Art History

THE CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE

The culminating experience for students in the Studio Art major is the Senior Studio (ART4417) course along with the non-credit senior thesis and exhibition requirement. In ART4417, taken in fall of senior year, students choose a thesis topic in their area of interest and a faculty advisor. Students then meet with their advisor throughout their senior year to discuss progress on the thesis project. The Senior Studio course is completed in the fall semester of the student’s senior year. In order to take this course students must have the permission of the course instructor and have already successfully completed the core art courses. In April of their senior year, students present their projects formally before a panel of art faculty. Students are assessed on the quality of their work, paper, and their presentation. Student achievement is evaluated through critique.

B.A. IN STUDIO ART

Requirements for Major:

ART1204 History of Western Art (AI-A) (VCI) ART1401 Drawing I (AI-A) (VCI) ART1407 Visual Language for Design and Communication (AI-A) (VCI) ART2215 Modern Art(AI-A) (VCI) ART2402 Drawing II (AI-A) (VCI) ART2403 Design and Composition (AI-A) (VCI) ART2433 3D Form Studies (AI-A) (VCI) ART3403 Drawing III: Advanced Projects ART4417 Senior Studio Two electives selected in consultation with department advisor Non-credit written thesis and senior exhibition

MINOR IN STUDIO ART

Requirements for Minor:

ART 2215 Modern Art (AI-A) (VCI)

(or another art history course in consultation with art advisor) ART1401 Drawing I (AI-A) (VCI) ART2402 Drawing II (AI-A) (VCI) ART2403 Design and Composition And two of the following: ART2411 Introduction to Printmaking ART3101 Painting ART3403 Drawing III: Advanced Projects

MINOR IN CERAMICS

Requirements for Minor:

ART2433 3D Form Studies (AI-A) (VCI) ART2451 Ceramics I (AI-A) (VCI) ART3451 Ceramics II (AI-A) ART4451 Ceramics III One art history course Recommended courses: ART2215 Modern Art (AI-A) (VCI)

or

ART2204 Transcultural Exchange and the Visual Arts (AI-A)

ART HISTORY

The department offers a minor in art history. Students work in conjunction with the art historian to devise a course of study appropriate to individual interests. Students are encouraged to study abroad.

B.A. IN ART HISTORY (INDIVIDUALIZED MAJOR)

Students may elect to pursue an individualized major in art history. This major must be designed and submitted in the spring of their sophomore year. Students who wish to pursue this major must work with the art historian to construct a cohesive program and submit their proposal to the Individual Major Committee. The Committee must approve the proposal. The course of study culminates with a directed study that supports a capstone project in the spring of senior year.

LEARNING GOALS AND OUTCOMES

Students enrolled in the art history program will be trained to: • Identify and describe the formal properties of art objects