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Major in Studio Art

Drawing & Painting

Sydney Misiek, 2021, Capstone oil painting

Major Requirements

Art Core Curriculum
One area of concentration in studio
- The concentration consists of four art courses at the 300 or 400 level
- No more than two studio areas
- One of the 400-level studios must be in the area of concentration

**Students seeking to earn the Bachelor of Art must complete all Integrated Curriculum, major and minor courses for a letter grade and fulfill all elective course requirements. Additionally, students must complete two college-level mathematics courses.

Concentration Areas

Drawing/Painting
Graphic Design
Printmaking
Sculpture/Ceramics

Core Curriculum Courses

ART 113 Introduction to Art Software
ART 115 Drawing Studio
ART 120 Painting Studio
ART 125 Design Studio
ART 341 Survey History of Western Art
ART 342 Survey History of Modern Art
ART 443 Issues in Contemporary Art: Theory and Practice Beyond the Modern
ART 490 Capstone Course/BFA Capstone Course (requires a mandatory pre-capstone meeting)
ART 491 Capstone Exhibition/BFA Capstone Exhibition

Select one course from the following in Non-European art history:

ART 353 Survey of Latin American Art
ART 373 Survey of Non-European Art
ART 375 American Indian and Ancient American Art
ART 376 Art of India

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