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dottinge@mckendree.edu; (618) 537-6987; BWAB

 

Students may earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a major in art. Art majors are offered a broad range of courses to prepare them for commercial production in design, layout, illustration and photography, as well as preparation for teaching and graduate school studies in fine arts. Many options are possible through a balanced selection of courses within the requirements listed.

 

The curriculum in Art is intended to develop an appreciation of how the human creative process can ultimately be translated into a work of art, while providing hands-on experience in the various forms of art with participation in the studio process as a medium. It is also intended to develop a solid understanding of the major developments in Art History and the role of individual standing of the major developments in Art History and the role of individual artists in influencing significant artistic movements. For art majors the curriculum is geared towards developing functional skills in all primary media, including drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, and design.

 

Work in progress, or completed assignments, are subject to critique by the instructor individually or in a class forum. This process provides the students with developmental instruction and comparative information. Work can benefit from both the information derived from comparison and the degree of development between works. Student sensitivities also benefit by involvement in the process to which all artists are subject, and from which constructive benefits, in terms of growth, are achieved. At the end of each semester student works are exhibited at a central location on campus, completing the process of the creative work emerging from the studio to be placed on display.

 

Each student majoring in art must complete a minimum of six semester hours of a single foreign language or equivalent (calculated at two semesters of high school language equal to one semester of college language) and must meet with an art adviser each semester for planning and approval of art courses appropriate to the student’s goals and interests.

 

A grade better than D is required in all courses required for the major. The College has the right to retain one example of the student’s work from any class, suitably framed and matted by the student.

 

Art majors with a marketing minor may substitute MTH 310 (Statistics) for the foreign language requirement.

 

To minor in art the student must complete 18 credit hours to include ART 111, 112, 101 or 122, and 9 credits in one category (such as photography or ceramics). The 9 credits in the chosen category must include a minimum of 6 credit hours of upper level work. A grade of C or better is required in all courses required for the minor.

ART 101 ART 111 ART 112 ART 122 ART 231 ART 232 ART 241 ART 242 ART 251 ART 321 ART 331 ART 341 ART 343 ART 350 ART 360

BEGINNING DRAWING   SURVEY OF ART HISTORY             (WESTERN ART – BEGINNING TO END OF GOTHIC)    SURVEY OF ART HISTORY            (WESTERN ART – RENAISSANCE TO PRESENT)            BEGINNING FIGURE  SCULPTURE I  CERAMICS I   DESIGN AND LAYOUT I   DESIGN AND COLOR II  BEGINNING PAINTING  ADVANCED DRAWING   SCULPTURE II  MODERN ART HISTORY AND PAINTING  DESIGN III – ELEMENTS (3-DIMENSIONAL) ADVANCED PAINTING  PRINTS

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All studio courses may be repeated for additional credit.