Studio Art Minor
Students majoring in another department may elect to pursue a minor in studio art. The minor consists of five courses at different levels and is intended to expose undergraduate students to a range of studio art ideas and practices. Students minoring in studio art may choose from a broad selection of courses, including drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, digital media, special topics, mixed media, and photography.
Requirements
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:
- take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
- earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the minor core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for minor or specific courses.
For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.
The undergraduate minor in studio art consists of five courses (15 credit hours).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| One Tier I studio course (see list below) | 3 | |
| One Tier II studio course (see list below) | 3 | |
| One Tier III studio course (see list below) | 3 | |
| Two studio art elective courses (any ARTS course, including FYS) | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Note: Students MUST have appropriate prerequisites to take upper-level courses. Be sure to check the courses in each level to determine the appropriate courses to take in Tiers I and II. You may have to take an additional course to satisfy these requirements.
Listing of Studio Art Courses by Tier
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Tier I Studio Art (Foundation) Courses | ||
| 2-D Courses | ||
| Two-Dimensional Design | ||
 Drawing I | ||
| Photography I H | ||
| Darkroom Photography I | ||
| Collage: Strategies for Thinking and Making | ||
| Painting I | ||
| Print I | ||
| 3-D Courses | ||
| Sculpture I | ||
| Ceramic I | ||
| Wood Sculpture | ||
| 4-D (Time-Based) Courses | ||
| Video I | ||
| Introduction to Web Media | ||
| Tier II Studio Art Courses | ||
| ARTS 205 | Photography II | 3 |
| ARTS 206 | Video II | 3 |
| ARTS 209 | 2D Animation | 3 |
| ARTS 214 | Life Drawing | 3 |
| ARTS 215 | Darkroom Photography II | 3 |
| ARTS 221 | Color: Theory and Concept | 3 |
| ARTS 222 | New Technologies and Narrative Painting | 3 |
| ARTS 238 | Screen Printing | 3 |
| ARTS 290 | Special Topics in Studio Art | 3 |
| ARTS 302 | Painting II | 3 |
| ARTS 313 | Ceramic II | 3 |
| ARTS 324 | Drawing II | 3 |
| ARTS 352 | Abstract Painting | 3 |
| ARTS 358 | Letterpress | 3 |
| ARTS 368 | Print II | 3 |
| Tier III Studio Art Courses | ||
| ARTS 309 | 3D Animation | 3 |
| ARTS 322 | Narrative Painting | 3 |
| ARTS 343 | MAKE: Art in the (New) Age | 3 |
| ARTS 353 | Phantasmagoria: Haunted Art, History, and Installation | 3 |
| ARTS 354 | Narrative Drawing | 3 |
| ARTS 355 | The Practice of Representation: Portraiture in Photography | 3 |
| ARTS 363 | At the Radical Edge of Life: Art, Space, and Ecology | 3 |
| ARTS 364 | The Walking Seminar: A Territorial Investigation | 3 |
| ARTS 383 | States of Change | 3 |
| ARTS 390 | Special Topics in Studio Art | 3 |
| ARTS 402 | Advanced Painting Projects | 3 |
| ARTS 409 | Art and Science: Merging Printmaking and Biology H | 3 |
| ARTS 410 | Public Art | 3 |
| ARTS 413 | Advanced Ceramic Projects | 3 |
| ARTS 415 | Conceptual-Experimental Photography | 3 |
| ARTS 416 | Advanced Video | 3 |
| ARTS 417 | Advanced Mixed Media Projects | 3 |
| ARTS 418 | Advanced Printmaking | 3 |
| ARTS 428 | Book Art | 3 |
| ARTS 458 | Photo Printmaking | 3 |
| ARTS 490 | Advanced Special Topics in Studio Art | 3 |
| ARTS 493 | Studio Art Practicum or Internship | 3 |
| ARTS 515 | Advanced Topics in Photography | 3 |
| ARTS 596 | Independent Study in Studio Art | 3 |
| H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
See the program page here for special opportunities.
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Annette Lawrence
