School of Art
College of Liberal & Creative Arts
Dean: Dr. Andrew Harris
School of Art
Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
Fine Arts Building, Room 293
Phone: (415) 338-2176
Fax: (415) 338-6537
Undergraduate Email: sch_art@sfsu.edu
Graduate Email: artgrad@sfsu.edu
Website: http://art.sfsu.edu
Director: Gwen Allen
Graduate Coordinator: Chris Finley
Mission Statement
The School of Art provides students with intellectually informed instruction in the histories and practices of the visual arts and museum studies within the context of a liberal arts university. The guiding principle of its curricula and instruction is the belief that art and its institutions are an important means to interpret human experience, and a fundamental mechanism by which a society evolves, understands, and reflects upon itself. The School of Art supports the university mission to offer instruction that promotes respect for and appreciation of scholarship, freedom, human diversity, and the cultural mosaic of the San Francisco Bay area and beyond, and encourages critical thinking within an inclusive worldview.
The curriculum provides students pathways to engage in personal, philosophical, political, and conceptual questions through art practice, research, and writing. Using a heuristic approach to learning, fueled by curiosity, students are encouraged to understand and challenge normative paradigms, resulting in new forms and ways of thinking. The conceptual exploration of materials, objects, images, texts, actions and events develops transferable skill sets that will enrich students’ lives and prepare them for roles as artists, curators, art historians and creative professionals. The program cultivates visual literacy and critical thinking, and engenders professional conduct (discipline), adaptability, social awareness and social justice, through an understanding of the role of art and its institutions in the human experience. The School of Art offers undergraduate majors and minors in Studio Art and Art History, a minor in Museum Studies, as well as pathways to teaching art. At the graduate level, we offer an M.F.A. in Art and an M.A. in Museum Studies.
Program Scope
The School of Art is committed to offering a fine arts curriculum in a liberal arts context with diverse and vital programs for the study of the visual arts in Northern California. Its programs foster the development of specialized skills, encourage personal creative direction, and promote understanding of the history and cultural traditions that shape artistic expression. The School of Art faculty are dedicated to bridging the practice, theory, and history of art, and to combining traditional and new technologies in a manner that reflects and affects contemporary culture. The Bachelor of Arts in Art program consists of a core and the choice of a concentration in Art History, Studio Art, or Art History, and Studio Art. The area of concentration focuses study in one specialty, but with a degree of breadth sufficient for understanding and awareness in other areas. All courses are designed to provide a broad experiential and conceptual orientation to the visual arts and art history. Advanced courses in the concentrations focus on perceptual skills, conceptual practices, creative expression, and critical thinking. Attention is given to traditions and heritage of the discipline, contemporary issues, and forms, imaginative problem solving, and written English proficiency within the discipline.
The Master of Arts in Art is the only terminal master’s degree in Art History in the San Francisco Bay Area. Coursework emphasizes methodology, history, research, and writing. Students produce a thesis that allows for focused research on a specific topic under the direction of a thesis advisor.
The Master of Fine Arts in Art program emphasizes the development of individual creative direction in the context of contemporary, interdisciplinary art practice. Coursework emphasizes contemporary art, critique, experimentation with forms of expression, and professional presentation of works of art.
The School’s website offers additional information: http://art.sfsu.edu/
Facilities
The Fine Arts Building features specialized studio spaces for Sculpture, Fiber and Material Studies (including a dye laboratory, loom, and surface design studios), Photography (including chemical and digital labs), Painting and Drawing, and Printmaking. Specialized equipment includes large format printers and a laser cutter. The building is also home to the 3,800 square foot Fine Arts Gallery, the Martin Wong Gallery, and the Global Museum. Graduate studio spaces are located in the Fine Arts Building. The School maintains an instructional archive/collection of historic and contemporary prints, drawings, and photographs.
Career Outlook
Opportunities for the graduate with a bachelor’s degree in art vary depending on the student’s initiative and inclinations. Students dedicated to creative expression in art practice, or scholarly research in the history of art, may elect to pursue graduate education. Others may find opportunities for technical or on-the-job training in related fields. A course in exhibition design is offered in the professional environment of the Fine Arts Gallery and provides intense, practical, and theoretical training for gallery and art museum careers. Art and art history students with an interest in working with visual artifacts, and with the diverse professional aspects of presenting art and artists elect courses in this popular area.
Graduate degrees open the door to teaching positions at the college-university level. Students who elect to pursue careers outside the arts may find access to more rewarding cultural life experiences through their visual arts education.
An art minor is offered for students who wish to pursue a secondary interest in art on a structured basis.
Graduate Program in Art
Two graduate programs are offered–Master of Arts with an emphasis in Art History and a Master of Fine Arts in Art. The three-year professional M.F.A. curriculum is an integrated course of study across a spectrum of studio arts and their adjunct fields of theory, history, and criticism. The M.A. prepares students for doctoral studies and careers in galleries, museums, and other community institutions.
Art Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate competence in employing the fundamentals and principles of art in art practice and art history.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the traditional canons of art history and revisionist scholarship.
- Evaluate and discern quality, meaning, and significance in works of art using the historical, theoretical, and social methods of art history and contemporary art practice.
- Distinguish the various contexts in which art is experienced.
- Show evidence of curiosity, risk-taking, experimentation, and problem-solving to generate a personally constructed conceptual direction in art practice and research in visual and written work.
- Understand the ethical dimensions of artistic practice and art historical scholarship within a global context.
Art
Professor
GWEN ALLEN (2007), Professor of Art; B.A. (1994), Smith College; M.A. (1999), Stanford University; Ph. D (2004), Stanford University.
GAIL DAWSON (2003), Professor of Art; B.A. (1979), M.A. (1988), University of California, Berkeley; B.F.A. (1997), M.F.A. (2000), University of Texas, Austin.
VICTOR DE LA ROSA (2006), Professor of Art; B.A. (1999), San Francisco State University; M.F.A. (2001), University of California, Davis; M.F.A. (2004), Rhode Island School of Design.
LEWIS DeSOTO (1988), Professor of Art; B.A. (1978), University of California, Riverside; M.F.A. (1981), Claremont Graduate School.
JEFFREY DOWNING (2002), Professor of Art; B.A. (1989), M.F.A. (1992), San Francisco State University.
MARK JOHNSON (1994), Professor of Art; B.S. (1975), Yale University; M.A. (1981), San Francisco State University; M.F.A. (1982), University of California, Berkeley.
SANTHI KAVURI-BAUER (2003), Professor of Art; B.A. (1991), Rutgers University; M.A. (1996), Ph.D. (2002), University of California, Los Angeles.
MARIO LAPLANTE (1996), Professor of Art; B.F.A. (1983), Concordia University, Montreal; M.F.A. (1989), University of Wisconsin.
PAULA LEVINE (1999), Professor of Art; B.A. (1970), Elmira College; M.S.W. (1973), New York University; M.F.A. (1988), San Francisco Art Institute.
FRANCISCO PEREZ (1986), Professor of Art; B.F.A. (1972), University of Hartford; M.F.A. (1980), Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Associate Professor
MICHAEL ARCEGA (2013), Associate Professor of Art; B.F.A. (1999), San Francisco Art Institute; M.F.A. (2009), Stanford University.
SUSAN BELAU (2008), Associate Professor of Art; B.A. (1993), University of California, Santa Cruz; MFA (1999), University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
CHRISTOPHER FINLEY (2011), Associate Professor of Art; B.F.A. (1993), Art Center College of Design.
Assistant Professor
LIBBY BLACK (2017), Assistant Professor of Art; B.F.A (1999), The Cleveland Institute of Art; M.F.A. (2001), The California College of the Arts.
ILANA CRISPI (2016), Assistant Professor of Art; B.A. (1999), Brown University; M.F.A. (2006), Mills College.
SEAN MCFARLAND (2018), Assistant Professor of Art; B.S. (2002), Humboldt State University; M.F.A. (2004), California College of the Arts.
Museum Studies
Professor
EDWARD M. LUBY (2002), Professor of Museum Studies; B.A. (1982), University of Rochester; M.A. (1987), Ph.D. (1990), Stony Brook University, New York.
Lecturers
Alper, Bardolph, Caprari, DeVere, Fogarty, Franklin, Jiménez, Kienzle
Majors
- Bachelor of Arts in Art: Concentration in Studio Art
- Bachelor of Arts in Art: Concentration in Art History and Studio Art
- Bachelor of Arts in Art History
Minor
Masters
- Master of Arts in Art
This program is under review for temporary suspension. Please contact the department for more information. - Master of Fine Arts in Art
- Master of Arts in Museum Studies
Art
ART 210 Introduction to Digital Media Arts (Units: 3)
The fundamentals, principles, and tools for 2D/3D graphics, time-based media, and interactive art. Examination of aesthetics, visual and verbal language, and art historical and current practices in the media. Activity.
ART 222 Introduction to Textile Art (Units: 3)
Studio experiences correlating textile media with basic techniques and processes. Activity. Extra fee required.
ART 231 Introduction to Drawing (Units: 3)
Studio experiences with dry and wet materials. Visual translation of three-dimensional objects to a two-dimensional surface, as well as approaches to copying, abstraction, and pattern using linear, tonal and volumetric indication, and perspective, with attention to composition. Activity. Extra fee required.
ART 235 Introduction to Printmaking (Units: 3)
Studio experiences correlating drawing and printmaking media with basic techniques and processes. Activity. Extra fee required.
Course Attributes:
- C1: Arts
ART 240 Introduction to Contemporary Sculpture (Units: 3)
Studio experiences exploring sculptural, theoretical, and visual processes using a variety of materials, methods, and context as a means of investigation. Emphasis on personal creative growth and development. Activity. Extra fee required.
Course Attributes:
- C1: Arts
ART 245 Introduction to Ceramics (Units: 3)
Studio experiences correlating clay media with basic techniques and processes. Activity. Extra fee required.
Course Attributes:
- C1: Arts
ART 260 Introduction to the Darkroom (Units: 3)
Introduction to black and white film processing, darkroom printing, operation of 35mm film cameras, and photography as a creative medium. 35mm camera with manually adjustable apertures and shutter speeds required. Activity. Extra fee required.
ART 310 Foundations in Digital Media Art (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to Studio Art majors and minors and Art majors; a 200-level ART course; or consent of the instructor.
ART 330 Foundations in Painting (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art majors and minors; ART 231 or equivalent.
ART 335 Foundations in Printmaking Processes: Drawing the Multiple (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: ART 231*.
ART 340 Foundations in Contemporary Sculpture: Materials & Concepts (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art majors and minors; a 200-level ART class; or consent of the instructor.
ART 345 Foundations in Ceramics (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
ART 360 Foundations in Photography (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art majors and minors; one 200-level ART course or equivalent.
ART 410 Conceptual Art After Conceptual Art (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
and processes in studio work. Explore chance, public actions, performance, experiment with language
and text, and more. Studio work influenced by technology, art, culture, and everyday life. Activity. Extra
fee required.
ART 411 Interactive Arts (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
ART 413 Video Art (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art majors and minors; upper-division standing; ART 210; or consent of the instructor.
ART 422 Weaving I: Beginning (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: ART 222 or equivalent.
ART 423 Constructed Surfaces (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Art majors and minors; ART 222.
ART 424 Surface Design Studio (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: ART 222 or equivalent.
ART 431 Intermediate Painting (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art majors and minors; ART 231 or ART 330 or equivalent.
ART 432 Further Explorations in Drawing (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art majors and minors; ART 231 or equivalent.
ART 433 Figure Drawing (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art majors and minors; ART 231 or equivalent.
ART 434 Color Workshop (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art majors and art minors; ART 231 or ART 330 or equivalent.
ART 435 Intermediate Printmaking Workshop (Units: 3)
Workshop in printmaking processes. Topics to be specified in the Class Schedule. Activity. May be repeated when topics vary. Extra fee required. [Formerly ART 436, ART 437, ART 438]ART 439 Screen Printing (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art majors and minors; ART 235 or equivalent.
ART 440 Sculpture and Expanded Practice (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art majors and minors; ART 240 or ART 340 or equivalent.
ART 445 Ceramics on the Wheel (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division Art majors.
ART 460 Intermediate Photography (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Art majors and minors; ART 260 or ART 360 recommended.
ART 509 Art Professional Service Practicum (Unit: 1)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division Art majors and minors, Art History majors and minors, and Museum Studies minors.
ART 511 Digital Media and Emerging Technologies: Special Areas (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division Art majors and minors or consent of the instructor.
ART 514 Experimental and Expanded Practices in Video Art (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Art majors and minors; ART 413; or consent of the instructor.
ART 522 Weaving II: Intermediate (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: ART 422 or equivalent.
ART 524 Surface Design III (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: ART 424 or equivalent.
ART 525 Textiles Studio Process (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Art majors or minors; ART 222, two upper-division ART courses; or consent of the instructor.
ART 527 Repeat Pattern for Fine Art (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Art majors and minors; basic computer skills and familiarity with Photoshop and Illustrator; or consent of the instructor.
ART 529 Textile Futures (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Art majors and minors; ART 222, 3 units from ART 422 or ART 424 or ART 624; or consent of the instructor.
ART 530 Advanced Topics in Painting: The Expanded Field (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Art majors and minors; ART 330 or ART 431 or equivalent.
ART 534 Mixed Media Painting (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art majors and minors; one 300-level or 400-level Art course.
ART 535 Artist's Books (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division standing.
ART 536 Advanced Topics in Printmaking (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: ART 335 or ART 435 or another upper-division printmaking course or consent of the instructor.
ART 541 Installation Art (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to Art majors and minors; a 300- or 400-level ART course.
ART 542 Advanced Contemporary Sculpture (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Art majors and minors; ART 440; or consent of the instructor.
ART 543 Hydrarchy: Nautical Art, Watercraft, and the Art of Resistance (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art majors and minors; a 300- or 400-level ART course; or consent of the instructor.
ART 544 Raku (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Priority enrollment for Art majors; ART 545; or consent of the instructor.
ART 545 Ceramic Sculpture (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; priority enrollment for Art majors; ART 245.
ART 546 Glaze Surfaces (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
ART 548 Glaze Calculation (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Art majors and minors; ART 545; or consent of the instructor.
ART 549 Special Topics in Ceramics (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art majors and minors; ART 245 or equivalent.
ART 555 The Multiple and Distributed Art (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art majors and minors; a 300-* or 400-level* ART course.
ART 556 Art and Social Function (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art majors and minors; a 300- or 400-level ART course.
ART 563 Advanced Topics in Photography (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art majors and minors; ART 460; or consent of the instructor.
ART 600 Studio Process and Professional Practices (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Art majors; one 500-level Studio Art course.
ART 619 Exhibition Design (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Art majors and minors, Art History majors and minors, Museum Studies minors, or graduate students.
ART 624 Sculptural Cloth and Fiber (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: ART 222 or consent of the instructor.
ART 671 Internships in the Visual Arts (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Art and Art History majors and minors; GPA of 3.0 or better; a 20th/21st-century Art History course with a grade of B or better.
ART 685 Projects in the Teaching of Visual Arts (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor; completion of an equivalent course in the subject matter.
ART 699 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; consent of the instructor, advisor, and college dean.
ART 704 Interdisciplinary Critique Seminar (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to M.F.A. Art students or consent of the instructor and graduate major adviser.
ART 706 MFA Writing and Research Seminar (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to M.F.A. Art students or consent of the instructor.
ART 709 Studio Research and Practice Seminar (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to M.F.A. Art students or consent of the instructor.
ART 750 Seminar in Teaching Art Practice (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: M.F.A. Art students or consent of the instructor.
ART 780 Art Processes and Practices: Visiting Artists and Scholars (Units: 2)
Prerequisite: Restricted to M.F.A. Art students with the consent of the instructor.
ART 789 Professional Practices for Visual Artists (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to M.F.A. Art students.
ART 850 Directed Experience in Public Roles for Artists (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to M.F.A. Art student; consent of the supervising instructor and graduate major adviser.
ART 882 Tutorial in Studio (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to M.F.A. Art students or consent of the instructor; consent of the instructor and graduate major adviser.
ART 890 Creative Work Research (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: ART 704, ARTH 700, ARTH 705; consent of student's major adviser; must be taken in the semester before acceptance in ART 894.
ART 894 Creative Work Project (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: ART 890; consent of the instructor; approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) for the Master of Fine Arts and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies. ATC and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before enrollment.
ART 897 Research Projects in Art (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students in the Art M.A. program; ARTH 700, ART 704, ARTH 705, and consent of graduate major adviser.
ART 898 Master's Thesis (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: ARTH 700, ARTH 701, ARTH 702, ARTH 703, consent of instructor, and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies before registration.
ART 899 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisites: Classified graduate standing; consent of the instructor.
Art History
ARTH 201 Western Art History I (Units: 3)
Conceptual and technical relationship of visual culture to the social, political, and economic life of the Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, Byzantine, Early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and Southern Baroque periods. [Formerly ART 201]
Course Attributes:
- C1: Arts
ARTH 202 Western Art History II (Units: 3)
Conceptual and technical relationship of visual culture to the social, political, and economic life of the Northern Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassical, Romantic, Impressionist, and Modernist periods. [Formerly ART 202]
Course Attributes:
- C1: Arts
ARTH 205 Asian Art History (Units: 3)
Conceptual and technical relationship of visual form to values in the art of China, Korea, Japan, India, Tibet, and South-East Asia.
(This course is offered as ARTH 205 [Formerly ART 205] and HUM 205. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- C1: Arts
- Global Perspectives
ARTH 301 Latin American and Latino/a/x Art, 1492 to the Present (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art and Art History majors and minors with sophomore standing or above or LTNS 222* or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as ARTH 301 and LTNS 301. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
ARTH 303 The Artist in the 20th-21st Centuries: Cultures in Collision - Cultures in Fusion (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
ARTH 306 Modern and Contemporary Art in a Global Context: 1945-Present (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art and Art History majors and minors and M.F.A. Art students; sophomore standing or above; or consent of the instructor; ARTH 202 or equivalent recommended.
ARTH 400GW Writing About Art - GWAR (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Art and Art History majors; GE Area A2; or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Graduation Writing Assessment
ARTH 401 Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
(This course is offered as CLAR 420 and ARTH 401 [Formerly ART 401]. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
ARTH 402 Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as CLAR 425 and ARTH 402 [Formerly ART 402]. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
ARTH 403 Queer Art History (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: ARTH 201 or ARTH 202 recommended.
(This course is offered as ARTH 403 [Formerly ART 403] and SXS 405. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
ARTH 404 Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean Bronze Age (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: CLAR 250 or equivalent; or consent of the instructor. Not open to students who have completed CLAR 850.
(This course is offered as CLAR 550 and ARTH 404. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
ARTH 405 Art, Literature, and Power in the Renaissance (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: ARTH 201 or ARTH 202 recommended.
(This course is offered as ARTH 405 [Formerly ART 405] and HUM 405. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
ARTH 406 Renaissance Art (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art and Art History majors and minors and M.F.A. Art students; upper-division standing; or consent of the instructor; ARTH 201 or equivalent recommended.
ARTH 407 Art and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as CLAR 500 and ARTH 407. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
ARTH 408 Etruscan Art and Archaeology (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as CLAR 555 and ARTH 408. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
ARTH 409 Greek Vase Painting (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: CLAR 250 or CLAR 420 or CLAR 425 or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as CLAR 530 and ARTH 409. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
ARTH 410 Greek Sculpture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as CLAR 531 and ARTH 410. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
ARTH 417 The Art and Architecture of Islam (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
ARTH 418 Art History: Ancient to 19th Century - Special Areas (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art and Art History majors and minors and M.F.A. Art students; upper-division standing; or consent of the instructor; ARTH 201 or equivalent recommended.
ARTH 419 Art History: 20th and 21st Century - Special Areas (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art and Art History majors and minors and M.F.A. Art students; upper-division standing; ARTH 202 or equivalent recommended; or consent of the instructor.
ARTH 421 Art History: Global Perspectives - Special Areas (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to Art and Art History majors and minors and M.F.A. Art students; upper-division standing; or consent of the instructor; ARTH 205 or equivalent recommended.
ARTH 516 Advanced Topics in Art History (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Art and Art History majors and minors and M.F.A. Art students; one 300- or 400-level Art History course; or consent of the instructor.
ARTH 602 Art History Seminar (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Art and Art History majors and minors and M.F.A. Art students; one upper-division Art History course; or consent of the instructor.
ARTH 700 Contemporary Art History: Practice, Theory, and Criticism (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Art students; recommended in the first semester of graduate studies.
ARTH 701 Art History: Images and Meaning (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing; ARTH 602 and ARTH 700; or consent of the instructor.
ARTH 702 Graduate Art History Methods (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Art students.
ARTH 703 Art History Research Applications (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Art students; ARTH 700 or ARTH 701; or consent of the instructor.
ARTH 705 Contemporary Art (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Art students; ARTH 700 and 6 units of Art History including ARTH 306 or equivalent completed within the last five years.
Museum Studies
M S 201 Introduction to the History and Development of Museums (Units: 3)
Introduction to basic theory and organization of museums including the history of museum development, the role of museums in society, museums as places of preservation and education, and the relationship between museums and the communities they serve. (Plus-minus letter grade only)
M S 202 Introduction to Museum Exhibits (Units: 3)
Examination of basics of museum exhibits, including key elements of how exhibits are planned and developed, their purpose, how they are connected to public programming, and the role of visitors. Contains an exhibit viewing component. (Plus-minus letter grade only)
Course Attributes:
- C1: Arts
M S 310 Introduction to Museum Education Methods and Community Engagement (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; M S 201 and M S 202 with grades of C or better.
M S 681 Preparation for Museum Practicum (Units: 2)
Prerequisites: Upper-division Museum Studies minors; M S 201 and M S 202 with grades of C or better.
M S 682 Capstone Practicum (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division Museum Studies minors and M S 681* with a grade of C or better.
M S 683 Collections Stewardship Practicum (Unit: 1)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Museum Studies minors; M S 201 and M S 202 with grades of C or better; concurrent enrollment in M S 681. May not be taken concurrently with M S 684.
M S 684 Educational Programming and Interpretation Practicum (Unit: 1)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Museum Studies minors; M S 201 and M S 202 with grades of C or better; concurrent enrollment in M S 681. May not be taken concurrently with M S 683.
M S 700 History and Organization of Museums (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Museum Studies students and/or consent of the instructor.
M S 701 Museum Theory and Practice (Units: 2)
Prerequisites: Upper-division or graduate standing; M S 700; or consent of the instructor.
M S 702 Writing for the Museum Profession (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Museum Studies students or consent of the instructor.
M S 705 San Francisco Bay Area Museums: Behind the Scenes (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Museum Studies students, declared upper-division Museum Studies minors, or consent of the instructor.
M S 707 Perspectives on Museums: A Professional Forum (Unit: 1)
Prerequisite: Upper-division or graduate Museum Studies students or consent of the instructor.
M S 708 Museums: Global Operations (Unit: 1)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
M S 710 Museum Education and Public Outreach (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the instructor.
M S 715 Interpretation in Museums and Heritage Organizations (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of the instructor.
M S 720 Museum Curatorship and Collecting (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Museum Studies students.
M S 730 Museum Exhibition Development (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
M S 740 Museum Conservation and Restoration (Unit: 1)
Prerequisite: Graduate Museum Studies students.
M S 760 Preservation of Natural History and Cultural Collections (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or senior standing with the consent of the instructor.
M S 780 Cultural Heritage Preservation (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division or graduate standing.
M S 790 Archives Management and Preservation (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or senior standing with the consent of the instructor.
M S 791 Integrated Pest Management in Heritage Facilities (Unit: 1)
Prerequisite: Graduate Museum Studies students or consent of the instructor.
M S 792 Museum Security Systems (Unit: 1)
Prerequisite: Graduate Museum Studies students or current museum employees.
M S 793 Museum Facilities Management (Unit: 1)
Prerequisite: Museum Studies students or consent of the instructor.
M S 794 Museum Collections Management and Registration (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate Museum Studies students.
M S 795 NAGPRA for Museum Registrars and Curators (Units: 2)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the instructor.
M S 800 Museum Management, Law, and Ethics (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Museum Studies students or consent of the instructor.
M S 810 Museums in the Digital Age (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
M S 811 Digital Preservation for Museums and Cultural Heritage Institutions (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Museum Studies students or consent of the instructor.
M S 823 Curation and Cinema (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Cinema and Museum Studies students.
(This course is offered as CINE 823 and M S 823. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
M S 830 Museum Governance (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
M S 840 Museums and Cultural Property (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
M S 845 Art Law (Units: 2)
Prerequisite: Graduate Museum Studies students or consent of the instructor.
M S 850 Museum Volunteer Management and Membership (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
M S 860 Fundraising in Museums (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to graduate Museum Studies students or consent of the instructor.
M S 865 Museums Beyond ADA: Universal Access & Museopathy (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the instructor.
M S 870 Museum Audiences, Visitors, and Communities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the instructor.
M S 875 Public Relations and Marketing for Museums (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the instructor.
M S 880 Museum Internship (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Graduate Museum Studies students and M S 700.
M S 885 Professional Conferences and Workshops (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.
M S 888 Project Management for Museums (Units: 1-2)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Museum Studies students; M S 720 and M S 850; or consent of the instructor.
M S 894 Creative Work Project (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor and approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies.
M S 896 Preparation for Written Comprehensive Examination (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor; approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies; and recommendation of major adviser. Concurrently enrollment in M S 896EXM.
M S 896EXM Written Comprehensive Examination (Unit: 0)
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate Museum Studies students; consent of the instructor; recommendation of major adviser; approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies. Concurrent enrollment in M S 896.
M S 897 Directed Thesis Advising and Support (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
M S 898 Master's Thesis (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor; approval of Advancement to Candidacy (ATC) and Culminating Experience (CE) forms by Graduate Studies; and recommendation of major adviser. ATC and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration.
M S 899 Independent Study (Units: 2-3)
Prerequisite: Museum studies students; consent of the museum studies program director.