Credits Required: 

Total credits: 120

Credits in the major: 60

You officially begin the major by enrolling in VPA 300: VPA Major ProSeminar where you work with the instructor to create your Individual Learning Plan (ILP). By completing the required Core Curriculum described below, you will fulfill all seven of your Major Learning Outcomes (see list which follows.) You conclude the major by completing your Capstone, a publicly presented project that displays your cumulative learning in the major. [Learn more at CSUMB.EDU/capstone].

Major Requirements and Learning Outcomes are identified below. In order to graduate, students must also meet all general education and university requirements. 

 

Core Curriculum

  • VPA 300: VPA Major ProSeminar  (to be taken Junior year)
  • VPA 302: VPA Visiting Artist Series  (twice)
  • VPA 307: Diverse Hist Contemp Art  or  VPA 308: Ways Of Seeing
  • VPA 310: Mixed Media
  • VPA 313: Regional Art History for GWAR (GE A4) requirement
  • VPA 320S: Museum Studies  or  VPA 306S: Digital Public Art
  • VPA 309: Materials & Methods  (Senior spring)
  • VPA 405: Senior Capstone (fall and spring semesters, Senior year)

Additional Requirements

Following completion of the VPA Core Curriculum, students select an additional 26 units of VPA coursework at either the upper- or lower-division level in order to complete the required 60 units in the major.

MLO 1: Historical and philosophical analysis

Including the ability to research, define, analyze and critically formulate positions on issues in visual and public art from contemporary, historical, ethical and sociopolitical perspectives.

MLO 2: Individual and aesthetic exploration

Including the ability to investigate and develop their own individual aesthetics within a critical and reflective framework of personal experiences and perspectives in the context of their work.

MLO 3: Community issues analysis

Including the ability to define and investigate cross-cultural and community issues, problem solve and respond with community-sensitive work.

MLO 4: Organizational and collaborative skills

Including the ability to use collaborative strategies to plan and achieve interdisciplinary arts projects.

MLO 5: Production skills

Including the ability to develop production skills to produce and present public and individual artworks, projects or exhibitions.

MLO 6: Critical and evaluative skills

Including the ability to use critical and evaluative skills to revise work in response to community/audience relevancy, personal expression and social accountability.

MLO 7: Distribution skills

Including the ability to present and distribute artwork in multiple contexts to engage diverse audiences. 

Concentrations