Major and minor
A major in Art Studio allows students to explore and expand their creative abilities, regardless of whether they plan to pursue a career in the professional arts. With the Art Studio major, students will develop and practice skills in problem-solving, as well as cultivate aesthetic sensitivity and visual awareness. These skills and traits broaden perspectives and allow Art studio graduates to succeed in any career requiring creativity and artistic sense. Students who are interested in pursuing a professional career in the fine arts have the ability to apply their skills to build practical yet artful designs, such as theatrical scenery, or combine their artistic talents with web and technology-based work such as website and application design development.
Real World Outcomes
While many UC Davis graduates have made successful careers as professional visual artists, a number of students pursue degrees in the fine arts with the goal of establishing careers as creative professionals--for example, as graphic or Web designers, as designers or builders of theatrical sets, or in various aspects of the performing arts. Many UC Davis fine arts graduates find employment in such fields as teaching, arts management, marketing, advertising and other areas of commerce as well as in the public sector.
Requirements
You will begin your study with courses designed to introduce you to a variety of artistic media, including drawing, painting and sculpture. Courses in art history help you to understand the development of artistic styles over time and to develop your own work in a social and historical context. At the upper division level, you may choose to specialize in such media as drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, photography, video production and electronic arts. Courses in artistic theory and criticism round out your course of study and prepare you for continuing development in your art career.
