Studio Art, BA

Studio Art (BA) Offered by the Department of Art, College of Arts and Sciences. Admission to the Program Formal admission to the major requires satisfactory completion (grades of C or better) of 12 credit hours of studio courses and departmental approval. 120 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better Completion of college writing requirement Completion of university mathematics requirement General Education Requirements A total of ten courses, consisting of two courses from each of the five foundational areas At least one course from Area Five: The Natural and Mathematical Sciences must include a laboratory science component No more than two courses may be taken in the same discipline Major Requirements 54-55 credit hours with grades of C or better Areas of Specialization: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Installation, or Multimedia Course Requirements Areas of Specialization Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, or Installation Required (39 credit hours) ARTH-105 Art: The Historical Experience FA1 (3) ARTH-210 Modern Art: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries FA1 (3) ARTS-205 The Artist's Perspective: Drawing FA1 (3) ARTS-210 The Artist's Perspective: Painting FA1 (3) ARTS-215 The Artist's Perspective: Sculpture FA1 (3) ARTS-235 The Artist's Perspective: Video Art FA1 (3) ARTS-400 Senior Seminar (3) ARTS-420 Painting Studio (3) ARTS-440 Sculpture Studio (3) ARTS-460 Drawing Studio (3) (6 credit hours total) ARTS-463 Printmaking Studio: Intaglio and Relief (3) or ARTS-464 Printmaking Studio: Screenprint (3) ARTS-470 Time-Based Studio (3) Studio Courses (12 credit hours) Complete 12 credit hours of upper-level studio courses from the following: ARTS-344 Ceramics Studio (3) ARTS-420 Painting Studio (3) ARTS-440 Sculpture Studio (3) ARTS-460 Drawing Studio (3) ARTS-463 Printmaking Studio: Intaglio and Relief (3) ARTS-464 Printmaking Studio: Screenprint (3) Art History (3 credit hours) 3 credit hours in art history (ARTH) Multimedia Required (49 credit hours) ARTH-105 Art: The Historical Experience FA1 (3) ARTH-210 Modern Art: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries FA1 (3) ARTS-205 The Artist's Perspective: Drawing FA1 (3) ARTS-215 The Artist's Perspective: Sculpture FA1 (3) ARTS-235 The Artist's Perspective: Video Art FA1 (3) ARTS-400 Senior Seminar (3) ARTS-410 Multimedia Seminar (3) (6 credit hours total) ARTS-460 Drawing Studio (3) ARTS-470 Time-Based Studio (3) ATEC-101 Fundamentals of Audio Technology (3) ATEC-102 Audio Technology Laboratory (1) COMM-250 Digital Imaging (3) COMM-330 Principles of Photography (3) COMM-331 Film and Video Production I (3) GDES-220 Digital and Emerging Media Design I (3) GDES-315 Digital and Emerging Media Design II (3) 6 credit hours from the following: Art history (ARTH) course (3) COMM-100 Understanding Media FA4 (3) COMM-105 Visual Literacy FA1 (3) COMM-209 Communication and Society FA4 (3) COMM-411 History of Documentary (3) COMM-414 History of Cross-Cultural Cinema (3) COMM-416 Topics in Film and Media Arts (3) The Radical Image COMM-477 History of Photography (3) COMM-520 History of Animation (3) COMM-558 Survey of American Cinema (3) RELG-225 Meaning and Purpose in the Arts FA1 (3) Combined Bachelor's and Master's Degrees American University offers students the opportunity to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its combined bachelor's/master's programs. See Combined Bachelor's and Master's Degrees for more information.