Creative Practice: Art and Writing (Minor)

This minor is an introduction to a cross-disciplinary approach to a creative arts practice in art-making and creative writing. This minor is not available to English majors. Six courses are required.

Art, Media, and Design Course Requirements

Three courses are required from one Art, Media, and Design area of focus from the following list:

Digital Photography

• ART 224 BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
• ART 321 INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
• ART 329 ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY or ART 325 ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS  or ART 118 THINKING PHOTOGRAPHY or ART 304 THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK or ART 395 SPECIAL TOPICS IN STUDIO PRACTICE

Drawing

• ART 106 BEGINNING DRAWING
• ART 206 INTERMEDIATE DRAWING
• ART 306 ADVANCED DRAWING or ART 376 DRAWING PROJECTS or ART 200 ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE or ART 395 SPECIAL TOPICS IN STUDIO PRACTICE

Figure Drawing

• ART 106 BEGINNING DRAWING
• ART 218 FIGURE DRAWING
• ART 318 ADVANCED FIGURE DRAWING or ART 338 FIGURE DRAWING IN CONTEXT or ART 200 ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE or ART 395 SPECIAL TOPICS IN STUDIO PRACTICE

Graphic Art

• ART 101 DIGITAL FOUNDATIONS
• ART 264 TEXT IN THE VISUAL ARTS
• ART 358 GRAPHIC ART or ART 204 VISUAL COMMUNICATION or ART 105 TWO-DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS or ART 200 ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE or ART 395 SPECIAL TOPICS IN STUDIO PRACTICE

Painting

• ART 105 TWO-DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS  or ART 106 BEGINNING DRAWING
• ART 110 BEGINNING PAINTING
• ART 210 INTERMEDIATE PAINTING I or ART 245 PAINTING: MIXOLOGY or ART 200 ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE or ART 395 SPECIAL TOPICS IN STUDIO PRACTICE

Photography

• ART 225 BEGINNING PHOTOGRAPHY
• ART 323 INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY
• ART 325 ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS or ART 304 THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK or ART 332 TOPICS IN PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE or ART 118 THINKING PHOTOGRAPHY or ART 395 SPECIAL TOPICS IN STUDIO PRACTICE

Printmaking

• ART 105 TWO-DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS or ART 106 BEGINNING DRAWING
• ART 229 BEGINNING PRINTMAKING or ART 231 SCREEN PRINTING
• ART 324 INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING I or ART 331 INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING III or ART 200 ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE or ART 395 SPECIAL TOPICS IN STUDIO PRACTICE

Sculpture

• ART 113 THREE DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS or ART 114 FOUR DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS
• ART 115 BEGINNING SCULPTURE or ART 117 INTRODUCTION TO 3D PRINTING
• ART 215 INTERMEDIATE SCULPTURE or ART 315 ADVANCED SCULPTURE or ART 313 PERFORMANCE/INSTALLATION ART or ART 200 ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE or ART 395 SPECIAL TOPICS IN STUDIO PRACTICE

Video Art

• ART 226 VIDEO ART
• ART 289 EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO
• ART 326 SPECIAL TOPICS IN EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO ART or ART 118 THINKING PHOTOGRAPHY or ART 395 SPECIAL TOPICS IN STUDIO PRACTICE

Web Art & Design

• ART 114 FOUR DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS or ART 101 DIGITAL FOUNDATIONS
• ART 224 BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
• ART 385 WEB ART & DESIGN I or ART 386 WEB ART & DESIGN II or ART 358 GRAPHIC ART or ART 200 ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE or ART 395 SPECIAL TOPICS IN STUDIO PRACTICE

Creative Writing Requirements

• ENG 201 INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING

Two writing workshops chosen from the following:

• ENG 209 TOPICS IN WRITING (may be taken twice)
• ENG 216 CREATING CHARACTERS (may be taken only once)
• ENG 290 THE CRAFT OF CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITING (may be taken twice)
  
• ENG 291 THE CRAFT OF FICTION WRITING (may be taken twice)
• ENG 292 THE CRAFT OF POETRY WRITING (may be taken twice)
• ENG 306 ADVANCED CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITING (may be taken twice)
• ENG 307 ADVANCED FICTION WRITING (may be taken twice)
• ENG 308 ADVANCED POETRY WRITING (may be taken twice)
• ENG 309 ADVANCED TOPICS IN WRITING (repeatable with different topics)
  

For additional programming information: AMD website and English- Creative Writing website

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