Art Major - B.A.
Visual communication is among the most basic of human languages. Through the study of art, students acquire a rich understanding of human nature, values, psychology, aesthetics and history. Well-prepared artists are crucial contributors to our increasingly complex visual world -- career opportunities are numerous. Graduates of our program now work in a variety of fields, such as educators at the secondary and collegiate level, studio photographers and filmmakers, museum and gallery curators, certified art therapists and as independent studio artists with professional gallery representation.
Admission to the Program
All students are welcome to declare an Art major. There is no formal admission process, however, students are required to submit portfolios every year. Failure to submit an annual portfolio will lead to removal from the department. By the end of the junior year, students will submit another portfolio showing the artistic direction that they will focus on for the two-semester Art Senior Seminar, culminating in a professional group exhibition in the SXU Gallery.
Requirements (45 credit hours)
Students in the Art Major must earn grades of C or above in all courses required for the major.
- ART 101: Drawing I (3)
- ART 113: Digital Photography (3)
- ART 116: Computer Graphics (3)
- ART 124: Portfolio Seminar (3)
- ART 201: Drawing II (3)
- ART 202: Design: Three-Dimensional (3)
- ART 222: Art of the Renaissance (3)
- ART 223: Modern and Contemporary Art (3)
- ART 305: Senior Seminar I (3)
- ART 306: Senior Seminar II (3)
Choose five Art elective courses from this list:
- ART 105: Painting I (3)
- ART 107 Intro to New Media Production (3)
- ART 119: Digital Imagery (3)
- ART 125: Intro to Video (3)
- ART 203: Book as Art and Design (3)
- ART 205: Painting II (3)
- ART 206: Watercolor Painting (3)
- ART 207: Collage and Assemblage -- Alternative Expressions (3)
- ART 208: Ceramics: Hand Construction (3)
- ART 209: Figure Drawing I (3)
- ART 210: Printmaking: Silkscreen and Lithography (3)
- ART 212: Photo II: Digital Dark Room (3)
- ART 229: Printmaking: Relief and Intaglio (3)
- ART 237: Screen Printed Poster (3)
- ART 258: Ceramics: Wheel Throwing (3)
- ART 309: Figure Drawing II (3)
- ART 317: Photo III: Advanced Photography (3)
- ART 365: Internship (3)