ART
College of Arts and Letters

BACHELOR OF ARTS
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The Department of Art at Sacramento State introduces students to the expressive world of the fine arts. A wide variety of approaches based on both Western and Non-Western cultures are integrated into courses that are oriented toward creativity, imagination and critical thinking. Students are able to explore art through courses in art education, art history, ceramics, electronic art, metalsmithing/jewelry, new media, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture.

The Department’s undergraduate program offers courses in three general areas, two of which may be taken as concentrations within the Art major (Art History and Art Studio), while the third prepares students to pursue a teaching credential (Art Education, a variation of the Art
Studio concentration). Undergraduate students also may earn a Bachelor of Arts in Photography by taking courses in the Departments of Art and Design. The Department of Art’s graduate program leads to a Master of Arts degree in Studio Art.

The Art History curriculum provides a range of courses in Western and non-Western art, criticism, and visual culture from pre-history to the present and from many perspectives, both formal and contextual. These courses produce college-level visual literacy, multicultural awareness, art historical skills, and an understanding of art-making practices. Studio Art experiences develop the creative and artistic skills necessary for mastery of established styles and for exploration of new ones. They also reward students with an introduction to a lifetime appreciation of the arts. Courses in Art Education provide an understanding of the behavioral aspects of art, with regard to the creator, the viewer, and the developing person. The Art Education program includes instruction in art history, art studio materials and processes, community-based art education theories and practices, art for special populations, and the California Visual Arts Content standards.

Courses, programs, and exhibitions sponsored by the Art Department serve to engage students in the fine arts within a liberal arts context and to promote appreciation of the fine arts in the general student population. Fieldwork experiences can be arranged with the Crocker Art Museum, California State Archives, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, and other public and private art institutions and galleries in the Capital region. Opportunities to study art and art history abroad are available through the Office of Global Education at Sacramento State and the California State University International Program. University credit can be obtained for a semester to a year of study at college and international centers in Britain, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

California State University, Sacramento is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

• The Art Department’s main facility consists of two buildings, Kadema Hall and the Art Sculpture Lab. Some Art and Art History courses also are taught in Mariposa Hall.
• Two art exhibition spaces, the Robert Else Gallery and the Raymond Witt Gallery, are located in Kadema Hall. Graduate and undergraduate student shows are held here throughout the academic year. Exhibitions of work by nationally and internationally significant artists are shown in the University Library Gallery.
• Four types of Art Department awards are available. The Raymond Witt Awards and the Peyser Prize in Painting are awarded annually during a juried exhibition of artwork by undergraduate students. There also is a Witt Award in Art History. The Robinson Memorial Fellowships are open to all classified graduate art students.
• Faculty members have national reputations as artists and scholars. Works by Art Studio faculty can be found in major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the American Craft Museum in New York; the Minneapolis Art Institute; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Di Rosa Art and Nature Preserve in Sonoma; the Art Institute of Chicago; Yale University; the Rockefeller Institute; and the Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo.
  

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

REQUIREMENTS - BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE -
CONCENTRATION IN ART HISTORY

Units required for Major: 48
Minimum total units required for BA: 120
Courses in parentheses are prerequisites.

Note: All lower division art history requirements and demonstrated writing proficiency as prescribed by California State University, Sacramento must be completed prior to enrollment in upper division courses. A minimum grade of “C” is required in all courses applied to the Art History concentration. Students should satisfy the Sacramento State Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement before the senior year. Those who plan further graduate study in art history are encouraged to learn French, German, or another foreign language through the advanced intermediate reading level.

REQUIREMENTS - BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE - CONCENTRATION IN ART STUDIO

Units required for Concentration: 60
Minimum total units required for BA: 120
Courses in parentheses are prerequisites.

Note: Whenever possible, classes should be selected in consultation with a faculty advisor. A minimum grade of “C” is required in all courses applied to the Art Studio concentration. It is recommended that students complete all of the lower division requirements before enrolling in upper division courses. Prerequisites for some courses may be waived on the advisement of an Art instructor and a portfolio review. ART 192A (Senior Seminar in Studio Art) is a required course which must be taken twice for a total of six units, preferably in the Senior year. Participation in an exhibition of BA candidates is required for completion of the concentration in Art Studio.

A. Required Lower Division Core Courses (30 units)

B. Required Upper Division Core Courses (30 units)

REQUIREMENTS - ART EDUCATION
(SINGLE SUBJECT PRE-CREDENTIAL PREPARATION)

Units required for the Subject Matter Program: 60
Courses applied toward the Subject Matter program must be completed with agrade of "C" or higher.
Courses in parentheses are required prerequisites.

Art majors wishing to pursue a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Art in the College of Education must contact the Art Department's Credential Coordinator to have their transcripts evaluated for courses required for admission to the credential program and to have their single subject competency assessed.

Teaching credential candidates must also complete the Professional Education Program in the College of Education and meet the California art subject matter standards. Students interested in teaching art in public schools in California should get information from the Teacher Preparation and Credentials Office (TPAC) in Eureka Hall 216 or the College of Education's web site at http://edweb.csus.edu.

Note: ART 305 (Art in the Public School) is the required learning methods course for students enrolled in the Professional Education Program in the College of Education.