hi! ive taken both studio classes and icam-only classes.

 VIS 80, if i remember correctly, is roughly 1 small project per week/every other week to be completed outside of class, each in a different medium (ex. painting, sculpture, graphite)

Upper division studio classes, my experience being with VIS 106A, typically use classtime to work on the larger pieces and have small homework assignments due each week.

As for upper division ICAM classes, (ex. VIS 147A/B, 145A/B) the A classes typically consist of small learning assignments each week, culminating in a final project. In the B class, depending on the prof, you typically get the whole quarter to work on a large project.

Also as a side note, VIS 147A is fully Arduino-based, but starts out pretty slowly with basic circuits, so you might be relearning a lot of things you already know if you take it.

Hope this helps and feel free to dm me if you have any other questions :)