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USM Art Department

Minor in Studio Art

The minor in studio art is designed for non-majors who wish to gain substantial knowledge in one of seven studio disciplines offered at USM: ceramics, drawing, digital arts, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. Students who minor in studio art take an abbreviated version of the foundation program, and then take a sequence of course within a specific discipline.

Courses & Requirements

The minimum number of art and art history credits (exclusive of the University’s Core Curriculum) required for the minor is 21.

Grades of C- or better must be earned to satisfy a major or minor requirement.

Each Studio Concentration has specific prerequisites for its 200-level course
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3 crs

Art History Requirement

3

ARH 112G Art History: Renaissance to the Present

6 crs

Ceramics and Sculpture

3
3

ART 142 3-D Design
ART 151F Drawing I

6 crs

Digital Art
Select two courses from the following:

3
3
3
3

ART 141F 2-D Design
ART 142 3-D Design
ART 151F Drawing I
ART 152 Drawing II

6 crs

Drawing and Painting

3
3

ART 151F Drawing I
ART 152 Drawing II

6 crs

Photograhy and Printmaking

3
3

ART 141F 2-D Design
ART 151F Drawing I

3 crs

200-Level Studio Concentration

3
3
3
3
3
3

ART 231 introduction to Ceramics
ART 251 Drawing
ART 261 Introduction to Painting
ART 271 Introduction to Photography
ART 281 Introduction to Printmaking
ART 291 Introduction to Sculpture

9 crs

Upper-Level Studio Concentration Courses



3
3

Do TWO 300-level studio courses from the studio concentration
for which the student has completed a 200-level introductory course.
Course:
Course:

3 crs

Do ONE 400-level studio course from the selected studio concentration.

3

Course: