undergraduate concentrations

 

Students majoring in studio art must complete a sequence of studio art courses in a concentration in order to satisfy the degree requirements. The concentrations are as follows.

 

Ceramics

The ceramic medium is used to create both utilitarian and sculptural forms. Emphasis is placed on technical and conceptual development, using hand-building methods, wheel throwing, glazing and firing techniques. Courses required for the ceramics concentration include:

ART 237 - Pottery I
ART 238 - Ceramic Sculpture I
ART 336 - Ceramics II
or ART 338 - Ceramic Sculpture II
ART 337 - Pottery II
ART 430 - Advanced Ceramics

Graphic Design

Students expand on their fine arts training by mastering principles and techniques of advanced visual communications, working with contemporary and emerging technology in computer graphics. Courses required for the graphic design concentration include:

ART 215 - Introduction to Graphic Design
ART 216 - Typography
ART 218 - Information Graphics
ART 310 - Illustration
ART 315 - Graphic Design II
ART 316 - Print Media Production
ART 415 - Graphic Design III
ART 497 - Internship

Jewelry/Metals

Students gain expertise in working with hand wrought metals (including casting techniques) and in the design and creation of jewelry, from casting and forging to stone setting. Courses required for the jewelry/metalsmithing concentration include:

ART 233 - Jewelry/Metals I
ART 332 - Metalsmithing
ART 333 - Jewelry/Metals II
ART 334 - Casting in Jewelry/Metals
ART 433 - Jewelry/Metals III
ART 434 - Jewelry/Metals IV

Painting

Students create expressions of their creative vision through exposure to various painting experiences. The program promotes technical and conceptual development in various painting media. Courses require for the painting concentration include:

ART 220 - Painting Media and Techniques
ART 250 - Figure Drawing
ART 260 - Etching, Woodcut, Collagraph
or ART 261 - Lithography and Silkscreen
ART 320 - Form and Structure in Painting
ART 321 - Water Based Media
ART 420 - Advanced Painting

Photography

Students explore both the conventional and digital aspects of creative photographic printmaking. Courses cover advanced darkroom techniques and the emerging digital technologies. Courses required for the photography concentration include:

ART 262 - Introduction to Photography
ART 362 - Advanced Photography
ART 364 - Documentary Photography
ART 367 - Photographing People
ART 464 - Digital Photography
ART 466 - Advanced Digital Photography

Printmaking

Students explore the formal and expressive potential of woodcut, collograph, etching, silkscreen, and lithography, giving students a chance to push the creative limits of the medium. Courses required for the printmaking concentration include:

ART 260 - Etching, Woodcut, Collograph
ART 261 - Lithography and Silkscreen
ART 360 - Intermediate Printmaking: Etching, Woodcut,
or Collograph
ART 361 - Intermediate Printmaking: Lithography or
Silkscreen
ART 460 - Experimental Printmaking
ART 461 - Innovative Printmaking

Sculpture

Students investigate traditional and contemporary practices in sculpture. Course work offers experience in developing sculptural forms in a variety of materials and processes including: casting, carving, wood construction, metal fabrication
and mixed media assemblage. Courses required for the sculpture concentration include:

ART 240 - Introduction to Sculpture: Casting and Subtraction
ART 241 - Introduction to Sculpture: Modeling and
Construction
ART 340 - Metal Sculpture
ART 341 - Wood Sculpture
or ART 342 - Sculptural Casting
ART 440 - Advanced Sculpture