Art Studio with Minor, BA
Bachelor of Art, Studio Emphasis (C10001BA)
More on the Studio Emphasis major
The Bachelor of Arts Studio is an interdisciplinary, liberal arts degree, in which students are permitted to self-design the required suite of 42 studio electives around their interests in varying media within the School of Art. BA Studio Art Majors must complete a Minor Area Course of Study, two years of a foreign language, or five courses in American Sign Language.
The following information has official approval of The Mary Schiller Myers School of Art and The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (DPR) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor.
Students are encouraged to visit the The Mary Schiller Myers School of Art their freshman year to obtain preliminary information regarding the program requirements and to learn more about on-campus opportunities available to students.
Three year accelerated option: for first time students who have earned credits for at least the first year of courses. Credits can be earned through qualifying scores on appropriate Advanced Placement (AP) exams or through College Credit Plus Program (CCP) courses. Credits for qualifying AP scores or CCP courses are determined by the appropriate academic department. Departments may assign varied course credit, depending on the student’s score on an AP exam or grade in a CCP course. Students may also receive credit by examination or via placement tests, where appropriate.
Requirements
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 36 | |
| College of Arts & Sciences Requirements | 14 | |
| Art History Requirements | 9 | |
| Advanced Art History | 3 | |
| Studio Art Core | 12 | |
| Studio Art Requirements | 33 | |
| Internship and Professional Practices Requirement | 6 | |
| University Electives | 5 | |
| Additional Credits for Graduation * | 2 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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Bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours for graduation.
Note: A 2.5 cumulative GPA in all ART courses is required for graduation.
Recommended General Education Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete the following General Education coursework. Diversity courses may also fulfill major or Breadth of Knowledge requirements. Integrated and Applied Learning courses may also fulfill requirements in the major. | ||
| Students are not required to enroll in the specific courses listed below. However, to facilitate successful degree completion, the academic department strongly encourages completion of the following recommendations. | ||
| Academic Foundations | 12 | |
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic: 3 credit hours | ||
Speaking: 3 credit hours | ||
Writing: 6 credit hours | ||
| Breadth of Knowledge | 22 | |
Arts/Humanities: 9 credit hours | ||
| Survey of Global Art 1: Prehistory to 1250 CE | ||
| History of Global Art 2: 1250 CE - 1850 CE | ||
Natural Sciences: 7 credit hours | ||
Social Sciences: 6 credit hours | ||
| Diversity | ||
Domestic Diversity | ||
Global Diversity | ||
| Integrated and Applied Learning | 2 | |
Select one class from one of the following subcategories: | ||
Complex Issues Facing Society | ||
Capstone | ||
Review the General Education Requirements page for detailed course listings. | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
College of Arts & Sciences Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Degree requirements in Arts & Sciences include the completion of a minor or demonstration of ability to use another language by completion of the second year of a foreign language. | 14-18 | |
| Complete a minor, which is outside of the Myers School of Art, approved by a Myers School of Art faculty advisor | 18 | |
-or- | ||
| 2 Year Language Proficiency | 14 | |
101 Beginning I | ||
102 Beginning II | ||
201 Intermediate I | ||
202 Intermediate II | ||
| Survey of Deaf Culture in America (American Sign Language option only) | ||
| Students must also complete a minimum of 40 credits (excluding workshops) consisting of either: | ||
Upper-level (300/400) courses both in and outside of the student’s major; | ||
or other courses outside the major department approved by the student’s major department chair (permission should be obtained prior to enrollment); these may not include workshops | ||
Art History Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART:101 | Survey of Global Art 1: Prehistory to 1250 CE | 3 |
| ART:102 | History of Global Art 2: 1250 CE - 1850 CE | 3 |
| ART:103 | History of Global Art 3: 1850 CE - Today | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Advanced Art History
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Art Since 1945 | ||
| Medieval Art | ||
| Art in Europe During the 17th-18th Centuries | ||
| Italian Renaissance Art | ||
| Renaissance Art in Northern Europe | ||
| History of Graphic Design | ||
| Special Topics: History of Art | ||
| Museology | ||
| Art and Critical Theory | ||
| History of Art Symposium | ||
| Methods of Art History | ||
| Workshop in Art | ||
| Senior Thesis in the History of Art | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Studio Art Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART:100 | Arts Orientation | 0 |
| ART:131 | Foundation Drawing I | 3 |
| ART:144 | Foundation 2D Design | 3 |
| ART:145 | Foundation 3D Design | 3 |
| ART:250 | Foundation Lecture | 1 |
| ART:252 | Foundation Studio | 2 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Studio Art Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 33 studio elective credits from at least six different studio disciplines. | 33 | |
Disciplines: Ceramics, Drawing, Graphic Design, Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Computer Imaging, Illustration, Commercial Photography | ||
Discipline 1 | ||
| Foundation Drawing I | ||
Discipline 2 | ||
Discipline 3 | ||
Discipline 4 | ||
Discipline 5 | ||
Discipline 6 | ||
| Total Hours | 33 | |
Internship and Professional Practices Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one course from each area: | ||
| Internship or Service Learning | 3 | |
| Art Internship/Professional Experience | ||
| Service Learning in Art | ||
| Professional Practices | 3 | |
| Professional Practices for Creative Careers | ||
| Professional Practices | ||
| Professional Photographic Practices | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
University Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Course substitution to reduce total number of electives might be necessary if student meets minimum 120 credits through required coursework | 5 | |
Recommended Sequence
| 1st Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| ART:100 | Arts Orientation | 0 |
| ART:131 | Foundation Drawing I | 3 |
| ART:144 | Foundation 2D Design | 3 |
| ART:145 | Foundation 3D Design | 3 |
| Writing Requirement 1 | 3 | |
| Mathematics, Statistics and Logic Requirement 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ART:250 | Foundation Lecture | 1 |
| ART:252 | Foundation Studio | 2 |
| ART:101 | Survey of Global Art 1: Prehistory to 1250 CE 2 | 3 |
| Writing Requirement 1 | 3 | |
| Social Sciences Requirement 1 | 3 | |
| ART:XXX | Studio Elective | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 2nd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ART:102 | History of Global Art 2: 1250 CE - 1850 CE | 3 |
| COMM:105 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| Natural Sciences w/ lab Requirement 1 | 4 | |
| ART:XXX | Studio Elective | 2 |
| ART:XXX | Studio Elective | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ART:XXX | Studio Elective (Discipline 3) | 3 |
| ART:XXX | Studio Elective (Discipline 4) | 3 |
| ART:103 | History of Global Art 3: 1850 CE - Today | 3 |
| Minor or Language Course | 3 | |
| Social Science Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 3rd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ART:XXX | Studio Elective (Discipline 5) | 3 |
| ART:XXX | Studio Elective (Any Discipline) | 3 |
| ART:300-400 | Art History Elective | 3 |
| Minor or Language Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ART:XXX | Studio Elective (Discipline 6) | 3 |
| ART:XXX | Studio Elective (Any Discipline) | 3 |
| Minor or Language Course | 3 | |
| Humanities Requirement | 3 | |
| Natural Science Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 4th Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ART:XXX | Studio Elective (Any Discipline) | 3 |
| ART:XXX | Studio Elective (Any Discipline) | 3 |
| Domestic Diversity Requirement | 3 | |
| Minor or Language Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ART:496 | Art Internship/Professional Experience | 1-6 |
| ART:530 | Professional Practices for Creative Careers | 3 |
| Complex Issues Requirement | 3 | |
| Global Diversity Requirement | 4 | |
| Open Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 13-18 | |
| Total Hours | 118-123 | |
| 1 | See Adviser when choosing this course |
| 2 | Satisfies General Education Arts Requirement |