The minor in Studio Art offers students the opportunity to pursue a course of study in ceramics, painting, drawing, or photography. This curriculum of six courses is designed to encourage an in-depth investigation of one medium, rather than a generalized sampling of many. Students who are interested in declaring a minor can contact Prof. Michael Mulhern (mulhernm@bc.edu, or 2-4296).
Requirements:
The minor comprises 6 classes to be selected as follows:
Required introductory course for all Studio Minors:
FS 103 Issues and Approaches to Studio Art (3 credits)
One introductory level class to be selected from: (3 credits)
- FS 141 Ceramics 1
- FS 101 Drawing 1
- FS 102 Painting 1
- FS 161 Photography 1
The concentration of classes that follow must be related to (only) one of the above listed areas and must be selected as follows
- 2 classes at the 100 level or above (6 credits)
- 1 class at the 300 level (3 credits
- 1 FS 325 Studio/ Critical Issues (during which students will be expected to complete a significant thesis project.) (3 credits)
Therefore if a student takes Painting 1 and Photo 1 as his/her introductory classes he/she must select the additional 3 classes from either painting or photography but not both, i.e., three painting or three photography classes. If a student wishes to pursue a discipline that they have not taken an introductory course in, they must take that introductory course as an elective before taking additional classes in that discipline.
Additional stipulations for the studio art minor.
No more than one independent study in your field of concentration.
Courses to be counted in the minor must be taken for grade (no pass/fail grades)
It is strongly suggested that if students wish to strengthen their minor by taking electives they add additional classes from the offerings in their chosen area of specialty.
To give students a strong historical grounding, the department strongly recommends students also take:
- FA 356 Art Since 1945
- or
- FS 211 Hot Off the Shelf
- or
- FA 258 Modern Art: 19th and 20th Century II
- FA 285 History of Photography
