Offered at: San Luis Obispo Campus
This program is distinctive in its depth of required coursework across a range of contemporary art practices, from two-dimensional media in painting and drawing, to three- and four-dimensional media in sculpture and time-based art. The Studio Art minor is not open to BFA Art and Design majors with a concentration in Studio Art.
Program Learning Objectives
- Produce a strong body of work and/or professional portfolio.
- Apply comparative reasoning in evaluating works of art and design.
- Use verbal, visual, and technical vocabulary related to art and design that demonstrates cultural competency and a world view informed by issues of diversity, inequality, and power.
- Effectively and professionally work in teams and participate in interdisciplinary, collaborative endeavors with people who have beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors that are different from their own.
- Critically examine the role that visual language plays in global culture through research, innovative thinking, writing, and creative expression.
- Demonstrate integrity and make ethical decisions in professional practice and/or creative expression.
- Establish and maintain a rigorous creative practice that is productive and professional.
- Demonstrate a commitment to learning, inquiry, and discovery.
Minor Requirements and Curriculum
The minor must be completed prior to, or at the same time as, the requirements for the bachelor's degree. A major and a minor may not be taken in the same degree program, and a minor is not required for a degree. Requirements for the minor include:
- At least half of the units must be from upper-division courses (3000-4000 level).
- At least half of the units must be taken at Cal Poly (in residence).
- No more than one-third of the units will be taken with credit-no credit grading (CR/NC), not counting courses with mandatory CR/NC. Departments may further limit CR/NC grading if desired.
- A minimum 2.0 GPA is required in all units counted for completion of the minor.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED COURSES 1 | ||
| Select from the following: | 9 | |
| Fundamentals of Drawing | ||
| Beginning Sculpture | ||
| Ceramics I | ||
| Intermediate Drawing | ||
| Beginning Painting | ||
| Select from the following: | 7 | |
| Intermediate Painting | ||
| Intermediate Sculpture | ||
| Time-Based Art | ||
| Ceramics II | ||
| Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates 2 | ||
| Advanced Figure in Studio Art | ||
| Advanced 2-D | ||
| Advanced Sculpture | ||
| Approved Electives | ||
| Select from the following: | 3 | |
| Asian Art Survey | ||
| Michelangelo | ||
| Themes in Renaissance Art | ||
| Themes in Modern and Contemporary Art | ||
| New Media Art History | ||
| Politics of Abstraction | ||
| Intersectional Feminist Art Histories | ||
| Total Units | 19 | |
- 1
Art and Design majors may only double count one required in-major Art and Design course, and one in-major elective course toward the units required to achieve an Art and Design minor. Please consult with minor advisor.
- 2
ART 4400 total credit limited to 2 units.