Studio Art (BA)

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Offered by the Department of Art , College of Arts and Sciences .

Admission to the Program

Formal admission to the major requires satisfactory completion (grades of C or better) of 12 credit hours of studio courses and departmental approval.

University Requirements

120 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better
Completion of college writing requirement
Completion of university mathematics requirement

General Education Requirements

A total of ten courses, consisting of two courses from each of the five foundational areas
At least one course from Area Five: The Natural and Mathematical Sciences must include a laboratory science component
No more than two courses may be taken in the same discipline

Major Requirements

54-55 credit hours with grades of C or better
Areas of Specialization: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Installation, or Multimedia

Course Requirements

Areas of Specialization

Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, or Installation

Required (39 credit hours)

ARTH-105 Art: The Historical Experience FA1 (3)
ARTH-210 Modern Art: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries FA1 (3)
ARTS-205 The Artist’s Perspective: Drawing FA1 (3)
ARTS-210 The Artist’s Perspective: Painting FA1 (3)
ARTS-215 The Artist’s Perspective: Sculpture FA1 (3)
ARTS-235 The Artist’s Perspective: Video Art FA1 (3)
ARTS-400 Senior Seminar (3)
ARTS-420 Painting Studio (3)
ARTS-440 Sculpture Studio (3)
ARTS-460 Drawing Studio (3) (6 credit hours total)
ARTS-463 Printmaking Studio: Intaglio and Relief (3)
or
ARTS-464 Printmaking Studio: Screenprint (3)
ARTS-470 Time-Based Studio (3)

Studio Courses (12 credit hours)

Complete 12 credit hours of upper-level studio courses from the following:

Art History (3 credit hours)

3 credit hours in art history (ARTH)

Multimedia

Required (49 credit hours)

6 credit hours from the following:

Art history (ARTH) course (3)
COMM-100 Understanding Media FA4 (3)
COMM-105 Visual Literacy FA1 (3)
COMM-209 Communication and Society FA4 (3)
COMM-411 History of Documentary (3)
COMM-414 History of Cross-Cultural Cinema (3)
COMM-416 Topics in Film and Media Arts (3) The Radical Image
COMM-477 History of Photography (3)
COMM-520 History of Animation (3)
COMM-558 Survey of American Cinema (3)
RELG-225 Meaning and Purpose in the Arts FA1 (3)

Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees

American University offers students the opportunity to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its combined bachelor’s/master’s programs. See Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees for more information.