Majoring in Art
The art program is designed to offer the major a variety of courses and the opportunity to work in depth at the advanced level. Majors in Art are required to take ART 211, 212, 460, ARTH 251, 252, and six additional credits in upper level Art History courses and one art history course will be used to satisfy the major writing and computing requirement.
For those students who will focus their study in Two-Dimensional Art, they will be required to take 20 additional credits, of which ART 309, ART 311 or ART 317, and ART 315 or ART 316 are mandatory. Students focusing their study in Three-Dimensional Art will be required to take 20 additional Art credits, three of which must be in ART 319 or 320, and three additional credits in drawing courses: ART 309, 310, 311 or 317. In addition, students focusing their study in printmaking will be required to take 20 additional credits of which ART 323 and ART 324 are mandatory.
Within the 20 additional credits, all Art majors must have at least six credits in 400 level Art courses. A minimum of 39 credits must be earned in the major; a maximum of 48 credits may be earned.
All majors in Art are required to take ART 460, the Senior Student Exhibition both semesters of their senior year. Majors must participate in a reviews of their work in order to show in the senior exhibition.
Majors are also responsible for completing the Major Computing Proficiency and Writing Requirement (see below).
Major Computing Proficiency (Art and Art History)
The Major Computing Proficiency will be fulfilled during the completion of the Major Writing Requirement. In the process of writing their research papers, students will be expected to do research using all of the databases and library resources that are computer accessible (World Wide Web, On-Line Journals, and Bibliographic Sources such as Art Index, Art Abstracts, RILA, RRA, BHA, Art Bibliographies Modern etc.) as well as to find and assess specific web sites related to their topic.
Major Writing Requirement (Art and Art History)
One art history course at the 300 or 400 level (including ARTH 490) will fulfill the requirement. ARTH 392, ARTH 393, and ARTH 394 cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.
The Major Writing Requirement will be satisfied in the following way:
- When prospective majors, in consultation with their major advisor, fill the form required for a declaration of major, they will specify which two art history courses numbered three hundred or above in the chosen field are most appropriate to their area of special interest. These courses will satisfy the prospective major's Major Writing Requirement.
- At the time of registration for the specified course, the student will consult with the instructor to make all necessary arrangements for a schedule that allows for the opportunity to go through the stages of writing and reqriting that is part of the requirement.
- When the student has completed the courses with a grade of C or higher, the instructor will notify the department chair.
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