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USC Roski School of Art and Design
Art
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ART 105 Art and Design Studio I Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Introduction to the fundamental elements in art making, design creation and thinking, including key principles of process and critical analysis.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
Crosslisted as DES 105 -
ART 106 Art and Design Studio II Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Introduction to the fundamental elements in art making, design creation and thinking, including the key principles of process and critical analysis.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
Crosslisted as DES 106 -
ART 110 Drawing for Art and Design Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
An introduction to drawing, both skill and perception oriented, as the basic tool for all the visual arts and design.
Duplicates Credit in former FADW 101
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
Grading Option: Letter
Crosslisted as DES 110 -
ART 120 Painting I Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Practical introduction to oil and acrylic pigments, painting tools, mediums, processes and contemporary concepts. Primary experience in: color, composition and perception through representational and abstract painting.
Duplicates Credit in former FAPT 105
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 130 Ceramics I Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Practical and theoretical exploration of the nature of surface, form, volume and mass as fundamental elements of clay sculpture and the ceramic object.
Duplicates Credit in former FACE 112
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 131 Wheel Throwing Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
An introductory course using wheel throwing techniques for ceramics to explore a variety of forms through three-dimensional exercises.
Duplicates Credit in former ART 230 and former FACE 212
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 140 Sculpture I Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Practical and theoretical introduction to sculpture as dimensional manipulation. Primary exploration of form, mass, gravity, surface, structure and associative recognition in three-dimensional art.
Duplicates Credit in former FASC 106
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 141xg Creating and Understanding Visuals Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Lecture-studio course on the theory and history behind contemporary art, design, and visual communication; students also create work, informed by ideas from the lecture.
Satisfies New General Education in Category A: The Arts
Credit Restriction: Not for Major Credit
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 150 Introduction to Photography: Process and Concept Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Digital photography as a medium of contemporary art. Includes concept development, DSLR cameras, lighting, digital workflow, software, large format printing and installation.
Duplicates Credit in former FAPH 209
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 207a Two-Dimensional Art Workshop Units: 2
Max Units: 08
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Studio practice to develop drawing fundamentals for game designers, animators and narrative artists.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 207a
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 207b Two-Dimensional Art Workshop Units: 2
Max Units: 08
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Continuation of ART 207a .
Prerequisite: ART 207a
Duplicates Credit in former FA 207b
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 208a Three-Dimensional Art Workshop Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Studio practice to develop standards of judgment and appreciation of the visual arts.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 208a
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 208b Three-Dimensional Art Workshop Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Continuation of ART 208a .
Prerequisite: ART 208a
Duplicates Credit in former FA 208b
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 243 Construction Techniques Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
Exploration of art fabrication and the techniques and philosophies of working with a variety of materials.
Recommended Preparation: ART 140
Duplicates Credit in former FASC 246
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 255 Black and White Film and Darkroom Photography Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Introduces film cameras, development, and darkroom techniques, photographic history, theory and practice within an art context.
Duplicates Credit in ART 150
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 260 Introduction to Video: Projection and Virtual Worlds in Art Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
An introductory course exploring contemporary processes and practices of video experimentation in art including the camera, editing, digital manipulation and spatial and virtual platforms.
Duplicates Credit in former FAIN 220
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 280 Studio Critique I Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
Interdisciplinary forum where students develop research skills, learn how to best articulate their artistic production, discuss materials related to their research interests, and critique the work of their peers.
Registration Restriction: Open only to sophomores in Art and Fine Arts majors
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 300 Professional Practices Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Instruction on producing written and visual documentation of art/design work, proposals, statements, and portfolios; applications for art/design employment opportunities, grants, research projects, and graduate school.
Registration Restriction: Open only to sophomores, juniors and seniors
Duplicates Credit in former FA 300
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 310 Drawing II Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Directed examination of personal approaches to drawing with emphasis on making visual and artistic decisions and developing additional skills and sources of inspiration. Individual expression will be encouraged.
Prerequisite: ART 110 or FADW 101
Duplicates Credit in former FADW 301
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 311 Anatomical Drawing from Life Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
An advanced, concentrated study of the human figure; expands on skills depicting and visualizing the human form.
Prerequisite: ART 110 or FADW 101
Duplicates Credit in former FADW 321
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 312 Comics Project Units: 4
Max Units: 08
Terms Offered: FaSp
All aspects of comics will be covered, from writing and composition to inking and marketing through the production of an individual multi-page comic creation.
Recommended Preparation: Any drawing, graphic design or creative writing course
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 314 Illustration for Art and Design Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Illustration techniques and professional practices across the range of fine art, comics, editorial illustration, narrative arts, visual development and others. Digital and hybrid approaches.
Recommended Preparation: ART 110 , ART 120 , or any graphic design course
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
Crosslisted as DES 314 -
ART 320 Painting II Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Directed examination of historic and contemporary painting concepts and aesthetics, investigation into personal ideas towards the development of a creative visual language and practice in painting.
Prerequisite: ART 120 or FAPT 105
Duplicates Credit in former FAPT 305
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 330 Ceramics II Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Directed examination of aesthetic concepts and investigation into personal ideas as they relate to the development of a creative visual language in ceramics.
Prerequisite: ART 130 or FACE 112
Duplicates Credit in former FACE 312
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 340 Sculpture II Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Directed examination of three-dimensional aesthetic concepts; development of an individual creative vision.
Prerequisite: ART 140
Duplicates Credit in former FASC 306
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 350 Intermediate Photography: Studio, Field, Independent Projects Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Continued examination of the conceptual, technical, aesthetic and historical tools necessary for a well-informed deliberate art practice. Emphasis on generating self-directed ideas.
Prerequisite: ART 150
Duplicates Credit in former FAPH 309b
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 360 Video Installation and Moving Image Environments Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Advanced studio course. Investigates video installation as an evolving contemporary art form that extends the conversation of video art beyond the frame and into live, hybrid media, site-specific and multiple channel environments.
Prerequisite: ART 260 or FAIN 220
Duplicates Credit in former FAIN 320
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 361 Post-Internet Art and Aesthetics Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
A technically and conceptually intensive studio exploring contemporary processes and practices of Internet art and online expression.
Prerequisite: ART 260
Recommended Preparation: ART 150
Duplicates Credit in former FAIN 315
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 362 Ideas in Intermedia Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
An examination of the impact of digital media on contemporary culture, with attention to a particular, changing topic each semester.
Duplicates Credit in former FAIN 330
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 370 Printmaking Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Introductory course in various printmaking techniques; necessary skills and inherent expressive qualities of different printmaking methods are explored.
Duplicates Credit in former FAPR 311
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 380 Studio Critique II Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
A continuation of ART 280 for third-year students, providing an interdisciplinary forum for artistic practice and a deepening critique of one’s work and the work of peers.
Prerequisite: ART 280
Registration Restriction: Open only to juniors in Art and Fine Arts majors
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 390 Special Problems Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 390
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 410 Topics in Advanced Drawing Units: 4
Max Units: 12
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Examination of personal approaches and professional careers in drawing and 2D art making, emphasis on making a body of work with creative freedom in committed studio space.
Prerequisite: ART 310 or FADW 301
Duplicates Credit in former FA 401 and FADW 401
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 415 Studies in Drawing and Painting Units: 4
Max Units: 12
Terms Offered: FaSp
A studio examination of rotating topics in drawing/painting, either media-based or content-driven, with individual and collaborative projects; topics change each semester.
Recommended Preparation: ART 310; ART 320; or permission of instructor
Duplicates Credit in former FADW 331 and former ART 315
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 418 Independent Studies in Studio Arts Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Independent research of specific topics under the direction of a faculty member. Administrative and faculty approval required.
Recommended Preparation: appropriate 300-level course work
Duplicates Credit in former FA 418
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 419 Professional Internship in the Arts Units: 2
Max Units: 04
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
An experiential/academic opportunity in a museum, gallery, community cultural center or related facility. Lectures, seminars, written analysis and working internship.
Registration Restriction: Open only to upper-division fine arts majors
Duplicates Credit in former FA 419
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Credit/No Credit
Crosslisted as DES 419 -
ART 420 Topics in Advanced Painting Units: 4
Max Units: 12
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Examination of personal approaches and professional careers in painting and 2D art making, emphasis on making a body of work with creative freedom in committed studio space.
Prerequisite: ART 320 or FAPT 305
Duplicates Credit in former FAPT 405
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 430 Topics in Advanced Ceramics Units: 4
Max Units: 12
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Continued directed examination of aesthetic concepts and investigation into personal ideas as they relate to the development of a creative visual language in ceramics.
Prerequisite: ART 330 or FACE 312
Duplicates Credit in former FACE 412
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 432 Clay and Glazes Units: 2
Terms Offered: Sp
A foundation in the formulation of clay bodies and glaze materials through lectures and studio exercises to suit specific needs with the artist in mind.
Recommended Preparation: ART 130 or ART 131
Duplicates Credit in former FACE 313, former ART 331
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 434 Sound Art Units: 2
Terms Offered: Sp
A survey of developments in non-traditional musical instrument making in clay including design, fabrication and composition, culminating in a musical performance.
Recommended Preparation: ART 130 or FACE 112
Duplicates Credit in former ART 414
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 440 Topics in Advanced Sculpture Units: 4
Max Units: 12
Terms Offered: FaSp
Individual direction of the study of aesthetic issues in sculpture; investigation of an individual creative vision.
Prerequisite: ART 340 or FASC 306
Duplicates Credit in former FASC 406
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 441 Installation Art Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Students challenge the traditional art object as they explore the use of space and time in their artwork.
Prerequisite: ART 140
Recommended Preparation: any upper division art or design course
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 442 Art and Technology Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
An interdisciplinary course between art and engineering that addresses creative thinking in the manipulation of media and the communication of ideas.
Duplicates Credit in former FASC 436
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 443 Woodworking Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
Exploration of the essential skills in woodworking through lecture, demonstration and hands-on training. Includes instruction in joinery and relevant machinery and hand tools.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 444 Modeling and Mold Making Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
Introduction to plaster mold making using clay and wax for both ceramics and sculpture. Exploration of various casting materials.
Duplicates Credit in former FASC 136 and former ART 142
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 445 Metal Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
Introduction to metal in fine art. Emphasis on technical proficiencies and effective solutions working in a variety of metals.
Recommended Preparation: ART 140
Duplicates Credit in former FASC 236 and former ART 242
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 450 Topics in Advanced Photography Units: 4
Max Units: 12
Terms Offered: FaSp
In-depth exploration of photographic and artistic concepts as they apply to the articulation of personal work.
Prerequisite: ART 350 or FAPH 309b
Duplicates Credit in former FAPH 409
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 451 Large Format Photography Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
Exploration of photographic traditions in large-format, high resolution sheet film cameras, which have their roots in both the field, the studio, in commercial and documentary traditions.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 452 Cut and Paste: Photo Collage Analog and Digital Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
Exploration of methods with working photographically through collage.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 460 Post-Material Studio Units: 4
Max Units: 08
Terms Offered: FaSp
Advanced studio and discussion course that affords the student a conceptual and practical platform from which to discuss and realize a major work or series.
Recommended Preparation: any upper division studio course or permission of instructor
Duplicates Credit in former FAIN 440
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 461 Techniques in After Effects Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
An intensive investigation of the mechanics and methodology of contemporary software for video art. Recommended to be taken concurrently with ART 260 .
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 462 Performance Art Workshop Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Introduce contextual understanding of performance art history and basic principles of using the body in time and space in relation to an audience in order to convey meaning.
Recommended Preparation: ART 260 or ART 362
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 463 Performance Art and the Frame Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
Exploration of iconic performance documentation and creation of a snapshot and/or moving image narrative, manipulating temporal space to lock it into a frame.
Recommended Preparation: Background in visual arts of any form (e.g., performance art, time-based media, video art, installation and any form of 2D or 3D art), cinema, media, music, communications, narrative studies
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 470 Topics in Advanced Printmaking Units: 4
Max Units: 12
Terms Offered: FaSp
Directed examination of specific printmaking media in relation to personal aesthetic goals and expressive concepts.
Prerequisite: ART 370 or FAPR 311
Duplicates Credit in former FAPR 411
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 480 International Art Study Tour Units: 2
Max Units: 02
Terms Offered: FaSp
An immersive experience in the artistic culture of a specific city or region that includes a short (less than two weeks) international trip.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 484 Contemporary Issues in Art Units: 4
Max Units: 12
Terms Offered: FaSp
An advanced studio and discussion course aims to expand a student’s relationship to, and understanding of, contemporary artistic dissemination, discourse, and display via a series of rotating topics.
Recommended Preparation: junior status or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 485 Studio Capstone Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
A faculty-mentored course supporting advanced conceptual exploration and the development of an ambitious, self-defined series or body of work; may culminate in a group exhibition or individual project.
Registration Restriction: Open only to seniors in Art and Fine Arts majors
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 490x Directed Research Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Max Units: 12
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Individual research and readings.
Credit Restriction: Not available for graduate credit
Duplicates Credit in former FA 490
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 494a Senior Thesis Units: 2
Max Units: 04
Terms Offered: FaSp
Individual research under guidance of faculty member for senior-level BFA students, leading to a substantial paper or other project.
Registration Restriction: Open only to seniors in Fine Arts
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 494b Senior Thesis Units: 2
Terms Offered: FaSp
Individual research under the guidance of faculty for senior level BFA students, leading to a substantial paper or project.
Prerequisite: ART 494a
Registration Restriction: Open only to seniors in Fine Arts
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 499 Special Topics Units: 2, 3, 4
Max Units: 08
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Comprehensive exploration of particular aspects of visual art.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 499
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 515 Visiting Artist and Scholar Seminar Units: 2
Max Units: 4.0
Terms Offered: FaSp
Lecture and discussion course in the professional practice of art featuring formal presentations by visiting artists and scholars.
Duplicates Credit in FA 515 .
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
Crosslisted as CRIT 515 -
ART 520 Individual Studies Units: 2
Max Units: 8.0
Terms Offered: FaSp
Investigation of creative problems through various media. Course may be repeated.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 520.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 525 Making and Curating Art: Pedagogy and Praxis Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
(Enroll in CRIT 525 )
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ART 530 Art and Globalization Units: 4
Terms Offered: SpSm
Tracks the historical emergence and proliferation of globalization and its relationship to political, economic and cultural phenomena.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
Crosslisted as CRIT 530 -
ART 535 Group Critique Units: 2
Max Units: 8
Terms Offered: FaSp
Presentation and critique which builds students’ skills in presenting and contextualizing their artwork for peer review; analytic discussion regarding directions in contemporary art.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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ART 590 Directed Research Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Research leading to graduate degree. Maximum units which may be applied to degree determined by department.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 590.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Credit/No Credit
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ART 594a Master’s Thesis Units: 2
Credit on acceptance of Thesis.
Registration Restriction: Open only to masters students.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 594abz.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit
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ART 594b Master’s Thesis Units: 2
Credit on acceptance of Thesis.
Registration Restriction: Open only to masters students.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 594abz.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit
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ART 594z Master’s Thesis Units: 0
Credit on acceptance of Thesis.
Registration Restriction: Open only to masters students.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 594abz.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit
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ART 599 Special Topics Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Max Units: 8.0
Comprehensive exploration of particular aspects of the history of art.
Duplicates Credit in former FA 599.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
School of Art and Design (Critical Studies)
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CRIT 150gp Histories of Art, Design and Visual Culture Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
A loosely chronological, thematic survey of art, visual culture, design, and critical theory from the early modern period through modernism (1500 – 1950).
Satisfies New General Education in Category A: The Arts
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category H: Traditions and Historical Foundations
Duplicates Credit in former FACS 150
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 160g Critical Theory in Art, Design and Visual Culture Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
An issues-based introduction to critical theory in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, especially as it relates to philosophy, art, design, and visual culture.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Registration Restriction: Open only to Roski Art majors and minors
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 350gw Global Art, Design and Visual Culture since 1960 Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
A critical history of art, design, visual culture, and visual theory since 1960, addressing through a postcolonial/decolonial lens the concepts and practices of “global” art.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150gp and CRIT 160g
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category G: Equity in a Diverse World
Registration Restriction: Open only to Roski Art majors and minors
Duplicates Credit in former FA 350
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 371 Art in the Public Realm: Contemporary Issues Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Critical frameworks and theoretical perspectives of contemporary public art issues explored through case studies and discussions with artists, architects, and designers engaging the public realm.
Duplicates Credit in former PAS 371.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 405 Race, Fashion and Pop Culture Units: 4
Terms Offered: Fa
(Enroll in FDN 405 )
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CRIT 410 Theory and Design: Deconstruction Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Addresses overlapping issues in contemporary design and art relating to activism, audience and technologies of making and dissemination.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150gp , CRIT 160g and CRIT 350gw , or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 415 Performance and Art Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Focused exploration of the role of the body in performance, action and the question of the “event” in contemporary art and design.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150 , CRIT 160 , CRIT 350 or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 420 The Artist in Society Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Addresses relationships among contemporary art, design and popular culture, with a focus on specific visual media and their histories.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150 , CRIT 160 , CRIT 350 or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 425 Identity and Visual Representation Units: 4
A critical study of the relationship between identity or coalitional politics and specific practices, meanings, and sitings of contemporary art and design.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150gp , CRIT 160g , CRIT 350gw or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 430 Undergrounds and Subcultures Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Study of theories of critique or resistance in art and cultural studies, particularly in relation to developments in contemporary art, design and popular culture.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150 , CRIT 160 , CRIT 350 or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 435 Art Sites and Alternative Spaces Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Histories of art and design from alternative points of view, exposing the limits of conventional histories of art and design.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150 , CRIT 160 , CRIT 350 or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 440 Curating and the Public Sphere Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
History and theory of curating, exhibitions, and museums, critically examining the historical structures and current politics informing contemporary practices and institutions.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150 , CRIT 160 , CRIT 350 or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 445 Art and Design in the Streets Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Focuses on contemporary artistic and design practices in relation to questions of the public sphere and audience, addressing topics from public art to social practice.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150 , CRIT 160 , CRIT 350 or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 450 Performing and Visualizing the City Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Explores the relationships among art, design, visual culture, urban spaces and institutions, through urban, social and visual theory.
Recommended Preparation: CRIT 150 , CRIT 160 , CRIT 350 or permission of instructor
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 455 Art and Design on Screens Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
An investigation into the non-indexical or non-photographic moving image and the expanded field of digital media in the 21st century starting with animation.
Recommended Preparation: Basic understanding of 20th century art history and some experience reading and discussing critical theory
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 499 Special Topics Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Max Units: 8.0
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Comprehensive exploration of particular aspects of public art.
Duplicates Credit in former PAS 499.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 500 Theory and History of Performance Studies Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Exploration of the various theories and methodologies associated with performance and visual studies as interrelated with the histories of practice in these fields.
Registration Restriction: Open only to graduate students
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 510 History and Theory of Art and Exhibitions Units: 4
Terms Offered: Fa
Gives broad and deep overview of history of “art” as a conceptual and practical category, emphasizing development of exhibitionary sites and engagement with public sphere.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 512 Art and Curatorial Visits Units: 2
Terms Offered: Fa
Site visits relating to art and curatorial practices, from art museums and artists’ studios to public art offices and performance venues, and meet professionals.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 515 Visiting Artist and Scholar Seminar Units: 2
Max Units: 4.0
Terms Offered: FaSp
(Enroll in ART 515 )
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CRIT 520 Performing Identity Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
The history and theory of identity politics in relation to performance and performativity, with a focus on post-1950 Euro-American culture.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 525 Making and Curating Art: Pedagogy and Praxis Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
Provides students with a foundation in the history and theory of studio art and curatorial education and develops their teaching skills in these areas.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
Crosslisted as ART-525 -
CRIT 530 Art and Globalization Units: 4
Terms Offered: SpSm
(Enroll in ART 530 )
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CRIT 540 Contemporary Asian Art Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Explores contemporary Asian art and visual culture in global contexts.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 550 Contemporary Art and its Publics Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Contemporary art practices and issues of display, exhibition, dissemination, community and audience, in relation to art and politics.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 555 Methods of Curating: Introduction to Curatorial Practicum Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
First in a sequence of three courses on history/theory of curatorial methods, with practical experience necessary to mounting exhibitions and devising interfaces with the public.
Duplicates Credit in PAS 555a.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 556 Curatorial Practicum: Individual/Group Projects Units: 4
Terms Offered: Fa
Second in a sequence of three courses on history/theory of curatorial methods, with practical experience necessary to mounting exhibitions and devising interfaces with the public.
Prerequisite: CRIT 555 .
Duplicates Credit in PAS 555b.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 557 Curatorial Practicum: Group Project Summation Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
Third in a sequence of three courses on history/theory of curatorial methods, with practical experience necessary to mounting exhibitions and devising interfaces with the public.
Prerequisite: CRIT 556 .
Duplicates Credit in PAS 555c.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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CRIT 560 Visual Theory/Performance Theory Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Exploration of interrelated themes that examine how the time-based art of theatre intersects with other art forms and surpasses its preexisting boundaries.
Registration Restriction: Open only to graduate students
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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