Georgetown seeks to continue its distinguished Washington, DC reputation for providing excellence in undergraduate studio education by enhancing its offerings and continuing to provide the essence of a liberal arts education. The studio arts program focuses on the individual student's experiential development of the imagination and creative thinking processes as an integrating force in the liberal arts curriculum. The program reflects Georgetown's aim to educate the whole person To fulfill the mission of the comprehensive curriculum, the department offers the core components of the traditional studio arts -- painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking, and has expanded into the realmsof photography and electronic media as art forms. In recent years the department has been the beneficiary of a new photography darkroom and the Napolitano Digital Art Studio, a state-of-the-art computer art classroom. Access to the major artistic works is another important factor in the understanding and development of the individual student and an important synergistic component of the program. Uniquely rich in surrounding artisticresources, the museums and galleries in the Washington area provide by example the understanding of technique and the establishment of personal goals. A concentration in Studio Art (Drawing/Printmaking, Painting, Sculpture and Digital Art/Photography) consists of eleven courses; ten courses in the studio discipline (including a one credit Senior Project) and one course in art history. A Studio Art major's specific course requirements depend on their area of concentration (See Required Courses below). Studio Art majors have the option of taking a second art history course in place of one of their studio art electives with permission of the department. All Studio Art majors are required to take the one credit Senior Project course during the spring semester of their senior year in order to produce a portfolio of work reflecting the student's capabilities in their declared area of concentration.