Art – General Program
Required Courses
Additional Requirements
Refer to the requirements in each concentration.
Concentrations
General Studio Art Concentration
The requirements for a studio art concentration in the general art major are a minimum of 32 credits.
Additional Requirements:
- 4 additional credits in art history
- 12 additional credits in studio art
Senior studio art majors are expected to participate in the Senior Art Exhibition. It is recommended that studio art majors complete their second art history course during their sophomore or junior year.
General Art History Concentration
The art history concentration emphasizes the role of the visual arts in cultural history. Courses in art history, as well as fundamental studio experience, provide a basis for careers in such areas as museum work, art conservation, curatorship, research and college teaching. In most of these careers, graduate work beyond the bachelor’s degree is expected.
The requirements for an art history concentration in the general art major are a minimum of 32 credits.
4 credits from the following:
4 additional credits from the following foundational or studio courses:
- ART 111 - Two-Dimensional Foundations
- ART 112 - Three-Dimensional Foundations
- ART 130 - Beginning Drawing
- ART 320 - Painting
- ART 330 - Ceramics
- ART 340 - Sculpture
- ART 350 - Printmaking
- ART 368, COM 368 - Digital Photography
- ART 376 - Nordic Arts
- ART 378 - Web and User Experience Design
- ART 379 - Typography in Book Design I
- ART 380 - Special Topics
- ART 420 - Senior Project or Senior Thesis
- ART 480 - Independent Study
- ART 487 - Directed Research
8 credits from the following:
16 additional credits from the following art history courses:
- HART 155 - History in Art I: Origins to the Early Renaissance
- HART 156 - History in Art II: The Renaissance to Impressionism
- HART 158 - History in Art III: Post-Impressionism to the Digital Age
- HART 364 - Greek and Roman Art
- HART 365 - Renaissance and Baroque Art
- HART 367 - 20th Century Art
- HART 369 - 18th and 19th Century Art in the East and West
- HART 374 - Art and Religion
- HART 375 - Women and Art
- HART 377 - Arts of Asia
- HART 380 - Special Topics
- HART 420 - Senior Project or Senior Thesis
- HART 480 - Independent Study
- HART 487 - Directed Research
- GRS 120 - Classical Mythology in Art and Literature
- PHIL 333 - Philosophy of Art