Drawing

2D Area Mission Statement

The 2D program is committed to providing a positive environment in which a broad range of artistic viewpoints can flourish. We believe in building a solid foundation of perceptual, technical and theoretical knowledge in order for students to be prepared to successfully pursue their direction of choice. Combining a sound foundation with experimentation and risk-taking is vital for the skilled artist of the future. Exposure to a variety of traditional and contemporary approaches to art making is necessary for students to make informed choices when developing individual visual ideas and directions. The faculty prides itself on nurturing diversity, independent thinking and assisting students in their search for a personal artistic vision.

Drawing skills are essential to success in any studio area, therefore all art majors take Drawing I: Object, Drawing II: Object/Landscape, and Drawing III: Figure. Advanced drawing courses are available for the Drawing and Studio Art Options and as a minor.

The need to use drawing as a tool for conceiving and then working through an idea becomes self-evident as students progress through the art curriculum. PSU's program is dedicated to helping students use drawing as a means for developing ideas, in addition to completing more formally created pieces.

Students are offered new insights as artists as they develop their drawing methods and media skills. They are challenged to become highly interactive participants in the drawing process wherein perception, analysis, interpretation and communication are integrated with the acquisition of drawing skills and techniques in preparation for life as a mature artist.

Drawing Option

120 credits

 

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 3130 Drawing: Figure in Color 3
AR 3250 Professional 2D Presentation Practices (QRCO) (TECO) 3
AR 3300 Process and Printmaking 3
AR 4800 Advanced Studio Seminar (INCO) 3
AR Ceramics or Sculpture Elective - complete one 3000 level course in either Ceramics or Sculpture (not ARDI) 4
AR Drawing Option Electives - complete four 3000/4000 level Drawing courses (not ARDI) 12
AH 1110 Survey of Art I 3
AH 1120 Survey of Art II 3
AH 2700 Frameworks of Art: 1900 - Present (WRCO) 3
General Education: 
EN 1200 Composition 3
IS 1111 The First Year Seminar: Critical Thinking and the Nature of Inquiry 3
MA Mathematics Foundations 3
CTDI Creative Thought Directions 6
PPDI Past and Present Directions 6
SIDI Scientific Inquiry Directions 6-8
SSDI Self and Society Directions 6
DICO Diversity Connection 3
WECO Wellness Connection 3
Foreign Language (GACO) 8
Electives 18-16
 

The foreign language requirement for all BA degrees calls for 0-8 credits: one year of one language (6-8 credits); or one 3000/4000 level world language course (3 credits); or being a native speaker of a language other than English (zero credit).
 

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



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