General Studies Art and Design Major
(36 hours)

The general studies in art and design major is available only as a complementary major, and only when the student’s primary major is outside the Department of Art+Design. Students pursuing this major must pass a foundations review.

Foundations Sequence (Core)

All department majors follow a common sequence of foundation courses beginning the first semester of the freshman year:

• Semester 1
  ARTS2010
  Introduction to Drawing
  ARTS2011
  Two-Dimensional Design
  ARTH2020
  Visual Arts: Critical Inquiry, Creativity, and Vocation
  

• Semester 2
  ARTS2042
  Three-Dimensional Design
  ARTS2060
  Intermediate Drawing
  ARTH2100
  History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture in the Modern World
  

All departmental majors are required to maintain and present sketchbook/journals during their programs of study.

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1 Hour From:

• ARTH 2500 Theory and Criticism I
  
• ARTH 3010 Ancient to Medieval Art
  
• ARTH 3020 Renaissance to Modern Art
  
  

15 Hours from the following (including at least one 3000-level course):

• ARTS 2030 Introduction to Sculpture
  
• ARTS 2040 Introduction to Painting
  
• ARTS 2070 Introduction to Ceramics
  
• ARTS 2092 Introduction to Photography
  
• ARTS 2900 Concept Studio Seminar
  
• ARTS 3040 Intermediate Sculpture
  
• ARTS 3100 Intermediate Ceramics
  
• ARTS 3110 Visual Design Studio
  
• ARTS 3114 Human Experience in Design
  
• ARTS 3120 Intermediate Painting
  
• ARTS 3310 Typography Studio
  
• ARTS 3330 Introduction to Printmaking
  
• ARTS 3340 Intermediate Printmaking
  
• ARTS 3420 Design Through Print Production

1 Hour From:

• ARTS 3860 General Studies in Art and Design Practicum