Heather
Green
Concord, Ohio
Major: Studio Art
Minor: Educational Study
"My professors challenge me... they expect me to be able to brainstorm, write, reflect, and solve problems - not just make art."
Heather Green feels one of the Allegheny art departmentıs biggest strengths, beyond its close student-faculty interaction, is the faculty's holistic approach to art - and life.
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Whether creating art in the studio or researching significant topics in art history, Allegheny's art majors benefit from an active learning environment. Moreover, they learn to use their strong creative and critical skills in other disciplines. Art at Allegheny can be the focus of a high-quality liberal arts education.
Students who major in the Art Department select an emphasis in Studio Art, Art History, or Art & Technology. All emphases must have the approval of the department and lead to the Bachelor of Arts degree. Art majors are required to have a GPA of at least 2.0 in art at graduation. All art courses taken at Allegheny on a letter grade basis are included in the calculation with the exception of repeated courses for which only the most recent grade counts. The Junior Seminar and the Senior Project must be taken on the letter grade basis (except Art 601, which must be taken Credit/No Credit). No more than two art courses may be taken Credit/No Credit.
The Studio Art major emphasis requires the completion of 48-64 semester hours including:
Foundation Courses:
Art 151 Drawing I,
Art 155 The Creative Process or Art 156 Art and the Environment,
Art 261 Sculpture I,
Art 281 Painting I,
Art 171 Photography I or Art 285 Computer Art I>
Art History Courses:
Art 110 Survey of Art History I,
Art 111 Survey of Art History II,
Art 247 Art of the 20th Century or Art 249 Art Since 1945
Media Sequence:
A two-course media sequence from the following (Foundation courses may not be included in the sequence):
Art 165, 265 (ceramics),
Art 285, 385, or 386 (web art),
Art 251, 255, 351 (drawing),
Art 381, 583 (painting),
Art 171, 271, 583 (photography; 583 may be used only if Art 171 serves as a foundation course),
Art 275, 276, 375 (printmaking; any two of these),
Art 361, 583 (sculpture)
Upper Level Requirements:
Art 580 Junior Seminar (must be taken on the letter grade basis), and
Art 600 Senior Project (must be taken on the letter grade basis)
Recommended Courses:
Art 583 Advanced Studio Projects is strongly recommended, as are additional electives selected from Studio and Art History courses, and FS ART 201: Visual Culture (counts only as an elective).
The Art History emphasis requires the completion of at least 42 semester hours, including the following courses:
Any Studio Art course,
Art 110, 111,
Four 200-level Art History courses (two before 1600, two after 1600),
One 300 or 400-level course,
Art 582 (or other junior seminar as appropriate),
Art 601 (must be taken on the Credit/No Credit basis),
Art 602 (must be taken on the letter grade basis)
Note that 200-level Art History courses are offered in a rotating se-quence. Students planning to continue their study of the history of art are strongly advised to strengthen their emphasis with proficiency in French or German at the intermediate level. They are also encouraged to supplement their studies with courses in the history and literature of their period of emphasis.
The Art and Technology emphasis is designed to support students interested in exploring the connections between photography, video and computer art and requires the completion of 48-64 semester hours including:
Foundation courses:
Art 155 Introduction to Studio Art: The Creative Process or Art 156 Introduction to Studio Art: Art and the Environment,
Art 285 Computer Art I,
Art 171 Photography I,
Com Arts 290 Audio-Visual Production
Art History courses:
Art 110 Survey of Art History I,
Art 111 Survey of Art History II,
Art 247 Art of the 20th Century or Art 249 Art Since 1945
Media Sequences:
A two course sequence from the following (foundation courses may not be included in the sequence);
Art 385 Interactive Computer Art and Art 386 Web Art,
Art 271 Photography II and Art 583 with work in Photography,
Com Arts 300 Electronic Field Production: Structuring Realities, and Art 583 with work in Video Art
Upper Level Requirements:
Art 580 Junior Seminar (must be taken on a letter grade basis), and
Art 600 Senior Project (must be taken on a letter grade basis)
Electives:
Four credits required to be selected from: Art 151, 165, 261, 275, 276, and 281.
FS Art 201 Visual Culture
The Studio minor requires completion of a minimum of 24 semester hours including Art 155 or 156; 151, 165 or 261; 247 or 249; and 583, and a two course sequence from one of the following media: draw-ing (Art 151, 251, 255), painting (Art 281, 381), printmaking (Art 275, 276, or 375), photography (Art 171, 271), sculpture (Art 261, 361), computer art (Art 285, 385 or 386), or ceramics (Art 165, 265). The sixth elective course in the minor must be a studio art course.
The Art History minor requires completion of at least 24 semester hours including: one Studio Art course; Art 110; 111; one 200-level course; one course at the 300- or 400-level; and Art 582 (or other junior seminar as appropriate).
The Art Department offers courses in support of the following special minors: Art and the Environment, American Studies, and Medieval and Renaissance Studies. For specific requirements, check the College's Web Art History Minor pages: http://webpub.alleg.edu/group/interdis/minors.html.
