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Art

Students pursuing a B.A. in Art must have a minimum of 90 liberal arts credits. 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.

 

Art Major Requirements

The B.A. in Art consists of 14 courses: 6 Core Courses, 2 Art History courses, and 6 Elective courses.

Electives are designed to build areas of strength and focus on career goals.  Students choose one area of study from seven options.

Required Courses

 
ART.1001Fundamentals of Drawing

3
ART.1023Three-Dimensional Design

3
ART.2003Creative Process

3
ART.2030Color and Two-Dimensional Design

3
ART.3997Junior Review

0
ART.4497Internship

1-3
.
Two ARH courses

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

One of the ARH courses must be in Contemporary Art.  See list below. 

Required Course to be taken twice

ART.3998Senior Project

1.5-3
ART 3998 should be taken twice for 1.5 credits each time. ART 3998 should be taken in the student's final two semesters.

Contemporary Art History Course

Choose one:
ARH.1030History of Photography

3
ARH.1045Body in Art and Visual Culture

3
ARH.105120th Century Asian Art

3
ARH.2001Contemporary Art

3
 

Area of Study 1: Fashion Design

Students must complete the first four ART courses listed below, plus two additional courses from the list.
ART.3110Art, Fashion, and Design

3
ART.4002Watercolor

3
ART.4027Life Drawing

3
ART.4034Textile Art and Design

3
.

DGMP.1067Introduction to Digital Photography

3
.

DTH.2530Concepts in Scene Design

3
.
OR
ART.2530Concepts in Scene Design

3
.

DTH.2540Costume Design

3
 

Area of Study 2: Practical Design

Students complete any four ART courses, plus two additional courses.
ART.3005Sculpture: Wire Forms and Chains

3
ART.4006Assemblage and Collage: The Art of Media Mixing

3
ART.4031Contemporary Sculpture

3
ART.4060Weaving As Sculpture

3
ART.4061Ceramic Sculpture

3
DTH.1500Stagecraft I: Sets and Lights

2
DTH.1502Stagecraft II: Costume Design

2
 

Area of Study 3: Painting & Drawing

Students must complete four ART courses, plus two additional courses.
ART.3007Printmaking

3
ART.4002Watercolor

3
ART.4006Assemblage and Collage: The Art of Media Mixing

3
ART.4027Life Drawing

3
ART.4047Art, Design, and the Computer

3
DGMP.1067Introduction to Digital Photography

3
 

Area of Study 4: Sculpture & Ceramics

Students must complete four ART courses, plus two additional courses.
ART.2050Ceramics: Wheel Throwing

3
ART.4003Painting

3
ART.4006Assemblage and Collage: The Art of Media Mixing

3
ART.4031Contemporary Sculpture

3
DGMP.1067Introduction to Digital Photography

3
DTH.1500Stagecraft I: Sets and Lights

2
 

Area of Study 5: Design Thinking

Students must complete three ART courses, plus three additional courses.
ART.3125Toy Design

3
ART.4031Contemporary Sculpture

3
ART.4047Art, Design, and the Computer

3
DGMP.2046Computer Graphics

3
DGMP.1067Introduction to Digital Photography

3
 

Area of Study 6: Education

Students must complete four ART courses, plus two additional courses.
ART.3007Printmaking

3
ART.4002Watercolor

3
ART.4003Painting

3
ART.4047Art, Design, and the Computer

3
ART.4074Lithography

3
ARH.1001Introduction to Museum Studies

3
ARH.2002Introduction to Museum Education

3
 

Area of Study 7: Graphic Design

Students must complete three ART courses, plus three additional courses.
ART.3007Printmaking

3
ART.3115Interior Space and Design

3
ART.4002Watercolor

3
ART.4003Painting

3
ART.4047Art, Design, and the Computer

3
ART.4074Lithography

3
CAM.2005Introduction to Video Game Studies

3
DGMP.2046Computer Graphics

3
DGMP.2047Introduction to Motion Graphics

3
DGMP.3010Commercial Photography

3
DGMP.1067Introduction to Digital Photography

3

 

Art Digital Image Requirements

All art majors are required to submit digital images of their artworks as a part of their Art Portfolio requirement. This is done throughout the junior and senior years so that both the students and the Art faculty can 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. As part of the Junior Review (ART 3997), students will show a body of work. This should be part of the student’s digital images. In senior year, students will take Senior Project (ART 3998), which includes an exhibition of their art works, which also contributes to their Portfolio. By the spring of their senior year, students are required to submit 20 quality images.

Areas of Concentration and selected examples of courses:

Digital Media/Graphic Design

  • 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, Fashion Photography, Textile Design, Internship, and Independent Study

Two-Dimensional Art

  • Painting, Contemporary Painting, Watercolor, Printmaking, Book as Art, Illustration, Art, Design and the Computer, Life Drawing, Installation of Public and Performance Art, Experimental Printmaking, Assemblage and Collage, Textile Design, Internship, and Independent Study

Three-Dimensional Art

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