Program Coordinator/Contact
Michael (Tim) Steele, Department Head
Department of Visual Arts
Grove Hall 101, Box 2802
605-688-4103
E-mail: sdsu.artdept@sdstate.edu
www.sdstate.edu/art
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Program Information
A degree in Studio Art prepares majors for careers as fine artists, graduate study in fine arts, and entry-level positions in art and graphic design. The degree focuses on the breadth of general studies combined with visual arts studies where majors receive certificates in one or more of the following areas: Animation, Art history, Ceramics, Graphic design, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture. A 30-hour visual arts core supports the degree and creates a foundation of success.
Student Learning Outcomes
The study of studio art is both a body of knowledge and a series of activities. Upon completion of the Studio Art major, as defined by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), students demonstrate through advanced writing and senior exhibition the following outcomes:
- Developed visual sensitivity.
- Technical skills, perceptual development, and understanding of principles of visual organization to achieve basic artistic expression in one or more media.
- Ability to make workable connections between concept and media.
- Familiarity with the works and intentions of major artists and movements of the past and the present, both in the Western and non-Western worlds.
- Understand the nature of contemporary thinking on art, and have gained a discernment of quality in their own art and the work of others.
- Ability to work independently while learning and applying new knowledge, expressions and technologies.
Academic Requirements
Visual Arts students must maintain at least a major GPA of 2.6 and an overall GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale for the duration of the program. A grade of “C” or better is required in all ART, ARTD, ARTE and ARTH courses required for the major.
Course Delivery Format
Course content is delivered through hands-on studio work combined with lectures, demonstrations and critiques.