The Art Department is committed to pursuing a continuing dialogue about what constitutes basic preparation in the arts while offering students experiences in established practices, new genres, and new technologies. The Art Department is committed to perusing a continuing dialogue about what constitutes basic preparation in the arts while offering students experience in established practices, new genres, and new technologies. The art program at UC Santa Cruz is composed of courses in drawing, animation, painting, photography, sculpture, print media, intermedia, critical theory, electronic art, public art, environmental art, social art practice, and interactive technologies. Elena Baskin Visual Arts Studios provide world-class facilities for art production in these areas. In the meantime, you may refer to the general catalog for a generic sample plan. The art advisor will create an individualized academic plan for you based on your transfer credits and share this with you prior to your enrollment for Fall. Transfer Students: your requirements will vary based on transfer credits you are bringing in. This foundation is necessary for students to develop practical and theoretical knowledge about a broad range of visual activity, both past and present students are offered courses that expose them to the complex relationship between theory and practice. The Art Department provides students with the means to pursue this imagery with a foundation in visual studies. In a culture in which the dominant form of communication is logical and verbal, art explores the power of visual imagery for personal and public communication.