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Studio Art

Course Requirements

Requirements

Seven courses (28 credits) required.

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 110BEGINNING PAINTING4
ART 115BEGINNING SCULPTURE4
ART 205COLOR THEORY AND APPLICATION4
ART 206INTERMEDIATE DRAWING4
or ART 218 FIGURE DRAWING
ART 210INTERMEDIATE PAINTING I4
or ART 245 PAINTING: MIXOLOGY
ART 215INTERMEDIATE SCULPTURE4
or ART 219 BEGINNING FIGURE SCULPTURE
ART 395SPECIAL TOPICS IN STUDIO PRACTICE (Any section)4

Art History Elective

One Art History elective (4 credits). Choose from the following list:

Course Title Quarter Hours
HAA 240
ART FROM 1900-1945
HAA 242
ART FROM 1945 - 1975
Other Art History course based on approval of faculty advisor

Electives

Two ART electives (8 credits) required.

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select one 200/300 level ART elective
Select one 300 level ART elective

Senior Requirement

Two courses (8 credits) required.

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 394PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN THE STUDIO (offered Autumn and/or Winter Quarter)4
ART 392SENIOR STUDIO SEMINAR 14
or ART 393 SENIOR PROJECT STUDIO

Area of Specialty

Choose three courses (12 credits) from one of the following specialties:

Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select three courses of the following:12
ART 218
FIGURE DRAWING
or ART 206
 INTERMEDIATE DRAWING
ART 209
DRAWING SPECIAL TOPICS
ART 229
BEGINNING PRINTMAKING
ART 245
PAINTING: MIXOLOGY
or ART 210
 INTERMEDIATE PAINTING I
ART 306
ADVANCED DRAWING
ART 318
ADVANCED FIGURE DRAWING
ART 310
ADVANCED PAINTING I
ART 311
ADVANCED PAINTING II
ART 312
FIGURE PAINTING
ART 324
INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING
ART 338
FIGURE DRAWING IN CONTEXT
or ART 376
 DRAWING PROJECTS

Sculpture 

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select three courses of the following:12
ART 117
INTRODUCTION TO 3D PRINTING
ART 215
INTERMEDIATE SCULPTURE
or ART 219
 BEGINNING FIGURE SCULPTURE
ART 217
ADVANCED THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN
ART 309
DIGITAL SCULPTURE
ART 313
PERFORMANCE/INSTALLATION ART
ART 315
ADVANCED SCULPTURE
ART 317
ADVANCED FIGURE SCULPTURE
ART 395
SPECIAL TOPICS IN STUDIO PRACTICE (Kinetic Sculpture or other related rotational topics)
HON courses with approval of faculty advisor or Chair

Digital Imaging in Studio Art 

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select three courses of the following:12
ART 114
FOUR DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS
or ART 113
 THREE DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS
ART 224
BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 204
VISUAL COMMUNICATION
ART 226
VIDEO ART
ART 260
INTERMEDIA STUDIO
ART 245
PAINTING: MIXOLOGY
ART 264
TEXT IN THE VISUAL ARTS
or GD 230
 TYPOGRAPHY: FORM
ART 289
EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO
ART 304
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK
ART 309
DIGITAL SCULPTURE
ART 313
PERFORMANCE/INSTALLATION ART
ART 332
TOPICS IN PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE
ART 358
GRAPHIC ART
ART 385
WEB ART & DESIGN I

Graphic Art Specialty

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select three courses of the following:12
ART 204
VISUAL COMMUNICATION
ART 224
BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
or ART 225
 BEGINNING PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 264
TEXT IN THE VISUAL ARTS
ART 324
INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING
ART 304
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK
ART 332
TOPICS IN PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE
ART 334
PORTFOLIO
ART 348
GRAPHIC ART IN THE PUBLIC REALM
ART 358
GRAPHIC ART
ART 359
PRINT MEDIA

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

Prerequisites may be waived with the permission of the instructor.

Open Electives (32 credits)

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

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