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Duluth Campus
Studio Art B.F.A.UMD Art and Design, Dept of
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Studio art majors are encouraged to develop a strong personal creative direction in one or more of the studio areas housed within the department. Exploration and experimentation across a range of mediums is possible in an environment that fosters a cross-disciplined approach to form and image making. Traditional studio practices share equal footing with new and emerging technologies in an effort to best prepare the studio major for the field. Theoretical, historical, and conceptual foundations are provided through offerings in art history and seminars.
Students must select an emphasis in general studio, digital art and photography, painting, drawing and printmaking, or sculpture and ceramics.
Department Honors Requirements: Candidates, nominated by art and design department faculty, receive honors for distinguished achievement demonstrated in part by the senior student exhibition or a senior presentation or project. Students produce a body of work for the Senior Exhibition under the mentorship of faculty in their emphasis area. Work proposed for the solo or group senior exhibition will be reviewed and approved by studio faculty in their area during a Senior Portfolio Review.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
New students are admitted to pre-major status before admission to this major. To qualify for this program, pre-studio art students must pass a portfolio review (ART 0902); the portfolio review is scheduled in both fall and spring semesters. Students must have a minimum 2.00 GPA overall and in art and art history courses.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Introductory Course (1 cr)
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Foundation Core (21 cr)
Group A/B
ART 1010 - Drawing I
[FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
ART 1011 - 2-D Design
(3.0 cr)
ART 1012 - 3-D Design
(3.0 cr)
ART 1013 - 2-D Digital Design
(3.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Portfolio Review (0 cr)
At least two courses from Group A/B and 1 course from Group C (and a 2.0 GPA overall and in art and art history courses) are required prior to enrolling in Portfolio Review. Remaining Foundation Core courses can be completed after Portfolio Review.
ART 902 - Studio Art Portfolio Review
(0.0 cr)
General Requirements
Program Requirements
1. Emphasis in general studio, digital art and photography, painting, drawing and printmaking, or sculpture and ceramics.
2. Attendance at two visual lectures per semester (fall and spring).
Additional Fine Arts Requirement (3 cr)
Three credits of any 1000-level or 2000-level fine art course(s) from outside the student’s chosen major (Dance, Fine Arts, Music, or Theatre), provided that the student meets pre-requisites for the course(s). MU 15xx ensembles must be repeated once each semester for a total of 3 credits (may require audition). A 2-credit DN course may be substituted (Art or Music students only).
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Digital Art and Photography
45 credits within the sub-plan. Digital art and photography emphasis is for students seeking a focused course of study in contemporary digital art and in traditional and digital photography.
Studio Electives Outside of Emphasis (9 cr)
Take 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ART 2xxx
Upper Level Emphasis Electives (15 cr)
Take 15 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ART 2014 - 3-D Digital Modeling and Fabrication
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2018 - Digital Arts: Interactive Media
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2907 - Typography I
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3031 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3040 - Digital Filmmaking: Experimental Techniques
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3214 - Sculpture II: Robotics and Physical Computing
[FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3615 - Photography: Inventing with Light
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 4016 - Digital Arts: Advanced Projects
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 4040 - Digital Filmmaking: Advanced Projects
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 4091 - Individual Study in Electronic Arts
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
ART 4600 - Photography: Digital Portfolio
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 4650 - Alternative Processes Portfolio
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 4675 - Photography: The Photographic Book
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 4691 - Individual Study in Photography
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
ART 4793 - Intermedia Studio
(1.0-3.0 cr)
Additional Art History Requirement (3 cr)
ARTH 2620 - History of Photography
(3.0 cr)
Art History Elective (3 cr)
Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 2390 - US Art and Visual Culture in the 20th Century
[LE CAT, LECD C, RACE JUST]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 2901 - History of Graphic Design
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3130 - Modern and Contemporary Mexican Art
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3140 - Women in Art/Visual Culture in Latin America
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3150 - Contemporary Global Exhibition
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 2851 - Film History
(3.0 cr)
General Studio
48 credits within sub-plan. General studio emphasis is for students seeking a broad yet intensive course of study in traditional studio art and contemporary digital art discipline.
Lower Level Studio Electives (18 cr)
Take 6 or more course(s) totaling 18 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ART 2014 - 3-D Digital Modeling and Fabrication
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2016 - Digital Arts: Mixed-Media Studio
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2018 - Digital Arts: Interactive Media
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2030 - Digital Arts: Time-based Media
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2100 - Painting I
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2200 - Sculpture I
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2400 - Ceramics I
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2500 - Jewelry and Metals I
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2600 - Photography I
(3.0 cr)
Upper Level Studio Electives (12 cr)
Courses taken to fulfill other major requirements may not be used to fulfill this requirement.
Take 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ART 3xxx
·
ART 4xxx
Art Electives (6 cr)
Take 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ART 1xxx
·
ART 2xxx
·
ART 3xxx
·
ART 4xxx
·
ART 5xxx
Additional Art History Requirement (3 cr)
ARTH 2300 - The City as a Work of Art
[LE CAT, HUMANITIES]
(3.0 cr)
Art History Elective (3 cr)
Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 1xxx
·
ARTH 2xxx
·
ARTH 3xxx
·
ARTH 4xxx
Painting, Drawing and Printmaking
45 credits within the sub-plan. Painting, drawing, and printmaking emphasis is for students seeking a focused course of study in the two dimensional disciplines of painting, drawing, and printmaking.
Studio Electives Outside of Emphasis (9 cr)
Take 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ART 2xxx
Upper Level Emphasis Electives (6 cr)
Courses in painting, drawing, or printmaking or ART 5793 Intermedia Studio Problems
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ART 3xxx
·
ART 4xxx
Additional Art History Requirement (3 cr)
ARTH 2390 - US Art and Visual Culture in the 20th Century
[LE CAT, LECD C, RACE JUST]
(3.0 cr)
Art History Elective (3 cr)
Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 2xxx
·
ARTH 3xxx
·
ARTH 4xxx
Sculpture and Ceramics
45 credits within the sub-plan. Sculpture and ceramics emphasis is for students seeking a focused course of study in the three-dimensional disciplines of sculpture and ceramics. Traditional and contemporary digital course work are included in the emphasis.
Studio Electives Outside of Emphasis (9 cr)
Take 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ART 2xxx
Upper Level Emphasis Electives (9 cr)
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ART 3214 - Sculpture II: Robotics and Physical Computing
[FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3425 - Ceramics II Wheel Throwing
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 4200 - Sculpture III
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 4400 - Ceramics III
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
ART 4291 - Individual Study in Sculpture
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
ART 4491 - Individual Study in Ceramics
(1.0-3.0 cr)
Additional Electives (6 cr)
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ART 1814 - Creating Across Cultures
[LE CAT, LECD C, FINE ARTS, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3xxx
·
ART 4xxx
Additional Art History Requirement (3 cr)
ARTH 2390 - US Art and Visual Culture in the 20th Century
[LE CAT, LECD C, RACE JUST]
(3.0 cr)
Art History Elective (3 cr)
Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 2xxx
·
ARTH 3xxx
·
ARTH 4xxx
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