Art Degrees Online

The studio art concentration consists of at least 13 semester courses, including:

Arth 101 and Arth 102 or their equivalents (ARTH 201 and ARTH 202) or Arth 111 Arts of the Western Tradition, or Arth 198 Arts of Africa, Asia and the Americas, or their equivalents (ARTH 298) which must be taken before the senior year.

Three semester courses in studio art foundations:
Arts 111 Two-Dimensional Design
Arts 112 Three-Dimensional Design
and Arts 116 Drawing I
These foundation courses must be taken before the senior year.

One semester of Arts 402.

One additional semester course in Art and Art History.

And six additional semester courses in studio art from the following areas (with a possible emphasis in the student’s major interest): drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, and graphic design. Studio concentrators are urged to take Arth 318. Arts 399 is normally reserved for fall semester seniors.

For permission to enter the studio concentration, students must submit a portfolio of their work to the department during their sophomore year. Faculty review portfolio submissions once during the fall and once during the spring semester. All students who wish to be studio majors must be approved and accepted by the end of their sophomore year. Please see the chair of the department for more information.

For artists aspiring to follow in the footsteps of Picasso, Rauschenberg (a couple of the artists found in our own gallery), or Lamar Dodd (a former LaGrange student), there’s the Studio Concentration in Art and Design. Consisting of 42 semester hours for the major or 18 semester hours for the minor, the art program will help you focus your creative energies into one of four different areas: painting or drawing, design or printmaking, ceramics or sculpture, or photography. All along the way, you’ll get feedback during critiques, prepare your works for an exhibition in your senior year, and create an artist statement, a resume, and a slide portfolio. During our Honor’s Day Convocation, you’ll even have the chance to win one of four purchase awards – meaning we’ll buy one of your works to be a permanent addition to our collection.

A Studio Concentration in Art and Design requires 42 hours, including:9 hrs. Art History – ARTD 1109, 1110, 1111 or an Art History elective
9 hrs. Foundation Core – ARTD 1151, 1152, 1153
These courses should be taken during the first-year/sophomore year as they are prerequisites for all studio courses.
12 hrs. Introductory Studio Courses: One course from each of the following studio disciplines:
Painting or Drawing
Graphic Design or Printmaking
Photography
Ceramics or Sculpture
9 hrs. Major Concentration – Three additional courses in one of the above disciplines.
3 hrs. Studio Concentration – ARTD 3351, 3352
42 Total hours

Success in achieving the objectives of the Art and Design concentration will be measured in the following ways:

Completion of each concentration course with a grade of C or better
Exemplary completion of assignments and independent study, and the presentation of work in scheduled critiques.

An Exit or Senior Exhibition of work done in the student’s studio discipline.