Studio Art, A.A.

The Associate of Arts in Studio Art offers students a general overview of the various visual art disciplines with the opportunity to develop further in their preferred artistic media. The Associate of Arts in Studio Art is supported by fully equipped studios designed to facilitate learning and creativity and accommodate health and safety standards. The degree can serve as a stand-alone introductory survey of artistic disciplines, or as a transitional step into the full Bachelor of Studio Art (BA) program. All courses prescribed for the associates degree also satisfy requirements for a bachelor’s degree should a student decide to continue a four-year degree track.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon graduation, students in the Associate of Arts in Studio Art must:

• Demonstrate technical skills in major area of concentration and achieve basic visual communication and expression in one or more media
• Develop an artistic maturity and sensitivity to visual aesthetics, making workable connections between concept and media
• Utilize the principles of visual art and design
• Analyze the intentions of major artists/designers and movements of the past and the present, both in the Western and non-Western worlds
• Evaluate the nature of contemporary thinking on art and design
• Discern quality in design projects and works of art

Degree Requirements

The Associate of Arts in Studio Art requires 60 credit hours:

• 23 credit hours in major required courses
• 6 credit hours in art history courses
• 9 credit hours in ART electives
• 12-13 credit hours of Franciscan Core Curriculum (FCC) courses
• 3 credits hours in FCC literature requirement
• 7-9 credit hours in elective courses as needed