Art

Subject abbreviation: ART College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Charles Long, M.F.A., Chair Department Office, 232 Arts

• (951) 827-4634; art.ucr.edu

Professors John M. Divola, M.F.A. Jill Giegerich, M.F.A. Jonathan W. Green, M.A.(Art/Art History) Jim Isermann, M.F.A. Charles Long, M.F.A. Erika Suderburg, M.F.A. Professor Emeritus Uta Barth, M.F.A. James S. Strombotne, M.F.A. Associate Professors Brandon Lattu, M.F.A. Amir Zaki, M.F.A. Assistant Professor Melissa Thorne, M.F.A.

The Department of Art offers a B.A. degree in an interdisciplinary program that emphasizes a critical approach to artistic production. Courses are offered in the following curricular areas: photography, digital art, video, two- and three- dimensional media (painting, drawing, sculp- ture, installation), and critical theory. The pro- gram is designed primarily for students prepar- ing for graduate study and those who plan to continue professionally as artists. However, the department welcomes the participation of non- majors and nondegree students.

Non-major students who wish to declare a major in Art must electronically submit a portfo- lio consisting of ten (10) images of your original work and/or three (3) clips of moving images or sound work. Guidelines for the portfolio and a link to the site for submission can be found on the art department website at http://www.art.ucr.edu/. Students whose portfolios are approved will be admitted to the major. Guidelines for submission are also available from the Department of Art.

See Undergraduate Studies section.

See College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Colleges and Programs section.

The major requirements for the B.A. in Art are as follows:

1. Lower-division requirements (24/26 units)

• a) ART 006/MCS 006 and ART 008 (must

be taken during first year of residency in the department)

• b) Three additional lower-division Art

courses: ART 001, ART 002, ART 003, ART 004/MCS 004, ART 005, ART 009, ART 065, ART 066.

• c) One of the following Art History courses:

AHS 008, AHS 017A, AHS 017B, AHS 017C, or AHS 021/URST 021, AHS 023.

2. Upper-division requirements (48/49 units)

• a) ART 160

• b) One of the following Art History courses:

AHS 135, AHS 136/MCS 137, AHS 175, AHS 176/MCS 176, AHS 179, AHS 180, AHS 181, AHS 182, AHS 184/URST 184, AHS 185/URST 185, AHS 186, AHS 188, AHS 189E-Z or any other upper- division Art History course that covers the period 1945 to present

• c) ART 180
• d) A minimum of 32 additional units of

upper-division Art course work

• e) ART 195 (Senior Thesis)or ART 185

(Senior Thesis Seminar)

To fulfill ART 195 or ART 185, students must complete a preliminary review of work with a formal presentation of a thesis project to a faculty committee two quarters prior to actual enrollment in ART 195 or ART 185. Students graduat- ing in Spring must take ART 185. Students graduating in Fall or Winter must take ART 195 to fulfill their senior thesis requirement. Students will be assigned a faculty thesis advisor by week three of the term in which their preliminary review takes place. Students enroll in ART 195 or ART 185 during their final term before graduating.

Note A maximum of 12 upper-division transfer units of established equivalency in Art courses is accepted for credit. Equivalent transfer units in lower-division studio art course work and lower- and upper-division Art History course work is also accepted for credit toward the major in the respective lower- or upper-division category.

A minimum of 36 units of Art must be taken in residence (UCR Department of Art) to fulfill this major.

The EAP is an excellent opportunity to travel and learn more about another country and its culture while taking courses to earn units to- ward graduation. Students should plan study abroad well in advance to ensure that the courses taken fit with their overall program at UCR. Consult the departmental student affairs officer for assistance. For further details visit UCR’s International Education Center at internationalcenter.ucr.edu or call (951) 827-4113.

See Education Abroad Program under International Education Center in the Student Services section of this catalog. A list of partici- pating countries is found under Education Abroad Program in the Programs and Courses section. Search for programs by specific areas at eap.ucop.edu/programwizard.