Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Visual Arts
(EDP 022442)
This exciting new curriculum will provide the rigorous studio practice and conceptual/art-historical framework necessary to develop a portfolio of work for application to graduate programs in fine art. Designed for students who have completed an undergraduate degree with a non-art major, this program offers a solid, Berkeley-quality education in the visual arts that can be completed on a part-time or full-time basis. It is also perfect for professionals already working in the arts who want to formalize their training, or for people interested in making a career change that requires a strong visual arts background.
The curriculum consists of twelve courses (24 units), including four required theory/critique courses (8 units) designed to develop creative and conceptual thinking, two visual art history courses (4 units) that function to integrate issues of contemporary art within a historical context, and six visual arts electives (12 units) chosen from a wide array of studio courses in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and film/video media. The range of electives available offers the opportunity to focus on a specific concentration or span disciplines, and to develop the technical and perceptual skills needed to grow artistically and create an independent body of work.
Program Requirements
Visual Dynamics X401 (offered future term)
Contemporary Art Theory and Criticism X491 (offered future term)
Critique Seminar X495
Portfolio Development and Professional Practices X496 (offered future term)
Contemporary Art X121 (offered future term)
Visual Arts electives
Electives offered this term:
Art History
Minoan and Greek Art
Art of the Impressionists
Learning from Frida Kahlo: Exploring Issues of Identity in Modern and Contemporary Art
Drawing
Drawing Fundamentals
Figure Drawing
Experimental Drawing
The Hand and Eye: Exploring Drawing and Photography
Painting
Painting Fundamentals
Painting Workshop
Mixed Media Painting
Touching Down Lightly
Watercolor Fundamentals
The Abstract in Nature
Photo/Film
Beginning Photography
Intermediate Photography
Digital Photography Fundamentals
See What I Mean: An Introduction to Film Theory
Other Media
Sculptural Fundamentals
Sculpture Intermediate-Advanced
Application Procedure
Apply for the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Visual Arts by filling out
the application and submitting it with the nonrefundable application fee.
Send an official transcript of your bachelor's degree to: Visual Arts Certificate, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave., Suite 110, Berkeley, CA 94704-7000.
Receive the certificate by completing all required and elective courses for
academic credit with a grade of C or better. The curriculum can be completed within one year
by attending full time or in two years by attending part time. Five years is the maximum
expected completion time. Contact the program office when you have completed the curriculum
to have your records reviewed and the certificate awarded.
For more information about the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Visual Arts, call (415) 284-1041, e-mail
, or write to
Visual Arts, UC Berkeley Extension, Suite 110, Berkeley, CA 94704-7000.
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