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Art, Emphasis in Studio Arts, 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 and Digital Technologies

Course
ART 340 - Digital Photography I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 383 - Creative Coding
3 unitsNot offered
ART 521 - Tangible Interactivity for Art and Design
3 unitsNot offered
ART 524 - Digital Fabrication for Art and Design
3 unitsNot offered

Art, Emphasis in Studio Arts, B.A. - Roadmap

No course list published for this category.

Art History Elective

Course
ART 568 - Art of Ancient Greece and Rome
3 unitsNot offered
ART 569 - History of Craft and Design
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 570 - African American Art History
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 571A - Modern Art of Latin America
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 571B - Contemporary Art of Latin America
3 unitsNot offered
ART 572 - Art, Gender, and Sexuality
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 576 - History of Performance Art
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
ART 345 - History of Graphic Design
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 371 - Medieval Art
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 409 - History of Photography
3 unitsNot offered
ART 547 - The Modern Built Environment
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 557 - Nineteenth Century European Art
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 564 - Art of China
3 unitsNot offered
ART 565 - Art of Japan
3 unitsOpen seats

Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Major​

No course list published for this category.

Ceramics

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

Digital Literacy

Course
ART 240 - Fundamentals of Digital Media
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 248 - Fundamentals of Digital Design and Fabrication
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 203 - Life Drawing I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 204 - Painting I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 210 - Printmaking I
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

Foundations

18 units
Course
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

Furniture and Woodworking

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 523B - Furniture and Wood III: Seating
3 unitsNot offered

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

Course
ART 391W - Writing about Art and Design
3 unitsOpen seats

Impacted Program

Course
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

Jewelry and Metalwork

Major

Course
ART 391W - Writing about Art and Design
3 unitsOpen seats

Material Depth

No course list published for this category.

Painting and Printmaking

Course
ART 343 - Illustration I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 346 - Introduction to Book Arts
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 403 - Life Drawing II
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 404 - Painting II
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 406 - Experimental Processes in Art
3 unitsNot offered
ART 410 - Intaglio Printmaking
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 443 - Illustration II
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 543 - Illustration III
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 446 - The Printed Book
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 500 - Advanced Drawing
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 503 - Life Drawing and Painting III
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 504 - Painting III
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 546 - Advanced Book Arts
3 unitsOpen seats

Photography

Course
ART 340 - Digital Photography I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 407 - Film Photography I
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 440 - Digital Photography II
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 507 - Film Photography II
3 unitsOpen seats

Preparation for the Major

27 units
Course
ART 102 - Drawing II
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 104 - Artists and Designers in Real Time
3 unitsOpen seats

Professional Experience Requirement

Course
ART 452 - Art and Design Internship
1-3 unitsOpen seats

Sculpture

Course
ART 416 - Sculpture II
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 516 - Sculpture III
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 517 - Figurative Sculpture II
3 unitsNot offered

Specialized Concepts in Art History

Course
ART 558 - Twentieth Century Art, 1900 to 1945
3 unitsNot offered
ART 559 - Twentieth Century Art, 1945 to 1990
3 unitsOpen seats
ART 560A - Art Since 1990
3 unitsNot offered

Upper Division Art Electives

No course list published for this category.

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.