A classroom with five students seated at desks, intently working on drawing projects. Various art supplies are on the desks and shelves in the background. The room has brick walls and chalkboards with sketches and notes.

Studio Art Major

The art department educates both art majors and non-majors in the theory, practice and history of art. This education involves the understanding of historical development of art in contemporary and past cultures, understanding the critical process used to assess art forms, understanding the meaning and evolution of art theories, understanding the basic concepts related to the structure of forms and understanding the technical aspects of art. 

Quick Facts

  • Total classes:
  • Weeks per class: 16
  • Total Credit Hours: 16
  • Average classes: 18
  • Total Faculty: 9
  • Scholarships: 1
Course Number Course Title Credits
ART 118 Design: 2D/4D 4 Credits
ART 119 Design: 3D/Drawing 4 Credits
ART 200 Environmental Art and Architecture 4 Credits
ART 212 Introduction to Biological Illustration 4 Credits
ART 213 Introduction to Artist’s Books 4 Credits
ART 214 Introduction to Drawing 4 Credits
ART 215 Introduction to Painting 4 Credits
ART 216 Introduction to Sculpture 4 Credits
ART 217 Introduction to Photography 4 Credits
ART 217L Photography Laboratory 0 Credits
ART 218 Introduction to Computer Art 4 Credits
ART 219 Introduction to Ceramics 4 Credits
ART 224 Introduction to Printmaking 4 Credits
ART 227 Handmade Photography 4 Credits
ART 230 Art Moves I: Art History Neolithic-1400 4 Credits
ART 233E Ceramics: Handbuilding 4 Credits
ART 233G Computer Art: Introduction to Digital Visual Narrative 2 Credits
ART 233I The Anatomy of Portraiture 2 Credits
ART 233K Digital Installation I 4 Credits
ART 233L Introduction to Papermaking 2 Credits
ART 233M Digital Photography 4 Credits
ART 233N Introduction to Animation 4 Credits
ART 233O Documentary Film Production 4 Credits
ART 233Q Fictional Narrative Cinema 4 Credits
ART 233R Water Based Painting 4 Credits
ART 233S Digital Media: Movement 4 Credits
ART 233T Animation: Traditional Techniques 2 Credits
ART 233U Animation: Digital Techniques 2 Credits
ART 233W Mixed Media Installation 4 Credits
ART 233Y Computer Art: Introduction to the Digital Portrait 2 Credits
ART 234A Ceramics: Throwing 4 Credits
ART 239 Introduction to Letterpress Printing and Design 4 Credits
ART 240A Asian Art Now 2 Credits
ART 240D Arts of China 4 Credits
ART 240I Italian Renaissance Art 4 Credits
ART 243A Introduction to Graphic Design 4 Credits
ART 248 Sophomore Topics 2 Credits
ART 260 Art Moves: Art History 1400-1850 4 Credits
ART 262 Introduction to Video 4 Credits
ART 270AA DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY (AE) 4 Credits
ART 270IA Rome Sketchbook 3 Credits
ART 271 Individual Learning Project 1-4 Credits
ART 300 Modern and Contemporary Art 4 Credits
ART 309B Latin American Art & Culture 4 Credits
ART 309D East Asian Gardens 4 Credits
ART 309F Photography in China 4 Credits
ART 314 Intermediate/Advanced Drawing 4 Credits
ART 315 Intermediate/Advanced Painting 4 Credits
ART 316 Intermediate/Advanced Sculpture 4 Credits
ART 317 Intermediate/Advanced Photography 4 Credits
ART 318 Intermediate/Advanced Computer Art and Graphic Design 4 Credits
ART 319 Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics 4 Credits
ART 324 Intermediate/Advanced Printmaking 4 Credits
ART 333A Computer Art: Portrait 2 Credits
ART 333B Digital Video Installation II 4 Credits
ART 333C Mixed Media Installation 4 Credits
ART 333D Computer Art: Visual Narrative 2 Credits
ART 333E Intermediate & Advanced Drawing 2 Credits
ART 344 Critical Theory 4 Credits
ART 351 Senior Studio Thesis 4 Credits
ART 352 Senior Studio Thesis Part II 2 Credits
ART 355 Senior Thesis Exhibit 1 Credit
ART 362 Intermediate/Advanced Video 4 Credits
ART 370GA Art History of Greece – Abroad 4 Credits
ART 370GB Ancient Greek Sculpture 3 Credits
ART 370GC The Art and Craft of Curating: Making Sense of Art in the 21st Century 3 Credits
ART 370IA Art History of Italy – Abroad 4 Credits
ART 370IB Angels, Demons and Artists in Rome 3 Credits
ART 370IC Renaissance Art & Architecture of Rome 3 Credits
ART 370LA History of Modern Design 4 Credits
ART 370LB Understanding Art through Collections 4 Credits
ART 370LC Photojournalism: London through the Lens 4 Credits
ART 370OA Photography and Visual Studies – South Africa 4 Credits
ART 370PA Photography in Seville 3 Credits
ART 370PB Art & Architecture in Seville 3 Credits
ART 370R Art in Cork 3 Credits
ART 370SA EURO ART/ARCH I REN/BAR (AE) 3 Credits
ART 371 Individual Learning Project 1-4 Credits
ART 372 Open Studio 1-12 Credits
ART 379A Museum Ethics and History 4 Credits
ART 379B Art and Medicine 4 Credits
ART 397 Internship 1-16 Credits