Studio Art, AA-T to Visual & Public Art, B.A.

Required Courses

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  Complete all of the following courses:

• VPA 300 - VPA Major ProSeminar Units: 4
• VPA 302 - VPA Visiting Artist Series Units: 2 (to be taken twice)
• VPA 309 - Materials and Methods Units: 2
• VPA 313 - Regional Art History Units: 4
• VPA 405 - Senior Capstone Units: 4 (to be taken twice in the senior year)

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• Complete one of the following courses:

• VPA 310 - Mixed Media Units: 4
• VPA 303 - Beginning Sculpture Units: 4

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• Complete one of the following courses:

• VPA 320S - Museum Studies Units: 4
• VPA 306S - Digital Public Art Units: 4

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• Complete one of the following courses:

• VPA 305 - Media Culture Units: 4
• VPA 307 - Diverse History of Contemporary Art Units: 4
• VPA 308 - Ways Of Seeing Units: 4

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• To satisfy the requirements of the VPA major, select and successfully complete eleven (11) units of upper-division VPA coursework. Search options here.

General Education and University Requirements

The State of California requires completion of a 48 unit General Education Breadth program, including 9 units of upper division GE in areas B, C, and D in order to meet graduation requirements. CSUMB also requires completion of campus-specific University Requirements .

Students select and complete coursework in the following areas to satisfy their degree requirements:

• the CSU’s upper division GE B area requirement  
• the CSU’s upper division GE C area requirement  
• the CSU’s upper division GE D area requirement 
  • the CSU’s American Institution’s requirement  
• the CSU’s Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)
• CSUMB’s upper division Service Learning requirement
• CSUMB’s Ethnic Studies requirement  
• CSUMB’s World Culture & Language requirement 

Students may select additional elective coursework if necessary to complete 60 units.