OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22
[Archived Catalog]
Studio Art Major (B.A.) |
Major code BA5050
College of Fine Arts
School of Art + Design
Seigfred Hall 528
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.4290
Fax: 740.593.0457
art-design@ohio.edu
http://www.finearts.ohio.edu/art/
Julie Dummermuth, Director, School of Art + Design
dummermu@ohio.edu
Angela Sprunger, contact person
sprunger@ohio.edu
Program Overview
All students enter the School of Art + Design as Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Studio Art majors, and must complete requirements in studio foundations and art history. Students must maintain a minimum accumulative GPA of 2.0 and an in-major GPA of 2.75 to remain in the major. Many students choose to continue with the B.A. in Studio Art degree option because it provides easier access to elective courses and double major opportunities, as well as some off campus study opportunities. The undergraduate program prepares students to work in fields related to art and to undertake graduate work. Classes include foundations and 2000-level studio art courses, art history courses, 3000- and 4000-level studio art courses, a variety of liberal arts courses, and two years of language study.
Admissions Information
No requirements beyond University admission requirements.
Opportunities Upon Graduation
After graduation, studio art majors enter graduate study, seek employment in museums, or work in related fields.
Requirements
Total Hours Required
The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in studio art requires a minimum of 124 hours.
Universitywide Graduation Requirements
To complete this program, students must meet all Universitywide graduation requirements .
College-Level Requirements for the College of Fine Arts
View the College-Level Requirements for the College of Fine Arts.
College of Fine Arts (COFA) B.A. Degree Requirements
B.A. Degree and Requirements
General requirements for a B.A. are
- a minimum of 120 semester hours;
- 57 hours of coursework above the 1999 level;
- the equivalent of two years of college-level foreign language;
- at least 9 hours each of humanities, social sciences, and 6 hours of natural sciences coursework;
- OHIO BRICKS ; and
- all requirements stipulated by the school for the chosen major.
Minors are optional.
B.A. Degree Language Options
B.A.: Students must complete 2120 (or its equivalent). Students taking the Spanish, French, or German placement test and who test into 3110 will have fulfilled their foreign language requirement. The placement exam does not count as college credit. Students who test into 3110 are encouraged to take the course they placed into for college credit. These higher-level courses will count as humanities courses (and A&S 2000-level or higher) as well as towards a minor or major in the field.
Students who have prior knowledge of one of the following foreign languages should contact the academic departments listed below for test-out and placement information:
American Sign Language - Contact person: Becky Brooks - saunderb@ohio.edu - 740.654.6711 - Lancaster Campus
French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Russian - Modern Languages - Gordy Hall 283 - contact: modern.languages@ohio.edu - 740.593.2765
Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Kikuyu, Khmer, Somali, Sudanese Arabic, Swahili, Thai, Twi, Vietnamese, Wolof, or Zulu - Linguistics - Gordy Hall 383
Greek or Latin - Classics and World Religions - Contact person: Bill Owens owensb@ohio.edu - Ellis 210
Students who have prior knowledge of a foreign language not offered at Ohio University can opt to take the NYU Foreign 12-Point exam (approximate cost $350) to complete their foreign language requirement: www.scps.nyu.edu/academics/departments/foreign-languages/testing/process.html
International Students
For international students whose first or native language is not English, and who completed high school where the first or native language was the one primarily used for instruction, the foreign language requirement may be satisfied by demonstrating competence in English. This must be approved by the assistant dean in the College of Fine Arts, and it generally requires the successful completion of at least one or more courses in English as a foreign language.
You may also satisfy the foreign language requirement by taking a foreign language other than your own first language at Ohio University, or by successfully completing the NYU foreign language exam.
Enrollment in the beginning or intermediate level (under 3000) of your own first language(s) will be considered a noncredit course.
Please contact the Fine Arts Undergraduate Student Affairs office at 740.593.1808 for additional information.
Liberal Arts and Sciences Distribution Requirements
Humanities Area Requirement *
The humanities requirement may be met by selecting 9 semester hours from the following:
- African American Studies: AAS 1060 , 1100 , 1500 , 2100 , 2110 , 2500 , 3100 , 3170 , 3500 , 3520 , 3530 , 3550 , 3560 , 3570
- Academic and Global Communication: AGC 1300
- College of Arts and Sciences: CAS 1110 , CAS 2300 2411 , 2405 , 2500 *
- Art History: AH
- Classical Archaeology, except CLAR 2110 , 2120 , 2130 , 3650
- Classics in English: CLAS
- Communication Studies: COMS 3601 , 3602 , 3603
- Dance: DANC 2700 , 3550 , 4710 , 4750
- English: except ENG D150 , D160 , 1510 , 1610 , 4510 , 4520 , 4911 , 4912 , ENG 1510L
- Fine Arts: FAR 1500
- Foreign language courses other than those used to complete the foreign language requirement and except FR 1199 , FR 2930 , FR 4640 GER 2930 , ITAL 2930 , JPN 3410 , RUS 2930 , SPAN 1199 , and SPAN 2930
- History: HIST 1210 , 1220 , 2270 , HIST 2700 , 2530 , HIST 2600 2950 , 3111J , 3140 , HIST 3141 3144 , 3146 , HIST 3147 3148 , 3224 , 3290 , 3291 , 3292 , 3293 , 3390 , 3501 , 3520 , HIST 3521 3531 , 3532 , 3533 , 3540 , 3541 , 3542 , HIST 3550 3560 , 3562 , 3600 , 3840 , 3860 , 3861 , 3864 , 3900 , 4536
- Humanities: HUM
- Interdisciplinary Arts: IART
- International Literatures in English, International Literature: Linguistics, and International Literature: Modern Languages except ILL 3890
- Jewish Studies: (all), JS 1000 , 2100 , 2900
- Modern Languages: ML 2300 , 2950 , 3210J , 3270J
- Music/Music Literature: 1250 , 1240 , 2240 , 3210 , 3625 , 4210 , 4211 , 4212 , 4213 , 4214 , 4215 , 4216 , 4270
- Philosophy: except PHIL 1200
- Portuguese: PORT 3110 , 3120 , 3180 , 3190 , 4110 , 4120
- Theater: THAR 2710 , 2711
- University Professor: UP 1901 , 1901U , 4901U (class subjects vary; check Course Offerings for more information)
- Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: except WGS 3910
- World Religions: except CLWR 4340 , 4350
Social Sciences Area Requirement *
The social sciences requirement may be met by a selection of 9 semester hours from the following:
- African American Studies: AAS 1010 , 1900 , 2020 , 2200 , 2250 , 2540 , 3400 , 3410 , 3450 , 3460 , 3680 , 4400 , 4820
- Academic and Global Communication: AGC 1300
- Anthropology: except ANTH 2010 , 3460 , 3550 , 3600 , 4470 , 4480 , 4740 , 4960 , and those listed as natural sciences below
- Business Law: BUSL 2000 , 2550 , 3400
- Classical Archaeology: CLAR 2110 , 2120 , 2130 , 3650
- College of Arts and Sciences: CAS 1120 , 1415 1425 , 1605 , CAS 2300 , 2410 , 2411 , 2405 , 2500 , 2600 , 4410 , 4911 *
- Economics: ECON
- Environmental and Plant Biology: PBIO 2170
- Geography: GEOG except those listed under Natural Sciences (see below)
- History: HIST except those listed under Humanities (see above)
- International Studies: INST
- International Literature: ILL 3890
- Japanese: JPN 3410
- Law, Justice, and Culture: LJC 2000 , 3915 , 4945
- Linguistics: LING
Modern Languages: ML 2400 - Political Science: POLS
- Psychology: except PSY 1110 , 2110 , PSY 2111 PSY 2112 2210 , 3110 , 3230
- Social Work: SW
- Sociology: SOC
- University Professor: UP 1901S , 4901S (class subjects vary; check Course Offerings for more information)
- Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: WGS 3910
- World Religions: CLWR 4340 , 4350
Natural Sciences Area Requirement *
The natural sciences requirement may be met by selecting 9 semester hours from the following:
- Anthropology: ANTH 2010 , 3460 , 3550 , 3600 , 4470 , 4480 , 4740 , 4960
- Astronomy: ASTR
- Biological Sciences: BIOS, BIOL 1010
- Chemistry: except CHEM D015 , 1100 , 1150 , 1151 , 1152 , 3005 , 3006
- College of Arts and Sciences: CAS 2411 , 1415 , 2405 , 2600
- Computer Science: CS 3000 , 4160
- Environmental and Plant Biology: except PBIO 2170
- Geography: GEOG 1100 , GEOG 2060 GEOG 2680 , GEOG 2710 , 3010 , 3020 , 3031 , 3040 , 3050 , 3150 , 3160 , 3580 , GEOG 3650 , 4035 , 4060 , 4070 , 4080 , 4090 , 4110 , GEOG 4130 , 4170 , 4660 , 4670 , 4712 , GEOG 4730 , GEOG 4760 , 4770 , 4941 , 4942 , 4943 , 4944
- Geological Sciences: GEOL
- Mathematics: except MATH D004 , D005 , 1060 , 1090 , 1101 , 1102 , 1200 , 1300 , 1321 , 1322 , MATH 1500 , 4100
- Physical Science: PSC
- Psychology: PSY 2110 , 2210 , PSY 2111 PSY 2112 , 3110 , 3230
- Physics: PHYS
- University Professor: UP 1901N , 4901N (class subjects vary; check Course Offerings for more information)
* May only count in one area.
Note: Methods courses are not applicable to area requirements.
*These listings must be used as the official guide for the completion of the Arts and Sciences area (distribution) requirements. Exceptions to the 9-hour Arts and Sciences area distribution will be made only under the most unusual of circumstances and by petition only. Consideration for inclusion of courses not listed is not made on an ad hoc basis but requires formal approval of the Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee.
Some courses from these categories may also be applied to the University general education requirements. However, the three Arts and Sciences area categories differ in scope from the five OHIO BRICKS groupings. If you wish to select a course that will apply to both the Arts and Sciences and general education requirements, take care to choose a course that has been approved for the desired category in both the College and the University listings. Courses that can fulfill quantitative reasoning and written communication OHIO BRICKS requirements and the capstone requirement do not apply to the Arts and Sciences area distribution requirements. Exceptions include MATH 1350 and PSY 2110 .
The list of courses appears in the OHIO BRICKS section of the catalog.
Level-of-Study Requirement
Hours at the 2000 level or above : Within the total hours applied to the degree, at least 57 semester hours of courses must be above the freshman level (numbered above 1999). These courses are listed earlier in this section under humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, and include foreign languages, courses from the department major, and courses taught by faculty in the College of Fine Arts or Arts and Sciences intended to meet the advanced writing or capstone.
Single Application of Credit and Exceptions
Excluding the exceptions listed below, no course may satisfy more than one of the three area distribution requirements in foreign language, humanities, social sciences, or the major requirement. For example, a theater major may not apply any courses in theater toward the humanities area distribution requirement. Courses that fulfill freshman OHIO BRICKS requirements or capstone will not apply to the distribution area requirements.
Exceptions are:
- MATH 1350 and PSY 2110 (will fulfill the quantitative reasoning requirement, as well as the natural science area distribution).
- Advanced writing courses offered by departments within the College of Fine Arts or the College of Arts and Sciences apply to the area distribution requirement except when they are required for the major.
School of Art + Design Requirements
All majors in the School of Art + Design (B.A. and B.F.A. degrees) require an accumulative 2.0 GPA and a 2.75 GPA in the major.
Foundations
Complete the following courses:
- ART 1200 - Description + Drawing Credit Hours: 4
- ART 1210 - Function + Practice Credit Hours: 4
- ART 1220 - Image + Design Credit Hours: 4
- ART 1230 - Structure + Space Credit Hours: 4
- ART 1240 - Visual Art in Practice and Theory: Critical Perspectives Credit Hours: 3
Studio Art 2000-Level Courses
Complete at least 20 hours from the following courses in studio art areas.
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Ceramics:
- ART 2210 - Ceramics Hand Building Credit Hours: 4
- ART 2220 - Ceramics Wheel Throwing Credit Hours: 4
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Graphic Design:
- ART 2510 - Graphic Design Principles Credit Hours: 4
- ART 2520 - Typography Credit Hours: 4
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Painting/Draw:
- ART 2710 - Painting: Color, Form, Context Credit Hours: 4
- ART 2720 - Painting: Alternative, Digital, Temporal Modes Credit Hours: 4
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Photography:
- ART 2810 - Film Photography Credit Hours: 4
- ART 2820 - Digital Photography Credit Hours: 4
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Printmaking:
- ART 2410 - Lithography/Monotype Credit Hours: 4
- ART 2420 - Etching/Relief Credit Hours: 4
- ART 2430 - Screen/Paper Credit Hours: 4
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Sculpture:
- ART 2310 - Sculpture: Contemporary Objects and Traditions Credit Hours: 4
- ART 2320 - Sculpture: Environments & Actions Credit Hours: 4
- ART 2330 - Casting Contemporary Explorations Credit Hours: 4
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Topics:
- ART 2900 - Studio Art Topics Credit Hours: 4
- ART 2902 - Figure and Gender Credit Hours: 4
Studio Art 3000/4000-Level Courses
Complete at least 12 hours from the following courses in studio arts areas.
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Ceramics:
- ART 3210 - Advanced Ceramics Credit Hours: 4
- ART 3220 - Glaze Calculation & Materials Credit Hours: 4
- ART 3230 - Ceramics Wheel Throwing II Credit Hours: 4
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Graphic Design:
- ART 3530 - Letterpress and Bookmaking Credit Hours: 4
- ART 3540 - Media Credit Hours: 4
- ART 3550 - Animation Credit Hours: 4
- ART 3510 - Graphic Design Studio I Credit Hours: 4
- ART 3520 - Graphic Design Studio II Credit Hours: 4
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Painting/Draw:
- ART 3710 - Advanced Painting and Drawing: Investigative modes; Defining trajectories Credit Hours: 4
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Photography:
- ART 3810 - Advanced Photography Credit Hours: 4
- ART 3820 - Photographic Arts Credit Hours: 4
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Printmaking:
- ART 3410 - Advanced Printmaking Credit Hours: 4
- ART 3420 - Papermaking Credit Hours: 4
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Sculpture:
- ART 3310 - Public Spheres & Dissemination Tactics Credit Hours: 4
- ART 3320 - Content & Concept in Material & Form Credit Hours: 4
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Topics
- ART 3900 - Studio Art Topics Credit Hours: 4
- ART 3960 - Student Design Agency: OU Design Collaborative in the Community Credit Hours: 4
- ART 4900 - Studio Art Topics Credit Hours: 4
- FAR 4500 - 30 Mile Studio: Community Arts Engagement Credit Hours: 4
Introductory Art History
Complete the following two courses:
- AH 2110 - From Caves to Calligraphy: Global Art + Design I Credit Hours: 4
- AH 2130 - From Gutenberg to Google: Global Art + Design II Credit Hours: 4