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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art, BA

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Program Description

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Art is an undergraduate, liberal arts degree in visual arts, with emphasis areas in Studio Art, Digital Art & Design Media, and Art History. The program offers students a balanced curriculum of academic coursework, studio art and art history courses. Students select a minor or double major, which allows them to tailor their career interests and take advantage of Clemson’s unique strengths as a large research university.

First-year art students participate in a four-studio foundations program, which introduces them to 2-D, 3-D, and 4-D studio practices. Students utilize traditional and new media, and create a strong foundation of design understanding. Sophomore students select studio courses in four disciplines, which exposes them to a broad range of practice. In their junior year, students continue with two intermediate-level studios to narrow their focus and hone skills learned in the first two years. In their senior year, students select an advanced-level emphasis area course and refine their personal art concepts and projects. Students also pursue a complementary professional preparation course selected from art and art history internships, professional practice seminars, or one of the department’s signature Creative Inquiry projects.

Program Requirements

Freshman Year

First Semester

Credits Hours: 15

Second Semester

Credit Hours: 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

  • Introductory Major Requirement 6 Credits 3
  • Minor Requirement 3 Credits
  • Modern Language Requirement 3 Credits 2
  • Social Sciences Requirement 3 Credits 1
Credit Hours: 15

Junior Year

First Semester

  • Intermediate Major Requirement 3 Credits 4
  • Minor Requirement 3 Credits
  • Natural Science Requirement 4 Credits 1
  • Oral Communication Requirement 3 Credits 1
  • Elective 3 Credits
Credit Hours: 16

Second Semester

  • Arts and Humanities (Literature) Requirement 3 Credits 1
  • Intermediate Major Requirement 3 Credits 4
  • Minor Requirement 3 Credits
  • South Carolina REACH Act Requirement 3 Credits 5
  • Elective 3 Credits
Credit Hours: 15

Senior Year

First Semester

  • Advanced Major Requirement 3 Credits 6
  • Global Challenges Requirement 3 Credits 1
  • Minor Requirement 3 Credits
  • Elective 6 Credits
Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

  • Minor Requirement 3 Credits
  • Professional Preparation Requirement 3 Credits 7
  • Social Sciences Requirement 3 Credits 1
  • Elective 6 Credits
Credit Hours: 15

Total Credits: 121

Footnotes

1 See General Education  Requirements.

2 Students must complete through 2020 in a modern language. See the Modern Language Requirement in the Academic Regulations  section.

3 In conjunction with their advisor, students select a major area of emphasis from (1) Art History; (2) Digital Art and Design Media; or (3) Studio Art.

Introductory Major Requirement-15 credits:

Art History: Both AAH 2050  and AAH 2060 , and three additional courses selected from ART 2060 , ART 2070 , ART 2090 , ART 2110 , ART 2130 , ART 2150 , ART 2170 , ART 2210  

Digital Art and Design Media and Studio Art: Either AAH 2050  or AAH 2060 , and four additional courses selected from ART 2060 , ART 2070 , ART 2090 , ART 2110 , ART 2130 , ART 2150 , ART 2170 , ART 2210  

4 Intermediate Major Requirement-six credits:

Art History: AAH 3050  and one additional course selected from ART 3050 , ART 3060 , ART 3070 , ART 3090 , ART 3110 , ART 3130 , ART 3150 , ART 3170 , ART 3210 , ART 3230 .

Digital Art and Design Media and Studio Art: Two courses selected from ART 3050 , ART 3060 , ART 3070 , ART 3090 , ART 3110 , ART 3130 , ART 3150 , ART 3170 , ART 3210 , ART 3230 .

5 See the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations  section.

6 Advanced Major Requirement-three credits:

Art History: One course selected from AAH 4110 , AAH 4300 , AAH 4320 .

Digital Art and Design Media: One course selected from ART 4150 , ART 4160 , ART 4210 .

Studio Art: One course selected from ART 4050 , ART 4070 , ART 4090 , ART 4110 , ART 4130 , ART 4170 .

7 One course selected from ART 3570 , ART 4550 , ART 4730 , ART 4890 .

NOTE: A transfer course may not be used to satisfy the General Education Global Challenges Requirement. While a transfer course may fulfill other degree requirements, students must enroll in a Clemson course(s) on the Global Challenges list to fulfill the Global Challenges Requirement.

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