2024-2025 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Studio Art
The B.A. and B.S. programs emphasize the breadth of experience over specialization in a single medium. Students complete a more diverse curriculum including coursework in two- and three-dimensional disciplines.
Requirements for a Major in Studio Art
Art majors seeking a B.A. or B.S. degree must complete a minimum of 45 credits in art and design.
General Education Courses
ART 101 - Introduction to Art is an option for the Arts Foundation general education requirement, but it does not count toward the B.A. or B.S. degree in studio art.
Foundations Courses
- ART 150 - Foundations: 2-D Design and Color (3 credits)
- ART 151 - Foundations: 3-D Design (3 credits)
- ART 153 - Foundations: Making and Meaning in Art and Design (3 credits)
- ART 155 - Foundations: Introduction to Drawing I (3 credits)
Additional Requirements
Students seeking a major in studio art can earn either the B.A. or B.S. degree. Requirements include completion of the following.
Art History Electives
Requires nine credits with at least three credits at the 300- or 400- level.
Choose three courses from the following:
- ART 218 - Design History (3 credits) OR ART 219 - History of Illustration (3 credits)
- ART 221 - Survey of Art History I (3 credits)
- ART 222 - Survey of Art History II (3 credits)
- ART 322 - Goths to Gothic: Medieval Art (3 credits)
- ART 323 - Rethinking Renaissance Art (3 credits)
- ART 327 - Art Since 1945 (3 credits)
- ART 380 - Special Topics in Art and Design (1 to 3 credits)
- ART 420 - Asian Art (3 credits)
- ART 421 - Surrealism (3 credits)
- ART 422 - Art and the Worlds of Islam (3 credits)
- ART 423 - Animals in Art (3 credits)
- ART 425 - Depicting a Nation: 19th Century American Art (3 credits)
Studio Art 2-D Courses
Requires six credits.
Choose two courses in different 2-D areas from the following:
- ART 157 - Foundations: Introduction to Drawing II (3 credits)
- ART 210 - Graphic Design Studio I: Introduction to Typography (3 credits)
- ART 257 - Life Drawing (3 credits)
- ART 260 - Introduction to Painting (3 credits)
- ART 263 - Screenprint and Relief (3 credits)
- ART 264 - Etching and Monotype (3 credits)
- ART 293 - Image Studio: Art, Production, Meaning, Display (3 credits)
Studio Art 3-D Courses
Requires six credits.
Choose two courses in different 3-D areas from the following:
- ART 245 - Fabricating Adornment: Jewelry Basics and Design (3 credits)
- ART 246 - Fluidity in Small Form: Jewelry Casting (3 credits)
- ART 270 - Sculpture: Creating/Building/Making (3 credits)
- ART 275 - Ceramics: The Basics (3 credits)
- ART 295 - Space Studio: Art, Installation, Environment, Site (3 credits)
Studio Electives
Requires nine credits.
ART 401 - Senior Seminar (3 credits) and two courses from the studio elective list OR three courses from the Studio Elective List
Studio Elective List
- ART 214 - Experience Design Studio I: Digital Interfaces (3 credits)
- ART 246 - Fluidity in Small Form: Jewelry Casting (3 credits)
- ART 263 - Screenprint and Relief (3 credits)
- ART 264 - Etching and Monotype (3 credits)
- ART 282 - Fundamentals of Illustration: Materials and Techniques (3 credits)
- ART 293 - Image Studio: Art, Production, Meaning, Display (3 credits)
- ART 295 - Space Studio: Art, Installation, Environment, Site (3 credits)
- ART 296 - Time Studio: Art, Video, Sound, Action (3 credits)
- ART 307 - Digital Prepress (3 credits)
- ART 310 - Graphic Design Studio II: Typographic Systems (3 credits)
- ART 313 - Graphic Design for 3D Experiences (3 credits)
- ART 314 - Experience Design Studio II: Integrated Systems (3 credits)
- ART 347 - The Functional Metal Object in the Domestic Space (3 credits)
- ART 348 - The Body Adorned: Constructed Identity (3 credits)
- ART 349 - Jewelry and Metalsmithing Production (3 credits)
- ART 355 - Advanced Drawing I (3 credits)
- ART 356 - Advanced Drawing II (3 credits)
- ART 361 - Intermediate Painting I (3 credits)
- ART 362 - Intermediate Painting II (3 credits)
- ART 363 - Screenprint and Relief II: Mashups, Mutations, Multiples (3 credits)
- ART 364 - Etching and Monotype II: Mashups, Mutations, Multiples (3 credits)
- ART 371 - Materials and Making: Digital Fabrication in Sculpture (3 credits)
- ART 372 - Mold Making and Casting: Digital Foundry in Sculpture (3 credits)
- ART 376 - Ceramics: Process (3 credits)
- ART 377 - Ceramics: Idea (3 credits)
- ART 380 - Special Topics in Art and Design (1 to 3 credits)
- ART 383 - Intermediate Illustration: World Building (3 credits)
- ART 391 - Civic Studio: Art in Public (3 credits)
- ART 392 - Curatorial Studio: Art, Exhibitions, Events (3 credits)
- ART 394 - Interactive Studio: Art, Interface, Collaboration (3 credits)
Capstone
Requires three credits, including:
Completion of the art history requirements of the B.A. or B.S. program is a prerequisite for ART 495. Students register for a section taught by an art history professor.
B.A. and B.S. Degree Requirements
B.A. Degree Requirements
Students must complete third-semester proficiency in a foreign language.
B.S. Degree Requirements
Students must complete the following:
- CIS 150 - Introduction to Computing (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
AND one of the following:
- STA 216 - Intermediate Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- HST 290 - The Historian's Craft: What Historians Know and How They Know It (3 credits)
Suggested Order of Coursework for a Major in Studio Art
This suggested order of coursework applies generally to the fine arts curriculum for students working toward a B.S. or a B.A. degree. Students can satisfy major requirements in a variety of ways through selection and order of studio courses (2D, 3D, and studio art electives). Students should consult with their assigned advisors for support determining the selection and order of courses and to assure they satisfy requirements for the major.
Year One
Fall Semester:
- Two foundation courses and one 200- level course (9 credits)
- Two general education courses (6 credits)
Winter Semester:
- Two foundation courses and one 200- level course (9 credits)
- Three general education courses (6 credits)
Year Two
- Two courses from art history (6 credits)
- Three or four studio courses (9-12 credits)
- Four general education courses or electives (12 credits)
Year Three
- One course from art history (3 credits)
- Two or three studio courses (6-9 credits)
- Seven general education courses or electives (21 credits)
Year Four
- ART 495 - Issues in Art (Capstone) (3 credits)
- Nine general education courses or electives (27 credits)