Description
The studio art major is designed to provide a well-rounded, multi-disciplinary education in the appreciation and creation of visual art and design, encompassing two-dimensional and three-dimensional media, art and design history and criticism, and a four-course disciplinary concentration in one area such as Ceramics, Drawing, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture. Students majoring in art are encouraged to explore other knowledge areas through a double major and/or minors.
What can I do with a studio art major?
Admission to the Program
Anyone can declare this major.
Program Requirements
Students in the studio art major pursue either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree, and must complete the corresponding degree's requirements.
In addition to the course requirements below, students must meet the following requirements:
- A minimum grade of "C" must be attained in all courses in the major.
- No more than 54 credits in studio art (or any other single discipline) can be used to satisfy the 120-credit requirement for the BA or BS.
- VSW Summer Intensive courses may not be used to complete BA/BS degree requirements without departmental permission.
Concentration in Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, or Sculpture (42 Credits)
- ARH 201 Survey of World Art I
- ARH 202 Survey of World Art II
- ART 210 2-D Design
- ART 212 3-D Design
- ART 221 Drawing I
- ARH 420 20th-Century Art
- ONE of the following
- ART 401 Senior Seminar
- ART 470 Gallery Management
- TWO 2-dimensional courses in different media by advisement:
- Painting
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Drawing (excluding ART 221)
- Digital Art
- Two 3-Dimensional courses (one in Ceramics, one in Sculpture)
- ART 371 Beginning Handbuilding OR ART 372 Beginning Wheelthrowing
- ART361 Sculpture: Mixed Media OR ART362 Sculpture: Metals
- ONE of the following concentrations (three-course sequence):
- Ceramics Concentration:
- ART 372 Beginning Wheelthrowing
- ART 473 Ceramics III
- ART 474 Advanced Problems in Ceramics
- Drawing Concentration:
- ART 322 Figure Drawing
- ART 423 Drawing III
- ART 424 Advanced Problems in Drawing
- Painting Concentration:
- ART 342 Painting II
- ART 443 Painting III
- ART 444 Advanced Problems in Painting
- Photography Concentration:
- ART 332 Photography II
- ART 433 Photography III
- ART 434 Advanced Problems in Photography
- Printmaking Concentration:
- ART 352 Printmaking II
- ART 453 Printmaking III
- ART 454 Advanced Problems in Printmaking
- Sculpture Concentration:
- ART 362 Sculpture II
- ART 463 Sculpture III
- ART 464 Advanced Problems in Sculpture
Concentration in Graphic Design (45 Credits)
- ARH 202 Survey of World Art II*
- ARH 315 History of Design
- ART 210 2-D Design*
- ART 212 3-D Design*
- ART 221 Drawing I*
- ARH 420 20th-Century Art
- ART 225 Graphic Design I
- ART 235 Typography I
- ART 325 Typography II
- ART 300 Graphic Design II
- ART 327 Web Publications
- ART 427 Advanced Problems in Graphic Design
- ART 450 Portfolio & Professional Practices
- ONE of the following two-dimensional courses
- ART 322 Figure Drawing
- ART 331 Photography I
- ART 341 Painting I
- ART 351 Printmaking I
- ONE of the following three-dimensional courses
- ART 361 Sculpture I
- ART 371 Beginning Handbuilding
- ART 372 Beginning Wheelthrowing
*Foundational courses; must be taken in the first year.
Total Number of Credits: 45