ART 426 - Contemporary Visual Studies II

Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: C4
Students engage in focused, thematic study of contemporary art and visual cultures, through close reading, evidence-based writing, and in-depth research. They gain familiarity with research methods and contemporary methodologies, including sociological, post-structuralist, and new materialist approaches. Repeatable when topic varies.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area C requirements; and ART 326.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better.
Equivalent Quarter Course: ART 4070.
Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit for a maximum of 6 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F grading only.
G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: C4 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities
Course Typically Offered: Spring ONLY