Program Overview

Studio Art

Overview

Engage in the process of making art, and also in the critical dialogue that explores how art communicates important messages to the rest of the world. The Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art embraces a workshop-structured approach to coursework, which is designed as an experiential initiation into professional artistic practice, creative methodology and studio work ethic. Students make art, discuss how and what art communicates to others, and learn strategies to sharpen the connection been an art object and its meanings. Faculty members work closely with students from the generation of an idea through the realization of the object. Integrated projects, rather than isolated design exercises, encourage personal investment. The focus of the program is to foster inventive and resourceful students who can express complicated ideas in a manner that is technically and conceptually sophisticated.

Learning Outcomes

• Artistic Inquiry; Students will demonstrate the ability to utilize artistic inquiry as a mode of thinking and discovery
• Context; Students will demonstrate a breadth of knowledge concerning the history of art as well as contemporary art practices.
• Engagement; Students will demonstrate cultural awareness and problem-solving skills to engage with society in meaningful ways.
• Process; Students will demonstrate a familiarity with a range of technical processes and media.
• Professional Practice; Students will demonstrate the ability to apply skills to art related professions as well as disciplines outside of art.

Program Details

Sample Courses

• ART 203: Survey of Contemporary Art Studio
• ART 285: Watercolor Painting I
• ART 404: Topics in Studio Art

Career Fields

• Art
• Art education
• Advertising and marketing
• Gallery management
• Graphic design

Level of Math

• General Knowledge

This strand involves the general understanding and appreciation of how mathematics is used to solve problems in everyday life. The G-strand does not prepare a student for any further work grounded in mathematics and assumes the student will not proceed beyond the basic Foundations level noted above. Thus only those students whose major requires the most general knowledge of mathematics should take this strand.

Level of Second Language

• 4th Semester Proficiency

Fourth-semester skill level in a second language is required. B.A. degree students may fulfill this requirement with one of the following options: 1. Scoring the equivalent of fourth-semester skill level on an entrance or placement examination administered by The University of Arizona. 2. Completion of a two-course sequence beyond the second semester of post-secondary language instruction. 3. Completion with a C or higher of a 300- or 400-level language course at the post-secondary level. 4. Completion of one course beyond the third semester in combination with an AP (Advanced Placement) score, IB (International Baccalaureate) score or a CLEP (College Level Entrance Program) score determined by the individual language department. 5. An AP, IB, or CLEP language score determined by individual language departments 6. A minimum of one semester study abroad in a language program approved by the appropriate language department as the equivalent of fourth-semester skill level.

Pre-major Required?

• No

This Major's College

• College of Fine Arts

Degree

• Bachelor of Arts

Sample Plans

2025, Studio Art

• 4-Year Sample Plan
• Map Transfer Coursework
• Plan Ahead with a Transfer Pathway

First Year

• 1st Semester
  • ART Foundation Course
  • ART Foundation Course
  • ARH 201 Pre-Historic to Gothic Art History
  • ENGL 101 First Year Composition
  • MATH
  • Introduction to the General Education Experience (Entry Course)
• 2nd Semester
  • ART Foundation Course
  • ARH 202 Renaissance to Modern Art History
  • ENGL 102 First Year Composition
  • ART Foundation Course
  • ART 119 Contemporary Art and Theory

Second Year

• 3rd Semester
  • 200 Level Studio Art Course
  • Non-Studio Based Art Course
  • Minor
  • Second Language
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• 4th Semester
  • Upper Division Studio Art Course
  • Non-Studio Based Art Course
  • Minor
  • Second Language
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections

Third Year

• 5th Semester
  • Upper Division Studio Art Course
  • Non-Studio Based Art Course
  • Minor
  • Second Language
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
• 6th Semester
  • Upper Division Studio Art Course
  • Writing Emphasis Course
  • Minor
  • Second Language
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections

Fourth Year

• 7th Semester
  • Upper Division Studio Art Course
  • ART 496A Career Development
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
  • Minor
  • General Education Portfolio (Exit Course)
• 8th Semester
  • Upper Division Studio Art Course
  • Upper Division Studio Art Course
  • Minor
  • GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections

Map Transfer Coursework

• Enter your coursework from Arizona universities or community colleges to see how they can map to this major.
• Connect with The University of Arizona Academic Advisors to validate how your coursework will transfer.

About the Transfer Mapping Categories

• Maps to One Requirement
  • A transfer course with this designation matches a UAZ course that maps to one requirement for this major.
• Can Map in Multiple Ways
  • A transfer course with this designation matches a UAZ course that maps to more than one requirement for this major.
• Ask an Advisor
  • A transfer course with this designation matches a UAZ course that has not yet been mapped to a requirement for this major, or it means that the transfer course was input incorrectly.