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Bachelor of Arts in Art and Design | Study Art in Rome
Art and Design
Bachelor of Arts in Art and Design | Study Art in Rome

Bachelor of Arts in Art and Design

Learning Outcomes for the Art and Design Major

Requirements for the Degree

A. The Proficiency and General Distribution Requirements of the University (many of the Humanities and Fine Arts requirements will be satisfied by the core curriculum courses below).

B. Core Curriculum Five foundational courses provide a solid basis in 2D, 3D, and 4D approaches to making across Art and Design. This is supported by a required AH course and COM 111 which will develop students' ability to analyze contemporary visual culture.  

The interdisciplinary Contemporary Art and Design Studio Practice will foster increased awareness of studio practice and each student's own individual research interests. 

This will scaffold students' learning to prepare them for AS 460 Research Methods and Practices and AS 480/l Senior Capstone Exhibition 1 /2. AS 480 and AS 481 total 6 credits to allow students the scope to develop an advanced body of work suitable for public exhibition.

  • AS 102 Foundations of 2D Art and Design
  • AS 260 Foundations of 3D Art and Design
  • AS 262 Foundations of 4D Art and Design
  • COM 111 Introduction to Visual Culture
  • One Art History course
  • AS 375 Contemporary Art and Design Practice-Onsite (Junior Standing)
  • AS 382 Contemporary Art and Design Studio Practice l
  • AS 385 Contemporary Art and Design Professional Practice (Junior Standing)
  • AS 460 Research Methods and Practices (Senior Standing)
  • AS 480 Senior Capstone Exhibition I (Senior Standing)
  • AS 485 Senior Capstone Exhibition II (Senior Standing)

The University requires an overall minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all courses taken at the University, with no more than two grades lower than C- in core courses.

C. Major Electives 

Working with their advisor, students should create a coherent program of study that will support their technical proficiency in the chosen media or area of interest. 

  • Six courses with the AS or DMA prefix. Two courses may be substituted with 200-level or higher AH, COM, CMS, CS, or CW courses.

D. General Electives sufficient to give a total of 120 credits.