Overview

Art Practice curriculum at University of California, Berkeley provides technical and conceptual training, and develops critical understandings across a broad range of media and disciplines, including : painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture (wood, metal, ceramics, and mixed media), photography, installation, performance art, video, animation, sound, and in the newly emerged fields of programming, interactivity, game design, and AR/VR. Art Majors are expected to round out the required studio courses with Art History and Theory classes.

Learning outcomes

Art Practice students are deeply engaged with their art forms, rigorously committed to their craft, and highly capable of invigorating conceptual, technical, and critical creative research.

Students gain direct experience with a broad range of arts professionals and display spaces, through in-person meetings with artists and curators, and through gallery and museum visits.

The department graduates students with potential for significant artistic and cultural impact, with many pursuing careers as professional artists, designers, and teachers, or in arts-related activities with museums, galleries, arts management, publishing, and artists’ organizations.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Acquire and develop practical production skills across different disciplines, e.g. digital media, painting, photography, sculpture, video, etc.
Gain knowledge of art histories and how art discourses and practices have adapted into current understandings and forms.
Gain conceptual and critical skills in generating and evaluating artistic work.
Develop the above skills as part of, or within social and ethical practices.
Translate all the above towards professional and career development.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-02 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Berkeley, United States

Disciplines

Visual Arts Art History Liberal Arts View 1806 other Bachelors in Visual Arts in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.3

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students who apply to Berkeley should meet the following minimum requirements:

Meet the A-G subject course requirements.

Have a 3.0 GPA in A-G courses taken in the 10th and 11th grade years. (3.4 GPA for non-residents)

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Tuition Fee

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International

13146 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6573 USD per semester during 48 months.
National

13146 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6573 USD per semester during 48 months.
In-State

13146 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6573 USD per semester during 48 months.

Living costs for Berkeley

1750 - 2820 USD /month

Living costs

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