research skills, learn how to best articulate their artistic production, discuss materials related to their research interests, and critique the work of their peers.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 300 Professional Practices

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Instruction on producing written and visual documentation of art/design work, proposals, statements, and portfolios; applications for art/design employment opportunities, grants, research projects, and graduate school.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to sophomores, juniors and seniors
    Duplicates Credit in former FA 300
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 310 Advanced Drawing

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Directed examination of personal approaches in drawing; emphasis on making visual and artistic decisions and developing an appropriate attitude towards individual expression.
    Prerequisite: ART 210  or FADW 201 
    Duplicates Credit in former FADW 301
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 311 Anatomical Drawing from Life

    Units: 2
    An advanced, concentrated study of the human figure; expands on skills depicting and visualizing the human form.
    Prerequisite: ART 110  or FADW 101 
    Recommended Preparation: ART 210  or permission of instructor
    Duplicates Credit in former FADW 321
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 312 Comics Project

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    All aspects of comics will be covered, from writing and composition to inking and marketing through the production of an individual 15-page comic creation.
    Recommended Preparation: Any drawing, graphic design or creative writing course
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 315 Studies in Drawing and Painting

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 12
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    A studio examination of rotating topics in drawing/painting, either media-based or content-driven, with individual and collaborative projects; topics change each semester.
    Recommended Preparation: ART 310  or ART 320  or permission of instructor
    Registration Restriction: Open only to sophomores, juniors, and seniors
    Duplicates Credit in former FADW 331
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 320 Advanced Painting

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Directed examination of aesthetic concepts; investigation into personal ideas related to the development of a creative visual language in painting.
    Prerequisite: ART 220  or FAPT 205 
    Duplicates Credit in former FAPT 305
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 330 Advanced Ceramics

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Directed examination of aesthetic concepts and investigation into personal ideas as they relate to the development of a creative visual language in ceramics.
    Prerequisite: ART 130  or FACE 112 
    Duplicates Credit in former FACE 312
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 331 Clay and Glazes

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    A foundation in the formulation of clay bodies and glaze materials through lectures and studio exercises to suit specific needs with the artist in mind.
    Recommended Preparation: ART 130  or ART 230 
    Duplicates Credit in former FACE 313
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 340 Advanced Sculpture

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Directed examination of three-dimensional aesthetic concepts; development of an individual creative vision.
    Prerequisite: ART 240  or FASC 206 
    Duplicates Credit in former FASC 306
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 350 Advanced Photography

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continued examination of the conceptual, technical, aesthetic and historical tools necessary for a well-informed deliberate art practice with an emphasis on color photography. Work is in digital or analog.
    Prerequisite: ART 250  or FAPH 309a 
    Duplicates Credit in former FAPH 309b
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 360 Video Studio

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    An intensive video studio in the understanding and method of timebased, narrative and non-narrative art.
    Prerequisite: ART 260  or FAIN 220 
    Duplicates Credit in former FAIN 320
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 361 Internet Studio and Online Experimentation

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    A technically and conceptually intensive studio exploring contemporary processes and practices of Internet art and online expression.
    Duplicates Credit in former FAIN 315
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 362 Ideas in Intermedia

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    An examination of the impact of digital media on contemporary culture, with attention to a particular, changing topic each semester.
    Duplicates Credit in former FAIN 330
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 370 Printmaking

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Introductory course in various printmaking techniques; necessary skills and inherent expressive qualities of different printmaking methods are explored.
    Duplicates Credit in former FAPR 311
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 380 Studio Critique II

    Units: 2
    A continuation of ART 280  for third-year students, providing an interdisciplinary forum for artistic practice and a deepening critique of one’s work and the work of peers.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 390 Special Problems

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.
    Duplicates Credit in former FA 390
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 410 Topics in Advanced Drawing

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continued directed examination of personal approaches in drawing, emphasis on making visual and artistic decisions and developing an appropriate attitude toward visual expression.
    Prerequisite: ART 310  or FADW 301 
    Duplicates Credit in former FA 401 and FADW 401
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 418 Independent Studies in Studio Arts

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Independent research of specific topics under the direction of a faculty member. Administrative and faculty approval required.
    Recommended Preparation: appropriate 300-level course work
    Duplicates Credit in former FA 418
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 419 Professional Internship in the Arts

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An experiential/academic opportunity in a museum, gallery, community cultural center, or related facility. Lectures, seminars, written analysis, and working internship.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to upper-division fine arts majors
    Duplicates Credit in former FA 419
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as DES 419
  

  • ART 420 Topics in Advanced Painting

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Directed painting with continued emphasis on personal choices regarding appropriation of conceptual images and arrangement, material processes, scale, number of paintings. Ongoing critical response to painting.
    Prerequisite: ART 320  or FAPT 305 
    Duplicates Credit in former FAPT 405
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • ART 430 Topics in Advanced Ceramics

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continued directed examination of aesthetic concepts and investigation into personal ideas as they relate to the development of a creative visual language in ceramics.
    Prerequisite: ART 330  or FACE 312 
    Duplicates Credit in former FACE 412
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

 

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