Art Minor
The Art program at Saint Joseph’s University provides students with valuable problem-solving and technical hands-on skills and encourage students to think creatively, to take risks, and to be innovative. Studio classes are small, and students receive a great deal of one-on-one attention.
The program boasts three dedicated buildings that include a digital lab with high-end computers, printers and state-of-the-art software for graphic design and digital photography, painting, drawing, ceramics, and sculpture studios, a darkroom, shooting studio, a kiln house complete with electric, gas, and raku kilns, and classrooms.
Art students have many opportunities to exhibit their work on campus and to pursue internships that help secure jobs after graduation. Saint Joseph's University's proximity to Philadelphia allows studio classes to visit Philadelphia-area museums and galleries for field trips and on-location assignments.
Art students develop careers in a wide range of art-related areas, including advertising, gallery and museum curating, graphic design, pottery, interior design, fashion design, education, and architecture, among others.
Goal 1: To develop a visual awareness through analysis and creative work.
Outcome 1.1: Distinguish the components of a work of art, and
Outcome 1.2: Discuss the context of a work of art.
Goal 2: To manifest their visual awareness in their own work.
Outcome 2.1: Produce a body of creative visual works, and/or
Outcome 2.2: Write critical analysis of visual works of art.
The minimum requirement for the minor is the completion of six courses in Art (18 credits). Students are encouraged to take the two-semester capstone class during their senior year, which counts as two of the six required courses. Students taking the capstone class will participate in the senior art exhibition.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 6 courses: | 18 | |
| Introduction to Studio Art | ||
| Drawing I | ||
| Painting I | ||
| Landscape Painting | ||
| Printmaking | ||
| Landscape Drawing | ||
| 3-D Studio Art | ||
| Pottery I | ||
| Mosaics I | ||
| Ceramics I | ||
| Figurative Sculpture | ||
| Intro to Sculpture/Mixed Media | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Camera-less Photography | ||
| Darkroom Photography I | ||
or ART 173 | Digital Photography I | |
| Historical Photo Processes | ||
| Image Manipulation: Photoshop | ||
| Art Education in the Schools | ||
| Drawing II | ||
| Painting II | ||
| Concepts and Artmaking | ||
| Sculpture II | ||
| Pottery II | ||
| Ceramic Surface Design | ||
| Ceramics II | ||
| Atmospheric Firing: Wood/Salt | ||
| Ceramic Sculpture | ||
| Sculpture Mixed Media II | ||
| Figurative Sculpture II | ||
| Spec. Topics & Ind. Study (SO) | ||
| Darkroom Photography II | ||
| Commercial Photography | ||
| Experimental Digital Photo | ||
| Typography: Design Letterform | ||
| Works on Paper | ||
| Drawing III | ||
| Painting III | ||
| Sculpture III | ||
| Ceramics III | ||
| Spec. Topics & Ind. Study (JR) | ||
| DirectedProjects - Photography | ||
| Photo Essay/Docu Photo | ||
| Ceramics IV | ||
| Spec Topics & Indep Study (SR) | ||
| Senior Project I (Capstone) | ||
| Senior Project II (Capstone) | ||
| Rebels&Revolutionaries:Art&Lit | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |