VCS + Fine Arts Curriculum
VCS courses (30 units):
- Methodologies 1 (6 units)
- Methodologies 2 (6 units)
- Strategies for Visual & Critical Studies (3 units)
- Identity, Difference, & Power (3 units)
- Voices (3 units)
- VCS Topics (3 units)
- Master’s Project 1 & 2 (6 units)
Fine Arts courses (39 units):
- Individual Studio Critique (ISC) (21 units)
- Dialogues & Practices I and II (6 units)
- Contemporary Art History & Theory (3 units)
- Studio Research Lab (SRL) or Fine Arts Seminar (3 units)
- Fine Art Seminar or SRL (3 units)
- Exhibitions (3 units)
Electives
- Grad-wide electives (9 units)
Total units: 78
Below is an example of how these courses sequence over three years:
First Year
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Fall |
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Strategies for Visual & Critical Studies |
3 units |
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Individual Studio Critique |
6 units |
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Dialogues & Practices 1 |
3 units |
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Contemporary Art History and Theory |
3 units |
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(15 units) |
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Spring |
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Identity, Difference, & Power |
3 units |
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Individual Studio Critique |
5 units |
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Dialogues & Practices 2 |
3 units |
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Fine Arts Seminar |
3 units |
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Grad-wide Elective |
3 units |
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(17 units) |
Second Year
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Fall |
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Methodologies 1 |
3 units |
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VCS Topics |
3 units |
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Individual Studio Critique |
5 units |
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Studio Research Lab |
3 units |
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Exhibitions |
1.5 units |
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(15.5 units) |
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Spring |
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Methodologies 1 |
3 units |
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Voices |
3 units |
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Individual Studio Critique |
5 units |
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Exhibitions |
1.5 units |
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(12.5 units) |
Third Year
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Fall |
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Methodologies 2 |
3 units |
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Master's Project 1 |
3 units |
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Grad-wide Elective |
3 units |
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(9 units) |
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Spring |
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Methodologies 2 |
3 units |
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Master's Project 2 |
3 units |
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Grad-wide Elective |
3 units |
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(9 units) |
Total: 78 total units