Studio Art
Art and Art History
Degree Requirements
Major Assessment
Pre-Conservation Curriculum
Senior Assessment
Annual Student Art Exhibition
Tentative Two-Year Schedule
Honors
Degree Requirements
Total: 39 Credits
Career Advisor: Professor Lorene Nickel
| I. REQUIRED COURSES |
= 6 credits |
| Two-Dimensional Design (ARTS
101) |
= 3 credits |
| Three-Dimensional Design (ARTS 102) | = 3 credits |
| II. AREA REQUIREMENTS |
= 24 credits |
| At least 12 credits must be at the 300- and 400-level*, and one course must be taken from each of the following: |
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| Ceramics (ARTS 111, 112, 311, 312) | = 3 credits |
| Painting** (ARTS 343, 344) | = 3 credits |
| Printmaking** (ARTS 321, 322) | = 3 credits |
| Sculpture (ARTS 231, 232, 331, 332) | = 3 credits |
| * Only three credits earned
in an internship (ARTS 499) can be applied to the Studio Art major.
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| III. ART HISTORY REQUIREMENT |
= 9 credits |
| History of Western Art I and II (ARTH 114 & 115) |
= 6 credits |
| Any upper-level course* (ARTH 200-level and above) | = 3 credits |
| * Prerequisites must be met. |
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| IV. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS |
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| The following assessments are required for evaluating a student's progress during the course of the program. |
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To assess their progress in the program, Studio Art majors are required to submit a professional slide portfolio of work produced in UMW Studio Art courses no later than spring of their junior year. Choice of Senior Assessment (exhibition or portfolio) is also made at this time.
During their senior year, Studio Art majors must present their best work produced during the program through either an exhibition or slide portfolio. (If applying for Honors in Studio Art, majors must do both.)