Studio Art B.A.

Admission Requirements

1. Completion of a plan of study approved by assigned advisor.
2. Completion of a Declaration of Major Form, indicating studio concentration.
3. Completion of all studio foundations courses, with a minimum grade of C.
4. If applicable, a positive portfolio review. A portfolio review is not required for admission to the B.A. in studio art, unless the student seeks program credit for art courses taken at another institution or credit for advanced placement courses. See Transfer Portfolio Guidelines at www.ric.edu/art/transfer.php or obtain guidelines in the main office of Alex and Ani Hall.

Retention Requirement

A minimum grade of C+ in all courses in the concentration.

Course Requirements

Studio Foundations

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ART 101	Drawing I: General Drawing	4	Fall, Spring.
ART 104	Design I: Two-Dimensional Design	4	Fall, Spring.
ART 105	Drawing II	3	Fall, Spring.
ART 107	Foundations in Digital Media	3	Fall, Spring.
ART 114	Design II: Three-Dimensional Design	3	Fall, Spring.
ART 204	Synthesis/Three-Dimensional Emphasis	3	Fall, Spring.
ART 205	Synthesis/Two-Dimensional Emphasis	3	Fall, Spring.

Art History and Criticism

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ART 231	Prehistoric to Renaissance Art	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
ART 232	Renaissance to Modern Art	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

ONE COURSE from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ART 331	Greek and Roman Art	3	Spring.
ART 332	Renaissance Art	3	Fall.
ART 333	Baroque Art	3	Spring.

ONE COURSE from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ART 334	American Art and Architecture	3	Fall.
ART 336	Nineteenth-Century European Art	3	Fall.
ART 337	Twentieth-Century Art	3	Spring, Summer.

Courses in Concentration

(Students may choose to concentrate in ceramics, digital media, graphic design, metalsmithing and jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
	Studio I (one 200-level course)	3
	Studio II (one 200- or 300-level course)	3
ART 491	Studio III: Topic	1-6	Fall, Spring.
ART 492	Studio IV: Topic	1-6	Fall, Spring.
ART 497	Senior Studio	1-6	Fall, Spring.

ART 491, ART 492, ART 497: 3 credit hours each.

Elective

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
	ONE COURSE in studio art	3

Cognates

TWO COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CIS 324	Web Design and Development	3	As needed.
COMM 240	Mass Media and Society	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
COMM 241	Introduction to Cinema and Video	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
CSCI 157	Introduction to Algorithmic Thinking in Python	4	Fall, Spring.
ENGL 325	Literature and Film: Page to Screen	4	As needed.
ENGL 434	Studies in Theory and Criticism	4	As needed.
HIST 326	American Cultural History: The Nineteenth Century	4	As needed.
HIST 327	American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century	4	As needed.
MUS 201	Survey of Music	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MUS 314	Twentieth-Century Music	3	Spring (even years).
THTR 105	Introduction to Theatre	3	Fall, Spring.
THTR 110	Fundamentals of Theatrical Design and Production	3	Fall, Spring.
THTR 440	History of Theatre: Origins to 1800	4	Annually.
THTR 441	History of Theatre: 1800 to the Present	4	Annually.

Note: CIS 324, CSCI 157: These courses are required for students concentrating in digital media. Substitutions may be made with consent of advisor and department chair.

Total Credit Hours: 61-63