Drawing, Painting and Printmaking Minor
The minor in Drawing, Painting & Printmaking is often added as a secondary focus of study in order to complement or enhance a student's major or chosen career path. Students may also choose to add the minor in order to pursue an area of interest without the responsibility of a major.
The minor embodies many of the key historical, critical, theoretical, methodological and contextual elements embedded within the more comprehensive framework of the major.
Curriculum
A total of 18 credit hours are required for the minor in Drawing and Painting.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Foundation Courses | ||
FNAR 110 | Foundations of Visual Art | 3 |
or FNAR 113 | Drawing I | |
Applied Courses | ||
FNAR 114 | Painting I | 3 |
FNAR 311 | Advanced Studio | 3 |
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Printmaking I | ||
Drawing II | ||
Painting II (Spring) | ||
History Courses | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Global Art History: Prehistoric to 600 CE | ||
Global Art History: 600-1800CE | ||
Global Art History: Modern Art | ||
Women, Art, and Society | ||
Paris in the Nineteenth Century | ||
American Art to 1945 | ||
Contemporary Art 1945-Present | ||
Medieval Art | ||
Baroque Art | ||
Early Italian Renaissance Art | ||
Italian High Renaissance and Mannerist Art | ||
Art and the Catholic Tradition | ||
Latin American Art I: Ancient to 19th Century | ||
Islam and Visual Culture | ||
Latin American Art II: Modern to Contemporary | ||
Art of Africa | ||
India, Women and Visual Culture | ||
South Asian Visual Culture | ||
Chinese Art and Culture | ||
Japanese Art and Culture | ||
Picturing Women in Renaissance and Baroque Art | ||
History of Photography | ||
Total Hours | 18 |
Suggested Sequence of Courses
The below sequence of courses is meant to be used as a suggested path for completing coursework. An individual student’s completion of requirements depends on course offerings in a given term as well as the start term for a major or graduate study. Students should consult their advisor for assistance with course selection.
Freshman | ||
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Fall | Hours | |
FNAR 113 | Drawing I | 3 |
Hours | 3 | |
Spring | ||
FNAR 114 | Painting I | 3 |
Hours | 3 | |
Sophomore | ||
Fall | ||
FNAR 213 | Drawing II | 3 |
Hours | 3 | |
Spring | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Global Art History: Prehistoric to 600 CE | ||
Global Art History: 600-1800CE | ||
Global Art History: Modern Art | ||
Women, Art, and Society | ||
Paris in the Nineteenth Century | ||
American Art to 1945 | ||
Contemporary Art 1945-Present | ||
Medieval Art | ||
Baroque Art | ||
Early Italian Renaissance Art | ||
Italian High Renaissance and Mannerist Art | ||
Art and the Catholic Tradition | ||
Latin American Art I: Ancient to 19th Century | ||
Islam and Visual Culture | ||
Latin American Art II: Modern to Contemporary | ||
Art of Africa | ||
India, Women and Visual Culture | ||
South Asian Visual Culture | ||
Chinese Art and Culture | ||
Japanese Art and Culture | ||
Picturing Women in Renaissance and Baroque Art | ||
History of Photography | ||
Hours | 3 | |
Junior | ||
Spring | ||
Select one of the following: | ||
FNAR 118 or FNAR 214 |
Printmaking I or Painting II |
3 |
Hours | 3 | |
Senior | ||
Fall | ||
FNAR 311 | Advanced Studio | 3 |
Hours | 3 | |
Total Hours | 18 |
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Apply a range of materials, processes and techniques within their chosen concentration as a primary form of artistic expression
- Analyze interpret and comprehend the elements that constitute a work of art (visual, functional, psychological, and social)
- Engage in self-directed problem solving analysis and critical thinking, and take creative and intellectual risks in the production of original artwork
- Employ scholarly and visual research in developing concepts, principles, and theories that underlie their artistic intentions, and effectively communicate them orally and in written form