Design Concentration, Bachelor of Arts - ARSD

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (42 HOURS)

All of the following core requirements:
ART 101Drawing I3
ART 102Drawing II3
ART 103Design Lab3
ART 241Art History Survey I3
ART 242Art History Survey II3
One required core course in applied color:3
Silkscreen
Painting: Oil
Water-based Media
Fiber: Surface Design
Fiber: Fabric Printing
Studio requirements in Design:
ART 210Web Design and Development I3
ART 225Typography3
ART 226Graphic Design3
ART 499Internship3
or ART 385 Design Research Methods
ART 495Senior Comprehensive in Art History or Studio Art *3
Additional electives studio/design or related area:6
Earth Art
Silkscreen
Painting: Oil
Water-based Media
Relief Printmaking: Traditional & Contemporary Approaches
Intro to Printmedia: Intaglio
Ceramics: Introduction to Clay
Throwing on the Wheel
The Sustainable Cup
Introduction to Furniture Design
Modeling and Replication
Sculptural Knitting and Crochet
Photography I
Introduction to Digital Photography
Video Art
Sustainable Textiles
Handmade Paper and Felt
Fiber: Surface Design
Fiber: Fabric Printing
Introduction to New Media
Installation Art: Activating Spaces
Introduction to Landscape Architecture
Topics in Art
Advanced Drawing
Advanced Painting
Advanced Printmedia/Drawing
Web Design and Development II
Advanced Ceramics: Hand Building and Slip Casting
Photography II: Lighting Workshop
Photo-Silkscreen
Video Art II
Animation Workshop
Advanced Fiber: Surface Design
Advanced Fibers: Fabric Printing + Needle Arts
History of Photography
Holography Workshop
Landscape Architecture II
Design Research Methods
Topics in Art
Independent Study
Independent Study
Alternative Processes in Ceramics
Advanced Sculpture
Photography III: Beyond the Frame
Internship
One upper-level art/design history course:3
Modern Art and Design
Alternative Media: Art from 1945 to 1989
Asian Art: Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic Traditions
Picturing Biodiversity: The Art of Natural History
Environment in Contemporary Art
Topics in Art
Dark Romanticism: The Gothic Imagination in Art
Topics in Art
Portfolio Reviews
Participate in portfolio reviews every semester
Total Credits42
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 Double majors who elect to complete the Senior Comprehensive in their other major must take an additional 3 hours in studio art/design in place of ART 495.

Advanced Writing Proficiency

Art majors submit a portfolio of three writing samples from an approved list of approaches to art writing as a graduation requirement.

Senior Comprehensive

A final semester, independent, creative research project in design results in the presenta­tion of a cohesive body of work that is original and aesthetically and conceptually sound.