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Art > Studio Art > Studio Art Major/Minor Requirements

Studio Art Major/Minor Requirements

Department of Art

Majors

Studio Art major (11 courses: Drawing I & II; Sculpture; Painting; Printmaking; two art history courses; Advanced Studio; two additional studio courses; Senior Seminar in Studio Art)

Studio Art major with a concentration in Digital Arts (11 courses: Drawing I & II; Sculpture; Digital Arts I; Digital Arts II: Topics in Digital Arts; Internship in Digital Arts; Advanced Studio in Digital Arts; one additional studio course; two art history courses; Senior Seminar in Studio Art with a senior project in Digital Arts).

At least fifty percent of coursework for the major must be taken at Millsaps, and a grade of C- or higher must be earned in all courses for the major. Students may count work for up to four semester hours credit towards the major in honors, Ford Fellowship, or an internship in art.

An ideal sequence for the art major would move from Drawing I, Sculpture I, and Painting or Printmaking I in the freshman and sophomore years, to introductory courses in other mediums and the art history courses. Modern Art and Contemporary Art are particularly important courses for a studio art. The student should reach the Advanced level in the medium in which they are planning for their Senior Project before taking the Senior Seminar. The Junior Studio Art Seminar is not required but is strongly recommended. A Junior Review, centered around a portfolio of work submitted to the art faculty, will be held for each studio major early in the spring semester of the junior year. Each student must pass the Junior Review before being eligible to begin the Senior Project.

Graduation requirements checklist for studio art concentration (PDF)

Double Majors

Double Major in Studio Art and Art History (17 courses) - Drawing I & II; Sculpture; Painting; Printmaking; Advanced Studio; two additional studio courses; six art history courses; Aesthetics or an additional art history course; Senior Seminar in Studio Art; Senior Seminar in Art History

Double Major in Studio Art and Art History (concentration Museum Studies) (19 courses) - Drawing I & II; Sculpture; Painting; Printmaking; Advanced Studio; two additional studio courses; five art history courses; Museum Studies; two Museum Studies internships; Introduction to Management or Fundamentals in Marketing; Senior Seminar in Studio Art; Senior Seminar in Art History

Double Major in Studio Art (concentration Digital Studies) and Art History (17 courses) - Drawing I & II; Sculpture; Digital Arts I; Digital Arts II: Topics in Digital Arts; Internship in Digital Arts; Advanced Studio in Digital Arts; one additional studio course; six art history courses; Aesthetics or an additional art history course; Senior Seminar in Studio Art with a senior project in Digital Arts; Senior Seminar in Art History

Double Major in Studio Art (concentration Digital Studies) and Art History (concentration Museum Studies) (19 courses) - Drawing I & II; Sculpture; Digital Arts I; Digital Arts II: Topics in Digital Arts; Internship in Digital Arts; Advanced Studio in Digital Arts; one additional studio course; five art history courses; Museum Studies; two Museum Studies internships; Introduction to Management or Fundamentals in Marketing; Senior Seminar in Studio Art with a senior project in Digital Arts; Senior Seminar in Art History

In each of these options, the student must pass the complete senior comprehensive process in both studio art and art history.

Minors

Studio Art minor (5 courses: Drawing; Painting; Printmaking; Sculpture; and one other studio course)

Digital Arts minor (5 courses: Drawing, Digital Arts I; Digital Arts II [or Special Topics in Digital Arts]; Internship in Digital Arts or another Digital Arts course; and one other studio course)

Note: Since you can only get a minor outside your major, if you're a Studio major you could minor in Art History or Museum Studies (but not Digital Arts), and if you're an Art History major you could minor in Studio Art or Digital Arts (but not Museum Studies).