Academics

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Refine Your Craft

The Department of Studio Arts offers hands-on courses with small class sizes, providing an exceptional amount of one-on-one attention from faculty within a close-knit and supportive community of creative thinkers and makers.

Studio Arts Major

The BA degree program is designed for students who desire a liberal education and may want to prepare for graduate art school or pursue a career in an art-related field. The program requires the completion of 52 credits

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Studio Arts Minor

Studio Arts' introductory-level courses carry no prerequisites and are open to non-art majors. These courses satisfy the Dietrich School's general education requirement for Creative Work and can launch your minor in Studio Arts.

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Digital Studies and Methods

This certificate program is designed to guide students through the process of gaining their own, deeply engaged, understanding of the ways in which digital technologies affect their lives on a daily basis.

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Featured Elective—Spring 2025

Digital Studio: Creative Coding

Apply the materials, processes, tools, and techniques of digital technology to diverse creative practices. 

Instructor: Triton Mobley
M/W, 3:00-4:40pm | B43/B7

SA 0170

Featured Elective—Spring 2025

Photo Studio 2

Experiment with different ways of seeing and thinking about image making to discover uncharted photographic territory.

Instructor: Melissa Catanese
W, 8:30-11:50am | B43/B23

SA 1280

Featured Elective—Spring 2025

Painting Studio: Projects

Develop a personal direction and focus in your paintings as you build a coherent body of work and portfolio.

Instructor: Omid Shekari
Thursday, 6:00-9:20pm | B34

SA 1320

Featured Elective—Spring 2025

Print Studio: Screenprint

Explore the creative possibilities of screenprinting as you generate images, examine processes, and select materials.

Instructor: Sean Morrissey
Thursday, 10:00-11:40am | B41

SA 1365

Featured Elective—Spring 2025

Digital Studio: Video

Craft artful, digital videos from pre- to post-production in this advanced studio course.

Instructor: Scott Andrew
Tuesday, 6:00-9:20pm | B43

SA 1380

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Visual Thinking

Visual Thinking is a survey of concepts, methods, and issues of visual form as a vehicle of visual organization, structure, thought, and expression.

SA 0110

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Drawing Studio 1

Drawing Studio provides a comprehensive introduction to the art of drawing. The coursework follows a sequence of studies that introduces basic drawing techniques, media, and composition through observation and analysis of natural and manufactured forms. The course culminates with an introduction to the human figure.

SA 0130

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Painting Studio 1

Painting Studio 1 is an introduction to oil painting that emphasizes color mixing, painting techniques, and composition. The purpose of the course is to promote sensitivity to color interaction, advance technical and compositional skills, and provide a basis for creative growth and expression.

SA 0140

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Hand holds a camera against a gradient of blue to magenta
Hand holds a paintbrush to a large red and blue canvas
Individual runs colorful inks through a screenprint
Individual films themselves in front of a camera
Two students examine a work of art holding flashlights
Individual uses tweezers to gently look through a booklet of drawings
Students work independently on projects while instructor offers guidance
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Study Abroad

Many Studio Arts students study at the SACI Art School in Florence. SACI provides a stimulating educational experience that draws upon the rich cultural resources of both past and present Italy.

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Wyoming Field Study

The Wyoming Field Study is a collaborative program offered by the University Honors College and taught by the Department of Studio Arts.  The program is a three-credit, two-week intensive field study that takes place in southeastern Wyoming.

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Internships

An internship can give you a closer look at working in a particular field, help you gain a competitive edge, help you make contacts in the marketplace, and provide credits toward your degree.

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