Studio Art and Art History Double Concentration, Bachelor of Arts - ARSH

Major Requirements (66 Hours)

Required
ART 101Drawing I3
ART 102Drawing II3
ART 103Design Lab3
100-200 level studio course3
ART 223Introduction to Digital Photography3
ART 241Art History Survey I3
ART 242Art History Survey II3
ART 486Dark Romanticism: The Gothic Imagination in Art3
ART 495Senior Comprehensive in Art History or Studio Art *3
Studio Electives
Select 18 hours, including 12 hours in one of the following areas: 118
Ceramics:
Ceramics: Introduction to Clay
Throwing on the Wheel
The Sustainable Cup
Topics in Art (selected topics)
Advanced Ceramics: Hand Building and Slip Casting
Alternative Processes in Ceramics
Independent Study
Fibers:
Sculptural Knitting and Crochet
Sustainable Textiles
Handmade Paper and Felt
Fiber: Surface Design
Fiber: Fabric Printing
Topics in Art (selected topics)
Advanced Fiber: Surface Construction
Advanced Fiber: Surface Design
Independent Study
New Media Art:
Web Design and Development I
Introduction to Digital Photography
Video Art
Introduction to New Media
Topics in Art (selected topics)
Web Design and Development II
Photography II: Lighting Workshop
Video Art II
Animation Workshop
Holography Workshop
Game Design
Independent Study
Painting:
Painting: Oil
Water-based Media
Topics in Art (selected topics)
Advanced Drawing
Advanced Painting
Installation Art
Independent Study
Photo Media:
Photography I
Introduction to New Media
Topics in Art (selected topics)
Photography II: Lighting Workshop
Photo-Silkscreen
Holography Workshop
Photography III: Beyond the Frame
Independent Study
Printmaking:
Silkscreen
Relief Printmaking: Traditional & Contemporary Approaches
Fiber: Fabric Printing
Topics in Art (selected topics)
Photo-Silkscreen
Artists’ Books
Independent Study
Sculpture:
Introduction to Furniture Design
Modeling and Replication
Sculptural Knitting and Crochet
Introduction to Design and the Environment
Topics in Art (selected topics)
Game Design
Installation Art
Design and the Environment Studio II
Advanced Sculpture
Independent Study
Internship
Electives:
The Sustainable Cup
Typography
Graphic Design
Design Research Methods
Internship
Upper Level Art History Electives
Select five courses from at least two of the following areas:15
Ancient/Medieval
Picturing Biodiversity: The Art of Natural History
Topics in Art
Eighteenth/Nineteenth Century
Modern Art and Design
Picturing Biodiversity: The Art of Natural History
Topics in Art
Twentieth Century
Modern Art and Design
Alternative Media: Art from 1945 to 1989
Topics in Art
Contemporary
Environment in Contemporary Art
Topics in Art
Topics in Art
Non-Western/Underrepresented Traditions
Asian Art: Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic Traditions
Topics in Art
Media Specific
History of Photography
Film History and Analysis
Topics in Art
Studio or Art History
Select two of the following:6
Silkscreen
Painting: Oil
Water-based Media
Relief Printmaking: Traditional & Contemporary Approaches
Web Design and Development I
Ceramics: Introduction to Clay
Throwing on the Wheel
The Sustainable Cup
Introduction to Furniture Design
Modeling and Replication
Sculptural Knitting and Crochet
Photography I
Video Art
Typography
Graphic Design
Sustainable Textiles
Handmade Paper and Felt
Fiber: Surface Design
Fiber: Fabric Printing
Introduction to New Media
Introduction to Design and the Environment
Topics in Art (selected topics)
Advanced Drawing
Advanced Painting
Web Design and Development II
Advanced Ceramics: Hand Building and Slip Casting
Photography II: Lighting Workshop
Photo-Silkscreen
Video Art II
Artists’ Books
Animation Workshop
Advanced Fiber: Surface Construction
Advanced Fiber: Surface Design
History of Photography
Film History and Analysis
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
Holography Workshop
Game Design
Installation Art
Design and the Environment Studio II
Design Research Methods
Topics in Art
Independent Study
Alternative Processes in Ceramics
Advanced Sculpture
Photography III: Beyond the Frame
Topics in Art
Internship
Portfolio Reviews
Participate in portfolio reviews when enrolled in studio courses
Total Credits66
1

At least three of the 12 hours at the 300-400 level.

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 studio art results in the presenta­tion of a cohesive body of work that is original and aesthetically and conceptually sound. The art history comprehensive is a paper demonstrating conceptual originality, research skill, and appropriate methodology.