Major Requirements (14.5 courses total)

Lower Division (6 courses)

• ART 1: Studio Foundations 1: Drawing, Painting, Photography;
• ART 3: Basic Design;
• ART 55: Digital Foundations 1: Photo, Video, and Sound;
• ART 80: Art Theory; and
• AH 1: Survey of World Art: Europe and the United States (or AH 2: Survey of World Art: Africa, Asia and the Americas).

And a choice of one lower-division course:

• ART 2: Studio Foundations 2: Sculpture and Installation;
• ART 4: Basic Photography; or
• ART 65: Digital Foundations 2: Web Design and Interactive Art.

Upper Division (8.5 courses)

• ART 192: Capstone Project*;
• ART 195: Gallery Exhibitions (.25 CR)*; and
• ART 198: Senior Portfolio in Art Practice (.25 CR)*.

*Please Note: Students entering Saint Mary's College prior to academic year 2011/12 may substitute Art 199 for Art 192, 195, and 198.

And a choice of seven upper-division courses:

• ART 101: Advanced Drawing;
• ART 102: Advanced Painting;
• ART 103: Advanced Sculpture; 
• ART 104: Advanced Photography; 
• ART 155: Experimental Film/Video; 
• ART 165: Experimental Interactive Media; 
• ART 180: Seminar in Art Theory & Practice; 
• ART 194: Special Topics in Art;
• AH 117: Art Criticism, 1900 to the Present; 
• AH 118: Art since 1930; or
• AH 193: Museum Internship Project.

Minor Requirements (8.5 courses total)

Lower Division (3 courses)

• ART 1: Studio Foundations 1: Drawing, Painting, Photography; and
• ART 55: Digital Foundations 1: Photo, Video, and Sound.

And a choice of one lower-division course:

• ART 2: Studio Foundations 2: Sculpture and Installation;
• ART 3: Basic Design;
• ART 4: Basic Photography; 
• ART 65: Digital Foundations 2: Web Design and Interactive Art 
• ART 80: Art Theory;
• AH 1: Survey of World Art: Europe and the United States;
• AH 2: Survey of World Art: Africa, Asia and the Americas

Upper Division (5.5 courses)

• ART 195: Gallery Exhibitions (.25 CR)*; and
• ART 198: Senior Portfolio in Art Practice (.25 CR)*.

*Please Note: Students entering Saint Mary's College prior to academic year 2011/12 may substitute Art 199 for Art 192, 195, and 198.

And a choice of five upper-division courses:

• ART 101: Advanced Drawing;
• ART 102: Advanced Painting;
• ART 103: Advanced Sculpture; 
• ART 104: Advanced Photography; 
• ART 155: Experimental Film/Video;
• ART 165: Experimental Interactive Media;
• ART 180: Seminar in Art Theory & Practice;
• ART 192: Capstone Project;
• ART 194: Special Topics in Art;
• AH 117: Art Criticism, 1900 to the Present; or
• AH 193: Museum Internship Project.

Art Practice: Split Major

Split majors between Art Practice and other disciplines are available by arrangement. For more information, please contact Professor Peter Freund.