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Willamette University

Studio Arts Curriculum

Courses

ID Course Title Course Req
Liberal Arts (6 cr. required)
LA122  Writing in Context 3
LA225  Perspectives on Society & Culture 3
Art History (6 cr. required)
AH125  Exploring Visual Culture 3
AH210  Intro to World Art History 3
Studio Courses (3 cr. required)
Studio Elective 3
Seminar (1 cr. required)
FD100  First Year Seminar* 1
Foundation Studio (15 cr. required)
FD101  Visual Elements: 2D 3
FD102 Visual Elements: Digital Tools 3
FD105  Drawing 1 3
FD111  3D Design 3
FD112  Time Arts 3
TOTAL 31
At the completion of First Year: 31 cr. earned to date 31

*FD100 First Year Seminar is required of all freshman with fewer than 30 transfer credits.

ID Course Title Course Req
Art History (3 cr. required)
Art History "History of…" course 3
Liberal Arts (9 cr. required)
LA225  Perspectives on Society & Culture 3
MTH101 Math or SCI223 Science 3
MTH101 Math or SCI223 Science 3
Studio Courses (18 cr. required)
200 level studio (sequence optional) 3
200 level studio (sequence optional) 3
200 level studio (sequence optional) 3
200 level studio (sequence optional) 3
Studio Elective 3
IM201 Theory & Practice 200-level 3
TOTAL 30
At the completion of Second Year: 61 cr. earned to date 61
ID Course Title Course Req
Art History (3 cr. required)
Art History 200/300-level 3
Liberal Arts (9 cr. required)
LA321  Social Science Seminar 3
LA325 Literature Seminar 3
Liberal Arts 300/400-level elective 3
Seminar (3 cr. required)
TH300   Professional Practice 3
Studio Courses (15 required cr.)
300 level studio (sequence optional) 3
300 level studio (sequence optional) 3
300 level studio (sequence optional) 3
IM301 Theory & Practice 300-level 3
Studio Elective 3
TOTAL 30
At the completion of Third Year: 91 cr. earned to date 91
ID Course Title Course Req
Art History (3 cr. required)
Art History 300/400-level 3
Liberal Arts (6 cr. required)
LA421  Research for Creative Practice 3
Liberal Arts 300/400-level elective 3
Studio Courses (15 required cr.)
400 level studio course (any offered) 3
300 level studio (sequence optional) 3
Studio Elective 3
Studio Elective 3
Studio Elective 3
Thesis (6 cr. required)
TH 401 Thesis Critique Seminar (or GD 453 Thesis Development, if design focused) 3
TH499  Thesis 3
TOTAL 30
At the completion of Fourth Year: 121 cr. earned to date 121

Willamette University

General Fine Arts