Studio Art majors are required to take a minimum of 12 courses for a total of 36 credits, to be distributed as indicated below. (The program is to be worked out in consultation with the department advisor.)
Take:
FS 103 Issues and Approaches to Studio Art (3 credits)
Choose two of the following four courses (6 credits):
- FS 101 Drawing 1
- FS 102 Painting 1
- FS 141 Ceramics 1
- FS 161 Photography 1
(In consultation with an advisor, one of these choices should set the direction and future course choices of the major.)
Take:
FA 356 Art since 1945 (3 credits)
or
FS 211 Hot Off the Shelf
Six additional courses with FS numbers over 100. (18 credits)
These must include at least three 300-level courses.
Two semesters of the senior project (FS 498). (6 credits)
Students must have taken at least four semesters
of work relating to their senior project prior to their
senior year.
In addition to the required courses, the following courses are recommended:
FA101 Introduction to Art History: Pre History to Middle Ages
FA 102 Introduction to Art History: Renaissance to Modern
FA 109 Aspects of Art
FA 257 Nineteenth Century Art
FA 258 Modern Art: 19th-20th Century II
FA 285 History of Photography
FA 355 From Gaughuin to Dali
FS 325 Studio/Critical Issues
Summer travel and summer courses are recommended for enrichment. Consult department advisor.
