Art Degrees Online

This concentration develops fundamental design, drawing and contemporary art practices. Students integrate skills and technology and exhibit their work.

Required course for concentration (12 semester hours):VART 251 Intermediate Drawing 3
VART 252 Intermediate Painting 3
VART 497 Individual Studio Projects 6

Select 9 hours from the following:VART 199 Topic in Art 3
VART 202 Art and Culture Travel Studies 1-3
VART 253 Ceramics 3
VART 254 Figure Drawing 3
VART 301 Advanced Drawing 3
VART 302 Advanced Painting 3
VART 311 Digital Art 3
VART 318 Portrait Photography 3
VART 319 Color Photography 3
VART 320 Alternative Photo Practices 3
VART 322 Sculpture 3
VART 323 Installation Art 3
VART 324 Performance Art 3
VART 360 Film and Photo Visual Culture 3
VART 412 Contemporary Art Practices 2 3
VART 492 Topics in Photography 3
VART 494 Topics in Art 3
VART 495 Directed Study 3
VART 496 Independent Study

The department offers a variety of minors each with its own requirements, core courses, and electives.
Minors in Art

An art minor may emphasize either studio art or art history
Art History: ART 111 or 112 and four art history courses;
Studio Art: one art history and four studio art courses.
ART 100 will be accepted for the art minor.
Minor in Arts Administration

An arts administration minor may emphasize either music or art along with courses in management or communications. The minor requires ART 143, one communications or management course from those required for the arts administration major, and either three art history courses or three music courses in history or theory.
Minor in Performing Arts

The Colleges of the Fenway minor in performing arts integrates performing experiences with classroom study of the performing arts: dance, music, theater, and performance art. The minor includes study, observation, and practice of the performing arts. It consists of Introduction to Performing Arts, three discipline-specific courses (dance, music and theater), and one upper-level course, as well as three semesters of an approved performance ensemble. Contact Professor Gregory Slowik, the Simmons College performing arts advisor, for more information.
Minor in Photography

A minor in photography requires the following:
ART/COMM 138
Three of the following:
ART/COM 231, 237, 239, 256, 258, 330
ART 249 or ART 254

There is a 5 course requirement for all minors. For Photo a minor: 4 studio classes and one art history — either History of Photography or Contemporary Art.