Studio Art B.A.
Admission Requirements
- Completion of a plan of study approved by assigned advisor.
- Completion of a Declaration of Major Form, indicating studio concentration.
- Completion of all studio foundations courses, with a minimum grade of C.
- 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 the Art Center.
Retention Requirement
A minimum grade of C+ in all courses in the concentration.
Course Requirements
Studio Foundations
| ART 101 | Drawing I: General Drawing | 4 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 104 | Design I: Two-Dimensional Design | 4 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 105 | Drawing II | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 114 | Design II: Three-Dimensional Design | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 204 | Synthesis/Three-Dimensional Emphasis | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 205 | Synthesis/Two-Dimensional Emphasis | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
Art History and Criticism
| ART 231 | Prehistoric to Renaissance Art | 4 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
| ART 232 | Renaissance to Modern Art | 4 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
ONE COURSE from
| ART 331 | Greek and Roman Art | 3 | Offered spring. |
| ART 332 | Renaissance Art | 3 | Offered fall. |
| ART 333 | Baroque Art | 3 | Offered spring. |
ONE COURSE from
| ART 334 | American Art and Architecture | 3 | Offered fall. |
| ART 336 | Nineteenth-Century European Art | 3 | Offered fall. |
| ART 337 | Twentieth-Century Art | 3 | Offered spring. |
Courses in Concentration
(Students may choose to concentrate in ceramics, digital media design, graphic design, metalsmithing and jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture)
| | Studio I (one 200-level course) | 3 | |
| | Studio II (one 200- or 300-level course) | 3 | |
| ART 491 | Studio III: Topic | 1-6 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 492 | Studio IV: Topic | 1-6 | Offered fall and spring. |
| ART 497 | Senior Studio | 1-6 | Offered fall and spring. |
Elective
| | ONE COURSE in studio art | 3 | |
Cognates
TWO COURSES from
| CIS 324 | Web Page Development | 3 | Offered as needed. |
| COMM 240 | Mass Media and Society | 4 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
| COMM 241 | Introduction to Cinema and Video | 4 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
| CSCI 157 | Introduction to Algorithmic Thinking in Python | 4 | Offered fall and spring |
| ENGL 325 | Literature and Film | 4 | Offered as needed. |
| ENGL 434 | Studies in Theory and Criticism | 4 | Offered as needed. |
| HIST 326 | American Cultural History: The Nineteenth Century | 4 | Offered as needed. |
| HIST 327 | American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century | 4 | Offered as needed. |
| MUS 201 | Survey of Music | 4 | Offered fall, spring, summer. |
| MUS 314 | Twentieth-Century Music | 3 | Offered spring (even years). |
| THTR 105 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| THTR 110 | Fundamentals of Theatrical Design and Production | 3 | Offered fall and spring. |
| THTR 440 | History of Theatre: Origins to 1800 | 4 | Offered annually. |
| THTR 441 | History of Theatre: 1800 to the Present | 4 | Offered annually. |
CIS 324, CSCI 157: These courses are required for students concentrating in digital media design. Substitutions may be made with consent of advisor and department chair.
Total Credit Hours: 58-60