The Studio Art major prepares the student for a career in studio production. The objectives of the program are to provide the student with basic art knowledge and skills using a variety of media and employing concepts drawn from aesthetics, art history, and art criticism. The degree is granted upon completion of 125 credits as specified in the catalog (40 credits must be in 3000- or 4000-level courses).
B.A. option requires achieving 1002-level competency in an approved foreign language. See the catalog.
Foundations
10 cr
ART1005
Principles of Art or
2
ART1825
Honors Topics: Art Appreciation
ART1011
Drawing I
4
ART1035
Design Concepts
4
History and Theory
12 cr
ART3162
19th and 20th Century Art History (WCE)
4
ART3265
Art Since 1945
2
Select two of the following:
ART3065
Antiquities
2
ART3066
Renaissance
2
ART3067
Age of Enlightenment
2
ART3068
Mesopotamia
2
Select one of the following:
ART2185
Color Theory
2
ART3060
German Art: Expressionism to the Present
2
ART3365
Aesthetics
2
ART4265
Gallery Studies
2
ART4805
Topics in Art Criticism
2
Required Production
10 cr
ART2175
Art and Technology
2
ART2251
Sculpture
4
ART3111
Painting Techniques
4
Art Electives
8 cr
Select at least one of the following ceramics courses (2–6 cr)
ART2045
Wheel-Thrown Ceramics
2
ART2046
Industrial Ceramics
2
ART2047
Hand-Building & Alternative Firing
2
ART2048
Ceramic Basics
2
ART3245
Ceramic Surface
2
Select at least one of the following printmaking courses (2–6 cr)
ART3026
Relief
2
ART3027
Etching
2
ART3028
Screen Printing
2
ART3029
Lithography
2
Selectives (0–4 cr)
ART3075
Video Art
2
ART3075
Installation Art
2
DES3021
Photography
2
If electing one, must take both:
DES1031
Introduction to Layout
2
DES2111
Introduction to Design
2
Advanced Art Studio
8 cr
Select two of the following:
ART4242
Advanced Ceramics
4
ART4252
Advanced Sculpture
4
ART4312
Advanced Painting
4
ART4322
Advanced Printmaking
4
DES3322
Advanced Photography
4
Capstone
4 cr
ART4855
Senior Seminar in Art (OCE)
4
Note: WCE=Written Communication Emphasis; OCE=Oral Communication Emphasis. See the catalog for explanation and prerequisites.
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