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Studio Art Concentration

Course Requirements

Major Requirements

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select 10 courses from the following list:40
ART 110BEGINNING PAINTING4
ART 115BEGINNING SCULPTURE4
ART 206INTERMEDIATE DRAWING4
ART 218FIGURE DRAWING4
ART 210INTERMEDIATE PAINTING I4
ART 215INTERMEDIATE SCULPTURE4
or ART 219 BEGINNING FIGURE SCULPTURE
or ART 309 DIGITAL SCULPTURE
Select four 200/300-level ART Electives16

Area of Specialty

Select 4 courses (16 credits) from one of the following specialties:

Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 209
DRAWING SPECIAL TOPICS
ART 212
WATERCOLOR PAINTING
ART 229
BEGINNING PRINTMAKING
ART 231
SCREEN PRINTING
ART 245
PAINTING: MIXOLOGY
ART 306
ADVANCED DRAWING
ART 310
ADVANCED PAINTING I
ART 311
ADVANCED PAINTING II
ART 312
FIGURE PAINTING
ART 318
ADVANCED FIGURE DRAWING
ART 324
INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING
ART 331
INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING: SCREEN PRINTING
ART 338
FIGURE DRAWING IN CONTEXT
ART 345
ADVANCED PAINTING: MIXOLOGY
ART 376
DRAWING PROJECTS

Sculpture

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 113
THREE DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS (if not applied to the Core)
ART 114
FOUR DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS (if not applied to the Core)
ART 117
INTRODUCTION TO 3D PRINTING
ART 217
ADVANCED THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN
ART 219
BEGINNING FIGURE SCULPTURE
ART 309
DIGITAL SCULPTURE (if not applied to the Major Requirements)
ART 313
PERFORMANCE/INSTALLATION ART
ART 315
ADVANCED SCULPTURE
ART 316
ADVANCED SCULPTURE II
ART 317
ADVANCED FIGURE SCULPTURE
ART 395
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART (Kinetic Sculpture or other related rotational topics, if not applied to the Art, Culture, Theory, Criticism, and History Electives)
HON courses with approval of faculty advisor or Chair

Digital Imaging in Studio Art 

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 226
VIDEO ART
ART 227
DIGITAL ART
ART 245
PAINTING: MIXOLOGY
ART 260
INTERMEDIA STUDIO
ART 264
TEXT IN THE VISUAL ARTS
ART 289
EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO
ART 304
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK
ART 309
DIGITAL SCULPTURE
ART 313
PERFORMANCE/INSTALLATION ART
ART 321
INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 326
SPECIAL TOPICS IN EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO ART
ART 329
ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 332
TOPICS IN PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE
ART 358
GRAPHIC ART
ART 385
WEB ART & DESIGN I
GD 210
DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION I

Graphic Art Specialty 

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 204
VISUAL COMMUNICATION (If not applied to Art, Culture, Theory, Criticism and History Elective)
ART 264
TEXT IN THE VISUAL ARTS
ART 304
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK
ART 321
INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 323
INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 324
INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING
ART 331
INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING: SCREEN PRINTING
ART 332
TOPICS IN PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE
ART 334
PORTFOLIO
ART 348
GRAPHIC ART IN THE PUBLIC REALM (if not applied to Experiential Learning: Artists and Community)
ART 358
GRAPHIC ART
ART 359
PRINT MEDIA
GD 200
GRAPHIC DESIGN: FORM
GD 210
DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION I
or GD 230
TYPOGRAPHY: FORM

Please note: ART 104 is not acceptable for major credit.

Prerequisites may be waived with the permission of the instructor.

Open Electives (24 credits)

Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.​​​

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