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Studio Art Requirements

The information here may reflect program requirements for future academic years. If you are a current student and would like to see the current or prior years’ requirements for this program, please see the University Catalog.

Requirements for the Studio Art Major (48 semester hours)

100-level Art Courses (8)

200- and 300-level ARTS courses (16)

  • ARTS216 Video Art (4)

  • ARTS231 Etching: Processes and Themes in the Printed Age (4)

  • ARTS232 Black and White Photography (4)

  • ARTS239 Drawing Concepts (4)

  • ARTS235 Painting 2 (4)

  • ARTS254 Materials Exploration in Sculpture (4)

  • ARTS331 Installation Art (4)

  • ARTS336 Painting: Contemporary and Conceptual Practices (4)

  • ARTS342 Topics in Sculpture (4)

  • ARTS343 Printmaking: Monoprints and Mixed Media (4)

  • ARTS345 Performance Art (4)

  • ARTS355 Advanced Photography (4)

  • ARTS357 Photography Now (4)

  • ARTS360-377 Independent Projects (2-4)

Three-Dimensional Art-Making (4)

Studying Art History (4)

  • ARTH117 Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Art History (4)

  • ARTH243 Contemporary Art: 1970-Present (4)

  • ARTH339W Post-War Art: 1947-1970 (4)

  • ARTH376W History of Photography (4)

Professional Practice (4)

  • IDS393 Studio Art Internship (4)

Elective in ARTS (4)

  • One additional course in ARTS at any level (4)

Senior Studio (8 semester hours)

  • ARTS496W Senior Studio (two semesters of senior seminar taken in the senior year) (4 semester hours each semester)

  • IDS434 Artistic Connections (4)

  • IDS443 Presenting Artwork to the World (4)

Requirements for Studio Art Minor (20 semester hours)

Introductory Course in Art Media: (4 semester hours)

Intermediate and Advanced Studio Courses (8 semester hours)

  • ARTS216 Video Art (4)

  • ARTS231 Etching: Processes and Themes in the Printed Age (4)

  • ARTS232 Black and White Photography (4)

  • ARTS239 Drawing Concepts (4)

  • ARTS254 Materials Exploration in Sculpture (4)

  • ARTS321 Drawing Inquiry (4)

  • ARTS331 New Media, Historical Themes (4)

  • ARTS336 Painting: Contemporary and Conceptual Practices (4)

  • ARTS340 Sculpture II (4)

  • ARTS342 Topics in Sculpture (4)

  • ARTS343 Printmaking: Monoprints and Mixed Media (4)

  • ARTS355 Advanced Photography (4)

  • ARTS357 Photography Now (4)

Electives (8 semester hours)

Any two additional ARTS courses (4 semester hours each)

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