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Art, Emphasis in Applied Design, B.A. requirements

The 2026-27 catalog, with the courses that satisfy each requirement and which ones are offered this term.

Why the catalog year matters

Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year - see every catalog year on file for this program.

Art, Emphasis in Applied Design, B.A. - Roadmap

No course list published for this category.

Art History

Course
ART 371 - Medieval Art
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 409 - History of Photography
3 unitsNot offered
ART 557 - Nineteenth Century European Art
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 558 - Twentieth Century Art, 1900 to 1945
3 unitsNot offered
ART 559 - Twentieth Century Art, 1945 to 1990
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 564 - Art of China
3 unitsNot offered
ART 565 - Art of Japan
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 568 - Art of Ancient Greece and Rome
3 unitsNot offered
ART 571B - Contemporary Art of Latin America
3 unitsNot offered
ART 573A - Italian Art of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
3 unitsNot offered
ART 573B - Italian Art in the Sixteenth Century
3 unitsNot offered
ART 575 - European Art from 1600 to 1750
3 unitsNot offered
ART 577 - History of Architecture
3 unitsNot offered
ART 578 - Seminar in History of Museums and Exhibitions
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 593 - Seminar in History and Methodology of Art History
3 unitsNot offered

B

No course list published for this category.

C

No course list published for this category.

Clay

Course
ART 325 - Ceramics I - Wheel Throwing
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 326 - Ceramics I - Handbuilding
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 425 - Ceramics II - Intermediate Wheel Throwing
3 unitsNot offered
ART 426 - Ceramics II - Intermediate Handbuilding
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 525 - Ceramics III - Advanced Ceramics
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 526 - Clay and Glaze
3 unitsOpen seats

Emphasis in Applied Design

No course list published for this category.

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

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Impacted Program

Course
ART 103 - Three Dimensional Design
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 258 - Introduction to Art History I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 259 - Introduction to Art History II
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 100 - Drawing I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 101 - Two Dimensional Design
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 102 - Drawing II
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 104 - Artists and Designers in Real Time
3 unitsOpen seats

Major

No course list published for this category.

Preparation for the Major

30 units
Course
ART 204 - Painting I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 210 - Printmaking I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 240 - Fundamentals of Digital Media
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 248 - Fundamentals of Digital Design and Fabrication
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 100 - Drawing I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 101 - Two Dimensional Design
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 102 - Drawing II
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 104 - Artists and Designers in Real Time
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 103 - Three Dimensional Design
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 258 - Introduction to Art History I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 259 - Introduction to Art History II
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 216 - Sculpture I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 220 - Material Studies in Craft and Design
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 223 - Fundamentals of Woodworking
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 226 - Introduction to Ceramics
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 231 - Jewelry and Metalwork Fundamentals
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 148 - Visual Presentation
3 unitsOpen seats

Six Units Selected from

Course
ART 216 - Sculpture I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 220 - Material Studies in Craft and Design
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 223 - Fundamentals of Woodworking
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 226 - Introduction to Ceramics
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 231 - Jewelry and Metalwork Fundamentals
3 unitsOpen seats

Three Units of Art Electives

No course list published for this category.

Three Units Selected from

Course
ART 148 - Visual Presentation
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 204 - Painting I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 210 - Printmaking I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 240 - Fundamentals of Digital Media
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 248 - Fundamentals of Digital Design and Fabrication
3 unitsOpen seats

Wood

Course
ART 323 - Furniture and Wood I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 423 - Furniture and Wood II: Joinery Techniques
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 523A - Furniture and Wood III: Cabinetry
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 524 - Digital Fabrication for Art and Design
3 unitsNot offered

This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2026-27 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.