BA Studio Art
The Studio Art concentration combines a general arts education with the development of studio skills. Coursework is done in Art History and Studio Art. The concentration is flexible to allow students to focus on one area or explore a broad range of courses.
In addition to meeting the College of Arts & Sciences additional requirements (CAR) and General Education Requirements (GEC), the required courses in the Art Department to complete a B.A. degree in Studio Art consist of:
Foundations Program: all entering students will be automatically enrolled in the Foundations Program and the Art Learning Community. Please visit the Foundation Program Page.
- ARH 111: Survey of Western Art II
- ARH 110: Survey of Western Art I
- ARH 112: Survey of Non-Western Art
- ART 120: Fundamentals of Drawing
- ART 140: Foundation Design I
- ART 150: Three Dimensional Foundations I
- ART 220: Intermediate Drawing
- ART 240: Foundational Design II
- ART 253: Three-Dimensional Foundations II
Studio Art(ART) above the 100 level*: 3-15 s.h. (recommended but not required: choose from 300-level or above) Art History(ARH) above the 100 level**: 12 s.h.
*The BA in Studio Art requires 39 s.h. to complete. Students need take only 3 s.h. of ART classes above the 100-level to complete this requirement, but they are strongly encouraged to take more in their specific area of interest. **ARH 110, 111, and 112 satisfy GFA and ARH 112 satisfies GN.
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List of Courses
For more information on these and other available courses, see the Art Department's list of courses or the UNCG course bulletin.
Popular elective courses in Art History include:
- ARH 200: History of Western Architecture
- ARH 210: Art of Disney and Pixar
- ARH 211: Art and African-American Presence
- ARH 212: The Portrait: Image and Identity
- ARH 213: Classical Architecture and Classic
- ARH 214: History of Ceramics: Critical Perspectives
- ARH 215: History of Printmaking to Digital Imaging
- ARH 301: Greek Art
- ARH 302: Roman Art
- ARH 310: Early Medieval and Byzantine Art
- ARH 311: Medieval and Romanesque Art
- ARH 312: Gothic Art
- ARH 320: Italian Renaissance Art
- ARH 325: Northern Renaissance Art
- ARH 330: Baroque Art
- ARH 340: European Art in the Eighteenth Century
- ARH 345: European Art in the Nineteenth Century
- ARH 347: American Art
- ARH 350: History of Photography
- ARH 351: Architecture in the 20th Century
- ARH 352: Early 20th Century Art
- ARH 353: Late 20th Century Art
- ARH 370: African Art
- ARH 371: The Trans-Atlantic: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Popular Studio Art electives include:
- ART 226: Woodcut and Woodcut Engraving
- ART 228: Etching I
- ART 229: Lithography I
- ART 232: Painting I
- ART 252: Techniques of Sculpture
- ART 281: Ceramics I
- ART 285: Photography I
- ART 321: Life Drawing II
- ART 335: Painting II
- ART 337: Painting III
- ART 340: Design III
- ART 344: Letters, Signs, and Symbols
- ART 347: Color Theory
- ART 344: Digital Darkroom
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