Studio Art Minor

Coordinator: Jacob Muldowney

The minor in studio art exposes students to fundamentals of design, drawing and painting, and develops visual and creative thinking skills.

Fine art is about layers of meaning, about the visual message in relationship to us as people. Students are required to address hard questions and become more articulate visually. As the world moves toward a fast-paced, visual-based, computer-linked society, it is within studio art that rigorous academic studies and personal expression merge in a new understanding of life as an integrated whole. The cognitive skills developed during the creative process span the skills needed for a creative approach to life.

Requirements for the Minor

Required:

ARTS 101Design

4.0

ARTS 123Drawing I

3.0

Total Credit Hours:7.0

Three of the following:

ARTS 203Ceramics Handbuilding

3.0

 

ARTS 211Digital Photography

3.0

or

ARTS 214Darkroom Photography

3.0

 

ARTS 224Drawing II

3.0

ARTS 234Relief Printmaking I

3.0

ARTS 235Monotype Printmaking I

3.0

ARTS 237Painting I

3.0

ARTS 243Ceramic Wheel

3.0

ARTS 304Ceramics:Sculpture/Handbuilding

3.0

ARTS 311Photography II

3.0

ARTS 312Photography III

3.0

ARTS 314Relief Printmaking II

3.0

ARTS 315Monotype Printmaking II

3.0

ARTS 316Selected Topics in Studio Art

3.0

ARCA 322Photojournalism

3.0

ARTS 324Drawing III

3.0

ARTS 330Skills for Surviving in Drawing & Painting

3.0

ARTS 334Advanced Printmaking

3.0

ARTS 338Painting II

3.0

ARTS 339Painting III

3.0

ARTS 343Intermediate Wheel

3.0

ARTS 344Drawing IV

3.0

ARTS 345Ceramic Sculpture

3.0

ARTS 498Advanced Topics in Studio Art

1.0

Any 3-credit course offered through the artists in residence program or special topics in studio arts

3.0

Total Credit Hours:9.0

Total Credit Hours: 16.0