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Art Major: Studio Art Option
An option in the Art (B.A.) offerings.
Core Requirements
The Studio Art option requires a total of 65 semester hours. The option coursework consists of 29 semester hours of Studio Art and Art History courses common to both emphases and 36 semester hours of courses from the Two-Dimensional Emphasis OR the Three-Dimensional Emphasis.
29 Semester Hours of required Studio Art and Art History coursework:
- 3 Semester Hours of Art History Electives numbered at the 3630-level or above (See footnote 1).
ART 1000
Drawing I. (3 credits)
ART 1110
Two-Dimensional Foundations. (3 credits)
ART 1111
Three-Dimensional Foundations. (3 credits)
ART 2050
Painting I. (3 credits)
ART 2100
Sculpture I. (3 credits)
ART 2500
Health and Safety in the Visual Arts. (1 credits)
ART 2601G
History of Art I. (3 credits)
ART 2602G
History of Art II. (3 credits)
ART 3011
Exhibition Techniques. (1 credits)
ART 3680
Modern Art. (3 credits)
Two-Dimensional Emphasis (2D)
6 Semester Hours of required 2D Studio Art courses:
ART 2000
Life Drawing. (3 credits)
ART 2560
Printmaking I. (3 credits)
3 Semester Hours of 3D Studio Art Elective Chosen From:
ART 2250
Ceramics I. (3 credits)
or
ART 2700
Introduction to Jewelry. (3 credits)
or
ART 2800
Introduction to Weaving. (3 credits)
18 Semester Hours of 2D Studio Art Electives Chosen From:
ART 2910
Introduction to Graphic Design. (3 credits)
ART 2920
Graphic Abstractions. (3 credits)
ART 3000
Drawing III. (3 credits)
ART 3051
Painting II. (3 credits)
ART 3052
Painting III. (3 credits)
ART 3080
Watercolor. (3 credits)
ART 3200
Digital Art I. (3 credits)
ART 3570
Printmaking II. (3 credits)
ART 4000
Advanced Life Drawing. (3 credits)
ART 4051
Painting IV. (3 credits)
ART 4052
Painting V. (3 credits)
ART 4400
Independent Study. (1 to 3 credits)
ART 4580
Printmaking III. (3 credits)
9 Semester Hours of Electives Chosen From:
Art History courses (see footnote 1) or Three-dimensional Studio Art courses (see footnote 3).
Three-Dimensional Emphasis (3D)
9 Semester Hours of required 3D Studio Art courses:
ART 2250
Ceramics I. (3 credits)
ART 2700
Introduction to Jewelry. (3 credits)
ART 2800
Introduction to Weaving. (3 credits)
18 Semester Hours of 3D Studio Art Electives Chosen From:
ART 3111
Sculpture II. (3 credits)
ART 3112
Sculpture III. (3 credits)
ART 3251
Ceramics II. (3 credits)
ART 3252
Ceramics III. (3 credits)
ART 3701
Jewelry and Metalsmithing I. (3 credits)
ART 3702
Jewelry and Metalsmithing II. (3 credits)
ART 3801
Weaving II. (3 credits)
ART 3802
Weaving III. (3 credits)
ART 4111
Sculpture IV. (3 credits)
ART 4112
Sculpture V. (3 credits)
ART 4251
Ceramics IV. (3 credits)
ART 4252
Ceramics V. (3 credits)
ART 4400
Independent Study. (1 to 3 credits)
ART 4701
Advanced Metalsmithing I. (3 credits)
ART 4800
Advanced Weaving. (3 credits)
ART 4801
Advanced Weaving II. (3 credits)
ART 4802
Advanced Weaving III. (3 credits)
9 Semester Hours of Electives Chosen From:
Art History courses (see footnote 1) or Two-dimensional Studio Art courses (see footnote 2).
Footnotes:
Major GPA based on all art courses taken at EIU.
(Footnote 1) Art History Electives Chosen From:
ART 2012G
Nonwestern Fine Arts. (3 credits)
ART 2300
African-American Art. (3 credits)
ART 3610G
African Art. (3 credits)
ART 3630
Greek and Roman Art. (3 credits)
ART 3641
Early Medieval Art. (3 credits)
ART 3642
Romanesque and Gothic Art. (3 credits)
ART 3651
Italian Renaissance Art: Fifteenth Century. (3 credits)
ART 3652
Italian Renaissance Art: Sixteenth Century. (3 credits)
ART 3660
Baroque Art. (3 credits)
ART 3670
Nineteenth-Century Art. (3 credits)
ART 3681
Contemporary Art. (3 credits)
ART 3685
Women in Art. (3 credits)
ART 4765
Twentieth-Century American Painting and Sculpture. (3 credits)
ART 4775
Seminar in Twentieth-Century Art History and Criticism. (3 credits)
(Footnote 2) 2D Studio Art Electives Chosen From:
ART 2000
Life Drawing. (3 credits)
ART 2560
Printmaking I. (3 credits)
ART 2910
Introduction to Graphic Design. (3 credits)
ART 2920
Graphic Abstractions. (3 credits)
ART 3000
Drawing III. (3 credits)
ART 3051
Painting II. (3 credits)
ART 3052
Painting III. (3 credits)
ART 3080
Watercolor. (3 credits)
ART 3200
Digital Art I. (3 credits)
ART 3570
Printmaking II. (3 credits)
ART 4000
Advanced Life Drawing. (3 credits)
ART 4051
Painting IV. (3 credits)
ART 4052
Painting V. (3 credits)
ART 4580
Printmaking III. (3 credits)
(Footnote 3) 3D Studio Art Electives Chosen From:
ART 2250
Ceramics I. (3 credits)
ART 2700
Introduction to Jewelry. (3 credits)
ART 2800
Introduction to Weaving. (3 credits)
ART 3111
Sculpture II. (3 credits)
ART 3112
Sculpture III. (3 credits)
ART 3251
Ceramics II. (3 credits)
ART 3252
Ceramics III. (3 credits)
ART 3701
Jewelry and Metalsmithing I. (3 credits)
ART 3702
Jewelry and Metalsmithing II. (3 credits)
ART 3801
Weaving II. (3 credits)
ART 3802
Weaving III. (3 credits)
ART 4111
Sculpture IV. (3 credits)
ART 4112
Sculpture V. (3 credits)
ART 4251
Ceramics IV. (3 credits)
ART 4252
Ceramics V. (3 credits)
ART 4701
Advanced Metalsmithing I. (3 credits)
ART 4800
Advanced Weaving. (3 credits)
ART 4801
Advanced Weaving II. (3 credits)
ART 4802
Advanced Weaving III. (3 credits)
Information sourced from the 2005-2006 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.