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Duluth Campus
Art B.A.UMD Art and Design, Dept of
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
This art program provides study in art with an emphasis on the liberal arts. Along with the courses required within the major, students must select either a minor, another major, or dual degree appropriate for their academic goals or interests.
Honor 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.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
New students are admitted to pre-major status before admission to this major. To quality for this program pre-art students must pass a portfolio review (ART 902); the portfolio is scheduled both fall and spring semesters.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Learning in Community (1 cr)
The Learning in Community requirement will be waived for transfer students with at least 30 credits taken post high school and for UMD students who started in a UMD program where this was not required. First-year students who have completed 30 PSEO credits may request a waiver to the student’s primary college.
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
or
EHS 1000 - Into the World
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
or
ES 1000 - Global Cultural Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
or
LING 1000 - Language and Culture in the U.S. What does it Mean to Speak American
[CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
or
PSY 1100 - Living Your Best Life: Applying Positive Psychology
[CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Required prerequisites
Foundations (12 cr)
Group A
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ART 1011 - 2-D Design
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 1013 - 2-D Digital Design
(3.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Portfolio Review ( 0 cr)
At least one course from the Core, one course from each Foundations area, and a 2.0 GPA minimum in art and art history courses is required prior to enrolling in Portfolio Review. Remaining Core or Foundations courses can be completed after Portfolio Review.
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ART 902 - Studio Art Portfolio Review
(0.0 cr)
General Requirements
Program Requirements
1. A second field of study (minor, major, degree) is required for this major.
2. Attend two Visual Culture Lecture Series events each semester (fall and spring).
3. Global experience is a UMD goal for all students, and international study is encouraged. Talk with an academic or faculty advisor to explore academic options for fulfilling some of your degree requirements through study abroad.
Advanced Writing (3 cr)
Visual Culture Lecture Series
Attend two visual lecture events each fall and spring semesters.
Visual Lecture (2 events)
Studio Foundations (12 cr)
Students are advised to review pre-requisites for all studio electives and plan accordingly.
Lower Division Studio Electives (2000 Level)
Take 4 or more course(s) totaling 12 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 2040 - Digital Filmmaking: Visual Narratives
(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)
Studio Electives (9 cr)
Upper Division Studio Electives (3000-4000 Level)
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ART 3040 - Digital Filmmaking: Experimental Techniques
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3100 - Painting II
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3200 - Sculpture II
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3214 - Sculpture II: Robotics and Physical Computing
[FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3300 - Printmaking II
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3305 - Sustainability Studio: Theory and Practice
[FINE ARTS, SUSTAIN]
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3400 - Ceramics II
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3405 - Fundamentals of Ceramics II
[FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3425 - Ceramics II Wheel Throwing
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3500 - Jewelry and Metals II
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3600 - Intermediate Concepts in Photography
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3615 - Photography: Inventing with Light
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3700 - Drawing II
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 4016 - Digital Arts: Advanced Projects
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 4040 - Digital Filmmaking: Advanced Projects
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 4100 - Painting III
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 4200 - Sculpture III
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 4300 - Printmaking III
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 4400 - Ceramics III
(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 4700 - Drawing III
(3.0 cr)
Art History Elective (3 cr)
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ARTH 2380 - A Global History of Contemporary Art
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 2390 - US Art and Visual Culture in the 20th Century
[LE CAT, LECD C, RACE JUST]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 2620 - History of Photography
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3130 - Modern and Contemporary Mexican Art
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3150 - Contemporary Global Exhibition
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3330 - Renaissance Art & Architecture: Europe 1300 - 1550
[HUMANITIES]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3331 - European Architecture and its Legacy
[HUMANITIES]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3340 - Baroque and Rococo: European Art & Architecture 1550 - 1750
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3360 - Art and Social Change in Europe, Russia, and the United States
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3361 - Being and Becoming Modern: European Art 1855 - 1955
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 3370 - Dreamworld and Catastrophe: Art and Visual Culture in the Cold War
(3.0 cr)
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Course Equivalencies: | ART 3700/FORS 3701/FORS 3702 |
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