Studio Art Degree Requirements

Total: 39 Credits

Career Adviser: Rosemary Jesionowski

I. REQUIRED COURSES: 12 Credits
Digital Approaches to Fine Art ARTS 104 3 Credits
Design Principles ARTS 105 (or portfolio exemption) 3 Credits
Drawing I ARTS 120 3 Credits
Professional Practices ARTS 474 3 Credits

II. AREA REQUIREMENTS: 18 Credits
An additional twenty-one credits in Studio Art including at least six credits at the 200-level, at least twelve credits at the 300-level or above  (ARTS 474: Professional Practices does not count toward this requirement). Studio Art majors are required to participate in the major assessment and senior exhibition/senior exit portfolio.

III. ART HISTORY REQUIREMENT: 9 CREDITS
History of Western Art I and II ARTH 114 and 115 6 Credits
Any upper-level course* (ARTH 200-level & above) 3 Credits
*Prerequisites must be met.

IV. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
To evaluate a student’s progress during the course of the program, two assessments are made:

• Major Assessment

Completed no later than spring of a student’s junior year. Requires a portfolio of work completed in Studio Art courses (presented in CD format). Choice of “senior assessment” (submitting a portfolio or preparing an exhibition) is also made at this time.

• Senior Assessment

Completed during a student’s senior year. Requires either a portfolio or exhibition (decided upon at the time of “major assessment”. A student may not change his or her choice of assessment during the senior year).

Degree Requirements, Pre-Conservation Curriculum
TOTAL: 37–44 CREDITS
Students interested in pursuing graduate studies in the conservation of art are advised to take the following Studio Art and Chemistry courses (in addition to the requirements for the Art History major). The selection is based on a study of the entrance requirements for a number of graduate schools of conservation, including The University of Delaware’s Winterthur Program in the Conservation of Artistic and Historic Objects.

I. STUDIO ART: 21–24 CREDITS*
Digital Approaches to Fine Art ARTS 104 3 Credits
Design Principles ARTS 105 3 Credits
Ceramics I or Sculpture I  ARTS 111, 223, or 231 3 Credits
Drawing I ARTS 120/221  3 Credits
Intermediate Drawing ARTS 220/222 3 Credits
Painting I ARTS 242/343 3 Credits

Suggested additional course:
Photography ARTS 241 3 Credits

*A portfolio of works produced in Studio Art classes should be kept for submission to graduate schools, as required.

II. CHEMISTRY: 16-20 CREDITS
General Chemistry I CHEM 111 4 Credits
General Chemistry II CHEM 112 4 Credits
Organic Chemistry I  CHEM 211 4 Credits
Organic Chemistry II CHEM 212 4 Credits

Suggested additional course:
Analytical Chemistry CHEM 252 4 Credits