Please see the section on Course Description Symbols and Terms in the University Catalog for an explanation of course description terminology and symbols, the course numbering system, and course credit units. All courses are lecture and discussion and employ letter grading unless otherwise stated. Some prerequisites may be waived with faculty permission. Many syllabi are available on the Chico Web.

Art Course Offerings

Art History Course Offerings

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ARTH 101	Art History Survey	3.0	FS	GE
Survey of the major visual arts of the Ancient World through the Middle Ages. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (000705)
ARTH 102	Art History Survey	3.0	FS	GE
Survey of the major visual arts of the Renaissance and the Modern World. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (000706)
ARTH 103	Far Eastern Art Survey	3.0	FS	GE GC
Survey of the major visual arts of India, China, and Japan from the prehistoric to the nineteenth-century period. An emphasis on the traditional Buddhist, Taoist, and Shinto arts. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (000707)
ARTH 104	Survey of Arts of the Americas, Oceania, and Africa	3.0	FS	GE GC
A survey of visual arts, including Pre-Columbian, Post-Columbian, Native American, Islamic, and African. These arts will be placed in their historical, social, and religious contexts. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course. (000709)
ARTH 130	Art History Survey: 1800 to the Present	3.0	FS
Survey of the major visual arts of Europe and the U.S. from 1800 to the Present. 3 hours lecture. (021084)
ARTH 400	Art History Issues	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors; faculty permission. In-depth investigation of certain special areas of interest in art history based upon particular faculty competencies and student interest. 3 hours seminar. (000856)
ARTH 411	Greek Art	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors. In-depth study of the art and architecture of the Greek world during the Bronze Age, Aegean, Geometric, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods. An emphasis will be placed upon understanding the development of the Greek artistic concepts, such as idealism and realism, within their cultural and political context. 3 hours lecture. (000858)
ARTH 412	Roman Art	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors. In-depth study of the art and architecture of the Roman world covering the Etruscan, Republican, Early and Late Imperial periods. An emphasis will be placed upon understanding the Roman character of Roman art and architecture, as well as domestic life through the arts as found at Pompeii, Herculaneus, etc. 3 hours lecture. (000860)
ARTH 413	Medieval Art	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors. In-depth study of the art and architecture of the Middle Ages, with an emphasis on the Romanesque and Gothic periods in France and England. The course will cover great cathedrals, such as Notre Dame of Paris, Chartres, Amiens, etc., and their sculpture and stained glass decorations. The course will also provide an understanding of the nature of style change and development from the Classical to the Medieval periods. 3 hours lecture. (000843)
ARTH 421	Northern Renaissance and Mannerist Art	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors. An investigation of the arts of Northern Europe and Spain during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with emphasis upon the Netherlands' development of oil painting. The scriptoria and illuminations of the International Style, the Limbourg Brothers, the Master of Flemale, Van Eyck, Van der Weyden, Van der Goes, Bosch, Schongauer, Grunewald, Durer, Cranach, Charoton, Fouques, Berruguete, Bruegel, Holbein, and the Tutor Mannerist Style; reciprocal influences with the Italian Renaissance of Italy will be covered. 3 hours lecture. (000845)
ARTH 422	Italian Renaissance and Mannerist Art	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors. An investigation of form and content in Italian Renaissance and Mannerist painting, sculpture, and architecture between 1400 and 1500. The impact on art of Neoplatonic philosophy, Humanism, Franciscan Catholicism, political intrigues, and the growth of capitalism will be considered, as well as other aspects of the historical context of art. Botticelli, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Titian are among the artists to be studied. 3 hours lecture. (000846)
ARTH 423	Baroque and Rococo Art	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors. An investigation of form and content in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European painting, printmaking, sculpture, architecture, gardens, and decorative arts. Protestant and Catholic visual languages and patronage will be compared. The impact on art of exploration and colonial expansion, war, and revolution, as well as developments in education and technology, will be explored, along with influences on European art from the Orient. Some of the artists to be covered are Caravaggio, Bernini, Leyster, Gentileschi, Rembrandt, Rubens, Velazques, Hogarth, and Vigee-Lebrun. 3 hours lecture. (000849)
ARTH 431	Nineteenth-Century European Art: 1800-1850	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors. An investigation of form and content in European painting, printmaking, sculpture, and architecture during the first half of the nineteenth century. Attitudes toward observation versus invention, and originality versus eclecticism, common to Romantic, Neoclassical, and Realistic artists will be examined. Writings by philosophers, artists, and critics such as Burke and Runge will be analyzed, as well as the effect on art of the industrial revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and progress in the fields of education and science. Issues related to gender and to Non-Western peoples will be discussed. Some of the artists to be covered are Bonheur, Delacroix, Friedrich, Goya, Ingres, and Turner. 3 hours lecture. (000774)
ARTH 432	Nineteenth-Century European Art: 1850-1900	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors. An investigation of form and content in European painting, printmaking, sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts during the second half of the nineteenth century. Attitudes toward observation versus invention, and originality versus eclecticism, common to Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Symbolist, and Expressionist artists will be examined. Writings by philosophers, artists, and critics, such as Ruskin and Van Gogh, will be analyzed. Issues related to gender and to Non-Western peoples will be discussed, as well as the effect on art of the Industrial Revolution, wars, and progress in the fields of education and science. Some of the artists to be covered are Cassatt, Cezanne, Gaugin, Manet, Monet, Marisot, Modersohn-Becker, Seurat, and Munch. 3 hours lecture. (000776)
ARTH 433	European Art: Twentieth Century	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTH101 and ARTH 102 for art majors. An investigation of the European Avant-Garde of the first half of the century: Modernism, Cubism, Fauvism, Expressionism, Futurism, Constructivism, Dada, Neue Sachlichkeit, the Bauhaus, and Surrealism in painting, sculpture, architecture, and performance art. These movements will be related to music, dance, literature, theater, and to the European social, intellectual, and political ambience of the period up to and including World War II, when key European artist refugees arrived in the United States. Such artists as Marcel Duchamp, Kathe Kodwitz, and Pablo Picasso will be considered. 3 hours lecture. (000777)
ARTH 441	Contemporary Art: 1980-present	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTH 102 for Art majors. An investigation of artists and issues that have occupied the global contemporary art world since 1980. 3 hours lecture. (000838)
ARTH 451	American Art	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for Art majors. This course investigates the development of American art from the Colonial period to World War II. It concentrates on painting, but also considers sculpture, architecture, photography, as well as decorative and folk arts. Artists to be explored at some depth include Benton, Cole, Henri, Homer, Krasner, Lawrence, O'Keefe, Pollack, Rivers, and West. Art will be presented in its social and historical contexts. The roles played by museums, galleries, and art schools, and the influence of collectors and dealers will be examined. Mutual influences between American and European, Non-Western, and Ethnic cultures will be discussed. 3 hours lecture. (000835)
ARTH 452	California Art	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors. This course investigates the development of California Art from the late eighteenth century to the present. Emphasis will be on painting, with sculpture, architecture, photography, and allied arts also considered. An understanding of California idioms will be developed through the examination of landscape painting, California Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, WPA projects, Post-Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative Movement, Assemblage, "Kar Kulture," Minimalism, and Performance Art. 3 hours seminar. (000861)
ARTH 461	Chinese and Japanese Art	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors. In-depth study of Chinese and Japanese visual arts (architecture, painting, sculpture, and other fine arts such as ceramics and woodblock prints) from the pre-historic to the nineteenth-century period. 3 hours lecture. (000844)
ARTH 471	Ancient Mexican Art	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors. A survey of ancient Mexican art and culture of formative, classic, conquest, including the Olmec, Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Mxtec, Classic Gulf Coast, Toltec, and Aztec. Sites discussed include El Tajin, La Venta, Monte Alban, Milta, Tula, and Tenochtitlan 3 hours lecture. (000841)
ARTH 472	Maya Art	3.0	INQ
An investigation of the art of the ancient Maya of Mexico and Central America prior to European contact, from the Preclassic to Postclassic periods. The relationship of art to religious beliefs and practices will be explored, as well as the development of local styles associated with royal courts. Sites discussed include Tikal, Palenque, Copan, Uxmal, and Chichen Itza 3 hours lecture. (020618)
ARTH 473	Meso-American/Colonial Art	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors. This course is also offered as CHST 406. A survey of Mexican art and culture from the Cortesian Conquest, the Colonial Period of monastery- and church-building, the Revolution of 1810, the Revolution of 1910, and the painters of the great revolutionary mural movement that followed, Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueriros, to contemporary artists who have tended toward international pluralism. Attention is given to the process of acculturation that produced the modern Mexican peoples, their national character, and their contemporary art. 3 hours lecture. (000842)
ARTH 474	Ancient Andean Art	3.0	INQ
An investigation of the art of Peru and adjacent regions prior to European contact. The relationship of art to religious beliefs and practices, political ideologies, and the significance of styles and technologies are examined. Cultures surveyed include Chavin, Paracas, Nasca, Moche, Tiwanaku, and Inka, as well as the Northern Andean civilizations such as San Agustin. 3 hours lecture. (020619)
ARTH 475	American Indian Art	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors. Investigation of the traditional and contemporary arts and cultures of the Amerindian and Eskimo of the continental United States, Canada, and Alaska. Six major culture areas will be examined: the Arctic, Pacific Northwest, California, the Southwest, and Eastern Woodlands, and the florescent cultures of the Plains and Intermontane. Such problems as a definition of Indian Art, transoceanic contact, acculturation, and the moral and ethical questions posed by Indian Rights will be considered. 3 hours lecture. (000852)
ARTH 476	African Art	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors. An investigation of the arts and cultures of the African continent, with major emphasis upon the Negroid peoples south of the Sahara, the medieval kingdoms of the Sudan and the rain forest cultures and great civilizations of Ife, Benin, and the Congo, the sculpture, painting, body art, architecture, music, dance, belief systems, aural tradition of folklore, and reciprocal influences with other continents will be considered. 3 hours lecture. (000853)
ARTH 480	Early History of Interiors, Furnishings, and Architecture	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for Art majors. This survey acquaints students with the language of form and space and stylistic vocabularies related to interiors, furnishings, and architecture from the Egyptians through 18th century European. Some aspects of Asian and Islamic furnishings and decorative arts will be included as influences on European design. 3 hours lecture. (000775)
ARTH 481	Modern History of Interiors, Furnishings, and Architecture	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for Art majors. Survey of the language of form and space and stylistic vocabularies related to interiors, furnishings, and architecture for 19th and 20th century European and American art from the Colonial period. Styles such as Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Bauhaus, Memphis, and Post Modern will be addressed, and architects and designers such as William Morris, Frank Lloyd Wright, Eileen Gray, and LeCorbusier will be included. 3 hours lecture. (000778)
ARTH 482	Film as Visual Art	3.0	FS
The visual aspect of film (without which there would be no film), a history of film imagery, analysis of aesthetic aspects of montage, examination of relationships between film and major nineteenth and twentieth century art movements, avant-garde and underground film, recent developments, including experiments in video and computer-generated imagery. Innovative filmmakers such as Maya Deren and Hans Richter will be studied. 3 hours lecture. (000780)
ARTH 484	History of Photography	3.0	FS
The development of photography from roots in classical and medieval discoveries to the present, its role in historical documentation, its reciprocal influence upon the arts, its contribution to science, and its importance as an extension of human vision. Non-silver processes and fusion of photography with computer and other media will be examined. Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Alfred Stieglitz, and Edward Weston are among the photographers to be considered. 3 hours lecture. (000773)
ARTH 500	Art History: Theory and Research Methods	3.0	FS	GW
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher. This seminar investigates the history of the discipline and allows students to develop methodological skills needed for art historical research. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. (000869)
ARTH 600	Graduate Studies: Art History Theory and Research Methods	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in art history. 3 hours lecture. Formerly ARTS 600. (020397)
ARTH 611	Graduate Studies in Greek Art	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in Greek art. 3 hours lecture. (000936)
ARTH 612	Graduate Studies in Roman Art	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in Roman art. 3 hours lecture. (000938)
ARTH 613	Graduate Studies in Medieval Art	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in Medieval art. 3 hours lecture. (000922)
ARTH 621	Graduate Studies in Renaissance and Mannerist Art	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in Renaissance and Mannerist art. 3 hours seminar. (000925)
ARTH 622	Graduate Studies in Italian Renaissance Art	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in Italian Renaissance art. 3 hours seminar. (000928)
ARTH 623	Graduate Studies in Baroque and Rococo Art	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in Baroque and Rococo art. 3 hours lecture. (000930)
ARTH 631	Graduate Studies in Nineteenth-Century European Art: 1800-1850	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in nineteenth-century European art, 1800-1850. 3 hours seminar. (000941)
ARTH 632	Graduate Studies in Nineteenth-Century European Art: 1850-1900	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in nineteenth-century European art, 1850-1900. 3 hours seminar. (000942)
ARTH 633	Graduate Studies in European Art: Twentieth Century	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in twentieth-century European art. 3 hours lecture. (000943)
ARTH 634	Graduate Studies in International Art: Contemporary	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in contemporary international art. 3 hours lecture. (000914)
ARTH 651	Graduate Studies in American Art History	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in American art. 3 hours seminar. (000911)
ARTH 652	Graduate Studies in California Art	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in California art. 3 hours seminar. (000939)
ARTH 661	Graduate Studies in Chinese and Japanese Art	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in Chinese and Japanese Art. 3 hours seminar. (000924)
ARTH 671	Graduate Studies in Ancient Mexican Art	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in Ancient Mexican art. 3 hours lecture. (000918)
ARTH 672	Graduate Studies in Maya Art	3.0	FS
Research, Methods, and Problems in Maya Art. 3 hours lecture. (020628)
ARTH 673	Graduate Studies in Meso-American/Colonial Art	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in Meso-American/Colonial art. 3 hours lecture. (000920)
ARTH 674	Graduate Studies in Ancient Andean Art	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in ancient Andean art. 3 hours lecture. (020629)
ARTH 675	Graduate Studies in American Indian Art	3.0	INQ
Research, methods, and problems in American Indian art. 3 hours lecture. (015530)
ARTH 676	Graduate Studies in African Art	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in African art. 3 hours lecture. (020398)
ARTH 682	Graduate Studies in Film as Visual Art	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in film as visual art. 3 hours lecture. Formerly ARTS 659. (020400)
ARTH 684	Graduate Studies in History of Photography	3.0	FS
Research, methods, and problems in history of photography. 3 hours lecture. Formerly ARTS 649. (020399)

Art Course Offerings

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
ARTS 100	Art Appreciation: Multicultural Perspectives	3.0	FS	GE
An interactive discussion of art and visual literacy using related texts that focus on works from around the world, from ancient times to the present. This course fulfills General Education C1 requirements in the basic study of visual elements and concepts related to the arts. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. (000713)
ARTS 122	2D Design	3.0	FS
Foundation studies in the elements and principles of art and design as applied to 2D media. Includes critical thinking and conceptual development, materials and methods, and additive and subtractive color theories and applications. 6 hours activity. This course requires the use of a laptop computer and appropriate software. (000720)
ARTS 123	3D Design	3.0	FS
Foundation studies in the elements and principles of art and design as applied to 3D media. Includes critical thinking and conceptual development leading to design and construction, materials and methods, and use of color. 6 hours activity. This course requires the use of a laptop computer and appropriate software. (000721)
ARTS 125	Basic Drawing	3.0	FS
Beginning drawing techniques based on studio disciplines. A variety of approaches and materials will be used. 6 hours activity. (000710)
ARTS 126	Basic Drawing	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 125 or faculty permission. Interpretive drawing techniques with expressive use of graphic media, including color. An introduction to drawing the human body will comprise a major portion of the course. 6 hours activity. (000711)
ARTS 198	Special Topics	1.0 -3.0	FS
Prerequisites: Department permission. This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 3 hours lecture. (000739)
ARTS 227	Introduction to Painting	3.0	FS
This course presents basic instruction in the techniques of painting and in the preparation of various supports. Emphasis will be placed on developing appreciation for the painted surface, and on the expressive potential of shape, color, and texture, as they relate to space and composition. Although some painting exercises are directed by the instructor, student self-motivation is expected. Several projects will be developed by the student. 6 hours activity. (000718)
ARTS 230	Introduction to Printmaking	3.0	FS
Introduction to fine art printmaking processes, with equal emphasis on idea development and technique. Students experience a variety of print methods, such as, etching, linoleum, screen print, and photographic printmaking through demonstrations, lectures, and gallery visits. 6 hours activity. (000730)
ARTS 240	Introduction to Fine Art Photography	3.0	FS
This course provides an introduction to the theory and application of photography as a fine art. Basic digital photographic skills and techniques are emphasized. Primary emphasis on the place of photography in art history, current art theory, and issues in photographic representation. 6 hours activity. This course requires the use of a laptop computer and appropriate software. (000738)
ARTS 241	Introduction to Traditional (Film-Based) Photography	3.0	FS
This course provids an introduction to the fundamental theories, vocabularies and techniques of traditional chemical-based photography. Course content includes basic film and darkroom techniques and their application to building visual competency in the cration of lens-based imagery. Film camera required. Open to non-majors. 6 hours activity. (021085)
ARTS 250	Introduction to Digital Media	3.0	FS
This is a foundation computer course for studio artists. The course covers basic instruction using the computer for painting, drawing, image processing, photographic composites, words as art, animation, research, and presentation. Emphasis is on conceptual and creative processes. Art and design principles, aesthetic decision making, and visual effectiveness are addressed. Basic drawing skills strongly recommended. 6 hours activity. (000737)
ARTS 260	Introduction to Ceramics	3.0	FS
Development of ideas through introduction to handbuilding techniques, using the pinch, coil, slab, and mold methods of construction. Experimentation with a variety of low-fire glazes, and other low-fire surface treatments. 6 hours activity. (000714)
ARTS 270	Introduction to Sculpture	3.0	FS
Introduction to sculpture is a beginning course designed to develop skills in building three-dimensional form by learning to work with a variety of tools and techniques. Materials may include clay, plaster, wood, cardboard, metal, and found objects. Assignments are designed to guide students in their dvelopment of concept, content, and personal expression. 6 hours activity. (000726)
ARTS 276	Introduction to Glass Art	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: Faculty permission. An introduction to glass as a visual art medium using the techniques of off-hand glass blowing, sheet glass fabrication, and other related techniques. Emphasis is on the development of sculptural ideas. 6 hours activity. (000717)
ARTS 325	Intermediate Drawing	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 122; ARTS 125; ARTS 126; or faculty permission. The exploration of a broad number of media and and techniques through a number of structured assignments. The exposure of the drawing student to current technical possibilities which extend and broaden the concept of drawing. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000740)
ARTS 326	Intermediate Life Drawing	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 125; ARTS 126; or faculty permission. An emphasis on form development and composition using the human figure. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000752)
ARTS 327	Intermediate Painting	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 122; ARTS 125; ARTS 126; ARTS 227; or faculty permission. Instruction in the course builds upon techniques acquired in Beginning Painting. Emphasis will be placed upon learning technical skills and on developing enough control over painting media to permit exploration of personal modes of expression. Because the assignments are flexible, the student is expected to bring a knowledge of drawing, design, and color to the painting studio. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000743)
ARTS 328	Intermediate Painting: Water Media	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 122; ARTS 125; ARTS 126; ARTS 227; or faculty permission. Extends basic techniques of painting in water-soluble media, both transparent and opaque; paper support. Emphasis on technical understanding and beginning development of personal expression. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000744)
ARTS 331	Intermediate Printmaking: Intaglio	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 230 or faculty permission. An intensive exploration of intaglio processes, focusing primarily on etching, through demonstrations, lectures and gallery visits. Emphasis is placed on the individual development of imagery, concept, and technical skill. Students are expected to have knowledge of drawing and design. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000762)
ARTS 332	Intermediate Printmaking: Silkscreen	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 230 or faculty permission. This course explores the materials and methods of fine art screen printing, through demonstrations, lectures, and gallery visits. Emphasis is place don the individual development of imagery, concept, and technical skill. Students are expected to have knowledge of drawing, design, and color. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000763)
ARTS 333	Intermediate Printmaking: Lithography	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 230 or faculty permission. An intensive exploration of stone and photographic lithography processes through demonstrations, lectures and gallery visits. Emphasis is placed on the individual development of imagery, concept, and technical skill. Students are expected to have knowledge of drawing and design. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000764)
ARTS 334	Intermediate Printmaking: Relief	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 230 or faculty permission. An intensive exploration of relief printing techniques, primarily from wood, through demonstrations, lectures, and gallery visits. Emphasis is placed on the individual development of imagery, concept, and technical skill. Students are expected to have knowledge of drawing, design, and color. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000765)
ARTS 340	Intermediate Fine Art Photography	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: Introductory photography course on the college level, or faculty permission. Concentration on expressive and aesthetic aspects of photography in fine arts. Emphasis on ability to manipulate and compose with light as a most crucial element in the organization of plastic space. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000786)
ARTS 341	Fine Art Digital Photography	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 340 or ARTS 350 or permission of instructor. Exploration of contemporary electronic imaging theories and techniques as they relate to photography. The basic hardware and software and their application in fine art photography are covered in this course. 6 hours activity. This course requires the use of a laptop computer and appropriate software. (000787)
ARTS 343	Fine Art Non-Silver Photography	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 340 or permission of instructor. This course provides an introduction to contemporary techniques and aesthetics of non-silver photography. Both historical and non-traditional photographic processes and their application to fine art photography are covered in this course. 6 hours activity. (000789)
ARTS 350	Intermediate Electronic Arts	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 123, ARTS 126, ARTS 250; or faculty permission. Intermediate studies in electronic arts with focus on digital imagemaking. Emphasis on development of personal aesthetics, technical excellence, and understanding of presentation issues surrounding digital media for both print and virtual platforms. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000770)
ARTS 361	Intermediate Ceramics	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 260 or equivalent experience in low-fire hand-building techniques; ARTS 122; ARTS 125. Aesthetic exploration of ideas, using the potter's wheel and/or hand-building techniques to create sculptural forms. Development of techniques in basic wheel-throwing and/or hand-building, clay body formulation, investigation of surface enrichment techniques, and kiln firing. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000746)
ARTS 362	Intermediate Ceramics: Surface	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 361 or faculty permission. This course provides a variety of approaches to surface enrichment techniques. The execution of the surface information learned in this course provides a more sophisticated avenue for expression. Includes individual approaches to problem solving, with an emphasis on concept development and the refinement of technical skills and related craftsmanship. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000750)
ARTS 363	Intermediate Ceramics: Mold Making	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 361. An investigation of the use and production of plaster molds and slip-casting technology as a tool for personal expression. Critical discussions on the nature of appropriate forms, multiples and duplicates as conceptual options in contemporary ceramics. Emphasis on concept development and the refinement of technical skills and related craftsmanship. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000751)
ARTS 371	Intermediate Sculpture: Mixed Media	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 270 for art majors (sculpture emphasis) or ARTS 123 for art majors (non-sculpture); faculty permission for non-majors. An intensive exploration of three-dimensional form, using a variety of methods, such as assemblage and metal fabrication, and varied materials, such as wood, plaster, metal, and clay. An emphasis is placed on creative thought and technical skills. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000758)
ARTS 372	Intermediate Sculpture: Fire Arts	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 270 for art majors (sculpture emphasis), or ARTS 122 for art majors (non-sculpture emphasis); faculty permission for non-majors. Aesthetic development of form through foundry processes. Foundry experience in "lost wax" and similar processes, investment, casting, metal finishing, oxyacetylene, electric arc, T.I.G. welding. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000759)
ARTS 373	Intermediate Sculpture: The Body	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 270 for art majors (sculpture emphasis), or ARTS 123 for art majors (non-sculpture emphasis); faculty permission for non-majors. This intermediate sculpture course provides an indepth study of the body as subject and object in historical contexts. A wide variety of methods and materials are explored, including clay, direct and cast plaster, other castable materials, woodworking, metal fabrication, and mixed media assemblage. Assignments center around problem solving and development of an expressive response to the body as form. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000760)
ARTS 376	Intermediate Glass Art	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 276 and faculty permission. Further studio practice in design and production of glass, using the techniques of free blowing, casting, fusing, and laminating. Emphasis is on idea development. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000754)
ARTS 389	Internship in Art	1.0 -3.0	FS
This course is an internship offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 3 hours lecture. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 15.0 units. (000785)
ARTS 396	Gallery Production	3.0	FS
To provide students with theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the management and display of the fine arts in a gallery setting. This course is an introduction to display design, installation techniques, handling of artworks, curatorial practices, interpretive material, and management strategies. The material is presented in lectures, demonstrations, and as part of gallery exhibition installations. Individual projects, written critiques, and a final exam will also be assigned. 1 hour discussion, 4 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000801)
ARTS 398	Special Topics	1.0 -6.0	FS
This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. (000792)
ARTS 399	Special Problems	1.0 -3.0	FS
This course is an independent study of special problems and is offered for 1.0-3.0 units. 3 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (000794)
ARTS 425	Advanced Drawing	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 325 or faculty permission. An exploration in drawing in depth both as an expressive and descriptive medium. A variety of drawing media and any number of personal directions. Recommended for art majors. Six hours of personal direct-grading system will be used. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 12.0 units. (000795)
ARTS 426	Advanced Life Drawing	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 326 or faculty permission. Study of human form based upon the human figure using a variety of media. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 12.0 units. (000810)
ARTS 427	Advanced Painting	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 327 or faculty permission. This course stresses the generating of artistic ideas and encourages students to develop increased awareness of personal motivations to produce art. Students will be expected to produce a number of works which begin to demonstrate cohesive content. Students attempting this course are expected to be highly knowledgeable with regard to material and should be highly motivated, because assignments are highly personalized. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 12.0 units. (000798)
ARTS 428	Advanced Painting: Water Media	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 327; ARTS 328; or faculty permission. Advanced study in watermedia using paper support. Emphasis on development of personal expression. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 12.0 units. (000799)
ARTS 430	Advanced Printmaking	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 331, ARTS 332, or ARTS 333; or faculty permission. An exploration of advanced printmaking techniques and concepts as they relate to individual ideas. Emphasis placed on the development of personal creativity and expression represented through the print medum. Self-motivation and technical proficiency in a variety of printmaking processes is necessary. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 12.0 units. (000828)
ARTS 440	Advanced Fine Art Photography	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 340. This course provides instruction in the design, construction, and presentation of photographically produced artworks. During the semester, students are required to produce a portfolio quality body of artwork. Theoretical and historical relationships to the student artwork are discussed. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 12.0 units. (000872)
ARTS 441	Advanced Fine Art Digital Photography	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 341. Advanced exploration of contemporary electronic imaging theories and techniques as they relate to photography. This course provides instruction in the design, construction, and presentation of electronically produced photographic artworks. Students produce a portfolio quality body of artwork. 6 hours activity. This course requires the use of a laptop computer and appropriate software. (000873)
ARTS 443	Advanced Fine Art Non-Silver Photography	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 343. Advanced exploration of contemporary techniques and aesthetics of non-silver photography. This course provides instruction in the design, construction, and presentation of non-silver and/or non-traditional photographic artworks. Students produce a portfolio quality body of artwork. 6 hours activity. (015013)
ARTS 450	Advanced Electronic Arts	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 350 or faculty permission. Advanced concepts in electronic arts, with emphasis on the relationships between content, form, and media, and the development of personal expression. Studio exploration of digital media to create electronic media artworks. Forms may include interactive multimedia using both CD/DVD and Internet technologies, 3D modeling and rendering, animation, sound, and video. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 12.0 units. (000753)
ARTS 451	Intermedia Studio	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 450 and at least one additional 300/400-level art studio course; faculty permission. Advanced concepts in translating electronic media artworks from the virtual world to the tangible with emphasis on integration of traditional fine art media and electronic media. Explorations may include photography/digital imaging, digital painting, digital printmaking, sculpture, installation, public art, and performance works. Conceptual development and studio practice involves integrating vocabularies and production techniques from a diverse palette of artistic methodologies and tools. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 12.0 units. (000862)
ARTS 460	Advanced Ceramics	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 362 or ARTS 363 or faculty permission. In-depth study and development, with emphasis on individual ideas and directions. Concentration on creating a personal vocabulary of concepts, construction methods, and surface treatments as a means of expression. Discussions of contemporary ceramic issues, and professional procedures for the ceramic artist. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 12.0 units. (000802)
ARTS 461	Advanced Ceramics Material	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ARTS 361. Theory, chemistry, creating low- and high-firing glazes by the empirical formula; further development of testing colorants of metallic oxides and glaze stains. Highly recommended for ceramic emphasis, but not required. This course will not fulfill advanced studio emphasis requirements. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 12.0 units. (000814)
ARTS 470	Advanced Sculpture	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 371, ARTS 372, or ARTS 373; or faculty permission. Advanced studio sculpture emphasizing individual development and direction. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 12.0 units. (000824)
ARTS 476	Advanced Glass Art	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 376 and faculty permission. Advanced practice in glass and production techniques and aesthetics. Emphasis is on idea development 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 12.0 units. (000811)
ARTS 484	Lighting Design and Application	3.0	INQ
Prerequisites: ARTS 385. Lighting design process, modeling, interior and exterior lighting calculation and design, lighting quality and aesthetics, daylighting calculations, lighting economics, lighting power and energy analysis, selected applications of light in interior and exterior spaces. 3 hours seminar. (000865)
ARTS 489	Internship Program in Art	1.0 -3.0	FS
This course is an internship offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. Supervised, out-of-classroom art-related work experience within the University (as in galleries and the slide room), and in connection with community programs and businesses (as in museums, galleries, art centers, etc.). Open to art majors and minors at junior and senior levels with a minimum GPA of 2.0 or to graduates with a minimum GPA of 3.0. 3 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 15.0 units. (000870)
ARTS 493	Development of Children's Art (P-8)	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing or faculty permission. An exploration of art-making skills; developing creative, standards-based art lessons and units; and enhancing understanding of theory, history and practice in art education Pre-Kindegarten (P) through Eighth (8) grade levels. 2 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. (000803)
ARTS 494	Development of Adolescent's Art (9-12)	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 493 or faculty permission. An exploration of standards-based art lessons and units; and understanding of theory, history and practice in art education at the high school (9-12) level. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. (000808)
ARTS 495	Current Topics Studio-Seminar	3.0	FS	GW
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher; upper-division standing in Art or faculty permission. Current topics and issues in studio art. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 12.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. (000812)
ARTS 498	Special Topics	1.0 -3.0	FS
This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 1 hour lecture, 1 hour activity. (000875)
ARTS 499	Special Problems	1.0 -3.0	FS
This course is an independent study of special problems and is offered for 1.0-3.0 units. 3 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (000880)
ARTS 499H	Honors Project	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: Junior standing. An enrolled student must be sponsored by a full-time faculty member in art; top 5% of cumulative GPA; and portfolio or dossier review. Independent study resulting in a piece of scholarly or creative work involving substantial research to be completed and publicly presented. Must receive a grade of B or higher. The course must be taken during two consecutive semesters in order to complete the 6-unit Honors project. This course is not available to graduate students. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000881)
ARTS 592	Cultural Diversity in Art Education	3.0	FS	GW
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher; ARTS 250, ARTS 493 or faculty permission. This course provides students with a theoretical and practical basis for learning historical and contemporary issues in art education. Topics may include: 1) diversity in visual cultures and 2) universality vs. cultural-specificity of children's artistic and aesthetic development. 2 hours discussion, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. (000816)
ARTS 595	BFA Senior Studio	3.0	FS	GW
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher; acceptance into the BFA program or permission of instructor and ARTS 425, ARTS 426, ARTS 427, ARTS 430, ARTS 440, ARTS 450, ARTS 460, ARTS 470, ARTS 476, ARTS 482, or ARTS 483. Cross-disciplinary studio art seminar for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree options in Art Studio and Electronic Arts. This course affords BFA students the opportunity to develop work for their required culminating exhibition. The course also includes critical discussions and readings on aesthetics, techniques, and professional issues. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. (015012)
ARTS 627	Graduate Studio in Painting/Drawing	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 427. Emphasis on advanced painting, with individual directions intensively studied. Discussions on visual materials and other related aspects will be developed in depth. This course may be taken eight times for credit; 6 units may be taken concurrently. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 24.0 units. (000883)
ARTS 630	Graduate Studio in Printmaking	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 430. Individual investigation and development in print media. This may include experimenting with new and/or innovative materials and techniques in conjunction with traditional processes. Individual research on the history and current theories in printmaking is also expected. This course may be taken eight times for credit; 6.0 units may be taken concurrently. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 24.0 units. (000906)
ARTS 640	Graduate Studio in Photography	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 440. This course concentrates on individual development, problems, and studies in photography. Both contemporary and historical theories and approaches are discussed. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 24.0 units. (015804)
ARTS 651	Graduate Studies in Electronic Intermedia	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: Graduate student status and faculty permission. Individual investigation and development in digital and electronic media. This may include experimenting with materials and processes of new and hybrid media. Research on the history and current theories in digital media, electronic arts and intermedia is expected. 6.0 units may be taken concurrently. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 24.0 units. (020853)
ARTS 660	Graduate Studio in Ceramics	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: Graduate student status and faculty permission. Emphasis on an experimental approach to clay, with individual directions within the broad spectrum of contemporary art making encouraged. This course may be taken eight times for credit; 6.0 units may be taken concurrently. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 24.0 units. (000889)
ARTS 670	Graduate Studio in Sculpture	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 470 or faculty permission. Use of departmental facilities by special arrangement where possible. Students provide own materials and work storage areas. This course may be taken eighttimes for credit; 6.0 units may be taken concurrently. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 24.0 units. (000901)
ARTS 676	Graduate Studio in Glass Design	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 476. Individual graduate problems in glass design. This course may be taken eight times for credit; 6.0 units may be taken concurrently. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 24.0 units. (000899)
ARTS 689	Graduate Internship	1.0 -3.0	FS
Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Other prerequisites may be determined by the nature of the proposed internship experience. This course is offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Students must register directly with a supervising faculty member. Activities may include out-of-the-classroom work or teaching assistant experience (e.g., gallery or museum practice or professional studio practice) or work with community programs and busineses. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 15.0 units. (000944)
ARTS 695	Interdisciplinary Graduate Studio Seminar	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Advanced studio practice for graduate students of diverse media specialization. Projects may include both independent works and interdisciplinary collaboration. Emphasis on the development of cross-media vocabulary in the realization of conceptual problems. Course focus varies with instructor. This course may be applied toward the Studio Pattern requirement. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 12.0 units. (000900)
ARTS 696	Seminar in Contemporary Art	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Seminar exploring contemporary art theory, criticism, and art practices. Course content may vary depending upon instructor of record and issues of currency. This course is primarily designed to orient Master of Fine Arts students to professionally significant theory, practice, and criticism. 3 hours seminar. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (000940)
ARTS 697	Independent Study	1.0 -6.0	FS
This course is a graduate-level independent study offered for 1.0-6.0 units. 18 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000945)
ARTS 699P	Master's Project	1.0 -6.0	FS
Prerequisites: Candidate status. This course is offered as a Master of Fine Arts project for 1.0 to 6.0 units. A terminal project and a written component are required for the Master of Fine Arts. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (000953)
ARTS 699T	Masters Study	1.0 -6.0	FS
Prerequisites: Candidate status. This course is offered for 1.0 to 6.0 units. A thesis is required for the Master of Arts in Art. 18 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (000947)

Interior Design Course Offerings

SUBJ NUM	Title	Units	Semester Offered	Course Flags
IDES 115	Introduction to Interior Design	3.0	FS
This course provides the student with an overview of the interior design profession. Through a survey of significant spaces and innovations in syles and funishings students examine how interior design affects human activity. Life safety codes and human performance are emphasized. 3 hours lecture. (000732)
IDES 231	Graphics I: Architectural Drafting for Interior Design	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: IDES 115. This course is an introduction to the tools, techniques, and principles of architectural drafting, graphic conventions, and lettering. Students measure actual sites and study the use of dimensional orthographic and three-dimensional paraline drawing techniques. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. (020509)
IDES 232	Graphics II: Design Development and Communication	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 125, IDES 115. The ability to sketch design ideas confidently is a valuable tool for designers. This course emphasizes the skill of drawing quickly by teaching visual note taking, generating visual ideas, working from non-visual sources, and establishing a method for accurate perspective drawing. Color rendering techniques are introduced that add surface texture, tonality, reflections, and shades and shadows. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. (000782)
IDES 251	Creative Thinking and Design Process	3.0	FS
Prerequisite: ARTS 122, ARTS 123, IDES 115, or faculty permission. This course emphasizes a systematic approach to the interior design process: conceptualization, development, and synthesis. Through a series of exercises that focus on fundamental design elements and principles, students shall explore several two and three dimensional communcation techniques to effectively present their design ideas. A grade of C or higher is required in this course to continue in the Interior Design BFA program. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (020621)
IDES 333	Graphics III: CAD for Interior Design	3.0	FS
Prerequisite: IDES 231. This course introduces the use of the microcomputer as a tool for interior design illustration, drafting, and design development. A fundamental computer graphics course for interior design students, this course builds skills and technical knowledge in image processing, two-dimensional drawing and three-dimensional modeling of building interiors. 6 hours activity. This course requires the use of a laptop computer and appropriate software. (000766)
IDES 372	Interior Materials and Finishes	3.0	FA
Prerequisite: IDES 231. This course focuses on the materials available to the interior designer and their characteristics, sources, and applications. Properties and appropriate uses for interior construction and finish materials are explored. Through lectures, presentations, and the preparation of construction details, students become familiar with the application of a wide variety of interior materials and finishes. Green design and sustainability are examined. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. (000734)
IDES 373	Interior Lighting and Color	3.0	SP
Prerequisites: ARTS 122, IDES 231, IDES 251. This course focuses on lighting design based upon critical awareness of the luminous environment. Lighting fundamentals and applications for various types of interior environments are emphasized. Energy conservation and efficiency are also examined. This course addresses the relationship of interior lighting and color. Students explore the application of color theory to interior design. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. (000768)
IDES 434	Graphics IV: Construction Documentation for Interior Design	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: IDES 231. This course emphasizes the overview of interior design construction and creating a set of documentation. The course covers advanced problems in design and detailing of interior finish systems such as interior architecture and cabinetry. Exploration and production of interior mechanical and millwork drawings and construction documents. Integration of building codes and life safety issues. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. (020727)
IDES 452	Residential Design	3.0	FA
Prerequisites: IDES 231, IDES 232, IDES 251. Conceptual process, design theory, and programmatic concerns involved in residential interior design with an emphasis on professional applications. Building codes related to residential spaces are addressed. Green design and sustainability are examined. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. (000817)
IDES 453	Corporate and Institutional Design	3.0	SP
Prerequisites: IDES 231, IDES 232, IDES 251. Students design corporate offices and institutional spaces such as day-care centers and libraries. Practical issues such as compliance with building codes, sustainability, and use of modular furniture systems are addressed in relation to building types. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. (000820)
IDES 454	Hospitality Design	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: IDES 231, IDES 232, IDES 251. This course emphasizes the elements used by the designer in the development of hospitality interior spaces such as restaurants, clubs, coffee shops, and hotels. Both conceptual and practical issues are explored relative to site analysis, programming, space planning, green design, circulation, volume, furnishings, color, and texture in the design of interior space. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. (000863)
IDES 455	Retail and Exhibition Design	3.0	FA
Prerequisites: IDES 231, IDES 232, IDES 251. This course introduces students to design branded environments, showroom, tradeshow exhibit, retail store, and museum. Students learn about design concept, development, space utilization, fixtures, and display as well as the role the interior designer plays in branding and the selling of a product. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. (020728)
IDES 456	Furniture Design and Fabrication	3.0	FA
Prerequisites: IDES 231, IDES 232, IDES 251. This design studio focuses on the aesthetic and functional issues related to the creation of custom freestanding furniture. Design and production of both hard and soft goods are covered. Special attention is given to anthropometric and ergonomic considerations, as well as the fabrication materials and construction methods. Students produce full scale furniture of their own design. 6 hours activity. (020729)
IDES 474	Building Systems and Environmental Technologies	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: IDES 231, IDES 251, IDES 372 or faculty permission. This course focuses on interior building systems in relation to human sensory reactions, psychological factors, health, safety, and comfort. Building codes relating to building systems are addressed. The vocabulary and concepts of environmental technologies related to interior design are examined. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. (020730)
IDES 485	Professional Practice and Portfolio	3.0	FS	GW
Prerequisite: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher; 6 units of upper division IDES-studio electives. This course familiarizes students with the everyday business, legal, financial, and ethical considerations of the practicing designer. A case study is used to explain the formation of a design business, its operations and designer/client and designer/vendor relationships; project scope analysis and contract analysis for residential and contract projects; insurance, fees and compensation; public relations; and dispute resolution. This course provides an introduction to various formats and processes used in creating a portfolio. Organization and graphic solutions are emphasized for portfolio development. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours activity. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. (000866)
IDES 551	Senior Design Studio	3.0	FS
Prerequisites: IDES 474 and 9 units of upper-division IDES studio electives. This course is the culminating interior design studio project of the BFA professional level degree program. Students implement the project identified and researched in the course. Students research, develop, and analyze data and design criteria for a substantial project involving diverse populations. This advanced studio requires students to incorporate the skills and knowledge gained throughout their studies to create a comprehensive project, including program, presentation drawings, models, detail drawings and specifications. 6 hours activity. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (020731)