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Art Studio B.A.

Art Studio B.A.

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  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Entry Requirements

Applicants graduating from a high school outside of the U.S.

• SAT/ACT not required

• GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Email international@csuci.edu if you have questions about converting to the 4.0 scale

English Requirements

  • TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language with a minimum Paper-Based score of 500, or a minimum Internet Based score of 61

  • IELTS – International English Language Test System with an overall band score of 6.0

  • PTE - Pearson's Test of English score of 46

  • Duolingo English Test score of 95

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Course Information

The Art Major with an Emphasis in Studio Art gives students the opportunity to focus on interdisciplinary studies in fine art, digital art technology, graphic design and art history, emphasizing an innovative approach to artistic process, technique and problem solving through the integration of traditional media and digital technologies. Essentially, this program allows students to do it all—to combine burgeoning interests in sculpture, 3D animation, illustration, ceramics, painting, photography, screen-printing, and a full array of creative artistic practices. Students are encouraged to diversify and expand their course of study, or to focus in select areas, depending on their interests in a chosen field.

Courses in studio art, art history and interdisciplinary studies focus on developing a solid artistic foundation, leading to advanced work in a variety of artistic media. In particular, the studio art emphasis provides in-depth study in the areas of two- dimensional art, three-dimensional art, digital media art, and communication design technology.

A degree in Art with a Studio Emphasis is incredibly versatile in a world increasingly driven by visual communication. It will equip students with tangible, real-world skills that can be applied in a diverse range of fields. Many art students have gone on to work as active exhibiting studio artists, and many others have gone into architecture, industrial design, graphic design, animation, the motion picture industry, interface and interactive design, landscape design, fashion, illustration, television production, product design, education, and advertising, as well as advanced graduate level study in a wide number of fields.

A generalized map of the Studio Major is included here, but students seeking to focus in Painting, Design, Sculpture, Photography, or Animation, can click any of these headings to see possible roadmaps and a range of suggested courses.

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Courses:

Total Units 120

Lower Division Art Studio Requirements – 24 units

Art Studio Fundamentals – 12 units

  • Drawing and Composition Units: 3

  • Color and Design Units: 3

  • Life Drawing Units: 3

  • Visual Technologies Units: 3

Art History – 6 units

Select two courses from the following:

  • Caves To Cathedrals: History Of Western Art I Units: 3

  • Mona Lisa To Monet and Beyond: History Of Western Art II Units: 3

  • Art of the Eastern World Units: 3

Lower Division Art Studio Electives – 6 units

Select two courses from the following:

  • Painting Units: 3

  • Sculpture Units: 3

  • Illustration Units: 3

  • Graphic Design Units: 3

  • Multimedia Units: 3

  • Animation Units: 3

  • Ceramics Units: 3

  • The Physics of Art and Visual Perception (Cross-listed as PHYS 208) Units: 3

  • Photography Units: 3

  • Visual Story Design Units: 3

  • Video Production Units: 3

Upper Division Art Studio Requirements – 33 units

Upper Division Art Studio Courses – 21 units

Students are encouraged to pursue an integrated approach in the exploration of media and artistic processes.

Intermediate Studio Courses – 6 units

Select a minimum of two courses from the following:

  • Two-dimensional Art: Painting Media and Techniques Units: 3

  • Three-dimensional Art: Sculpture Media and Techniques Units: 3

  • Digital Media Art: Time-based Imaging Units: 3

  • Communication Design Technology: Graphic Design for Print Media Units: 3

  • Digital Media Art: Digital Photography Units: 3

  • Animation Media and Techniques Units: 3

  • Digital Illustration and Painting Units: 3

  • Video Game Production Units: 3

  • Three-Dimensional Art: Ceramic Sculpture And Techniques Units: 3

Advanced Studio Courses – 15 units

Select a minimum of five courses from the following:

  • Two-dimensional Art: Painting Theory and Process Units: 3

  • Three-dimensional Art: Sculpture Theory and Process Units: 3

  • Digital Media Art: Time-based Compositing and Visual Effects Units: 3

  • Communication Design Technology: Packaging and Pre-press Units: 3

  • Communication Design Technology: Web Design Units: 3

  • Digital Media Art: Digital Filmmaking Units: 3

  • Digital Media Art: 3D Computer Animation Units: 3

  • Communication Design Technology: Multimedia Theory and Process Units: 3

  • Digital Media Art: Photographic Theory and Process Units: 3

  • Three-dimensional Art: Ceramics Theory and Process Units: 3

  • Two-dimensional Art: Figure Painting Units: 3

  • Three-dimensional Art: Figure Sculpture Units: 3

  • Art For Social Media (Cross-listed as COMM 382) Units: 3 *

  • Costume Design (Cross-listed as PA 384) Units: 3 *

  • Audio Design and Recording (Cross-listed as PAMU 385) Units: 3

  • Storyboarding Units: 3 *

  • Street and Performance Art (Cross-listed as PA 387) Units: 3

  • Live Studio Production for Broadcast and Streaming Units: 3

  • Screen Printing Units: 3

  • Large-Scale Painting, Murals And Installations Units: 3

  • Advanced Artistic Problems: Two-dimensional Art Units: 3

  • Advanced Artistic Problems: Three-dimensional Art Units: 3

  • Advanced Artistic Problems: Digital Media Art Units: 3

  • Advanced Artistic Problems: Communication Design Technology Units: 3

Upper Division Art History-Interdisciplinary Art Courses – 6 units

Select one course from the following:

  • Postmodern Visual Culture Units: 3

  • Modern Art Units: 3

Select a minimum of one course from the following:

  • Critical Thinking in a Visual World Units: 3

  • Art, Society, and Mass Media (Cross-listed as COMM 331) Units: 3

  • Multicultural Art Movements Units: 3

  • History of Southern California Chicana/o Art (Cross-listed as HIST 333, CHS 333) Units: 3

  • The Business Of Art (Cross-listed as BUS 334) Units: 3

  • Art on Film and Film as Art Units: 3

  • Psychology of Art and Artists (Cross-listed as PSY 338) Units: 3

  • Goddesses and Heroes: Art of The Ancient World Units: 3

  • Power and Glory: Medieval Art Units: 3

  • Global Arts of Islam Units: 3

  • The Baroque Eye: Art, Culture, Money and Power Units: 3

  • Digital Art History Units: 3

  • Women, Art and Society Units: 3

  • The Museum: Culture, Business and Education (Cross-listed as BUS 434, EDUC 434) Units: 3

  • Postmodern Visual Culture Units: 3 (if not taken above)

  • Modern Art Units: 3 (if not taken above)

  • Diversity in the Visual Arts Units: 3

  • Advanced Issues in Art History, Theory and Criticism Units: 3

Final Professional Preparation Courses – 6 units

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What can you do with an art degree? Plenty. Thanks to your CSUCI education, you'll be prepared for a wide range of careers, from professional jobs in the creative industry, to academic fields, or to continued studies at the graduate level.

Top career fields include:

  • Graphic design

  • Web design/Multimedia

  • Fine arts

  • Traditional/3D animation

  • Illustration

  • Digital filmmaking

  • Visual effects

  • Photography

  • Galleries/Museums

  • Teaching

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