Studio Art

NOTE - Students pursuing a B.A. in Studio Art must have a minimum of 90 liberal arts credits. Studio Art courses (ART) do not count as liberal arts. Students are encouraged to work with their advisor(s) to ensure that non-ART courses taken in fulfillment of degree requirements will count towards liberal arts.

 

All courses for the major must receive letter-grade evaluations of at least C.

 

Studio Art B.A. Major Requirements

The B.A in Studio Art consists of 12 Studio Art courses, 3 Art History courses, the junior review and the Senior Project.

Core Requirements List

 
ART 1001Fundamentals of Drawing

3

ART 1023Three Dimensional Design

3

ART 2003Creative Process

3

ART 2030Color/Two Dimensional Design

3

 

ART 1002Fundamentals of Drawing II

3

OR

ART 4027Life Drawing

3

 

CAM 2046Computer Graphics

3

OR

ART 4047Art, Design and the Computer

3

 

ART 3997Junior Review

0

ART 3998Senior Project

1.5-3

Of the 6 studio courses, 3 must be chosen from the five following areas:

Painting elective

One of the following courses:
ART 4002Watercolor

3

ART 4003Painting

3

ART 4016Contemp Painting Technique

3

ART 4034Textile Art and Design

3

ART 4088Studio Practices in Abstract Art

3

 

Sculpture elective

One of the following courses:
ART 3005Sculpture: Wire Forms & Chains

3

ART 4006Assemblage and Collage: The Art of

3

ART 4031Contemporary Sculpture

3

ART 4060WEAVING AS SCULPTURE

3

ART 4061Ceramic Sculpture

3

 

Printmaking elective

One of the following courses:
ART 3007Printmaking

3

ART 3057Experimental Printmaking

3

ART 4047Art, Design and the Computer

3

ART 4059The Book As Art

3

 

Ceramics elective

One of the following courses:
ART 1007Ceramics for Non-Majors

3

ART 2050Ceramics: Wheel Throwing

3

ART 3025Exploration of Ceramic Method

3

ART 3073CERAMICS I: TILES

3

ART 4045Ceramics: Form & Function

3

ART 4061Ceramic Sculpture

3

 

Photography elective

One of the following courses:
ART 3035Film Photography: Beginners

3

ART 3111FASHION IN PHOTOGRAPHY

3

CAM 4067Digital Photography & Imaging

3

 

Three Elective Courses

The remaining 3 Studio Art courses will demonstrate a concentration in one area.
 

Three Art History Courses

One course on modern Art History (from the list below) and any two additional Art History courses.
ARH 1030History of Photography

3

ARH 1051TWENTIETH CENTURY ASIAN ART

3

ARH 2001CONTEMPORARY ART

3

ARH 202320th Century Latin American Art

3

ARH 3033ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM

4

ARH 3073ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART

4

MSTUD 2001Introduction to Museum Education

3

 

Transfer students should contact a member of the Studio Art faculty about the appropriate time for Junior Review.

Studio Art Digital Image Requirements

All art majors are required to submit digital images as a part of their Studio Art requirement. This is done throughout the junior and senior years so that both the students and the Studio Art facultycan have a comprehensive chronology of their aesthetic productions while at Manhattanville College. The students’ digital images will also act as the inaugural elements in building a professional portfolio for a post-college art career. In the spring of the senior year, majors are required to submit 20 quality images.

Areas of Concentration and selected examples of courses:

Digital Media/Graphic Design

  • Seven Foundation Courses

    Examples of Courses:

    Graphic Design, Illustration, Multimedia, Digital Photography and Computer Imaging, 2D Computer Animation, Photography, Art and Design for the Web, Art, Design and the Computer, Printmaking, Book as Art, Internship, and Independent Study

  • Three Art History courses (one modern Art History course)
  • Senior Project Seminar

Two-Dimensional Art

  • Seven Foundation Courses

    Examples of Courses:

    Painting, Contemporary Painting, Expressive, Watercolor, Printmaking, Book as Art, Illustration, Art, Design and the Computer, Life Drawing, Installation of Public and Performance Art, Experimental Printmaking, Assemblage and Collage, Portfolio Preparation for the Visual Artist, Internship, and Independent Study

  • Three Art History courses (one modern Art History course)
  • Senior Project Seminar

Three-Dimensional Art

  • Seven Foundation Courses

    Suggested Courses:

    Contemporary Sculpture, Ceramics, Wheel Throwing, Ceramic Sculpture, Installation of Public and Performance Art, Sculpture: Wire Forms and Chains, Book as Art, Assemblage and Collage, Internship, and Independent Study

  • Three Art History courses (one modern Art History course)
  • Senior Project Seminar