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  Art Required Courses
 

Art Major
Core: 34 hrs (Required for all concentrations)
3 AR 151, Drawing I   3 AR 305, Portfolio Seminar
3 AR 153, Design I  3 AR 366, Computer Graphics
3 AR 251, Drawing II 3 AR 400, Art Career Internship
3 AR 235, Ceramics  3 AR 425, Survey of Art History I
3 AR 240, Painting I 3 AR 426, Survey of Art History II
3 AR 257, Printmaking 1 AR 595, Senior Show

Choose one concentration:
Graphic Design Concentration: 18 hrs.
Required Courses:  Highly Recommended:
3 AR 275, Digital Photography 3 AR 255, Photography I
3 AR 372, Digital Page Layout 3 AR 355, Photography II
3 AR 377, Typography 3 IT 361, Web Programming
3 AR 383, Graphic Design 3 IT 370, Adv. Multimedia
3 MKT 231, Principles of Marketing 3 COM 328, Communications Theory and Mass Media
3 MKT 335, Advertising 3 COM 425, Public Relations
      Or Communications Concentration

Studio Arts Concentration: 18 hrs. (15 Upper Level)
Courses are grouped based on career goals:

Required for all:  Recommended Electives:
3 AR 351, Life Drawing 3 AR 255, Photography
3 AR 275, Digital Photography  3-9 AR 300, Special Topics
    3 AR 335, Ceramics II
    3 AR 355, Photography II
    3 AR 340, Painting II
    3 AR 440, Painting III
    3-9 AR 598, Advanced Studios in emphasis area

Undergraduate Art Therapy Preparation for Pursuing a Masters Degree: Studio Art Concentration (18 hours) plus 24 hours in Psychology
3 PY 150 Intro to Psychology
3 PY 290 Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence
3 PY 355 Aging: Issues and Perspectives
3 PY 535 Abnormal Psychology
3 PYCR 585 Research Methods: Design
3 PYCR 586 Research Methods: Statistical Analysis
6 PY   Electives

Art Major Total Hours: 52 hrs.

For more information contact Susan Nelson at nelsons@stmary.edu
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USM hosts approximately six art exhibits a year, two featuring student artwork, in our newly renovated Goppert Gallery.

“I try to be available to the students without getting in the way of their own ability to discover.”

Alexandra Robinson, Professor of Art
 
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