Requirements
Art Major
An Art major’s specific course requirements depend on their chosen area of concentration (See required courses below). The main four areas of concentration are: Painting, Sculpture, Photography/Graphic Design & Animation and Drawing/Printmaking.
In total, the Art major is required to take nine studio courses, one Art History course, and the Senior Project Seminar (ARTS 4960) course in the fall semester of their senior year which culminates into an exhibition of selected work in the Senior Majors Exhibition the following spring. The seminar enables majors to articulate the concepts in their art and to organize a strong portfolio within their areas of concentration. Participation in the Senior Majors Exhibition teaches students to present their work effectively to the Georgetown community and the wider public.
Required Courses for each Art concentration
Painting
33 hours; 11 courses
- ARTS-1600 2D Design or 1601 3D Design or 1602 Graphic Design
- ARTS-1100 Drawing I
- One Art History course
- Three Painting area courses (includes, for example, Drawing II, Painting I, II, III; Acrylic Painting, Watercolor, Portrait Painting, and Landscape Painting)
- Four Art Electives (or three Art and one Art History with department permission)
- One Senior Project Seminar in the fall semester of senior year; fulfills Integrated Writing (IW) requirement, followed by participation in the Senior Art Majors Exhibition in the spring semester.
Sculpture
33 hours; 11 courses
- ARTS-1600 2D Design or 1601 3D Design or 1602 Graphic Design
- ARTS-1100 Drawing I
- One Art History course
- Three Three-Dimensional courses (includes, for example, Sculpture I, II, and Directed Studies in Sculpture II, III, and IV)
- Four Art Electives (or three Art and one Art History with department permission)
- One Senior Project Seminar in the fall semester of senior year; fulfills Integrated Writing (IW) requirement, followed by participation in the Senior Art Majors Exhibition in the spring semester.
Photography/Graphic Design & Animation
33 hours; 11 courses
- ARTS-1600 2D Design or 1601 3D Design or 1602 Graphic Design
- ARTS-1100 Drawing I
- One Art History course
- Three Digital Art and/or Photography courses (includes, for example, Photography I, II, III; Digital Photography I, II, III; Graphic Design I, II; Animation I, II, and Filmmaking)
- Four Art Electives (or three Art and one Art History with department permission)
- One Senior Project Seminar in the fall semester of senior year; fulfills Integrated Writing (IW) requirement, followed by participation in the Senior Art Majors Exhibition in the spring semester.
Drawing/Printmaking
33 hours; 11 courses
- ARTS-1600 2D Design or 1601 3D Design or 1602 Graphic Design
- ARTS-1100 Drawing I
- One Art History course
- Three Drawing and Printmaking courses (includes, for example, Drawing II: Figure; Drawing II: Wet Media; Drawing II: Portrait and Mixed Media; Drawing into Color; Drawing III; Printmaking I; and The Artist’s Book)
- Four Art Electives (or three Art and one Art History with department permission)
- One Senior Project Seminar in the fall semester of senior year; fulfills Integrated Writing (IW) requirement, followed by participation in the Senior Art Majors Exhibition in the spring semester.
Art Minor
A minor in Art consists of six courses in the discipline, one of which must be ARTS 100: Design I. No more than two courses taken outside the Department of Art and Art History (for example cross-listed courses, study abroad courses, and transferred credits) may count toward the minor in Art. One of the six courses for the Art minor may be in Art History. It is possible to major in Art and minor in Art History, or vice versa.
Checklist for Art minor:
- ARTS-1600 2D Design or 1601 3D Design or 1602 Graphic Design
- Five additional courses in Art (one of which may be in Art History, with the Director of Undergraduate approval)