Art - BA/BS

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The BA/BS in Art is a studio-intensive program emphasizing mentorship and collaboration amongs students and faculty. The Art curriculum is built around five student-centered goals:

Challenging and expanding each student’s understanding of the creative process.
Providing students with media-specific technical training.
Exposing students to a broad range of contemporary and historical art practices as well as a strong background in critical theory.
Developing an informed professional presence in the world beyond the campus.
Synthesizing the above - creative process, technique, critical inquiry, and professional goals - into a unique studio practice.

Requirements for the BA/BS in Art:

1.

Fulfill baccalaureate degree requirements.

2.

Maintain a 3.0 GPA for all SOU coursework in the major:

a. Art Foundations

In the first year, art majors should complete 12 credits of Introduction to Studio Methods courses as well as the ARTH 204 , ARTH 205 , ARTH 206 sequence.

In the second year, art majors should take ARTH 350 - Art Theory and Critical Issues , ART 209 - Sophomore Studio Topics , and a fourth Introduction to Studio Methods course.

Sample 4 year schedules are available from Art program advisors

b. Introduction to Studio Methods (16 credits)

4 credits from:
ART 133 - Introduction to Drawing 4 credits
or
ART 210 - Introduction to Printmaking 4 credits
or
ART 290 - Introduction to Painting 4 credits
4 credits from:
ART 240 - Introduction to Photography 4 credits
or
EMDA 201 - Image and Animation Design 2 credits & EMDA 201R - Image and Animation Design - Recitation 2 credits
4 credits from:
ART 255 - Introduction to Ceramics 4 credits
or
ART 291 - Introduction to Sculpture 4 credits
4 credits from any of the following:
- 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
- EMDA 201 - Image and Animation Design 2 credits & EMDA 201R - Image and Animation Design - Recitation 2 credits
- EMDA 202 - Sound and Narrative Design 2 credits & EMDA 202R - Sound and Narrative Design - Recitation 2 credits
- EMDA 203 - Coding and Interactive Design 2 credits & EMDA 203R - Coding and Interactive Design - Recitation 2 credits

c. Studio Topics (8 credits)

ART 209 - Sophomore Studio Topics 4 credits
ART 309 - Studio Topics 4 credits

d. Advanced Studio Methods (16 credits)

Choose 16 credits from any combination of the following:

ART 310 - Printmaking Methods 1-4 credits
ART 327 - Figurative Painting and Drawing Methods 1-4 credits
ART 332 - Representational Drawing Methods 1-4 credits
ART 333 - Drawing Methods 1-4 credits
ART 340 - Photography Methods 1-4 credits
ART 349 - Comic and Picture Book Methods 1-4 credits
ART 358 - Spatial Studies Methods 1-4 credits
ART 363 - Digital Performance Methods 1-4 credits
ART 364 - Robotic Art Methods 1-4 credits
ART 365 - Sound Art and Experimental Music Methods 1-4 credits
ART 375 - Studio Practice and Critique 2-4 credits
ART 380 - Contemporary Drawing and Painting Methods 1-4 credits
ART 389 - Painting Methods 1-4 credits
ART 395 - Installation and Site-Specific Art Methods 1-4 credits
ART 399 - Special Studies 1 to 18 credits
ART 461 - Programming for Artists 1 to 4 credits
EMDA 320 - Writing Nonlinear 4 credits
EMDA 321 - Theory & Practice in Emerging Media & Digital Arts 4 credits
EMDA 323 - Strategic Social Media 4 credits
EMDA 330 - Cybernetics & Cyberculture 4 credits
EMDA 331 - The Art of Data 1-4 credits
EMDA 340 - Responsive Web Design 1-4 credits
EMDA 342 - Motion Graphics 1-4 credits
EMDA 343 - Graphic Design Methods 1-4 credits
EMDA 344 - Multimedia Image Production 4 credits
EMDA 345 - Typography Methods 1-4 credits
EMDA 348 - Concept Art and Preproduction Methods 1-4 credits
EMDA 350 - Projects in Digital Media 1 to 4 credits
EMDA 352 - Digital Animation Methods 1-4 credits
EMDA 353 - Digital 3D Modeling Methods 1-4 credits
EMDA 362 - Transmedia Storytelling Genres 4 credits
EMDA 399 - Special Studies 1 to 4 credits
EMDA 401 - Research in Digital Media 1 to 4 credits
EMDA 403 - Thesis 1 to15 credits
EMDA 407 - Seminar in Digital Media 1 to 4 credits
EMDA 409 - Practicum in Digital Media 1 to 15 credits
EMDA 410 - Cultures of Video Gaming: The Serious Business of Play 4 credits
EMDA 411 - Online Cultures 4 credits
EMDA 420 - Science Fiction Film 4 credits
EMDA 421 - Animation & Anime 4 credits
EMDA 440 - Rendering and Digital Design Skills 4 credits
EMDA 441 - Design Communication and Collaboration 4 credits
EMDA 450 - Capstone 4 credits
EMDA 461 - Programming for Artists 1 to 4 credits
EMDA 462 - Emerging Media Workshop 4 credits
EMDA 499 - Special Studies 1 to 15 credits

e. Art History (20 credits)

ARTH 204 - History of Art: Prehistory through Medieval 4 credits
ARTH 205 - History of Art: Early Modern 4 credits
ARTH 206 - History of Art: Nineteenth Century to Contemporary 4 credits
ARTH 350 - Art Theory and Critical Issues 4 credits
Choose 4 credits from any of the following:
ARTH 311 - Art and Music of the Twentieth Century to Present 4 credits
ARTH 330 - Art, Culture, and Technology 4 credits
ARTH 342 - History of Collaborative Art and Social Practice 4 credits
ARTH 343 - Globalization and Contemporary Art 4 credits
ARTH 344 - Art, Culture, and Politics 4 credits
ARTH 345 - Activist Artists and Work in the Community 4 credits
ARTH 347 - Medicine: Historical Perspectives in Art and Culture 4 credits
ARTH 360 - History of American Art 4 credits
ARTH 399 - Special Studies 1 to 18 credits
ARTH 407 - Seminar 1 to 4 credits
ARTH 409 - Practicum 1 to 4 credits
ARTH 445 - Early Modern Art 4 credits
ARTH 446 - Contemporary Art: 1945-Present 4 credits
ARTH 450 - Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Art 4 credits

f. Capstone: Senior Studio (12 credits)

ART 498 - Senior Studio/Capstone 4 credits (12 total credits required)