2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalogue

Nov 26, 2024

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2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Visual Arts, Studio Arts Concentration, BA

Learning Aims

Students with a studio arts concentration will demonstrate success in the following areas:

Familiarity with the concepts of the visual arts and the ability to communicate the significance of their own work and the works of others
Acquisition of material and technical skills required for solving two-dimensional design problems
Acquisition of material and technical skills required for solving three-dimensional design problems

Upperclassmen

Creativity and initiative beyond required parameters of assignments; ability to work independently, developing their own ideas and style

Seniors

A sound preparation for entering the professional work force or pursuing graduate study

Requirements for the Major

Requirements for the major and an example of a typical program of courses are as follows:

Freshman Year

Fall Term

AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design
WR 100 - Effective Writing
Language Core
Social Science Core

Spring Term

Sophomore Year

Fall Term

PL 201 - Foundations of Philosophy
SA 300-Level Course (Drawing or Painting)*
TH 201 - Theology Matters
HS 100-Level Core Course
Language Core or
Elective

Spring Term

AH 200-Level Course (or higher)
SA-300 Level Course (Mixed Media or Printmaking)*
PL 200-Level or TH 200-Level Course
Social Science Core
Language Core or
Elective

Junior Year

Fall Term

SA 300-Level Course (Digital or Three-Dimensional)*
SA 300- or 400-Level Course
EN 200-Level or HS 300-Level Course
Natural Science Core
Elective

Spring Term

SA 300- or 400-Level Course
SA 300- or 400-Level Course
Elective
Elective
Elective

Senior Year

Fall Term

SA 400 - Professional Practices for Artists or
SA 412 - Senior Project in Studio Arts
SA 300- or 400-Level Course
Math/Science Core
Ethics Core
Elective

Spring Term

SA 300- or 400-Level Course
SA 300- or 400-Level Course
Elective
Elective
Elective

Key:

* Terms may be interchanged.

Notes:

Visual arts majors with a studio arts concentration take SA 224 , SA 225 , AH 111 , PT 270 , SA 400 or SA 412 ; one additional art history course; and nine additional studio arts courses, of which one must be taken from each of the following sequences: drawing or painting (SA 303-304, SA 310-315, SA 342-343), printmaking or mixed media (SA 321-323, SA 352-355), and digital or three-dimensional (SA 360-367). The six remaining courses may be selected from any SA 300- or 400-level course.
Visual arts interdisciplinary majors with a studio arts concentration take SA 224 , SA 225 , AH 111 , four additional upper-division studio arts courses, and either SA 400 or SA 412 .
Students must complete the diversity core requirement through a designated diversity core, major, or elective course (see Diversity Core Requirement under Curriculum and Policies).