Studio Art, BA

• Degree Requirements
• Residency Requirement Policy
• Honors
• Studio Art Major Learning Goals and Objectives

Degree Requirements

Students can earn a Bachelor of Arts degree with this major

Major Requirements: 15 courses, 47 credits

Core Requirements (13 courses, 41 credits)

ADF-S101	Foundation Drawing I	3
ADF-S102	Foundation Drawing II	3
ADF-S152	3-Dimensional Design	3
ADF-S166	2D/Color	3
ADFA-S201	Drawing: Language of Light	3
ADFA-S220	Drawing: Shifting Scales	3
ADFA-S251	Printmaking Studio	3
ADFA-S271	Fine Arts Seminar I	3
ADFA-S272	Fine Arts Seminar I	3
ADFA-S371	Fine Arts Seminar II	3
ADFA-S372	Fine Arts Seminar II	3
ARH-101	Art History I	4
ARH-102	Art History II	4

Electives (2 courses, 6 credits)

Choose two of the following:

ADFA-S345	Advanced Printmaking	3
ADFA-S380	Advanced Seminar Projects	3
ADFA-400	Fine Arts Internship	3
ADFA-S510	Fine Arts Independent Study	1
ADFA-HS510	Fine Arts Honors Independent Study	1

Note: The letter "S" preceding a course number indicates a studio course, for which a studio fee is assessed.

Residency Requirement Policy

In the College of Arts and Sciences, a two-course (8 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for completion of a minor and a four-course (16 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for the completion of a major.

Honors

To complete requirements for honors in the major, a candidate must:

1. Complete ADFA-HS410 or ADFA-HS372
2. Present final honors project at the senior exhibition

CAS Honors Program students only: Also present work from the senior honors experience at the Honors Symposium or Pecha Kucha event

Studio Art Major Learning Goals and Objectives

Learning goals and objectives reflect the educational outcomes achieved by students through the completion of this program. These transferable skills prepare Suffolk students for success in the workplace, in graduate school, and in their local and global communities.

Learning Goals	Learning Objectives
Students will...	Students will be able to...
Understand and employ the principles of visual language	- Demonstrate perceptual acuity in two and three dimensional work - Demonstrate conceptual understanding of complex visual systems - Demonstrate technical facility with the tools current to their chosen art & design field - Demonstrate visual communication skills common to their chosen art & design field
Understand and employ the creative thinking process	- Effectively solve visual and design problems specific to their chosen discipline - Use experimentation to test new ideas - Evaluate their work and the work of their peers through the critique process - Use the reiterative process to develop new and original solutions to visual and design problems
Understand their potential in the professional art & design field of their choosing	- Evaluate their work in relation to the historical precedents of their chosen field - Visually present their work in a professional manner using the tools current to their chosen field - Orally present and support their work in a professional manner to peers and professionals from their chosen field - Demonstrate fluency in the technologies current to their chosen field - Demonstrate knowledge of the significant contemporary aesthetics and social issues relevant to their chosen field - Employ professional practices current to their chosen field