Degree Offered

M.F.A. in Studio Art

Graduate emphases in Feminist Studies and in Asian American Studies are also available. (Refer to the Program in Women's Studies section or the Department of Asian American Studies section of the Catalogue for information.)

General Information and General Degree Requirements

The program is designed to provide intensive professional training for independently motivated students wishing to pursue careers in the field of contemporary art. Rather than traditional ideas of subject and technique, experimental and interdisciplinary approaches to art making are emphasized. Students undergo a rigorous course of study combining seminar classes, intensive critique courses, and independent study. The seminars cover a range of critical issues dealing with the relationship of culture to contemporary art and are designed for students interested in theoretically positioning their art practices within an interdisciplinary framework. All incoming students must take the First-Year Graduate Seminar in preparation for further course work. As students progress in the program, they are required to take a series of additional seminars aimed at training them to develop research skills and a written component augmenting their culminating thesis exhibitions. Various approaches to developing text and word are considered, and students are encouraged to approach developing the thesis textual component following a path best suited to their postgraduate interests (e.g., critical writing, spoken word/performance, critical memoir, digital narrative structures).

The overall emphasis in the program, however, is on studio production. Throughout their three years, students must take a series of critique seminars. Work-in-progress, produced for the given quarter's critique class, is intensively discussed within a group context. Students must also, throughout their graduate careers, work each quarter on an independent basis with faculty of their choice and are encouraged to work with a range of faculty members. During the second year, students must select a thesis committee with whom they will work closely on the development of both thesis studio production and research interests. However, even after selecting their committee, students are still encouraged to work with a range of faculty on an independent basis in order to continue to respond to and reflect on a diversity of ideas and differing approaches to both studio production and art distribution systems. Throughout the first two years, students must also undergo a series of progress checks including open studio reviews and a second-year exhibition. Students are evaluated by faculty committees during their first and second years. Satisfactory opinion by these committees coupled with both satisfactory independent study evaluations and grades of at least a B or above will allow the student to progress to candidacy for the degree. During the third year, candidates must mount a thesis exhibition. In tandem with the final thesis exhibition, students are required to do a public presentation on their work as part of their final defense before their thesis committee.

During the first two years, students are required to take courses from a structured curriculum totaling 12 units each quarter. Beyond that, students can select additional course work from any sector of the Department or University including approved upper-division undergraduate courses. The third year is structured so that students can individualize their course of study through a wide selection of classes. For example, students wishing to focus primarily on studio production can do so through a combination of independent studies and critique classes, or students could design their third year to focus both on studio production and acquiring additional course work in a given research area or graduate emphasis.

M.F.A. candidates are each provided with an individual studio space. Facilities include photography laboratories (analog and digital), video production studios, data laboratories, and sculpture laboratories for work in wood and metal. There are also facilities to support work in digital media, painting, performance, drawing, and ceramics. Students also have regular opportunities to exhibit in two galleries.

Various programs of visiting artists and lecturers are an integral part of the student experience. There is a public lecture series for which solicited graduate student input is considered an important component. Visiting artists, curators, critics, and gallerists are invited to give lectures and conduct studio visits with graduate students. The Studio Art 220 seminar (required both first and second year) incorporates visiting lecturers into a colloquium setting where students are asked to lead in-depth discussions with a given visitor. In addition to artists and curators, Studio Art 220

visiting lecturers include faculty from the UCI campus as well as other UC campuses whose work and research may be of interest to graduate students. Some Studio Art faculty, in addition to their departmental appointment, are affiliated with other UCI and UC programs, e.g., Asian American Studies, African American Studies, Women's Studies, Engineering, Information and Computer Science, Critical Studies, Art History, the Cal-(IT)² Gaming Studies Initiative, and the UC Institute for Research in the Arts (UCIRA).

Admission

Applicants for admission to the M.F.A. program must meet the general requirements for admission to graduate study, hold a B.A. or B.F.A. in Art, have completed one year of twentieth-century art history (students who have not completed this will be required to do so as part of their graduate studies), and submit by January 15 a portfolio of their most recent creative work of a maximum of 20 slides, on a #80 Kodak carousel tray, or video tape (VHS; no more than five minutes, cued up). A short incisive statement about the work is required. Normally, anyone who has earned an M.F.A. degree in Studio Art will not be considered for admission into the program.

Specific Degree Requirements

One hundred and eight units over a three-year course of study are required. Residency is required. Students must take a minimum of 12 units per quarter.

First Year: First-Year Graduate Seminar (Studio Art 210), Methods and Materials Workshop (Studio Art 211), Graduate Seminar: Interdisciplinary Studies in Art and Culture (Studio Art 215), Graduate Seminar: Issues in Contemporary Art (Studio Art 220), Graduate Group Critique (Studio Art 230 all three quarters), and Graduate Independent Study (Studio Art 240 all three quarters).

Second Year: Career Development Workshop (Studio Art 212), Graduate Seminar: Interdisciplinary Studies in Art and Culture (Studio Art 215) or Graduate Topics in Studio Production (Studio Art 236), Graduate Seminar: Issues in Contemporary Art (Studio Art 220); Graduate Group Critique (Studio Art 230 two quarters); Graduate Independent Study (Studio Art 240 two quarters); Graduate Research Seminar (Studio Art 260); Graduate Thesis Writing Seminar (Studio Art 261); Graduate Thesis, Independent Study (Studio Art 262).

Third Year: Graduate Group Critique (Studio Art 230); choice of Graduate Seminar: Interdisciplinary Studies in Art and Culture (Studio Art 215), Graduate Seminar: Issues in Contemporary Art (Studio Art 220), Graduate Topics in Digital Media (Studio Art 234), Graduate Topics in Studio Production (Studio Art 236), Directed Reading and Research (Studio Art 250), Directed Group Study (Studio Art 251), Graduate Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Projects (Studio Art 255), Curatorial Projects (Studio Art 257), Cooperative Program and/or Studies Abroad (Studio Art 269), Arts Computation Engineering (ACE) Seminar (Arts 270-279), University Teaching (Studio Art 399) or outside seminar (over two quarters); choice of Graduate Independent Study (Studio Art 240), University Teaching (Studio Art 399), or outside seminar (over two quarters); Graduate Thesis, Independent Study (Studio Art 262 all three quarters); Graduate Thesis, Exhibition Critique (Studio Art 263).

LOWER-DIVISION

1A-B-C Topics in Visual Culture: Foundation Projects (4-4-4). Approaches to postwar art and culture. Solving visual problems and developing understanding of how gender, sexuality, race, nationality influence contemporary cultures. Examines individual's relation to being an artist, encouraging experimentation rather than repeating received ideas. (IV)

9 Contemporary Art and Visual Culture

9A Media, Art, and Technology (4) F. Addresses key themes in the Studio Art Department curriculum: the relationship between art and culture; concepts of audience; differing functions of media forms; new information and communication technologies; education and democracy; issues of identity, difference, and globalization. (IV)

9B Visiting Artists (4) W. Combines lectures on the various histories and contexts of contemporary art with guest speakers currently working in the field. (IV)

9C Thematic Investigation (4) S. A thematic investigation into modern and contemporary art (1945-present). (IV)

11A History of Contemporary Art (4) S. Surveys critical thought that has influenced twentieth-century art production, preparing the student to engage contemporary art with a critical eye, specifically addressing aesthetic and political debates of the historical avant-garde, the neo-avant garde, and postmodern culture. Prerequisites: Studio Art 9A, 9B. (IV)

20 Basic Drawing (4). Encourages an investigation of the premises and limits of drawing, primarily, but not inevitably, as a two-dimensional medium. Includes slide presentations and discussions of the historical uses of a wide range of drawing.

30 Basic Painting (4). Encourages an experimental use of painting techniques, including issues of color, surface, and space. Slide presentations and critiques of student work.

40 Basic Sculpture (4). The practice of sculpture in the contemporary arts; inclusion of spatial interventions, site-specific and environmental design, appropriation of found materials; techniques in cutting, joining, and assembly of wood, metals, and plastics. May include casting, welding, and ceramics. Materials fee.

51 Basic Ceramic Sculpture (4). Exploration of use of clay as sculptural basis with an emphasis on development of an idea and its relation to contemporary and experimental art practice. Hand-building, glazing, finishing processes, and use of other structural materials. Materials fee.

65A Introduction to Digital Imaging (4). Introduction to basic theories and techniques for producing art using digital media. Provides an overview of the aesthetics of digital art, covering such topics as the nature of the real and the relation between digital and analog media.

65B Introduction to Digital Multimedia (4). Introduction to theories and techniques of creating time-based art using digital technologies. Digital sound- and video-editing programs are emphasized and basic concepts in animation, multimedia, and interactivity are covered. Prerequisite: Studio Art 65A.

65C Introduction to the Internet (4). Introduction to creating art for the Internet, covering history and structure along with key types of Internet activity including e-mail, Telnet, html, virtual worlds, CUSeeMe, VRML. Basics of Internet connectivity and hands-on work in UNIX, html, and scripting for the Web. Prerequisite: Studio Art 65B.

71A Introduction to Photography I (4). Introduction to technical underpinnings emphasizing photography as a contemporary art practice. Topics include 35 mm. non-automatic camera operation, exposure and lighting, black and white printing, introduction to digital photography, discussion of critical and historical issues. Materials fee. Formerly Studio Art 71.

71B Introduction to Photography II (4). Techniques covered include: medium and large format cameras, digital photography, studio lighting, digital and analog color printing, mural room. Conceptual direction is developed through critiques, critical readings, discussions, slide lectures. Materials fee. Prerequisite: Studio Art 71 or 71A.

81 Basic Video (4). Introduction to the strategies and range of contemporary video production, including screening/discussions on experimental and independent productions. Focuses on acquisition of basic skills in cameras, lighting, sounds, and editing. Readings and screenings are assigned. Materials fee.

91 Basic Performance Art (4). Exploration of objects, gesture, action, text, image, and media to create narrative or non-narrative works. Elements of theory and history of performance art are discussed to illustrate techniques and styles. The goal is to understand, identify, and articulate your artistic vision and voice. May be taken for credit twice.

UPPER-DIVISION

100 Special Topics in Studio Art (4). Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A. May be taken for credit six times as topics vary.

101 Artists as Writers (4). Contemporary art practice involves text, as final form or an integral element. Many contemporary artists consider writing as essential to their practice. Covers historical and contemporary uses of text and image as well as artists' writings. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C or 9A, B and 11A, or consent of instructor; and, when offered for upper-division writing: satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement.

102 Intermediate Drawing (4). Continuation of the investigation initiated in Studio Art 20, with an emphasis on experimentation, personal investigation, and the development of conceptual working premises, as well as the acquisition of necessary skills. Group discussion and critique are emphasized. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 20 or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

103 Intermediate Painting (4). Continuation of the investigation initiated in basic painting, with an emphasis on experimentation, personal investigation, development of conceptual working premises, as well as the acquisition of necessary skills. Group discussion and critique are emphasized. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 30 or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

104 Intermediate Sculpture (4). Investigation of three-dimensional space, including the construction of objects and the manipulation of the environment. Students define personal projects and translate personal, social, and political experience into visual meaning. Range of artists' works introduced. Group discussion and critiques. Materials fee. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 40 or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

105 Intermediate Ceramic Sculpture (4). Further investigation of the use of clay as a medium, with emphasis on experimental practice and the relationship to contemporary visual art. Emphasizes discussion of ideas, and provides information on clay body, fabrication, glazing, and firing. Materials fee. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 51 or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

106 Interactive Digital Media: Sound and Video (4). Students learn how to prepare and present multimedia materials within interactive formats. Programs for digitizing and altering sound and video are introduced. Various strategies for editing and arranging materials within temporal parameters are discussed. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C, 65A-B-C, or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

107 Intermediate Projects in Photography (4). Students begin learning how to develop photographic projects of their own making. Focuses on employing and expanding upon previously learned technical and critical skills specific to students' individual interests and ideas. Critiques, readings, lectures, labs. Materials fee. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C, and 71 or 71A-B. May be taken for credit twice.

108 Intermediate Video Production (4). Designed to further enable the producer to conceive, develop, and produce an original videotape (single channel, multiple channel, or installation). Use of TV studio and editing facilities. Issues of film and computer compatibility. Readings, screenings, field trips, group critiques. Materials fee. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 81 or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

109 Intermediate Performance Art (4). Continued investigation of the concepts and history of experimental performance art, including its relation to contemporary artistic practice. Continues to refine technical skills, as well as space, audiences, and cultural connections. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C; Studio Art 91 or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

110 Interdisciplinary Digital Arts (4) F, W, S. Covers a range of interdisciplinary approaches for utilizing computer systems. Investigates such topics as World Wide Web design and authoring, digital mail art, computer installations, and performance within video conferencing contexts. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C, 65A-B-C, or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

111 3D Methods and Materials (4). Presents a wide variety of concepts, materials, tools, and fabrication techniques vital to art production. Wood tools, clay, castable rubber, urethane foam, fiberglass, plaster, steel, and welding are introduced. Student projects are based on conceptual problems incorporating these materials. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 40.

112 Digital Typography and Communication (4). Investigates the use of type for visual and verbal communication. Covers the history of typography and the fundamentals of creating and working with digital type, including type design and composition with type. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 65A; or consent of instructor.

116 Feminist Issues in Studio Art (4). Feminist perspectives and topics in relation to cultural production. Feminist debates on sexuality, perspectives on women of color, on race and gender, feminist film criticism, histories of the first and second waves of feminism, histories of feminist art. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A. May be taken for credit twice.

116A (Dis)abled Bodies: Issues in Visuality (4). Takes a broad look at visualizations of normalcy and deviance. Among the topics considered are illness and/or disability in relation to allegory, metaphor, social space, oppositional-thinking, the medical gaze, ethnicity, gender resistance, passing, pain, and postmodernism. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A.

117 Issues in Popular Culture (4). In-depth investigation of the relationship between visual art practices and popular culture. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

118 Issues in Urban Space, Housing, Community Development, and Architecture (4). Social histories and cultural critiques of urban, suburban, and architectural spaces and the social construction of community and public spaces. Content varies and may deal with a variety of geographic locations, cultures, social perspectives, and artists' strategies of public address. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A. May be taken for credit twice.

119 Issues in Contemporary Painting (4). Investigation of issues in modern and contemporary art work and criticism, wherein an assessment of Modernist influences is followed by the examination of contemporary painting as a cross-disciplinary practice employing popular culture, "high art," theory, and new technology. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A. May be taken for credit twice.

119A Issues in Contemporary Drawing (4). Investigation of the expanded category of drawing as a primary practice rather than a developmental tool. Explores the relationship between Conceptualism, process, and content considering the changes in method, presentation, and theory from middle of last century to now. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A. May be taken for credit twice.

120 Issues in Narrative (4). Emphasizes the construction of narratives in different media—painting, photography, sculpture, video. Particular attention paid to the development of personal and community histories as a working base. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A. May be taken for credit twice.

121 Issues in Race and Representation (4). Emphasizes the construction of racial difference and stereotyping in the visual and performing arts, and on the histories of cultures and artists who functioned outside the contemporary mainstream. Readings assigned. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A. May be taken for credit twice.

121A, B Afro-futurism (4, 4). Futuristic artistic visions of black film, video, and cyberspace which create Afro-futurism. African American diasporic cultural retention in modern techno-culture; digital activism; and dreams of designing technology based on African aesthetic principles are addressed. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A.

122 Issues in Lesbian and Gay Visual Representation (4). History of lesbian and gay culture in relation to the visual and performing arts; the construction of sexual difference, debates around positive and negative representations, queer activism, and the intersections of sexuality with gender and race. Readings assigned. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A. May be taken for credit twice.

123 Issues in Cultural Display (4). Lecture/seminar on issues of the production and representation of culture, including patronage, museum history, exhibition design and history, arts funding, cultural identity, and cultural diversity. Field trips, screening and slide lectures are generally assigned. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A. May be taken for credit twice.

123A Issues in the New Culture Wars (4). The term "culture wars" originally described Reagan/Bush era political efforts launched over matters like abortion, religion, gay rights, school curricula. Such controversies provided motivation and content for many artists. Addresses new culture wars emerging since 9/11 over privacy, technology globalization, terrorism. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A.

123B Issues in Media, Violence, and Fear (4). As violent movies, news reports, and computer games continue to proliferate, debates also escalate among parents, politicians, media producers, free-speech advocates. Examines the complexities and contradictions that characterize current and past controversies over media violence, especially as they relate to artistic production. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A.

124 Issues in the History of Intermedia (4). Examines, in a nonlinear and eclectic fashion of contemporary oppositional art practices, work not considered art-making within conventional definitions, and intermedia approaches from the postwar period. Reading and lectures will be drawn from a wide range of sources. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A. May be taken for credit twice.

124A Tactical Media and the Politic of Information (4). Provides an overview of Tactical Media as a practice and its theoretical influences. First half covers extensive readings relating to Tactical Media as a practice, whereas the second half involves projects and workshops developments. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A.

125 Issues in Photography (4). Rigorous investigation of photographic practices and critical writings, the relationship of photography to the construction and maintenance of cultural institutions, the circulation of photographic ideas in society, and photography and technology. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A. May be taken for credit twice.

128 Issues in New Genres (4). Investigates issues in post-studio practices, including concepts of time, relational aesthetics, site-specificity, institutional critique, and the post-medium condition. Prerequisites: Studio Art 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

130 Projects in New Technologies (4). Working with media such as electronic still cameras, desktop publishing, faxes, satellites, virtual reality, digitized imaging. Cultural issues pertinent to the emergence of new technology (e.g., ethical concerns, social impact, copyright laws, nontraditional approaches to distribution, cyberpunk, global markets). Prerequisites: two intermediate courses and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

131 Projects in Installation (4). Investigates interior installation in particular spaces. Working in teams, students install, discuss, and remove projects. Technical information and hands-on experience with various media is provided. Prerequisites: two intermediate courses or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

135 Gaming Studies (4). Critical analysis of various genres of computer games and gaming theory and practice through playing, writing, and discussion. The focus is on creating a Design Document for the student's own gaming environment using gaming metaphors, design principles, and technologies. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 65A-B-C.

138 World Building (4). Interdisciplinary approaches to working across the digital/nondigital boundary to create an alternative universe. Emphasis is on critical thinking, comprehensive planning, integration of multiple media, and narrative development. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C and 65A.

143 Projects in Computer Painting (4). Study and utilization of the computer as a digital sketchbook and design tool for the creation of paintings. Discussion of the issues related to benefits and limitations of new technology in the art-making process. Prerequisite: Studio Art 30, 103, or consent of instructor.

144 Projects in the Artist's Book (4). Investigation of the relationship of the visual artist and the book. Study of the words, images, marks, silences, and formulation of new perceptual literature whose content alters the concept of authorship. Students create book projects utilizing various techniques. Prerequisites: two intermediate-level Studio Art courses.

146 The Artist in the Archive (4). Considers data storage, retrieval systems, technology, secrets, disparate collections, and forgetting. Focuses on artists who prefer their information in quantity and who use or construct databases to structure and/or generate their work. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C; 10A, B, C, or 9A, B and 11A.

149 Multimedia and the Arts in the Multicultural Classroom (4) F, W, S. Multiculturalism and underrepresented U.S. minorities and the visual and performing arts: perspectives in artistic perception, creative expression, historical and cultural context, and aesthetic valuing, and media literacy in the interpretation and production of multimedia arts products and applications for K-12 classrooms. Same as Education 104E. (VII-A)

150 Advanced Studio Topics/Painting (4). Provides an intensive and specialized working environment. Thematic issues and material strategies explored. Prerequisites: Studio Art 30 and 103 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

150C Advanced Drawing (4). Advanced studio problems for visual exploration. Students pursue individual solutions to self-defined and presubscribed projects. Techniques/materials are individual choice. Continual analysis of the personal process. Prerequisites: Studio Art 20, 102. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

150F Advanced Figure Drawing (4). Students develop technical skills in rendering the figure. Live model sessions and an introduction to anatomy. Also investigates use of the figure in contemporary art. Prerequisite: Studio Art 102. May be taken for credit twice.

151 Advanced Studio Topics/Sculpture (4). Provides an intensive and specialized working environment. Thematic issues and material strategies will be explored. Prerequisites: two intermediate courses and consent of instructor. Materials fee. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

152A Advanced Studio Topics/Photography (4). Focused investigation of a range of issues in photographic practice, with an emphasis on developing individual student projects, refining critical thinking, and conceptual framing, Technical topics covered as required. Readings, lectures, critiques, labs. Materials fee. Prerequisites: Studio Art 71 or 71A-B, and 107. May be repeated for credit. Formerly Studio Art 152.

152B Documentary Photography (4). Documentary practice is examined through the realization of photo-based projects. Thematic focus of student's choosing is refined through lectures, discussions, technical demonstrations, field trips, labs, and individual meetings. Materials fee. Prerequisites: Studio Art 71 or 71A-B, and 107 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.

152C The Public Image (4). Strategies for artistic intervention in the public circulation of images are examined alongside the role images play in constructing public identity. Individual or collaborative student projects are directed around course themes. Materials fee. Prerequisites: Studio Art 71 or 71A-B, and 107 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.

152D The Photographic Tableau (4). Examines and develops photographic projects intended for traditional artistic venues (i.e., galleries and museums). In addition to exploring appropriate techniques and presentation strategies, students consider the interdependency between construction of images and semantic shaping of traditional art venues. Materials fee. Prerequisites: Studio Art 71 or 71A-B, and 107 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.

152E The Constructed Image (4). A studio investigation of theoretical ideas, critical possibilities, historical precedents, and various techniques involving the production of fabricated images. Techniques may include montage, digital, chemical and in-camera manipulations, studio constructions, appropriations, performance, and projected images. Materials fee. Prerequisites: Studio Art 71 or 71A-B, and 107 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.

152F Seminar Production Component (4). Photographic and/or inter-media production course tied to a specific Issues course (for example, Issues in Photography, Issues in Feminism, Issues in Urban Space). Critiques, labs, field trips, discussion, demonstrations. Materials fee. Prerequisites: Studio Art 71 or 71A-B, and 107 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.

153 Advanced Studio Topics/Video (4). The class will be directed to the production of individual or collaborative videotapes, using studio, portable camera, and editing facilities and sound and computer elements. Emphasis will be on individually initiated projects. Readings and screenings are assigned. Materials fee. Prerequisites: Studio Art 108 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

154 Advanced Studio Topics/Performance (4). An intensive investigation of the practice of performance art, with an emphasis on th development of individual projects, and the refinement of various technical skills, as well as audiences, spaces, and cultural connections. Prerequisite: Studio Art 109 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

156 Advanced Studio Topics/Ceramic Sculpture (4). Discussion of ideas, techniques, and personal control of form. Clay body, fabrication, glazing, and firing. Emphasis on development of personal direction. Prerequisites: Studio Art 105. Materials fee. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

166 Advanced Collaborative Projects (4). Organized around the design and completion of a group project such as authoring a CD-ROM, engineering a complex collaborative performance, or curating a Web-based exhibition site. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C, 65A-B-C, or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

175 Digital Art Aesthetics (4). Focuses on current theoretical and political research related to digital imaging, including ethical implications of artificial life, significance of identity politics, gender/race in cyberspace, access to computing systems, issues of post-structuralist aesthetics. Showing of contemporary artists in this field. Prerequisites: Studio Art 1A-B-C, 65A-B-C, or consent of instructor. May be taken for credit twice.

190 Senior Project and Critique (4). Directed-study critique class in preparation for final project and life after graduation; documentation and portfolio preparation for graduate school. Investigation of exhibition spaces and funding opportunities, participation in artists' communities outside the university, artists' rights issues. Prerequisite: senior standing. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

190B Senior Projects and Critique in Photography (4). Directed group study focused on production of photographic projects of significant scope and ambition. Emphasis on preparation for continued study and/or practice in photography in advanced settings beyond the undergraduate university experience. Materials fee. Prerequisite: Studio Art 71 or 71A-B; 107; 152 or 152A; and senior standing.

191 Studio Problems: Methods and Materials (4). An open media discussion and critique course emphasizing the development of working ideas and the execution of projects in all media. Readings assigned as required; field trips, slide and film/video presentations are integral. Prerequisites: two intermediate courses. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

197 Studio Art Internship (1 to 4). Under faculty supervision, students participate directly in a variety of art institution settings, including museums, galleries, and nonprofit organizations. Pass/Not Pass only. Prerequisites: junior standing, consent of instructor, and consent of department chair. May be taken for credit twice.

198 Senior Exhibition (0). Preparation, installation, and participation in the annual senior exhibition. Pass/Not Pass only. Four units of workload credit only. Prerequisite: senior standing; Studio Art majors only.

199 Independent Study (1 to 4). Individual study or directed creative projects as arranged with faculty member. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.

GRADUATE

210 First-Year Graduate Seminar (4) F. Introductory theory to contemporary art: intellectual history, theoretical antecedents, and current critical concerns. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

211 Methods and Materials Workshops (2) F, W, S. Comprised of a series of workshops introducing graduates to production and facilities in photography, video, digital media, and sculpture. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be offered only once during academic year.

212 Career Development Workshop (2) F, W, S. Workshop for various aspects of career development including but not limited to grant writing, writing a C.V., applying to teaching jobs, working with museums and galleries, working in/with public, not-for-profit, and community arts. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

215 Graduate Seminar: Interdisciplinary Studies in Art and Culture (4) F, W, S. In-depth discussion of contemporary art production in relation to a variety of theoretical, cultural, and historical topics, Material is determined by the given instructor's current research interests. Prerequisites: graduate standing and Studio Art 210. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

220 Graduate Seminar: Issues in Contemporary Art (4) F, W, S. Classroom interaction with artists, curators, critics, lecturers from fields outside of the arts or from cross-disciplines. Includes recommended readings, discussions, panel participation, writing assignments. Prerequisites: graduate standing and Studio Art 210. May be taken for credit three times.

230 Graduate Group Critique (4) F, W, S. Focus on studio production. Students are expected to help foster and develop an environment in which serious and sophisticated peer critique can take place. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be taken for credit nine times.

234 Graduate Topics in Digital Media (4) F, W, S. Introduction to art practices utilizing digital media methods and concepts. Emphasis is on works designed to take advantage of the unique medium properties through which the works are produced and delivered. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be taken for credit twice.

236 Graduate Topics in Studio Production (4) F, W, S. Graduate group study of a specific medium or art practice (e.g., painting; video, installation, photography, sculpture/3-D, performance, digital media, public art, sound art; film). Includes consideration of technical, theoretical, historical, and/or formal issues. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

240 Graduate Independent Study (1 to 4) F, W, S. Tutorials and directed study in studio production with a supervising faculty member. In-depth discussions and assessment of graduate student's in-progress studio work concerns. Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.

250 Directed Reading and Research (4) F, W, S. Independent study with a supervising faculty member to direct academic research, develop bibliographies, and discuss assigned readings. Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

251 Directed Group Study (4) F, W, S. Directed reading and/or study group on a given research topic. Agreed-upon meeting structure may be flexible in order to accommodate off-campus field trips and travel. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

255 Graduate Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Projects (4) F, W, S. For graduate students working collaboratively across the School of the Arts (including the ACE specialization) or cross-university. May be team taught with one of the faculty members based in the Department of Studio Art. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

257 Curatorial Projects (2 to 8) F, W, S. Independent or group study for graduates working on or developing curatorial projects. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated for credit.

260 Graduate Research Seminar (4) F, W, S. Preparatory course for researching written thesis and thesis exhibition defense. Includes library research, developing bibliographies, methodologies. Students are expected to develop an abstract for their thesis topic. Prerequisites: graduate standing and Studio Art 210, 215, and 220.

261 Graduate Thesis Writing Seminar (4) F, W, S. Seminar for writing as a component of the thesis. Different models of writing, text, and spoken word are discussed. Corequisite: Studio Art 262. Prerequisites: graduate standing; Studio Art 210, 215, 220, 260.

262 Graduate Thesis Independent Study (1 to 4) F, W, S. Tutorials and directed study in thesis writing, research, and/or studio production with thesis committee chair and/or thesis committee members to be taken during final quarters of study. Corequisite: one section must be taken with Committee Chair in tandem with Studio Art 261 specifically to develop thesis writing. Prerequisites: graduate standing; consent of instructor; Studio Art 210, 215, 220, 260. May be repeated for credit.

263 Graduate Thesis, Exhibition Critique (4) F, W, S. Group critique required for matriculating M.F.A. students during the quarter in which their thesis exhibitions are scheduled. Public presentation/lecture on student's work required. Prerequisites: graduate standing; Studio Art 210, 215, 220, 230, 240, 260, 261, and 262.

269 Cooperative Program and/or Studies Abroad (12) F, W, S. For students undertaking a quarter of study at another UC campus or equivalent academic institution with which there is a cooperative arrangement with the UCI Department of Studio Art. Prerequisites: graduate standing; consent of instructors, Chair of Studio Art Graduate Studies Committee, and Chair of Department.

280 Contemporary Exhibition Systems (4) F, W, S. Introduces the basics of curating and public programming, how an exhibition or program advances from intellectual conception to administrative reality. Fundamentals of collection, research, fundraising, publicity, and installation. May be repeated for credit.

399 University Teaching (1 to 4) F, W, S. Limited to Teaching Assistants working under the active guidance and supervision of a regular ranks faculty member responsible for curriculum and instruction at the University. Prerequisites: graduate standing and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 18 units.