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USC Catalogue 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]
USC Roski School of Art and Design
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USC Roski MFA Art Group Show, installed for Graduate Open House (2019). Photo by Ryan Miller / Capture Imaging.
With a faculty of international distinction, the USC Gayle Garner Roski School of Art and Design offers emerging artists, designers, curators and critics a creative and intellectual atmosphere in which to study. Located at one of the world’s leading research institutions, Roski encourages interdisciplinary exploration throughout USC’s 19 professional schools — including six devoted to the arts. And by studying in Los Angeles, students can enhance their education with access to numerous museums as well as an extensive number of galleries, design firms, artist studios and music and film industries, providing a wealth of internship and employment opportunities for a successful future.
Roski’s BA program is a liberal arts degree, ideal for students who want to combine art with a study in a related field — or a completely different one. Though the emphasis remains on a studio practice, the flexibility of the BA allows students to pursue electives, a minor or a second major to develop a diverse academic career. For a more intensive undergraduate arts degree, the BFA in Fine Arts program allows students to immerse themselves fully in the creative process, spending the vast majority of their class time in studio courses developing high levels of proficiency. A distinguished and dedicated faculty mentors art students in painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, digital media and critical studies. And the BFA in Design is a four-year, pre-professional degree leading to a variety of careers in advertising, publication, fashion, sports, entertainment and film design, among others.
At the graduate level, the MFA in Fine Arts program is recognized nationally for its breadth and intensity, as well as for a faculty of renowned practicing artists. The two-year, studio-based program offers a multi-disciplinary platform for diverse and experimental practices. The MFA in Design is a five-term, studio-based program that encourages a unique and relevant contemporary design practice for a rapidly changing world. The third graduate degree offered at USC Roski is the MA in Curatorial Practices and the Public Sphere, a platform for scholarship in contemporary art. The program aims to bring students to a high level of understanding of the history and theory of curatorial practices, with attention paid to questions of how curating activates art in relation to a range of audiences and interacts with diverse communities.
The Master of Urban Planning/Master of Arts, Curatorial Practices and the Public Sphere (MUP/MA) dual-degree program, offered by the USC Roski School and the USC Price School of Public Policy, provides an opportunity for students to become successful professionals in the arena of organizing art projects in urban public space, planning and community development.
The Graduate Certificate in Performance Studies provides deep training in the hybrid disciplinary areas of performance, live art, time-based media, and performance theory and history for USC students studying related disciplines.
All Roski graduate programs are housed in the new, state-of-the-art, Roski Graduate Building in the heart of the Los Angeles Arts District. The new facility includes individual work spaces/studios, a well-equipped Makerspace, conference rooms and the 2,000-square-foot Roski Graduate Gallery.
USC Roski encourages students to expand their horizons through a diverse community, global initiatives and interdisciplinary opportunities. These goals better prepare them to forge entirely new paths for an arts education, utilizing every advantage of a great university to drive change, challenge others and create a better future for themselves and for the world.
Watt Hall 104
(213) 740-2787
FAX: (213) 740-8938
Email: roski@usc.edu
roski.usc.edu
Administration
Dean: Haven Lin-Kirk, MFA
Faculty
Professors: Nao Bustamante, MFA; Patty Chang, BFA; Jud Fine, MFA; April Greiman, BFA; Amelia Jones, PhD; Mary Kelly, MFA; Suzanne Lacy, PhD; Keith Mayerson, MFA; Ruth Weisberg, MA*
Associate Professor of Art: Edgar Arceneaux, MFA
Associate Professors of Critical Studies: Andrew Campbell, PhD, Jenny Lin, PhD
Associate Professors of Practice, Art: David Kelley, MFA; Ruben Ochoa, MFA; Jennifer West, MFA
Associate Professor of Practice, Art and Design: Sherin Guirguis, MFA
Associate Professor of Practice, Design: Ewa Wojciak, MFA
Associate Professors of Teaching, Art: Caroline Clerc, MFA; Thomas Mueller, MFA; Julia Paull, MFA
Associate Professor of Design: Bruno Lemgruber, MS
Assistant Professors of Teaching, Art: Karen Leibowitz, MFA; Marisa Mandler, MFA
Assistant Professors of Teaching, Design: China Adams, MFA; Jason Ellenburg; Brian O’Connell, MFA; Osvaldo Trujillo, MFA; Alexis Zoto, MFA
Assistant Professor of Critical Studies: madison moore, PhD
Lecturers: Paul Donald, MFA; Charla Elizabeth, MSc; Eric Junker, MFA; Jean Robison, MFA
Part-time Lecturers: Eugene Ahn, MA; Sam Alden, BA; Carlos Avila, MFA; Ray Anthony Barrett, MFA; Ariel Brice, MFA; Laurie Burruss, MFA; Danie Cansino, MFA; Lucy Cook, MFA; Ginamahre Fulton, MFA; Ashley Hagen, MFA; Yaron Hakim, MFA; Peter Holzhauer, MFA; Helen Kim, MFA; Alvaro Marquez, MFA; Karen Moss, PHD; Melanie Nakaue, MFA; Brian Olson, BA; Ruby Osorio, MFA; Lisa Oxley, MFA; Helene Reiner, BFA; Jackie Rines, MFA; Peter Robbins, BFA; Rotem Rozental, PHD; Amy Santoferraro, MFA ; Sophia Stevenson, MFA; Hector Torres, MFA; Joseph Valencia, MA; Zöe Van Dijk, BFA; Angie Wang, BA; Shoshi Watanabe, MFA
Emeritus Professors: Robbert Flick, MFA; Ron Rizk, MFA; Jay Willis, MA; Margaret Lazzari, MFA*
Emeritus Associate Professors: Karen Koblitz, MFA; Ann Page, BFA
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.
General Information
Degrees Offered
At the undergraduate level, the school offers the Bachelor of Art in Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design. The Bachelor of Art in Art is offered in conjunction with the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. The Roski School of Art and Design also offers 11 minor programs in studio arts and design including a Communication Design minor in conjunction with the Marshall School of Business and the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and a Visual Narrative Art minor in conjunction with the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Degrees offered at the graduate level are: Master of Fine Arts in Art, Master of Fine Arts in Design, and Master of Arts in Curatorial Practices and the Public Sphere. A dual degree is also available: Master of Urban Planning/Master of Arts, Curatorial Practices and the Public Sphere (MUP/MA) plus a graduate certificate in Performance Studies.
Minimum Grade Point Average Requirements
A minimum grade of C (2.0) or higher is required in all studio and art history courses for all undergraduate majors and minors in the Roski School of Art and Design. A grade of C- or lower will not satisfy a major or minor requirement. A minimum grade point average of 3.0 must be maintained by all candidates for the Master of Fine Arts in Art, Master of Fine Arts in Design and Master of Arts.
Undergraduate Admission
Admission to the Roski School of Art and Design at the undergraduate level is granted through the USC Office of Admission. Freshman applicants applying by December 1 for the fall semester will receive priority consideration for admission to the university and for merit scholarship. January 15 is the deadline for general consideration. The deadline for transfer applicants for the fall semester is February 15.
Undergraduate applicants must upload a portfolio of images and an artist statement at the school’s website. Specific requirements and additional information are available at roski.usc.edu/undergrad or email roski@usc.edu.
Students who have not been admitted to the Roski School of Art and Design may complete a maximum of 20 units of Roski course work at USC. No further course work may be taken until admitted. Students who are interested in becoming Roski majors or minors should meet with the Roski School’s advisers as soon as possible, preferably during their first semester taking art classes. Advisers can be contacted through the school’s Advisement Office, Watt Hall 104, (213) 821-1290, for assistance.
Graduate Admission
Applications for admission to the graduate programs are evaluated by the USC Office of Graduate Admission before being forwarded to the school. Students must be admitted by both the USC Graduate School and the Roski School of Art and Design. The Graduate School’s general admission requirements include official transcripts of all previous college and university work, and three letters of recommendation from instructors or persons able to comment on the applicant’s creative work and/or scholarly potential.
Applicants to the MFA degrees must upload a portfolio of images and an artist statement at the school’s website. Specific requirements and additional information are available at roski.usc.edu/academic/mfa.
Advisement
Academic advisement is provided to fine arts majors, minors and graduate students through the Advisement Office in Watt Hall 104, (213) 821-1290. All students who are interested in taking art courses are welcomed and encouraged to make an appointment for advisement as well. The staff advisers provide information regarding academic life at the university, program requirements, policies and procedures to assist students with their degree completion. Majors are required to meet with advisers before registering each semester. Appointments may be scheduled at most times during the academic year. For more information, see roski.usc.edu/resources/student.
International Study Options
Roski majors may take advantage of art courses offered through study abroad programs. For more information, see Roski’s study abroad page at roski.usc.edu/academic/study-abroad.
Please contact the USC Overseas Studies Office in CAS 104, (213) 740-3636, or dornsife.usc.edu/overseas-studies/ for complete information, program requirements and applications.
Minor Programs
The Roski School of Art and Design offers minors in art and design as supplements to major fields of specialization in other departments and schools for students whose academic programs do not permit the opportunity to pursue one of the school’s regular degree options. There are seven intensive studio minors — in painting, drawing, photography, ceramics, sculpture, two-dimensional studies and intermedia arts — and four interdisciplinary minors in communication design, 3-D design, performance art and visual narrative art. There is a separate application for Roski minors available at roski.usc.edu/academic/minors.
Candidates for the minors in the Roski School of Art and Design will be counseled by an academic adviser in the school.
Bachelor’s Degree
Minor
Master’s Degree
Graduate Certificate
Art
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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 tools, mediums, processes and contemporary concepts. Primary experience in: color, composition and perception through representational and abstract painting.
Duplicates Credit in former FAPT 105
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 130 Ceramics I Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
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
Grading Option: Letter
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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
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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 for Major Credit
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 150 Introduction to Photography: Process and Concept Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Digital photography as a medium of contemporary art. Includes concept development, DSLR cameras, lighting, digital workflow, software, large format printing and installation.
Duplicates Credit in former FAPH 209
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 207a Two-Dimensional Art Workshop Units: 2
Max Units: 08
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Studio practice to develop drawing fundamentals for game designers, animators and narrative artists.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 207a
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 207b Two-Dimensional Art Workshop Units: 2
Max Units: 08
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Continuation of ART 207a .
Prerequisite: ART 207a
Duplicates Credit in former FA 207b
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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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
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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
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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
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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
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ART 255 Black and White Film and Darkroom Photography Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Introduces film cameras, development, and darkroom techniques, photographic history, theory and practice within an art context.
Duplicates Credit in ART 150
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 260 Introduction to Video: Projection and Virtual Worlds in Art Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
An introductory course exploring contemporary processes and practices of video experimentation in art including the camera, editing, digital manipulation and spatial and virtual platforms.
Duplicates Credit in former FAIN 220
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 280 Studio Critique I Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
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.
Registration Restriction: Open only to sophomores in Art and Fine Arts majors
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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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
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ART 310 Drawing II Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Directed examination of personal approaches to drawing with emphasis on making visual and artistic decisions and developing additional skills and sources of inspiration. Individual expression will be encouraged.
Prerequisite: ART 110 or FADW 101
Duplicates Credit in former FADW 301
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 311 Anatomical Drawing from Life Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
An advanced, concentrated study of the human figure; expands on skills depicting and visualizing the human form.
Prerequisite: ART 110 or FADW 101
Duplicates Credit in former FADW 321
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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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 multi-page comic creation.
Recommended Preparation: Any drawing, graphic design or creative writing course
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 314 Illustration for Art and Design Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Illustration techniques and professional practices across the range of fine art, comics, editorial illustration, narrative arts, visual development and others. Digital and hybrid approaches.
Recommended Preparation: ART 110 , ART 120 , or any graphic design course
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
Crosslisted as DES 314 -
ART 320 Painting II Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Directed examination of historic and contemporary painting concepts and aesthetics, investigation into personal ideas towards the development of a creative visual language and practice in painting.
Prerequisite: ART 120 or FAPT 105
Duplicates Credit in former FAPT 305
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 330 Ceramics II Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
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
Grading Option: Letter
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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
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ART 340 Sculpture II Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Directed examination of three-dimensional aesthetic concepts; development of an individual creative vision.
Prerequisite: ART 140
Duplicates Credit in former FASC 306
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 350 Intermediate Photography: Studio, Field, Independent Projects Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Continued examination of the conceptual, technical, aesthetic and historical tools necessary for a well-informed deliberate art practice. Emphasis on generating self-directed ideas.
Prerequisite: ART 150
Duplicates Credit in former FAPH 309b
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 360 Video Installation and Moving Image Environments Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Advanced studio course. Investigates video installation as an evolving contemporary art form that extends the conversation of video art beyond the frame and into live, hybrid media, site-specific and multiple channel environments.
Prerequisite: ART 260 or FAIN 220
Duplicates Credit in former FAIN 320
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 361 Post-Internet Art and Aesthetics Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
A technically and conceptually intensive studio exploring contemporary processes and practices of Internet art and online expression.
Prerequisite: ART 260
Recommended Preparation: ART 150
Duplicates Credit in former FAIN 315
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 362 Ideas in Intermedia Units: 4
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
Grading Option: Letter
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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
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ART 380 Studio Critique II Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
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.
Prerequisite: ART 280
Registration Restriction: Open only to juniors in Art and Fine Arts majors
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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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
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ART 410 Topics in Advanced Drawing Units: 4
Max Units: 12
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Examination of personal approaches and professional careers in drawing and 2D art making, emphasis on making a body of work with creative freedom in committed studio space.
Prerequisite: ART 310 or FADW 301
Duplicates Credit in former FA 401 and FADW 401
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 415 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; ART 320; or permission of instructor
Duplicates Credit in former FADW 331 and former ART 315
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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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
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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: Credit/No Credit
Crosslisted as DES 419 -
ART 420 Topics in Advanced Painting Units: 4
Max Units: 12
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Examination of personal approaches and professional careers in painting and 2D art making, emphasis on making a body of work with creative freedom in committed studio space.
Prerequisite: ART 320 or FAPT 305
Duplicates Credit in former FAPT 405
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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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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ART 434 Sound Art Units: 2
Terms Offered: Sp
A survey of developments in non-traditional musical instrument making in clay including design, fabrication and composition, culminating in a musical performance.
Recommended Preparation: ART 130 or FACE 112
Duplicates Credit in former ART 414
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 440 Topics in Advanced Sculpture Units: 4
Max Units: 12
Terms Offered: FaSp
Individual direction of the study of aesthetic issues in sculpture; investigation of an individual creative vision.
Prerequisite: ART 340 or FASC 306
Duplicates Credit in former FASC 406
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 441 Installation Art Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Students challenge the traditional art object as they explore the use of space and time in their artwork.
Prerequisite: ART 140
Recommended Preparation: any upper division art or design course
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 442 Art and Technology Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
An interdisciplinary course between art and engineering that addresses creative thinking in the manipulation of media and the communication of ideas.
Duplicates Credit in former FASC 436
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 443 Woodworking Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
Exploration of the essential skills in woodworking through lecture, demonstration and hands-on training. Includes instruction in joinery and relevant machinery and hand tools.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 444 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 and former ART 142
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 445 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 and former ART 242
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 450 Topics in Advanced Photography Units: 4
Max Units: 12
Terms Offered: FaSp
In-depth exploration of photographic and artistic concepts as they apply to the articulation of personal work.
Prerequisite: ART 350 or FAPH 309b
Duplicates Credit in former FAPH 409
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 460 Post-Material Studio Units: 4
Max Units: 08
Terms Offered: FaSp
Advanced studio and discussion course that affords the student a conceptual and practical platform from which to discuss and realize a major work or series.
Recommended Preparation: any upper division studio course or permission of instructor
Duplicates Credit in former FAIN 440
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 461 Techniques in After Effects Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
An intensive investigation of the mechanics and methodology of contemporary software for video art. Recommended to be taken concurrently with ART 260 .
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 462 Performance Art Workshop Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Introduce contextual understanding of performance art history and basic principles of using the body in time and space in relation to an audience in order to convey meaning.
Recommended Preparation: ART 260 or ART 362
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 463 Performance Art and the Frame Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
Exploration of iconic performance documentation and creation of a snapshot and/or moving image narrative, manipulating temporal space to lock it into a frame.
Recommended Preparation: Background in visual arts of any form (e.g., performance art, time-based media, video art, installation and any form of 2D or 3D art), cinema, media, music, communications, narrative studies
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 470 Topics in Advanced Printmaking Units: 4
Max Units: 12
Terms Offered: FaSp
Directed examination of specific printmaking media in relation to personal aesthetic goals and expressive concepts.
Prerequisite: ART 370 or FAPR 311
Duplicates Credit in former FAPR 411
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 480 International Art Study Tour Units: 2
Max Units: 02
Terms Offered: FaSp
An immersive experience in the artistic culture of a specific city or region that includes a short (less than two weeks) international trip.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 484 Contemporary Issues in Art Units: 4
Max Units: 12
Terms Offered: FaSp
An advanced studio and discussion course aims to expand a student’s relationship to, and understanding of, contemporary artistic dissemination, discourse, and display via a series of rotating topics.
Recommended Preparation: junior status or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 485 Studio Capstone Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
A faculty-mentored course supporting advanced conceptual exploration and the development of an ambitious, self-defined series or body of work; may culminate in a group exhibition or individual project.
Registration Restriction: Open only to seniors in Art and Fine Arts majors
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 490x Directed Research Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Max Units: 12
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Individual research and readings.
Credit Restriction: Not available for graduate credit
Duplicates Credit in former FA 490
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 494a Senior Thesis Units: 2
Max Units: 04
Terms Offered: FaSp
Individual research under guidance of faculty member for senior-level BFA students, leading to a substantial paper or other project.
Registration Restriction: Open only to seniors in Fine Arts
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 494b Senior Thesis Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
Individual research under the guidance of faculty for senior level BFA students, leading to a substantial paper or project.
Prerequisite: ART 494a
Registration Restriction: Open only to seniors in Fine Arts
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 499 Special Topics Units: 2, 3, 4
Max Units: 08
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Comprehensive exploration of particular aspects of visual art.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 499
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 515 Visiting Artist and Scholar Seminar Units: 2
Max Units: 4.0
Terms Offered: FaSp
Lecture and discussion course in the professional practice of art featuring formal presentations by visiting artists and scholars.
Duplicates Credit in FA 515 .
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
Crosslisted as CRIT 515 -
ART 520 Individual Studies Units: 2
Max Units: 8.0
Terms Offered: FaSp
Investigation of creative problems through various media. Course may be repeated.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 520.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 525 Making and Curating Art: Pedagogy and Praxis Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
(Enroll in CRIT 525 )
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ART 530 Art and Globalization Units: 4
Terms Offered: SpSm
Tracks the historical emergence and proliferation of globalization and its relationship to political, economic and cultural phenomena.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
Crosslisted as CRIT 530 -
ART 535 Group Critique Units: 2
Max Units: 8
Terms Offered: FaSp
Presentation and critique which builds students’ skills in presenting and contextualizing their artwork for peer review; analytic discussion regarding directions in contemporary art.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 590 Directed Research Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Research leading to graduate degree. Maximum units which may be applied to degree determined by department.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 590.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Credit/No Credit
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ART 594a Master’s Thesis Units: 2
Credit on acceptance of Thesis.
Registration Restriction: Open only to masters students.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 594abz.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit
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ART 594b Master’s Thesis Units: 2
Credit on acceptance of Thesis.
Registration Restriction: Open only to masters students.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 594abz.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit
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ART 594z Master’s Thesis Units: 0
Credit on acceptance of Thesis.
Registration Restriction: Open only to masters students.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 594abz.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit
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ART 599 Special Topics Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Max Units: 8.0
Comprehensive exploration of particular aspects of the history of art.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 599.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
School of Art and Design (Critical Studies)
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CRIT 150gp Histories of Art, Design and Visual Culture Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
A loosely chronological, thematic survey of art, visual culture, design, and critical theory from the early modern period through modernism (1500 – 1950).
Satisfies New General Education in Category A: The Arts
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category H: Traditions and Historical Foundations
Duplicates Credit in former FACS 150
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 160g Critical Theory in Art, Design and Visual Culture Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
An issues-based introduction to critical theory in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, especially as it relates to philosophy, art, design, and visual culture.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Registration Restriction: Open only to Roski Art majors and minors
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 350gw Global Art, Design and Visual Culture since 1960 Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
A critical history of art, design, visual culture, and visual theory since 1960, addressing through a postcolonial/decolonial lens the concepts and practices of “global” art.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150gp and CRIT 160g
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category G: Citizenship in a Diverse World
Registration Restriction: Open only to Roski Art majors and minors
Duplicates Credit in former FA 350
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 371 Art in the Public Realm: Contemporary Issues Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Critical frameworks and theoretical perspectives of contemporary public art issues explored through case studies and discussions with artists, architects, and designers engaging the public realm.
Duplicates Credit in former PAS 371.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 410 Theory and Design: Deconstruction Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Addresses overlapping issues in contemporary design and art relating to activism, audience and technologies of making and dissemination.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150gp , CRIT 160g and CRIT 350gw , or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 415 Performance: Event, Action, Situation Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Focused exploration of the role of the body in performance, action and the question of the “event” in contemporary art and design.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150gp , CRIT 160g , CRIT 350gw or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 420 The Artist: As Contemporary Subject in Popular Culture Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Addresses relationships among contemporary art, design and popular culture, with a focus on specific visual media and their histories.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150gp , CRIT 160g , CRIT 350gw or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 425 Identity and Visual Representation Units: 4
A critical study of the relationship between identity or coalitional politics and specific practices, meanings, and sitings of contemporary art and design.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150gp , CRIT 160g , CRIT 350gw or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 430 Undergrounds and Avant-Gardes: Experimental Art, Design and Film Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Study of theories of critique or resistance in art and cultural studies, particularly in relation to developments in contemporary art, design and popular culture.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150gp , CRIT 160g , CRIT 350gw or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 435 Alternative Spaces: Art, Design and Visual Culture Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Histories of art and design from alternative points of view, exposing the limits of conventional histories of art and design.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150gp , CRIT 160g , CRIT 350gw or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 440 Curatorial Issues: from the Art Gallery to Social Media Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
History and theory of curating, exhibitions, and museums, critically examining the historical structures and current politics informing contemporary practices and institutions.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150gp , CRIT 160g , CRIT 350gw or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 445 Art and Design in the Public Realm Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Focuses on contemporary artistic and design practices in relation to questions of the public sphere and audience, addressing topics from public art to social practice.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150gp , CRIT 160g , CRIT 350gw or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 450 Visualizing the City: Los Angeles Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Explores the relationships among art, design, visual culture, urban spaces and institutions, through urban, social and visual theory.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150gp , CRIT 160g , CRIT 350gw or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 455 Digital Media, Art and Theory Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
An investigation into the non-indexical or non-photographic moving image and the expanded field of digital media in the 21st century starting with animation.
Recommended Preparation: Basic understanding of 20th century art history and some experience reading and discussing critical theory
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 499 Special Topics Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Max Units: 8.0
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Comprehensive exploration of particular aspects of public art.
Duplicates Credit in former PAS 499.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 500 Theory and History of Performance Studies Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Exploration of the various theories and methodologies associated with performance and visual studies as interrelated with the histories of practice in these fields.
Registration Restriction: Open only to graduate students
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 510 History and Theory of Art and Exhibitions Units: 4
Terms Offered: Fa
Gives broad and deep overview of history of “art” as a conceptual and practical category, emphasizing development of exhibitionary sites and engagement with public sphere.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 512 Art and Curatorial Visits Units: 2
Terms Offered: Fa
Site visits relating to art and curatorial practices, from art museums and artists’ studios to public art offices and performance venues, and meet professionals.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 515 Visiting Artist and Scholar Seminar Units: 2
Max Units: 4.0
Terms Offered: FaSp
(Enroll in ART 515 )
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CRIT 520 Performing Identity Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
The history and theory of identity politics in relation to performance and performativity, with a focus on post-1950 Euro-American culture.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 525 Making and Curating Art: Pedagogy and Praxis Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
Provides students with a foundation in the history and theory of studio art and curatorial education and develops their teaching skills in these areas.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 530 Art and Globalization Units: 4
Terms Offered: SpSm
(Enroll in ART 530 )
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CRIT 540 Contemporary Asian Art Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Explores contemporary Asian art and visual culture in global contexts.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 550 Contemporary Art and its Publics Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Contemporary art practices and issues of display, exhibition, dissemination, community and audience, in relation to art and politics.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 555 Methods of Curating: Introduction to Curatorial Practicum Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
First in a sequence of three courses on history/theory of curatorial methods, with practical experience necessary to mounting exhibitions and devising interfaces with the public.
Duplicates Credit in PAS 555a.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 556 Curatorial Practicum: Individual/Group Projects Units: 4
Terms Offered: Fa
Second in a sequence of three courses on history/theory of curatorial methods, with practical experience necessary to mounting exhibitions and devising interfaces with the public.
Prerequisite: CRIT 555 .
Duplicates Credit in PAS 555b.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 557 Curatorial Practicum: Group Project Summation Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
Third in a sequence of three courses on history/theory of curatorial methods, with practical experience necessary to mounting exhibitions and devising interfaces with the public.
Prerequisite: CRIT 556 .
Duplicates Credit in PAS 555c.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 560 Visual Theory/Performance Theory Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Exploration of interrelated themes that examine how the time-based art of theatre intersects with other art forms and surpasses its preexisting boundaries.
Registration Restriction: Open only to graduate students
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 570 Performance Theory and Praxis Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Social Practice as a transitional platform for intersectional themes between visual art, media culture, political advocacy, policy making and public space.
Registration Restriction: Open only to graduate students
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 590 Directed Research Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Research leading to the master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
Duplicates Credit in former PAS 590.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Credit/No Credit
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CRIT 591 Field Internship Experience Units: 1
Max Units: 2.0
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Supervised internship in an art institution or an art agency, or with an independent curator or artist, on projects and research specific to public space.
Recommended Preparation: Completion of first year of courses.
Duplicates Credit in former PAS 591.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Credit/No Credit
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