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 the Art Center.

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	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

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
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

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
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

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
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)

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	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

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
	ONE COURSE in studio art	3

Cognates

TWO COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
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