Studio Art, B.A.

(36 hours)

The studio art track helps students develop their skills and creative expression culminating in an exhibition in a Sweet Briar gallery.

What Can You Do With a Degree Studio Art?

~ Art Therapy

~ Advertising

~ Graphic/Fashion/Interior Design

~ Teaching

Required

The following requirements are needed to complete the major in studio art (36 hours):

Program Core

Complete the following courses for the program core (9 hours):

SART 111 - The Artists’ Book/2-D Design CR: 3
Or
SART 112 - Mixed Media 2D Design CR: 3
SART 121 - Material Studies/3-D Design CR: 3
SART 206 - Classic Drawing CR: 3
Or
SART 186 - Observational Drawing CR: 3

Areas of Breadth

Choose one course in four of the following areas for breadth (12 hours):

Clay
Drawing
Painting
Photography
Printmaking

Upper-level Areas of Depth

Choose two additional courses at the 300-level in one of the areas for depth (6 hours):

Clay
Drawing
Painting
Photography
Printmaking

Art History

Choose two of the following (6 hours):

ARTH 115 - History of Art: Global Perspectives I–Prehistory to 1500 CR: 3
ARTH 116 - History of Art II: Global Perspectives II–1500 to Present CR: 3
Any ARTH Special Topics course for which the student is eligible

Senior Seminar

Generally taken in the last semester of the senior year (3 hours):

SART 451 - Senior Seminar I CR: 1
SART 452 - Senior Seminar II CR: 2

Interested in Graduate/Professional Programs?

If you are interested in pursuing graduate or professional programs for studio art, the following courses are recommended in addition to the requirements for the major:

DART 113 - Technology for the Arts CR: 3
PHIL 236 - Philosophy and the Arts CR: 3