Community Arts
Your creative skills can change people's lives. In our popular art course, you will learn exactly how to make changes happen. Whether you are involved in campus design, poster design for an organization, or public art creation, you will work with artists, organizations, or local citizens to discuss art related issues.
Imagine improving your skills in the studio, having heated discussions in the classroom, and then going deep into the community to bring creative solutions to solve those problems in real life.
Our courses combine your chosen art and design direction with critical theories such as diversity, community participation, and social justice. You can apply for hands-on participation in cooperation projects in the Bay Area.
Furniture
Study abroad in furniture design The course allows you to devote yourself to an interdisciplinary approach to explore the furniture art in the fields of studio art, craft and design. Through the combination of personal practice, cooperation and theory, you will find your design preferences and apply them to your design. In this process, you will explore the new world of furniture design
Our active design courses will help you explore traditional architectural methods and the latest technological advances. You will participate in the dynamic dialogue about innovation, sustainability and production process, which is mainly taught by world-famous furniture designers. In addition, you will have the opportunity to work with designers from the California Academy of Sciences in outdoor practice.
Photography
Whether capturing the beautiful details of daily life or exploring the abstract ideas in popular culture, you will find inspiration everywhere in our photography courses. When you enter this creative field, your photography technology will be developed and improved, and your works will also affect your personal and social life.
Imagine the photo editor of the New York Times commenting on your work. The world famous photographer of the Smithsonian Institute will lead you to create in the studio. With our excellent teacher team, your photographic work will be on a par with your perfect perspective. From the most advanced digital camera to traditional black-and-white photo studio, experimental development and printing equipment, you can create art every day here.
Visual Studies
Want to explore the limits of traditional art history? You who major in our visual research course can dig all the way from painting and sculpture to games and social media. We hope you can think, write, and tell us about the visual culture related to you and how they affect our survival.
Through our college teachers, you can establish contacts with world-class scholars and writers, and you will learn how to view art critically. As a pioneer of domestic art colleges, you will carry out studio practice here and cooperate with other art students.
Animation
4-year system, this major is mainly for students to explore the artistry of animation and train students to become animators to develop their talents. The tutors of the school come from Pixar Animation Studio and Dreamworks Animation Studio. Students will learn how to create characters and stories with real feelings.
This major hopes to train students to expand their imagination by observing human behavior and emotions. Make students become an innovative animation expert.
Architecture
4-year system, architecture combines the research methods of art and material science. The core course content of this major is architectural design and experimental production. This major will develop modern architecture through the analysis of ancient architecture.
The college provides students with the opportunity to intern in construction companies in the United States or abroad, and architectural students will also have the opportunity to participate in various design competitions.
The college has advanced facilities and many laboratories in the new material resource center on campus to help students obtain more comprehensive technical support.
Ceramics
Four year program, this major provides students with comprehensive interdisciplinary courses, including drawing, engraving, sculpture, material design and strategic design. The goal of the ceramic art course is to enable students to explore the ceramic field with a pioneering and critical vision, from sculpture to the design of functional utensils and industrial supplies. Students learn contemporary theories and the history of ceramic art, and develop professional skills.
This major enjoys an excellent reputation and has cultivated numerous celebrities. Graduates of this major can choose from artists, designers and educators, who have demonstrated their outstanding talents in their respective fields.
Fashion Design
4-year program. After learning this professional course, students will understand the whole design process. The college hopes that students can challenge the traditional fashion design methods through learning, and cultivate students' ability to propose creative solutions through the development of conceptual design courses. To become a qualified fashion designer, students will learn basic knitting and fabric skills. Students will learn to use all kinds of clothing knowledge, tailoring, and sewing skills to design practical, beautiful, and close fitting clothes, so that the wearer can fully display their own advantages and hide their shortcomings, and set off the personality of the wearer.
Film
4-year system, moving pictures are the main form of modern communication. This is why understanding art and filmmaking is more important than ever. CCA's Film Production To help students master basic knowledge is just the beginning. The college will help students break the tradition, develop their creativity, and give play to their ability to make movies, whether on the big screen or on the small screen. Teachers will use the most advanced teaching methods, and will cooperate with students in other courses, such as photography, painting/drawing, writing and literature, to develop innovative film production and learning methods. At the same time, the school has many well-known professors, artists and lecturers, which can help students realize their dreams.
Painting/Drawing
Our values: The school believes that the power of painting and human hands are our traditional way to create art, and also readily accepts innovative painting methods. Traditional, experimental, digital and manual can be applied in this major.
Printmaking
Printmaking majors include a series of technical and contemporary art and cultural exchanges. The school encourages students to explore the various possibilities of printing and book art. Whether they regard printmaking as a lifelong career or an auxiliary tool of other arts, the school encourages students to make continuous progress towards becoming artists.
Print study abroad Encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, such as cooperation with students majoring in graphic design, illustration, oil painting/sketch, textile design, writing and literature. While guiding students to create, professors are also committed to creating and maintaining an atmosphere of work environment. In addition, they have brought different learning methods and professional practical guidance to studio learning.
Sculpture
CCA's sculpture specialty is dynamic and dynamic. In the course, students use various complex materials to create poetic objects of life and all cultural products with profound historical background.
Through active exchanges with professional sculptors in the field, students will explore a variety of forms and media. The experience learned by students will have a great impact on students' personalized creation. The school encourages students majoring in sculpture to find a suitable way of thinking and learning that combines innovative technology and adventurous spirit. Auckland Campus has very complete facilities. Students majoring in sculpture will have the opportunity to use space, materials and professional facilities for experiments. Many departments in the campus have rich teaching equipment and tool materials. The school encourages students to use digital laboratories, video and photographic equipment, ceramics, glass, textiles, painting and drawing resources in the process of creation.
Textiles
As one of the oldest traditional arts in the world, textile art is at the forefront of contemporary art practice and critical research. Rooted in materials and technology, the textile discipline is constantly expanding. In the United States, as an outstanding fiber sector, the textile industry is constantly promoting and developing new paradigms while acting as the traditional guardian of the past. The task of the textile major is to teach students about the concept of technology, materials and related fields. Through comprehensive art, craft and design courses, students will carry out creative practice.
The project has three key areas: fiber sculpture, textile printing and weaving. These fields all contain special skills, such as winding, spinning, knitting, embroidery, felt making, image processing, freehand painting and printing, camera and computer imaging, hand dyeing technology, loom weaving, and creating computer-assisted structures. A powerful, skill based course enables students to have agile sensitivity to materials and skilled skills.
Glass
This is a comprehensive subject course. We provide comprehensive education in technology, materials, history and glass art production. The project also recognizes the value of traditional academic structures and uses different materials for interdisciplinary research. The course focuses on contemporary art practice and takes drawing as an integral part of it.
Professional resources and facilities are complete, including two glass kilns and high-tech facilities for casting, fusion and cooling.
Students of glass technology are traditional guardians, and will also be committed to understanding and pursuing the new trend of contemporary art. The faculty of the school is a professional artist, and the alumni of glass crafts include the artists who participated in the exhibition. They have their own studios, and there are many teachers who teach in colleges and universities all over the country.
Graphic Design
Michael, a graphic design professional instructor, noted that "the key to graphic design is to be able to communicate clearly and massively". According to this spirit, this course integrates basic teaching of concepts and skills, and emphasizes interdisciplinary thinking, theory, and rigorous thinking.
Our professional instructors encourage students to develop their personal talents in the process of learning. The courses of typesetting and digital media complement the conceptual deficiencies. Graphic design students can obtain various facilities and take courses in photography, film, video, binding, printing and relief printing in other disciplines.
Students have the opportunity to work in other places, including design companies, museums, publishing houses, technology companies and non-profit organizations. Through practice and professional practice, students gain work experience, establish social circles, and improve their own work standards.
Illustrations
Illustrators create the world they see, and our world needs you to tell it stories. In the illustration major of the school, students will use visual narration to carry out creative interpretation of important issues in today's society. Illustration Study Abroad Professions range from personal opinions to broader social problems, comprehensively challenging your thinking and making them available on paper, canvas and digital screens.
Under the guidance of the talented people in the industry, you will build your own way as an illustrator. In addition, we have a variety of courses to choose from, so that you can study printmaking, creative writing and other subjects while studying illustration.
To become a successful illustrator, you need creative talents and entrepreneurial ideas. That's why our course includes a trip to New York - exchange and dialogue with outstanding artists, art directors and illustrators in the art field. We will help you grasp the core of illustration learning and provide unlimited possibilities for your future career.
Industrial Design
Industrial design is a subject of constant change, and the talent of each student is of vital significance for solving problems in the real world and creating constructive solutions. CCA industrial design course encourages students to use various forms, materials, systems, media and environments to complete their own tasks. Through internships and studio learning, visiting lecturers and listening to audience criticism, students can gain knowledge and experience as well as the social network they need to enter the society.
Interaction Design
In CCA's interaction design major, students gain creativity and design experience in the process of learning, living and entertainment from computers and mobile devices to interactive physical spaces, games and social networks. Students will master technical skills to create the best application for interactive design from screen to mobile phone, tablet computer, car, game console, sculpture, clothing, architecture, from business to entertainment, from education to health.
Interior Design
The interior design major of CCA provides interdisciplinary design education combining art, history, interior and environmental design, practice and art theory. We hope students can become innovation leaders in this field, and we also teach them how to deal with future opportunities and challenges. Interior design students develop interior design that meets the needs of the environment, architecture and society, emphasizing creativity and image. The faculty of the college believes that students should learn critical thinking and master all basic concepts and technical skills, so as to successfully gain more opportunities in today's market competition.
Jewelry/Metal Arts
Jewelry design/metal art majors encourage students to express their opinions and opinions through the design and carving of jewelry. Famous professors at home and abroad teach knowledge here, and students have the opportunity to explore the learning of various courses and the application of materials. This major is based on traditional and contemporary metal processing technology, emphasizing skilled skills, design aesthetics, and the use of media and historical understanding. The course covers a comprehensive production technology, including jewelry, utensils and small metal sculptures. The technology includes wave soldering, cold connection, forging, casting, enamel, gem selection, etc.
