Art Major (BA)
College: College of Arts & Humanities
The art major provides a general art experience within an easily manageable, four-year completion program or an expanded major with the addition of one concentration consisting of 19 credits.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Creativity: Using various art-making techniques, students create works that reveal and communicate their personal style and conceptual ideas. (Communication and Personal/Social Responsibility)
- Visual Analysis: Students analyze and evaluate the historical, formal, and conceptual components of artwork, including their own. (Reasoned Judgment)
- Communication: Students communicate competently in formats expected in the profession. (Communication)
- Personal and Social Responsibility: Students are responsible and thoughtful as contributors to visual culture and as members of UW-P studio/lab/lecture areas. (Personal and Social Responsibility)
Requirements for the Art Major
Art majors must maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average in the major to remain in the program. Art majors must have a minimum of a 2.5 GPA in order to graduate without a concentration. All students earning an art major without a concentration must complete a minimum of 15 credits within the major at UW-Parkside.
Art majors seeking a concentration must have an entrance and exit grade point average of 2.75 or higher in the concentration.
Art majors with concentrations must have at least a GPA of 2.75 in the major to enter and earn the concentration. All students earning an art major with a concentration must complete a minimum of 21 credits within the major at UW-Parkside.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Foundation Studio and Graphic Design Courses | ||
| These courses serve as prerequisites for most of the curriculum. | ||
| ART 102 | Introduction to Two Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 103 | Introduction to 3-D Design | 3 |
| ART 104 | Introduction to Digital Art | 3 |
| ART 122 | Introduction to Drawing | 3 |
| Foundation Art History Courses | ||
| ART 100 | Foundations of Art and Visual Culture | 3 |
| or ART 125 | Survey of World Art | |
| ART 226 | Modern Art and Graphic Design | 3 |
| Developmental Drawing | ||
| Each course can only count toward one requirement area. | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Life Drawing | ||
| Intermediate Drawing | ||
| Two Dimensional Experience | ||
| Each course can only count toward one requirement area. Prerequisites apply. | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Beginning Printmaking | ||
| Beginning Painting | ||
| Intermediate Drawing | ||
| Life Drawing | ||
| Intermediate Printmaking | ||
| Intermediate Painting | ||
| Advanced Drawing | ||
| Figure Studio | ||
| Three Dimensional Experience | ||
| Each course can only count toward one requirement area. Prerequisites apply. | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Beginning Ceramics | ||
| Beginning Sculpture | ||
| Beginning Woodworking and Furniture Design | ||
| Topics in Three-Dimensional Studio Art: | ||
| Intermediate Ceramics | ||
| Intermediate sculpture | ||
| Intermediate Woodworking and Furniture Design | ||
| Digital Fabrication II | ||
| Digital Fabrication III | ||
| Graphic Design Experience | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Graphic Design | ||
| Typography I | ||
| Topics in Graphic Design: | ||
| Digital Photography | ||
| Topics in Graphic Design | ||
| Additional Art History or related coursework. 1 | ||
| Each course can only count toward one requirement area. | ||
| ART 391 | Selected Topics in Art History | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Lowriders, Kicks, and Graffiti | ||
| Selected Topics in Art History | ||
| Introduction to Film | ||
| Literary Analysis | ||
| Aesthetics | ||
| Professional Practice | ||
| Prerequisite: Junior level standing | ||
| ART 392 | Professional Practice | 3 |
| Upper Division Elective | ||
| Each course can only count toward one requirement area. Prerequisites apply | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Two Dimensional Studio | ||
| Intermediate Drawing | ||
| Life Drawing | ||
| Intermediate Printmaking | ||
| Intermediate Painting | ||
| Advanced Drawing | ||
| Figure Studio | ||
| Advanced Printmaking | ||
| Advanced Painting | ||
| Three Dimensional Studio | ||
| Intermediate Ceramics | ||
| Intermediate sculpture | ||
| Intermediate Woodworking and Furniture Design | ||
| Digital Fabrication II | ||
| Advanced Ceramics | ||
| Advanced Sculpture | ||
| Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Design | ||
| Digital Fabrication III | ||
| Graphic Design | ||
| Digital Photography | ||
| Graphic Design I | ||
| Typography II | ||
| Topics in Graphic Design | ||
| Advanced Digital Photography | ||
| Total Credits | 48 | |
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Other relevant, upper division courses that address the history of art or visual culture may be approved on a case-by-case basis by the Art History advisor.
Art Major Optional Concentrations
Students may choose one of four concentrations to expand their field of study in the major. Students must have at least a 2.75 grade point average in the major to declare a concentration. To earn the concentration, the minimum 2.75 grade point average in the major must also be met.
Art Education Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Art Education Methodologies | ||
| ART 325 | Art Methods for Elementary-Middle | 3 |
| ART 326 | Art Methods for High School | 3 |
| Education (IPED Credits) | ||
| EDU 100 | Introduction to the Teaching Profession | 1 |
| EDU 211 | Child and Adolescent Development | 3 |
| EDU 300 | Creating Effective Learning Environments | 1 |
| EDU 304 | Context and Culture In Learning Environments | 3 |
| EDU 310 | Family, School, and Community Partnerships | 1 |
| EDU 322 | Teaching Exceptional Learners | 3 |
| EDU 420 | Residency Seminar | 2 |
| EDU 425 | Residency (Student Teaching) | 10 |
| EDU 430 | Using Action Research to Improve Instruction | 2 |
| EDU 440 | Teacher Preparation Portfolio Design | 2 |
| Total Credits | 34 | |
Concentrations in Studio Art
To gain increased experience in studio art areas, students may select a concentration in either two dimensional studio art, three dimensional studio art, or interdisciplinary art. All three concentrations consist of an additional art history course, the exhibition capstone, and an additional 12 credits of studio course work related to the chosen concentration. A minimum 2.75 GPA is required to enter and exit the concentration.
Two Dimensional Studio Art Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Additional Upper Division Art History 1 | ||
| Each course can only count toward one requirement area | ||
| ART 391 | Selected Topics in Art History | 3 |
| Required Additional Upper Division Art History Subtotal | 3 | |
| Two Dimensional Studio Art Courses | ||
| Each course can only count toward one requirement area | ||
| Select four of the following (three courses must be upper division): | 12 | |
| Beginning Printmaking | ||
| Beginning Painting | ||
| Intermediate Drawing | ||
| Life Drawing | ||
| Intermediate Printmaking | ||
| Digital Photography | ||
| Intermediate Painting | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Advanced Drawing | ||
| Figure Studio | ||
| Advanced Printmaking | ||
| Advanced Digital Photography | ||
| Advanced Painting | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Two Dimensional Studio Art Courses Subtotal | 12 | |
| Exhibition Capstone | ||
| ART 493 | Senior Studio | 4 |
| Total Credits | 19 | |
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Other relevant, upper division courses that address the history of art or visual culture may be approved on a case-by-case basis by the art history advisor.
Three Dimensional Studio Art Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Additional Upper Division Art History 1 | ||
| Each course can only count toward one requirement area | ||
| ART 391 | Selected Topics in Art History | 3 |
| Required Additional Upper Division Art History Subtotal | 3 | |
| Three Dimensional Studio Art Courses | ||
| Each course can only count toward one requirement area | ||
| Select four of the following (three courses must be upper division): | 12 | |
| Beginning Ceramics | ||
| Beginning Sculpture | ||
| Beginning Woodworking and Furniture Design | ||
| Topics in Three-Dimensional Studio Art: | ||
| Intermediate Ceramics | ||
| Intermediate sculpture | ||
| Intermediate Woodworking and Furniture Design | ||
| Digital Fabrication II | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Advanced Ceramics | ||
| Advanced Sculpture | ||
| Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Design | ||
| Digital Fabrication III | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Three Dimensional Studio Art Courses Subtotal | 12 | |
| Exhibition Capstone | ||
| ART 493 | Senior Studio | 4 |
| Total Credits | 19 | |
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Other relevant, upper division courses that address the history of art or visual culture may be approved on a case-by-case basis by the art history advisor.
Interdisciplinary Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Additional Upper Division Art History 1 | ||
| Each course can only count toward one requirement area | ||
| ART 391 | Selected Topics in Art History | 3 |
| Required Additional Upper Division Art History Subtotal | 3 | |
| Interdisciplinary Courses | ||
| Each course can only count toward one requirement area | ||
| Select four of the following (three courses must be upper division): | 12 | |
| Two Dimensional Courses | ||
| Beginning Printmaking | ||
| Beginning Painting | ||
| Intermediate Drawing | ||
| Life Drawing | ||
| Intermediate Printmaking | ||
| Digital Photography | ||
| Intermediate Painting | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Advanced Drawing | ||
| Figure Studio | ||
| Advanced Printmaking | ||
| Advanced Painting | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Three Dimensional Courses | ||
| Beginning Ceramics | ||
| Beginning Sculpture | ||
| Beginning Woodworking and Furniture Design | ||
| Topics in Three-Dimensional Studio Art: | ||
| Intermediate Ceramics | ||
| Intermediate sculpture | ||
| Intermediate Woodworking and Furniture Design | ||
| Digital Fabrication II | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Advanced Ceramics | ||
| Advanced Sculpture | ||
| Advanced Woodworking and Furniture Design | ||
| Digital Fabrication III | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Interdisciplinary Courses Subtotal | 12 | |
| Exhibition Capstone | ||
| ART 493 | Senior Studio | 4 |
| Total Credits | 19 | |
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Other relevant, upper division courses that address the history of art or visual culture may be approved on a case-by-case basis by the art history advisor.
Note for students choosing the standard art major without a concentration (48 credits)
Students should be aware that the standard 48 credit art major has a limited number of built-in upper division courses. Without the added concentration course work, students may need to select additional upper division courses in order to meet the university’s graduation requirement of 36 upper division credits for a bachelor’s degree. These same students may also need to be prepared to take additional credits toward the 120 credits required for graduation. These credits can be gained by working toward a minor or certificate or by taking elective credits.
General University Degree Requirements (Bachelor's Degree)
In addition to individual program requirements, students must also fulfill the following requirements:
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Skills | 7-8 |
| General Education | 36 |
| Foreign Language** | 6-8 |
| Ethnic Diversity | 3 |
| Total | 52-55 |
** Transfer students in sustainable management, and health information management and technology collaborative, online degree-completion programs, the business management online degree-completion program, and the flexible option degree-completion program will be exempt from the university’s foreign language requirement. See appropriate academic section for further information.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Reading and Writing | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Reading | 3 |
| Computational Skills | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| College Mathematics with Applications | ||
| College Algebra I | ||
| Total Credits | 7-8 | |
Degree Requirements
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Minimum Total Credits | 120 |
| Upper Level Credits (300 level or above) | 36 |
| Residency | 30 |
Cumulative Degree GPA: 2.0 minimum