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STUDIO REQUIREMENTS FOR PAINTING MAJOR
PA261 Painting Studio 1: Observational Painting 3
PA262 Painting Studio 2: Figurative Focus (or Required Elective Cross Registration) 3
PADR263 Painting and Drawing Studio 3: Multi‐Media 3
DR261 Drawing: The Figure and Human Anatomy 3
PA364 Advanced Painting Studio 4: Figure 3
PADR361 Advanced Painting and Drawing Studio 5: Multi‐Media 3
PADR362 Painting & Drawing Studio: Pre‐Thesis 3
DR361 Drawing: The Figure and Human Anatomy 3
PADR365/PADR465 Special Topics Painting & Drawing Studio: Advanced Special Topics 3
TH300 Professional Practices 3
TH401 Thesis Critique Seminar 3
*Any 400‐level Studio course (from menu available from department) 3
TH499 Thesis 3
Studio Electives 21
Total 60
minor provides a focus on foundational best practices for painting materials and methods. Provides exposure to and practice in the area of life drawing, figurative painting, and other drawing and multi media techniques. Consists of a total of 15 credits offered from courses identified by the Painting and Drawing Department as appropriate to and sufficient for students wishing to take a minor in Painting and Drawing. This minor is open to students in any major discipline. 3 Required courses + 2 Course Options from menu: Total credit hours = 15 credit hours which includes the Art History requirement Required: PA261 Painting Studio: Observational Painting DR261 Figure/Anatomy Drawing OR PADR 263 Multi Media AH218/318 History of Painting and Drawing OR AH233 History of Studio Arts Menu: Choose two additional courses PA 262 Figurative Focus PADR 263 Multi Media IL 253 Painting for Illustration IL255 Drawing for Illustration DR 261/361 Figure / Anatomy PA 364/464 Advanced Figure Painting Drawing PADR 361/461 Advanced Multi Media PADR365/465 Special Topics PADR 362 Pre‐Thesis Professional Practice *Second Art History course
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