Apr 28, 2024  
University Catalog 2018-2019 
    
University Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Anthropology (Undergraduate)

All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements except the following, subject to limits established by department and approval of graduate adviser: ANTH 4970

  
  • ANTH 4250 - Archaeology of the Old World


    (3)
    Prerequisite:  ANTH 1500.  Growth of culture from its earliest beginnings to emergence of great civilizations, utilizing concepts, methods, and data of archaeology.

  
  • ANTH 4260 - Perspectives and Methods in Environmental Archaeology


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of ANTH 1700; Requirement: UD Elective: Archaeology Explores the nature of diachronic human-environmental interactions in marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Examines the interface between the natural and biological sciences and archaeology with a focus on human adaptive variation.

  
  • ANTH 4270 - Cultural Resources Management


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500, 1700, or 2600. Introduction to the concepts, goals, procedures and legislative basis of cultural resource management and historic preservation. Includes consideration of environmental impacts to archaeological, historic, ethnic and Native American values.

  
  • ANTH 4280 - Civilizations of Western Mesoamerica


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500 or ANTH 1700 or consent of the instructor. This course covers Mesoamerican civilization, focusing particularly on the high cultures of Mexico (Olmec, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Aztec, cultures of Oaxaca) and traces ten millennia of development as revealed by archaeology.

  
  • ANTH 4290 - Maya Civilization


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500 or ANTH 1700 or consent of the instructor. This course covers Maya civilization as revealed by archaeology. Lowland and Highland cultures are studied, with emphasis on social, political, economic, religious systems, as well as aesthetic and intellectual achievements.

  
  • ANTH 4300 - Social Organization


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ANTH 1500, ANTH 4010 or SOC 4440; instructor consent. Systems of kinship and marriage, with reference to social control, religion, law, politics, and economic organization.

  
  • ANTH 4320 - Anthropology of Wealth and Power


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. Theoretical perspectives and comparative ethnographic analyses of political-economic systems of preindustrial societies ranging from bands through contemporary peasantry.

  
  • ANTH 4330 - Urban Anthropology


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. Introduction to urban anthropology, including its history, methods of research, and major schools of thought, highlighting the structuring of urban space and social relations in cities around the world.

  
  • ANTH 4340 - Globalization and Cultural Change


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. Anthropological theory and practice in the changing social, economic, and cultural conditions of the twenty-first century.

  
  • ANTH 4350 - Culture and the Individual


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. Exploration of conformity and deviance in society through the comparative study of personality formation in different cultural and subcultural settings.

  
  • ANTH 4360 - Ethnicity and Nationalism


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. This course explores the origins and spread of nationalism, the national-state, and ethnicity as primary forces in the construction of social identities in the modern world.

  
  • ANTH 4370 - Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. Investigation of the domain of the sacred and supernatural in both technologically primitive and advanced societies. Emphasis on magic, witchcraft, taboo, myth, ritual, belief systems, and religious symbols.

  
  • ANTH 4400 - Applied Anthropology


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500 or instructor permission. This course covers the history and practice of applied cultural anthropology, including methods, ethics, and careers in applied anthropology. Graded ABCDF

  
  • ANTH 4410 - Anthropology and Identity


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. This course explores the ways that people understand themselves to be a cultural collective and how they maintain a shared sense of identity.

  
  • ANTH 4420 - Anthropology of Rights


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. This course examines the roles of social justice and media in the development of concepts of indigenous, cultural, environmental and human rights.

  
  • ANTH 4440 - Medical Anthropology


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500 or SOC 2010 or SOC 1001. Health in sociocultural perspective; applying anthropological concepts and knowledge to an understanding of health.

  
  • ANTH 4450 - Myth and Folklore


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. Basic forms of folklore including myth, legend, tale, song, and custom in cultural context, with attention to their origin, transmission, performance, function, and meaning.

  
  • ANTH 4460 - Anthropological Film


    (4)
    Prerequisite: Instructor Approval. Survey of anthropological films; Instruction and application of methods for collecting, analyzing, presenting visual ethnographic data.  Lecture 3 hours, field laboratory 3 hours. May be repeated to maximum 8 units.

     

  
  • ANTH 4470 - Anthropology of Media


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500 or consent of the instructor. Introduction to media produced by Indigenous peoples, nonwestern local communities and grassroots activists, and exploration of the analytical frameworks used in anthropology for studying representational practices, subaltern transnational politics and media, global media culture, and cybersocieties.

  
  • ANTH 4480 - Sexualities and Gender Diversity in Global Perspective

    (also listed as WGSS 4480)


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500 or consent of the instructor.  This course examines the diversity of forms of sexuality and their relationship to gender constructs around the world, with a focus on non-Western societies.

     

  
  • ANTH 4490 - Anthropology of Race and Racism

    (Also listed as AAAS 4491, CLS 4490, and LAS 4490) .
    (3)
    Prerequisite: Upper division standing. This course examines the anthropological ideas of race, its emergence, and its relationship to the constructions of racisms and racializations in comparative settings and in contemporary situations.

  
  • ANTH 4510 - Death and Dying in the Ancient World


    (3)
     Pre-requisites:  Upper division standing or instructor approval. This course covers the archaeological study of human interaction with the dead, including how various cultures around the world and through time defined death and processing the body for the afterlife. Lecture 3 Units.

  
  • ANTH 4520 - Bioarchaeology of Asia


    (3)
     Pre-requisites:  Upper division standing or instructor approval.  This course will introduce the archaeology and prehistory of Central and East Asia from the Neolithic to the Medieval Periods. Lecture 3 Units.

  
  • ANTH 4530 - Bioarchaeology of Identity


    (3)
    Pre-requisites:  Upper division standing or instructor approval.  This class will explore the ways in which bioarchaeological data can reconstruct living identities from the archaeological record, on the individual, population, and state levels. Lecture 3 Units.

  
  • ANTH 4540 - Special Topics in Anthropology


    (1-5)
    Prerequisites: As needed for specific topic. Topics of special interest in anthropology, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit as subject matter changes.

  
  • ANTH 4541 - Special Topics in Anthropology


    (1-5)
    Prerequisites: As needed for specific topic. Topics of special interest in anthropology, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit as subject matter changes.

  
  • ANTH 4590 - Human Osteology


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ANTH 2600 or BIOL 2010. Introduction to the human skeleton and laboratory analysis of bone.  Analyzing skeletal remains in Anthropological context. Discussion of uses of human osteology in forensic work, bioarchaeology, and paleopathology. Lecture 2 Units Lab 1 Unit.

  
  • ANTH 4600 - Human Evolution


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 2600. Critical examination of fossil evidence for human evolution considering importance of cultural evolution. Emphasizes recent discoveries and controversial theories surrounding them.

  
  • ANTH 4620 - Human Ecology and Adaptation


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 2600. Comparative study of the adaptations of diverse human populations to their environments.

  
  • ANTH 4630 - Forensic Anthropology


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Introduction to forensic anthropology, techniques for recovery of skeletonized remains, analyzing skeletal remains, time since death, special techniques including DNA, facial reconstruction and photo superimposition, legal aspects of forensic anthropology.

  
  • ANTH 4640 - Methods and Techniques in Biological Anthropology


    (4)
    Prerequisites: ANTH 2600, instructor consent. Methods of data gathering and analysis in biological anthropology, including consideration of practical problems in field research and advantages and limitations of various field and laboratory techniques.  Content changes with instructor.  Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units. 

  
  • ANTH 4660 - Paleopathology


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 2600 or BIOL 2010 or BIOL 2050 or permission of instructor. Examination of skeletal disease in archaeological populations, the impact of infectious disease on political and social systems and the intersection between modern medical anthropology and the study of ancient remains.

  
  • ANTH 4670 - Human Evolution in Pop Culture


    (3)
    Pre-requisites:  Upper division standing or instructor approval. Examination of popular culture ideas about human evolution through use of current films, television shows, novels, and graphic novels/comic books.   Lecture 3 Units.

  
  • ANTH 4700 - Language and Culture

    (also listed as ENGL 4130)
    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 1500. Nature, origin, and evolution of language; survey of approaches and studies illustrating variations in the relation of habitual thought and behavior to language.

  
  • ANTH 4710 - Introduction to Linguistics

    (also listed as ENGL 4100)
    (3)
    Prerequisite: Upper division standing. Descriptive and historical study of language; problems of data collection and techniques of analysis, linguistic structure, language classification, language families of the world, language in its sociocultural setting.

  
  • ANTH 4720 - Linguistic Analysis


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ANTH 4710 may be taken concurrently. ANTH 1500 recommended. A problems course in anthropological techniques of phonemic and morphemic analysis; close reading of technical, descriptive literature; survey of phonological and grammatical systems of non-Indo-European languages.

  
  • ANTH 4750 - Primate Behavior


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ANTH 2600 or consent of the instructor. Introduction to the non-human primates (prosimians, Old and New World monkeys and apes), with a particular focus on primate behavior, biology and ecology. Lecture 3 Units.

  
  • ANTH 4760 - Primate Sexuality


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ANTH 2600 or consent of the instructor. This course will review primate sexual behaviour from an evolutionary perspective. Following a survey of mating patterns, specific topics will be discussed, including mating strategies, mate choice and sperm competition. Lecture 3 Units.

  
  • ANTH 4770 - Anthropological Genetics


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ANTH 2600 or consent of the instructor. Introduction to the use of molecular genetics in physical anthropology. Topics include genetic diversity in human populations, the genetics of disease, primatological genetics and forensic applications. Lecture 3 Units.

  
  • ANTH 4800 - Anthropological Methods and Techniques


    (5)
    Prerequisites: ANTH1500 or consent of the instructor. Introduction to methodology of anthropological research, including methods of ethnographic investigation, ethnological analysis, and logical processes of problem-solving. Lecture 4 hours, laboratory and field work 6 hours.

  
  • ANTH 4810 - Academic Writing


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Upper division or graduate standing, and satisfactory completion of blocks A2 and A3. Introduction to conceptualizing, writing, revising, and publishing the principal academic genres encountered by students including CVs, statements of purpose, scholarships, grant proposals and research reports.

    Grade of C or better in this course satisfies the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement.

    (wi)

  
  • ANTH 4820 - Readings in Anthropology


    (1)
     Prerequisite: Upper division standing or consent of instructor. Readings and discussions of research and other relevant journal articles concentrating within one sub-discipline of anthropology on a single question current in that field. Content changes with instructor from archaeology to cultural anthropology to linquistic to biological anthropology topics. Lecture/recitation, 1 unit.  Repeatable up to 3 units.

  
  • ANTH 4850 - Archaeological Analysis


    (4)
    Prerequisites: ANTH 1700. Introduction to the basic concepts, principles, goals, and methodologies of archaeological analysis and interpretation. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units for credit. Lecture 4 hours, laboratory 6 hours.

  
  • ANTH 4880 - Project Design in Anthropology


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Instructor consent. Training in methods by which research projects in any of the four fields of anthropology are devised and executed. Develop applied and technical skills involved in designing a project. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 units.

  
  • ANTH 4970 - History of Ethnological Theory


    (3)
    Prerequisites: 12 units of anthropology and/or sociology, as approved by instructor. Historical survey and analysis of major schools of anthropological thought.

  
  • ANTH 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent to act as sponsor. Project selected in conference with sponsor before registration, progress meetings held regularly, and final report submitted. May be repeated to maximum of 5 units.


Anthropology (Graduate)

All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements except the following, subject to limits established by department and approval of graduate adviser: ANTH 4970
Classified graduate standing is required for admission to all 5000-level courses.

  
  • ANTH 5010 - Seminar: Ethnography


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Graduate standing in a social science major, instructor consent. Selected topics in major world areas, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit to maximum of 8 units for different areas.

  
  • ANTH 5100 - Seminar: Anthropological Theory and Analysis


    (3)
    Advanced consideration of problems involved in application of anthropological theory to cultural data; limitations of contemporary analytical methods.

  
  • ANTH 5110 - Seminar: Anthropological Theory and Analysis


    (3)
    Advanced consideration of problems involved in application of anthropological theory to cultural data; limitations of contemporary analytical methods.

  
  • ANTH 5200 - Seminar: Archaeology


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 4210, 4240, or 4250. Archaeological theory, method, and relationship of archaeological materials to central problems of anthropology. May be repeated once for credit.

  
  • ANTH 5210 - Development of Archaeological Theory


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor consent. Presents advanced consideration of the development of archaeological theory from a historical perspective.

  
  • ANTH 5240 - Archaeological Field School


    (4)
    Prerequisites: ANTH 1700, ANTH 4240; instructor consent. Advanced experience and instruction in archaeological field methodologies and techniques (e.g., surveys, mapping, excavations, laboratory analyses, etc.). Lecture 2 hours, laboratory and field work 2 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units.

  
  • ANTH 5300 - Seminar: Social Organization


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Classified graduate standing in anthropology. Problems and theories of contemporary social anthropology. May be repeated once for credit.

  
  • ANTH 5600 - Seminar: Physical Anthropology


    (3)
    Prerequisite ANTH 3610 or 4620. Problems and theories of contemporary physical anthropology. May be repeated once for credit.

  
  • ANTH 5630 - Advanced Forensic Anthropology


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Graduate standing and ANTH 4590 and ANTH 4630 and/or instructor approval. Advanced topics in forensic anthropology, including recovery techniques, analyzing skeletal remains, time since death, special techniques, facial reconstruction and photo superimposition, legal aspects of forensic anthropology. Lecture 3 hours, activity 2 hours.

  
  • ANTH 5640 - Forensic Osteology


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ANTH 4590, 4630 and 5630 or consent of instructor. Advanced forensic anthropological study of human skeletal system, including identification of skeletal fragments, preparation and curation of human remains and relevant federal and California laws pertaining to human remains. Lecture 2 hours, Activity 4 hours.

  
  • ANTH 5650 - Bioarchaeology


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor approval. Interpretation of prehistoric and historic human remains for disease, stress, injury and violence. Demographic history of once-living populations. Legal and ethical issues in the field.

  
  • ANTH 5700 - Seminar: Language and Culture


    (3)
    Prerequisite: 12 units of ANTH courses, including 4700 or 4710. Advanced study of concepts of language and culture; use of linguistic data and methods in anthropology; relationships between linguistic and nonlinguistic behavior; linguistic models. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • ANTH 5760 - Primate Sexual Selection


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ANTH 4750 or ANTH 4760 or consent of the instructor. An advanced course that reviews current sexual selection research in human and non-human primates. Topics of discussion will include sperm competition, genital morphology and secondary sexual characteristics.

  
  • ANTH 5800 - Ethnographic Field School


    (4)
    Prerequisite: Classified graduate standing in anthropology. Advanced principles and methods concerned with ethnographic field work; techniques of gathering, reporting, and interpreting field data relating to research problems and design. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory and field work 6 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units.

  
  • ANTH 5810 - Writing a Research Proposal


    (3)
    Prerequisite:  Graduate standing.  Introduction to formulating and presenting a research question in the form of a proposal, including grant and thesis proposals. 

  
  • ANTH 5940 - Seminar: Problems in Anthropology


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Classified graduate standing in anthropology. Problems and theories of contemporary anthropology. May be repeated once for credit.

  
  • ANTH 5960 - Comprehensive Examination


    (0)
    Must comply with college and department requirements.

  
  • ANTH 5980 - Graduate Directed Study


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent to act as sponsor. Independent study of advanced topics in field; regular conferences with sponsor. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.

  
  • ANTH 5990 - Thesis


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy, instructor consent to act as sponsor, departmental approval of thesis proposal prior to registration. Independent research resulting in a thesis. Must be repeated to total of 3 units. Graded CR/NC.


Art (Undergraduate)

Upper division standing is prerequisite to enrollment in all upper division art courses. Students majoring or minoring in Art must have completed applicable lower division core courses or equivalents; students in other fields must have instructor consent.

4000-level Courses
All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements except the following, ART 4000, 4010, 4150, 4990. (Art Education Option may apply ART 4000)

  
  • ART 1011 - World Art: Ancient to Early Medieval


    (3)
    Survey of the historical development of world art including painting, sculpture, and architecture from Ancient to Early Medieval 

     

    C-ID  ARTH 110:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

    GE C1

  
  • ART 1012 - World Art: Early Medieval to High Renaissance


    (3)
    Survey of the historical development of world art including painting, sculpture and architecture from Early Medieval to High Renaissance.

    GE C1
  
  • ART 1013 - World Art: Baroque to Contemporary


    (3)
    Survey of the historical development of world art including painting, sculpture, and architecture from Baroque to Contemporary.

     

     C-ID   ARTH 120:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

     

    GE C1

  
  • ART 1030 - Two-Dimensional Art Fundamentals


    (3)
    Introduction to fundamental concepts, organizing principles and historical references of two-dimensional art. Studio projects develop a visual vocabulary of two-dimensional elements and relationships common to all forms of creative expression. Activity 6 hours.

     

    CI-D ARTS 100:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

     

     

  
  • ART 1090* - Three-Dimensional Art Fundamentals


    (3)
    Introduction to three-dimensional form in nature, sculpture, design and architecture. Recitation 1 hour, activity 4 hours

     

    CI-D ARTS 101:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

     

    *There is a special fee associated with registering for this class.

  
  • ART 1500* - Survey and Studio: Introduction to Sculpture


    (3)
    Human development and the arts as experienced through ceramics. Personal exploration within the context of a historical and cultural survey. Lecture 1 hours, activity 4 hours.

     

    C-ID ARTS 240:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

     

    *There is a special fee associated with registering for this class.

     

     

    GE C1

  
  • ART 1520 - Survey and Studio: Introduction to Ceramics


    (3)
    Human development and the arts as experienced through ceramics. Personal exploration within the context of a historical and cultural survey. Lecture 1 hours, activity 4 hours.

    Students with disabilities unable to access the University ceramics lab in the Fine Arts building must request a reasonable accommodation from the Office for Students with Disabilities ideally two weeks in advance of the class start date. The Office for Students with Disabilities will coordinate with other University units to provide reasonable accommodations for students who require assistance, including but not limited to accessing the kilns, potter’s wheels, and sinks, plus providing any other equipment or assistance needed to participate in the class.

     

    C-ID ARTS 230:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

    GE C1

  
  • ART 1550* - Survey and Studio: Introduction to Painting


    (3)
    Human development and the arts as experienced through Painting. Personal exploration within the context of a historical and cultural survey. Lecture 1 hours, activity 4 hours.

     

    C-ID ARTS 210:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

    GE C1

  
  • ART 1590 - Survey and Studio: Introduction to Drawing


    (3)
    Human development and the arts as experienced through drawing. Personal exploration within the context of a historical and cultural survey. Lecture 1 hours, activity 4 hours.

     

    C-ID  ARTS 110:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

    GE C1

  
  • ART 1800 - Digital Design Tools I


    (3)
    Introduction to and analysis of the uses of computer hardware and software in Design; practical and creative applications. Activity 6 hours.

  
  • ART 1810 - Digital Design Tools II


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Art 1800. Introduction to and analysis of the uses of interactive design software in practical and creative applications. Activity 6 hours.

  
  • ART 2090 - Perspectives on Art and Cultural Diversity


    (3)
    Diversity, identity, and power in groups and/or individuals as expressed through form and symbols of visual arts in various cultures. Some sections may include a service learning option. Lecture 3 hours.

    GE C1 (d)
  
  • ART 2100 - Introduction to Fashion, Fiber and Materials


    (3)
    Introductory course exploring fashion, fiber and materials related to the most recent practices in art, design, and craft systems, locally, nationally and internationally. Lecture 3 hours.

    GE C1
  
  • ART 2111* - Materials and Methods I in Fashion, Fiber and Materials


    (3)
    Pre-requisite/co-requisite: ART 2100. Introductory studio course exploring the processes of Fashion, Fiber and Materials in the creation of 3-dimensional objects. Activity 6 hours.

     

    *There is a special fee associated with registering for this class.

  
  • ART 2112 - Materials and Methods II in Fashion, Fiber and Materials


    (3)
    Pre-requisite: ART 2111. Intermediate studio course exploring the processes of Fashion, Fiber and Materials as related to the body and generating wearable objects.  Activity 6 hours.

  
  • ART 2120 - Technology I in Fashion, Fiber and Materials


    (3)
    Pre-requisite/co-requisite: ART 2100. Introductory studio course exploring digital media processes and applications for Fashion, Fiber and Materials.  Activity 6 hours.

  
  • ART 2130 - Historic Survey of Fashion, Fiber and Materials


    (3)
    Pre-requisite / co-requisite: ART 2100. An interdisciplinary pre-modern history course exploring fashion, fiber, textiles, crafts and related art and design movements. Lecture 3 hours.

  
  • ART 2140 - Body, Appearance and Adornment


    (3)
    Pre-requisite / co-requisite: ART 2100. Exploration of body, dress and adornment as a reflection of the human narrative through the lens of culture, economics and politics. Lecture 3 hours.

  
  • ART 2200 - Concept Development


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ART 1030, 1090, 1590.  Introduction to design thinking  and problem solving methodology required for upper division coursework. Activities cover; problem identification, research and information gathering, idea generation, evaluation, and presentation. Lecture 3 hours.

  
  • ART 2330 - Color Theory and Perception


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ART 1030. Study of color theory and color perception. Studio projects explore the aesthetic, practical, psychological, symbolic, historical, scientific and cultural aspects of color. Activity 6 hours.

  
  • ART 2370 - History of Design


    (3)
    Historical survey of design and the design process, including an examination of artistic, cultural, social, and theoretical factors that influence design. Lecture 3 hours.

  
  • ART 2400 - Art and Life Perspectives


    (3)
    Comparative analyses of art forms that express views of time, environment, ancestry, birth and death among indigenous and mixed cultures (developing and industrial). Lecture 3 hours.

    GE E (d)
  
  • ART 2440* - Introduction to Life Composition


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ART 1590. Basic concepts of figure drawing, sculpting and animation, exploration of form, structure, proportions and motion of the human figure. Themes include traditional drawing and sculptural techniques and computer technology as applied to visual expression.  Activity 6 hours.

     

    C-ID ARTS 200:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

     

    *There is a special fee associated with registering for this class.

  
  • ART 2540 - Special Topics in Art


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: As needed for specific topic. Current topics of special interest, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated to maximum of 9 units.

  
  • ART 2541 - Special Topics in Art


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: As needed for specific topic. Current topics of special interest, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated to maximum of 9 units.

  
  • ART 2800 - World Animation History


    (3)
    Survey and analysis of diverse international animation practices, including the history, cultural influences and contemporary interpretations of animation. Lecture 3 hours.

  
  • ART 2870* - Introduction to Photographic Processes


    (3)
    Basic principles of black and white photography: tools, materials, techniques, and approaches to photography as an expressive medium. Cameras are available for check out. Recitation 1 hours, activity 4 hours.

     

    C-ID ARTS 260:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

     

    *There is a special fee associated with registering for this class.

  
  • ART 3030 - Three-Dimensional Design


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ART 1030, ART 1090. Theoretical, historical, and functional study of three-dimensional design for creative development. Studio projects explore a variety of materials, processes and technologies. Lecture 1 hour, activity 4 hours.

  
  • ART 3050 - Technology II in Fashion, Fiber and Materials


    (3)
    Pre-requisites: ART 2120. Advanced studio course exploring digital media processes and applications for Fashion, Fiber and Materials. Activity 6 hours.

  
  • ART 3070* - Intermediate Ceramic Art


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ART 1520 or consent of instructor. Intermediate level study of ceramic art concepts, processes, and history. Development of concepts and techniques to achieve individual expression. Students with disabilities unable to access the University ceramics lab in the Fine Arts building must request a reasonable accommodation from the Office for Students with Disabilities ideally two weeks in advance of the class start date. The Office for Students with Disabilities will coordinate with other University units to provide reasonable accommodations for students who require assistance, including but not limited to accessing the kilns, potter’s wheels, and sinks, plus providing any other equipment or assistance needed to participate in the class. Lecture 1 hour, activity 4 hours. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.

     

    * There is a special fee associated with registering for classes that carry this designation. Details appear in the Schedule of Classes.

  
  • ART 3080 - Graphic Design I


    (3)
    Prerequisites:ART 1800, ART 2200, and ART 2330. Introduction to fundamental concepts of graphic design theory and practice including strategy, concept, design and production for visual communication. Lecture 1 hour, activity 4 hours.

  
  • ART 3100* - Portfolio for Fashion, Fiber and Materials


    (3)
    Pre-requisite: ART 2100, 2111, 2112, 2120, 2130, 2140. Creation and review of portfolio of the lower division Fashion, Fiber and Materials coursework.  Evaluation and critique of work in preparation for entry into upper division Fashion, Fiber and Materials Program. Activity 6 hours.

     

    *There is a special fee associated with registering for this class.

  
  • ART 3110 - Social Engagement with Fashion, Fiber and Materials


    (3)
    Prerequisites: the completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. The course examines socially responsible innovations in fashion, fiber and materials practices, as related to community engagement - on a local, national and global level.  Lecture 1 hour, Activity 4 hours.

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  • ART 3130 - Typography I


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ART 1030, 1800. Study of typographic principles, analysis of historical references in typographic design, and use of digital tools for typography in communication design practice. Activity 6 hours.

  
  • ART 3140* - Intermediate Sculpture


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ART 1500. Continued examination and development of creative approaches in sculpture concepts and processes and the introduction of digital production. Exploration of varied materials as used in individual expression. Recitation 1 hours, activity 4 hours. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.

     

    *There is a special fee associated with registering for this class.

 

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