Studio Art, B.A.
[Studio Art—1002]
Studio Art majors earn a Bachelor of Arts degree grounded in a broad foundation and including an area of concentration/focus in either Studio (2D/3D) or Media (Digital Media).
The Studio Art major provides a strong first-year Foundations Program including courses in art and design (ARTS 1000 Ways of Seeing, ARTS 1020 Drawing, ARTS 1040 Studio Foundation, ARTS 1050 Digital Media Art) as well as a Seminar.
After the first year, students begin work in their concentration along with elective studio courses accompanied by integrative study in art history, theory, and criticism.
The program of study culminates with a Capstone experience. The Capstone is an individually completed year-long faculty-mentored project in which students produce a body of work in art or design, prepare that work for exhibition or production, and develop a professional portfolio with their specific concentration.
SPECIFICS OF THE ART STUDIO B.A. DEGREE
Minimum Total Hours: 124
Total Liberal Arts Hours Required: 62
General Education Requirements:
Per Core Curriculum Requirements list Exception: MUSC or FNAR must be taken for fine arts requirement.
Minimum Requirements: Overall and major GPA of 2.0; no grade less than C- in the major.
Transfer Requirements: See institutional transfer policies. Transfers who intend to major in Art should submit a portfolio and meet with faculty.
Application to the Major: Standard institutional major application form.
Major Requirements: 39 hours
- ARTS 2010 Ways of Seeing: Images We Live and Die By for a minimum of 2 credits (3 credits are recommended).
- 10 credit hours of foundations courses during the first two semesters:
- ARTS 1000 Art & Design Seminar
- ARTS 1020 Foundations-Drawing
- ARTS 1040 Studio Foundations
- ARTS 1050 Foundations: Digital Media Art
- 9 credit hours of Art history & theory courses:
- ARTS 1910 Art & Culture: Ancient World
- ARTS 2910 Arts & Culture: Ancient to Modern
- ARTS 4910 Arts & Culture: Modern to Contemporary Issues
- or substitution of ARTS 4900 Art in Context for one art history course
3 credit hours of Senior Capstone Seminar (ARTS 4960)
6 hours of art studio electives
A 9 credit hour studio focus from the following list:
Studio (2D/3D)
Graphic Design
Photography
Digital Video
The required course list for the the concentrations or options for the focus are:
Studio (2D/3D)
ARTS 2300 Observational Painting + Drawing
ARTS 2350 Techniques in Ceramics
ARTS 2580 Artistic Book & Papermaking
(OR) ARTS 2650 Techniques in Printmaking
ARTS 2730 Intro to Digital Imaging
ARTS 3300 Non-Representational Expression
ARTS 3250 Experimental Media
(OR) ARTS 3410 Context & Meaning
ARTS 4310 Adv. Topics in Studio
Digital Media
ARTS 2720 Typography
ARTS 2730 Intro to Digital Imaging
ARTS 2740 Time, Motion & Communication
ARTS/COMM 2750 Intro to Digital Video
ARTS 3750 Documentary & Field Production
ARTS 4500 Art Internship
ARTS 4750 Narrative in Video