Studio Art Option, BA or BS

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Studio Art Option Lower Division

(44 credits in art and art history)

ARTH 204 - History of Art: Prehistory through Medieval 4 credits
ARTH 205 - History of Art: Renaissance through Baroque 4 credits
ARTH 206 - History of Art: Eighteenth Century to Contemporary 4 credits
ARTH 260 - Art Theory and Critical Issues 4 credits
Foundation/Introduction to Studio Practices (see course listings below) 28 credits

Foundation/Introduction to Studio Practices

(28 credits)
The lower division studio requirements provide students with a conceptual and technical foundation in the arts and expose students to a variety of approaches to the creative process. During their freshman and sophomore years, studio art majors must take an introductory course in each of the studio areas offered by the department.

ART 133 - Introduction to Drawing 4 credits
ART 210 - Introduction to Printmaking 4 credits
ART 240 - Introduction to Photography 4 credits
ART 255 - Introduction to Ceramics 4 credits
ART 290 - Introduction to Painting 4 credits
ART 291 - Introduction to Sculpture 4 credits
DMF 201 - Digital Media Foundations I 2 credits
DMF 201L - Digital Media Foundations I Lab 2 credits

Studio Art Option Upper Division

(36 credits)

Junior year or after completion of lower division prerequisites:

Art History Elective 4 credits
ARTH 301 - Research and Writing about Art 4 credits
Studio concentration (select three upper division courses from one of the following areas: Ceramics, Digital Media, Sculpture, Painting and Drawing, Photography, and Printmaking) 12 credits
Studio electives (select three upper division courses from one of the following areas: Ceramics, Digital Media, Sculpture, Painting and Drawing, Photography, and Printmaking) 12 credits
ART 496 - Capstone 4 credits *

Total credits in the major (lower and upper division) 80 credits

*ART 496 fulfills the capstone requirement for the BA/BS.