3D Studio Art Option

122 credits

The 3D Studio Art Option includes a core of introductory Studio Area courses, introductory Art History courses, a Studio Option Area of focus, and a Senior Thesis in the Area of Focus. Studio Option Areas available are Ceramics and Sculpture. Students should begin coursework in their Studio Option Area during year two in order to complete requirements prior to Senior Thesis.

 

Degree Requirements

Credits

 
Courses required for the Option are shown in boldface. 
AR 1040 Fundamentals of Art: Color and Design 3
AR 1060 Fundamentals of Art: Form in 3D 4
AR 1120 Drawing: Objects, Interiors, Landscapes 4
AR 2520 Drawing: Figure in Value 4
AR 3010 Painting: Theory and Process 3
AR 3220 Ceramic Exploration 4
AR 3300 Process and Printmaking 3
AR 4110 Senior Thesis I 6
AR 4120 Senior Thesis II 6
3D Studio Option Area - complete two 3000/4000 level courses from ONE of the following areas: Ceramics or Sculpture [not ARDI] 8
AR 3060 Foundations of Sculpture: Representing the Body (QRCO)
AR 3160 Foundations of Sculpture: Objects and Ideas (QRCO)
AR 3230 Ceramic Design: Potters Wheel
AR 3660 Advanced Sculpture
AR 4230 The Art of Ceramics: Studio Artist/Ceramic Scientist
Quantitative Reasoning in the Discipline Connection - complete one of the following; must be different from Studio Option Area: 4
AR 3060 Foundations of Sculpture: Representing the Body (QRCO)
AR 3160 Foundations of Sculpture: Objects and Ideas (QRCO)
AH 1110 Survey of Art I 3
AH 1120 Survey of Art II 3
AH 2700 Frameworks of Art: 1900 - Present (WRCO) 3
AH 4100 Contemporary Art Seminar (INCO) 3
AH Non-western Art History elective [not AHDI] 3
Technology in the Discipline Connection - complete one of the following: 3
AE 3500 Technology for Art Education (TECO)
CM 2770 Introduction to Media and Cultural Studies (TECO)
CS 1100 Introduction to Computers (TECO)
CS 1170 Computing Technology in Criminal Justice (TECO)
General Education: 
EN 1200 Composition 3
IS 1111 The First Year Seminar: Critical Thinking and the Nature of Inquiry 3
MA Mathematics Foundations 3
PPDI Past and Present Directions 6
SIDI Scientific Inquiry Directions 6-8
SSDI Self and Society Directions 6
DICO Diversity Connection 3
GACO Global Awareness Connection 3
WECO Wellness Connection 3
Electives 19-17


Students choosing Sculpture as their Studio Option Area must take both AR 3160 and AR 3060. Enrollment in Senior Thesis is by portfolio review. 

*All course information is from the 2009-2010 Catalog.