This is an archive of the 2016-2017 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

This is an archive of the 2016-2017 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2016-2017

Programs

B.A., Art

The Department of Art offers a curriculum designed for students wishing a liberal arts education in art and design. Emerging artists have numerous opportunities available to them for expressing their creativity and obtaining employment after graduation. Students may explore several areas of art making and choose the field that best fits their interests and talents. …

Minor in Art

The minor in Art has two emphases, one in general art and the other in art history. Both consist of 24 units.

M.A., Art

Visual Arts

We teach our students to experience and value visual thinking and creative problem solving in art, as well as to recognize the concurrent importance of perception, experimentation, innovation and critical thinking. Our students must understand the history and traditions of art with their relevance to social and community concerns as well as the art of …

M.A., Art

Art History

Notice: Admission to this option is suspended while the department reconsiders and revises the curriculum. We teach our students to experience and value visual thinking and creative problem solving in art, as well as to recognize the concurrent importance of perception, experimentation, innovation and critical thinking. Our students must understand the history and traditions of art …

M.A., Art

Art Education

Notice: Admission to this option is suspended while the department reconsiders and revises the curriculum. We teach our students to experience and value visual thinking and creative problem solving in art, as well as to recognize the concurrent importance of perception, experimentation, innovation and critical thinking. Our students must understand the history and traditions of art …

M.F.A., Art

The Visual Arts Graduate Committee conducts selection for admission into the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program. This selection occurs once a year, with applications submitted directly to the Art department, due the the first week in February for admission the following Fall semester. Students should contact the graduate coordinator in their area of concentration for …