Studio Art and Design Major
Department: Art and Design
While each student explores focused courses in Drawing, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, Ceramics, Printmaking, and Sculpture, the Department provides a fundamentally interdisciplinary approach to the study and practice of art, design, and art history.
The Department of Art and Design faculty and students endeavor to maintain an attitude and an environment in which the pursuit of a degree is a commitment to a way of life that embodies creative thought processes, the production of objects of art, and visual communication.
The curriculum and the faculty who teach are focused on nurturing art and design in a wide variety of visual art media. Students are encouraged to dedicate themselves to academic excellence while working with skilled artistry and employing visual literacy, within an atmosphere of creative freedom. Through a balanced and consistent student/instructor relationship, coupled with both traditional and advanced technology, the faculty assist students in realizing their goals as aspiring professional artists and designers.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Art Core | ||
| ART 101 | Drawing I | 3.0 |
| ART 102 | Drawing II | 3.0 |
| ART 105 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3.0 |
| ART 106 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3.0 |
| I M 113 | Introduction to Interactive Media | 3.0 |
| ART 140 | Survey of Art History I | 3.0 |
| ART 142 | Survey of Art History II | 3.0 |
| ART 220 | Professional Lecture Series/Studio Visits I | 0.5 |
| ART 221 | Professional Lecture Series/Studio Visits II | 0.5 |
| ART 230 | Life Drawing | 3.0 |
| Elective Courses in Art History (choose 2): | 6 | |
| American Art | ||
| Disability Studies & Art History | ||
| Sites, Themes, and Concepts in Global Architecture History | ||
| Preserving Endangered Global Cultural Heritage | ||
| Global Modern and Contemporary Art | ||
| Topics: Specified | ||
| Queer and Trans Histories of Art | ||
| Critical Museum Studies | ||
| Theories and Methods of Art History | ||
| Renaissance and Reformation | ||
| Studio Electives (Select 27 credit hours from any ART courses not used for Studio Core or Art History Electives above.) | 27 | |
| Total Hours | 58 | |
*The major must include no fewer than 12 semester hours at the 300 (junior) level or above.
Students must achieve a minimum grade point average in courses in the major of no less than 2.5 in order to graduate.