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Nov 28, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Studio Arts, BA
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Major Requirements
The studio arts major requires the completion of 52 credits - 46 credits in studio arts, and six credits in art history, distributed as described.
Upper-Level Required Courses
Upper-Level Elective Courses
Students must take three courses from the following list, for a total of nine credits.
Directed study, internships, and undergraduate teaching assistantships are by permission only. Students must have completed at least 30 credits in Studio Arts courses. Students may apply up to three credits of internship or undergraduate teaching assistantship toward their major requirements.
History of Art and Architecture Required Courses
History of Art and Architecture Additional Courses
Students must take one of the two following HAA courses.
Additional Requirements
- Grade requirement: Students must attain at least a 2.00 GPA in the major.
- Satisfactory/No Credit option: No department course that counts toward the major may be taken on the S/NC basis. Credit by exam is generally not available.
- Departmental honors: Students who earn a 3.50 GPA in the major and an overall 3.25 GPA receive departmental honors.
- Senior art exhibition: Seniors are expected to exhibit their work in the Annual Student Exhibition at the University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery.
- Additional opportunities
- In addition to required courses, focus in a particular medium is possible through directed study. Internships are also available in art-related fields.
- Majors may take special workshops and courses when offered, but only if they have fulfilled the prerequisites, or by departmental permission. The department recommends that a student take no more than two studio arts courses in one term.
Courses for Non-Studio Arts Majors
All level-one core courses are open to non-art majors. Non-art majors may take level-two courses but must complete the prerequisites for the specific courses. Non majors may take special workshops and advanced courses when offered, but only if they have fulfilled the prerequisites, or by departmental permission.
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