Studio Art Option
This option is available within the Art major at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- OSU-Cascades
Option Code: 828
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate broad and discipline-specific knowledge of art processes and history.
- Describe and analyze works of visual art critically and relate them to historical and contemporary contexts.
- Articulate discipline-specific concepts in writing, orally, and visually.
- Create original art and/or research projects by applying discipline-specific tools, skills, methods, and sources.
Art (BA/BS) majors taking the Studio Art option may not take required art courses on an S/U graded basis.
The following core curriculum studio courses must be completed before taking upper-division studio courses for the major program:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ART 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS | 3 |
| ART 115 | 2-D CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| ART 117 | 3-D CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| ART 121 | DIGITAL CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| ART 131 | DRAWING CORE STUDIO | 4 |
All students seeking a major or a minor must see a departmental advisor on a yearly basis.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Division | ||
| Art Major Core | ||
| Select 12 credits | 12 | |
| Required Art Core Curriculum | ||
| ART 100 | ART ORIENTATION | 1 |
| ART 199 | SPECIAL STUDIES (Studio for ART 100) | 1 |
| ART 117 | 3-D CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| ART 121 | DIGITAL CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| Lower-Division Art Electives | ||
| Select three of the following studio art electives at the 200 level: | 12 | |
| COLOR IN THE VISUAL ARTS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO TIME-BASED ART | ||
| DRAWING II: FIGURE | ||
| DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINTMAKING I | ||
| PAINTING I | ||
| SCULPTURE I | ||
| Select three of the following art history electives at the 200 level: | 9 | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: PREHISTORY TO HIGH MIDDLE AGES | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: GOTHIC TO BAROQUE | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART | ||
| *HISTORY OF WESTERN ARCHITECTURE | ||
| *PHOTOGRAPHY: HISTORY, TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE AND ART | ||
| Upper-Division | ||
| ART 366 | ART SINCE 1945 | 3 |
| ART 411 | ^ART IN CONTEXT HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL APPROACHES | 3 |
| Select five of the following 300/400 level studio art electives with at least 8 credits at the 400 level: | 20 | |
| DRAWING CONCEPTS | ||
| DRAWING III: FIGURE | ||
| DARKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY I | ||
| DARKROOM PHOTOGRAPHY II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| PHOTOGRAPH: STUDIO LIGHTING | ||
| CONCEPTS IN DIGITAL IMAGING | ||
| VIDEO ART | ||
| INSTALLATION | ||
| ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINTMAKING: RELIEF | ||
| PRINTMAKING: INTAGLIO | ||
| PRINTMAKING: LITHOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINTMAKING: MONOTYPE | ||
| PRINTMAKING: SCREEN PRINTING | ||
| PAINTING II: THE FIGURE | ||
| PAINTING II: CONCEPTS | ||
| PAINTING II: ABSTRACT AND MULTIMEDIA | ||
| PAINTING II: NEW GENRE | ||
| SCULPTURE II | ||
| NEW MEDIA: INTERACTIVE | ||
| DRAWING IV | ||
| DRAWING IV/FIGURE | ||
| ADVANCED DARKROOM | ||
| COMBINED MEDIA: PHOTO INSTALLATION | ||
| THE CONSTRUCTED IMAGE | ||
| DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| ADVANCED STUDIO LIGHTING | ||
| ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY II | ||
| PRINTMAKING STUDIO | ||
| PRINTMAKING: ADVANCED SCREEN PRINTING | ||
| PAINTING III | ||
| Select three of the following art history electives at the 300/400 level with at least one at the 400 level: | 6 | |
| *EARLY CHINESE ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY | ||
| *LATE CHINESE ART AND CULTURE | ||
| *CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART | ||
| *ART OF JAPAN | ||
| *ANCIENT GREEK ART | ||
| *ANCIENT ROMAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE | ||
| *MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE | ||
| *ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART AND ARCHITECTURE | ||
| *NINETEENTH-CENTURY ART | ||
| *HISTORY OF MODERN ART 1900-1945 | ||
| ART SINCE 1945 | ||
| *HISTORY OF DESIGN | ||
ART 368 | ||
ART 461 | ||
| DIRECTIONS AND ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ART | ||
| CULTURAL STUDIES OF THE MUSEUM | ||
| HISTORY OF PRINTMAKING | ||
ART 469 | ||
| Total Credits | 75 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
Note: Studio Art electives include studio courses in painting, printmaking, sculpture, drawing, photography and digital studio, or related media.
Option Code: 828