Art & Art History

Studio Art Major Checklist - Requirements for the Major

Name___________________________________________________________

78 total credits required

2-D requirements (two courses required =  12 credits)

110     Observational Drawing                                           _______

113     Field Drawing                                                       _______

140     The Digital Landscape                                            _______

141     Experimental Photography                                       _______

210     Life Drawing                                                         _______

212     Mixed Media Drawing  (So.Pac. program)                   _______

213,214  Elaborating on Perception (NYC winter break)

                        fall and winter- 12 credits                         _______

238     Photography I                                                       _______

240     Intro to Film and Digital Photography                         _______

260     Painting                                                                _______

274     Printmaking                                                           _______

3-D requirements (two courses required =  12 credits)

120     Art, Interactivity and Robotics                                _______

122     Intro to Sculpture                                                _______

151     Metalsmithing                                                      _______

230     Ceramics: Throwing                                              _______

232     Ceramics: Handbuilding                                          _______

234     The Figure in Clay                                                 _______

252     Metalsmithing- Casting                                           _______

Electives (three required = 18 credits)

            1._______________________                             _______

          2. _______________________                            _______

          3. _______________________                            _______

300- level Studio Course (one required = 6 credits)

            1. ______________________                              _______

298 – Junior Practicum (3 credits) (formerly Jr. Seminar)

            spring term Jr. year                                                  _______

400- Integrative Exercises (Comps) (6 credits)

            fall or winter Sr. year                                               _______

398 – Senior Practicum  (3 credits)

            spring term Sr. year                                                 _______

Art History requirements for the Studio Major  (3 required = 18 credits)

1.   AH 241  Contemporary Art for Artists                    

            spring term – strongly recommended Jr. year             ______

2.  any art history course

     which concentrates in art prior to 1900                          ______

3.  art history elective                                                      ______

*Selected Cinema and Media Studies production courses can count toward up to twelve elective credits (two courses) within the major. Consult with your studio art adviser to confirm which courses apply.

*Occasional special courses taught by visiting artists and studio courses from many non-Carleton Off-Campus programs may also count toward the major. Consult with your adviser when you have questions about what may qualify.