Studio Arts, B.A.

Complete Three Art History Courses

• Required

• VPH 181 - History of Art I (History Cornerstone) (WID)

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• Complete Two 200- or 300-level Art History Courses

• VPH 209 - History of Photography
• VPH 212 - Aesthetics
• VPH 214 - The Age of Cathedrals
• VPH 215 - Early Renaissance Art: Italy and the North
• VPH 217 - Early Modern Art: 1900-1945
• VPH 218 - Art Since 1945
• VPH 220 - From Bernini to Vermeer: Art of the Baroque
• VPH 227 - Modern American Architecture
• VPH 229 - Topics in Non-Western Art
• VPH 230 - Art and Psychology: Introduction to Art Therapy
• VPH 314 - Masters of the Renaissance: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
• VPH 330 - Topics in European or American Art
• VPH 332 - Museums: Past and Present

Complete Two of the Following 100-Level Studio Arts Courses

• VPS 102 - Introduction to Color
• VPS 104 - Introduction to Drawing
• VPS 107 - Introduction to Studio Art Design

Complete Three 200-Level Studio Arts Courses

(may include VPT 205)

• VPS 201 - Sustainable Three-Dimensional Design
• VPS 204 - Intermediate Drawing
• VPS 205 - Introduction to Painting
• VPS 206 - Printmaking
• VPS 207 - Special Projects
• VPS 208 - Introduction to Watercolor
• VPS 210 - Photography I: An Introduction to the Still Image
• VPS 223 - The Nature of Art: Discovering the Artist Within
• VPS 224 - Short Films and Graphic Novels
• VPS 225 - Artist, Craftsman, Alchemist
• VPS 243 - Documentary Photography
• VPT 205 - Stagecraft

Complete Two 300 or 400-Level Studio Arts Courses

(May include VPT 310 and VPT 315, but may not include VPS 406)

• VPS 301 - Sculpture
• VPS 308 - Methods and Materials: Painting Techniques Investigated
• VPS 310 - Photography/Multimedia Outreach: Mentoring Through Art
• VPS 311 - Photography II: The Still and Moving Image
• VPS 312 - Topics in Contemporary Photography
• VPS 322 - Installation Art in the 21st Century
• VPS 324 - Figure Drawing
• VPS 326 - Portrait Studio
• VPS 327 - Topics in Painting
• VPS 475 - Internship in Studio Arts
• VPT 310 - Transformation: Designing for the Stage
• VPT 315 - Make-up for the Stage

Complete a Capstone in Studio Arts

• VPS 406 - Advanced Studio Seminar

Portfolio Review

Studio Arts Majors are required to complete portfolio reviews during the Sophomore or Junior and Senior years.

Sophomores and Juniors will complete their portfolio review in the spring semester.

Seniors will complete their Capstone portfolio review on the fall semester reading day.

Students may contact Professor David Kinsey for details about the portfolio review.