Integrated Visual Studies
Identify your role as a maker & a thinker.
Who We Are
Integrated Visual Studies is a studio-focused degree where students have the opportunity to choose a second field of study to gain a broader perspective of how art intersects with other disciplines. Our students are passionate, visionary, and driven to get the most out of their time in a university setting.
You will gain a deep knowledge of the visual arts, refine your studio techniques, reflect on individual experiences, and integrate your learning through an interdisciplinary lens. You will learn how your artform fits into the trajectory of history, thought, and cultural context. You will have the opportunity to find points of overlap or intersection between your artistic explorations and your second field of study, which will allow you to make artistic works that are informed by interdisciplinary research.
You will leave the program with a grounding in the discipline of the visual arts and technical training. Transferrable skills, including written and oral communication, project design, research, and its applications, among many others, support a wide range of careers.
This model can help you prepare for graduate school, as it is akin to the work process that grad school requires.
STUDENT WORK
Gain a grounded discipline of the visual arts & technical training. Transferable skills, including written & oral communication, project design, research & its applications, among many others, support a wide range of careers.
As with each of our concentrations, your coursework will be supported by our Foundations Program, where you will learn a visual language and the technical skills to find your voice and participate with a critical eye in our complex contemporary society.
Students synthesize their learning through a capstone project of their own design. Past projects have included performances, exhibitions, debates and conferences, written curriculum, business plans, research papers, and service learning. Check out student portfolios at the links below.
Our Facilities
The world is your studio. Students in the Integrated Visual Studies program have access to all studio spaces & laboratories within the 90,000 square foot Visual Arts building. They are strongly encouraged to work with other departments across the university & explore all facilities that CSU has to offer.
Our Faculty
The capstone professor for Integrated Visual Studies is Dr. Claire Chien. Depending upon your area of focus, you will have the opportunity to learn from our entire faculty.
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Claire Chien
- Assistant Professor of Art Education