BA in Design Studies
Units required for Major: 48
Minimum units required for BA: 120
Program Description
The Bachelor of Arts in Design Studies is intended for students who are interested in understanding the role of design and material culture within a broad social, political and cultural discourse. The program takes as its formative assumption that design is everywhere, from the smallest objects around us to the cities and landscapes we inhabit, and, that along with visual images, constitutes a vital language with which we as a society express our values and desires.
Design Studies graduates will be prepared for career opportunities as researchers and administrators in the design field, working with private and public agencies. Graduates will also be academically prepared to enter M.A. and Ph.D. programs in design studies or design history.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Lower Division Design Core Courses (21 Units) | ||
| DSGN 4 | Design and Thinking | 3 |
| GPHD 20 | History Of Graphic Design | 3 |
| GPHD 25 | Visual Basics | 3 |
| INTD 20 | Design | 3 |
| INTD 25 | Design Fundamentals | 3 |
| PHOT 11 | Digital Photography I | 3 |
| PHOT 20 | The Photographic Self | 3 |
| Required Lower Division Art/Design Elective (3 Units) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Art, Religions, and Power before 1400 | ||
| Art, Empires, and Cross-Cultural Exchange, 1400-1800 | ||
| Global Modern and Contemporary Art | ||
| History of Islamic Art | ||
| Traditional Asian Art | ||
| Modern and Contemporary Asian Art | ||
| Art of the Americas | ||
| Required Upper Division Courses (21 Units) | ||
| DSGN 101 | World Design and Visual Culture | 3 |
| HIST 100 | Introduction to Historical Skills | 3 |
| INTD 123 | Survey of Western Architecture and Interiors | 3 |
| INTD 124A | American Design | 3 |
| INTD 125 | Urban Design and Society | 3 |
| PHOT 101 | Photography, Inception to Mid-Century | 3 |
| PHOT 102 | Photography, a Social History | 3 |
| Required Upper Division Elective (3 Units) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Modern Art | ||
| US and Caribbean Art: Race and Representation | ||
| Latin American and Latino Art History | ||
| Contemporary Art | ||
| Asian Art and Mythology | ||
| California Architecture and Urban History | ||
| Images Of America | ||
| Principles of House Design | ||
| Film/Design | ||
| Total Units | 48 | |
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Area A: Basic Subjects (9 Units) | ||
| A1 - Oral Communication | 3 | |
| A2 - Written Communication | 3 | |
| A3 - Critical Thinking | 3 | |
| Area B: Physical Universe and Its Life Forms (13 Units) | ||
| B1 - Physical Science | 3 | |
| B2 - Life Forms | 3 | |
| B3 - Lab (Note: Lab experience to be taken with one of the following: B1, B2 or B5) | 1 | |
| B4 - Math Concepts | 3 | |
| B5 - Additional Course (Any B to reach 12 units) - Take upper-division course to complete Area & upper division requirements. | 3 | |
| Area C: Arts and Humanities (12 Units) | ||
| C1 - Arts | 3 | |
| C2 - Humanities | 3 | |
| C1/C2 - Area C Course | 3 | |
| C1/C2 - Area C Course - Take upper-division course to complete Area & upper division requirements. | 3 | |
| Area D: The Individual and Society (6 Units) | ||
| Area D Course | 3 | |
| Area D Course | 3 | |
| Area D Course | 0 | |
| Area D Course - Take upper-division course to complete Area & upper division requirements. | 0 | |
| Area E: Understanding Personal Development (3 Units) | ||
| Area E Course | 3 | |
| Area F: Ethnic Studies | ||
| Area F Course | ||
| Total Units | 43 | |