Dual MA/MFA and MA/MA Curriculum: Curatorial Practice and Visual and Critical Studies - California College of the Arts

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Visual & Critical Studies Dual-Degree Programs MArch Concentration Curriculum

MArch Concentration Curatorial Practice Design Fine Arts Writing

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MA Curatorial Practice &
MA Visual and Critical Studies Three-Year Curriculum

First Year, Fall (15 units)

Curatorial Models 1: 3 units
Exhibition Practice 1: 3 units
Professional Development 1: 3 units
Contemporary Art History & Theory: 3 units
Writing for Curators or Reviews: 3 units

First Year, Spring (15 units)

Curatorial Models 2: 3 units
Exhibition Practice 2: 3 units
Professional Development 2: 3 units
Art History, Theory, Criticism 2: 3 units
Sites, Perceptions, or Strategies (satisfies elective requirement): 3 units

Second Year, Fall (15 units)

Curatorial Critique: 3 units
Exhibition Project 1 & 2: 6 units
Thesis 1: 3 units
Strategies, Identities, or Perceptions (satisfies elective requirement): 3 units

Second Year, Spring (15 units)

Exhibition Project 3 & 4: 6 units
Thesis 2 and Thesis Advising: 6 units
Sites, Perceptions, or Strategies (satisfies elective requirement): 3 units

Third Year, Fall (9 units)

VCS Master's Thesis Project 1: 3 units
Strategies, Identities, or Perceptions: 3 units
Elective Seminar: 3 units

Third Year, Spring (9 units)

VCS Master's Thesis Project 2: 3 units
VCS Master's Thesis Project 3: 3 units
Professional Development 3: 3 units

78 total units

These are degree requirements for students matriculated in fall 2009 and spring 2010.

Current Courses

See the Course Schedule for current courses and their descriptions.