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Twin Cities Campus
Art B.A.Art Department
College of Liberal Arts
The program provides instruction in the visual arts by emphasizing the development of visual awareness and expression through hands-on involvement in the creative process. In the preparatory studio courses, students become familiar with the various materials and concepts used to understand the nature of visual language. Students then choose additional courses from such areas as drawing, painting, ceramics, printmaking, photography, sculpture, and experimental and media arts.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
Note: ARTS 2xxx courses are equivalent to ARTS 1xxx courses. ARTS 2xxx are recommended for those intending to major or minor in Art, or those who have already declared a major or minor in Art. Majors are required to complete at least 12 upper-division degree credits in residence at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. At least one upper-division course in the major (ARTS 3xxx-5xxx) must be writing intensive. Students may earn no more than one degree from the Department of Art: a B.A. or a B.F.A. or a minor.
Beginning fall 2012, all incoming CLA freshmen must complete the appropriate First Year Experience course sequence. Specific information about this collegiate requirement can be found at: http://class.umn.edu/degree_requirements/index.html
Preparatory Courses
Take at least 16 credits. Note: ARTS 2xxx courses are recommended for already-declared majors and minors, or those intending to major or minor.
ARTS 1001 - Introduction to Contemporary Art and Theory
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
ARTS 1101 - Introduction to Drawing
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 2101 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
ARTS 1802 - Introduction to Sculpture: Understanding the Fundamentals of the Practice of Sculpture
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 2301 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 1801 - Introduction to Ceramics: Wheel-Throwing and Hand-Building Techniques
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 2801 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
ARTS 1501 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 2501 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 1103 - Introduction to Printmaking: Relief, Screen and Digital Processes
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 2502 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 1704 - Introduction to Moving Images
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 2601 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 1701 - Introduction to Photography
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
or
ARTS 2701 {Inactive}
[AH]
(4.0 cr)
Major Courses
Take a minimum of four upper-division ARTS courses for at least 15 credits. Up to one ARTS 1xxx or 2xxx may count. One of the four upper-division ARTS courses should be taken concurrently with ARTS 3444 to fulfill the senior project. Take a minimum of two ARTH courses for at least 6 credits. Up to one ARTH 1xxx may count.
Take 4 or more course(s) totaling 15 or more credit(s) from the following:
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
ARTS 1xxx
·
ARTS 2xxx
·
Take 3 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ARTS 3xxx
·
ARTS 5xxx
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 1xxx
·
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 3xxx
·
ARTH 5xxx
Senior Project
The senior project is completed in the student's final year of coursework. Take ARTS 3444 concurrently with one of the four courses chosen to fulfill the Major Courses sub-requirement. This course must be an ARTS 3xxx or 5xxx and worth a minimum of 4 credits. Students who double-major and choose to complete the senior project in their other major are still responsible for taking 38 total ARTS credits.
ARTS 5404 - BA Capstone and Exhibition
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 1001/ArtS 1001H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 1101/ArtS 2101 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 1103/ArtS 2502 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 1704/ArtS 2601 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtS 1701/ArtS 2701 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |