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Students at Loyola may complete a major in visual arts with a concentration in studio arts, a major in visual arts with a concentration in InterArts, an interdisciplinary major, a minor in studio arts, a minor in InterArts, or take studio arts courses as electives.

Visual Arts Major, Studio Arts Concentration

Requirements for the Major

• AH 109 - Global Art or AH 110 - Western Art: Paleolithic to Gothic or AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
• PT 270 - Introduction to Digital Photography
• SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design or SA 227 - 3-D Design in Art and Engineering
• SA 225 - Drawing
• SA 350 - Visual Thinking
• SA 400 - Senior Capstone for Artists
• Four SA 300-level courses
• One PT 300-level course
• One AH 300-level or 400-level course

Visual Arts Major, InterArts Concentration

Requirements for the Major

• AH 109 - Global Art or AH 110 - Western Art: Paleolithic to Gothic or AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
• PT 270 - Introduction to Digital Photography
• SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design or SA 227 - 3-D Design in Art and Engineering
• AH 350/PT 350/SA 350 - Visual Thinking
• AH 300-level or 400-level course
• PT 300-level course

One course from the following:

• SA 225 - Drawing
• SA 300-level course

Four courses from the following:

• AH 300-level or 400-level course
• PT 300-level or 400-level course
• SA 300-level or 400-level course

One capstone course from the following:

• AH 401 - Intensive Independent Study
• AH 402 - Special Topics in Art History
• AH 403 - Internship: Art History
• AH 405 - Prints and Printmaking: A History of Printmaking in the West
• AH 406 - Museum Studies: History, Politics, and Practices
• AH 407 - Albrecht Dürer
• PT 400/SA 400 - Senior Capstone for Artists

Interdisciplinary Visual Arts Major

Interdisciplinary majors allow students to combine interests in two different disciplines, enabling students to individualize their curriculum and help prepare them for our interdisciplinary world. Disciplines recently combined with visual arts in this way include biology, classics, Communication and Media, English, history, and writing. It is possible, however, to combine the visual arts with any other discipline participating in Loyola's interdisciplinary studies option.

Requirements for the Major

• AH 109 - Global Art or AH 110 - Western Art: Paleolithic to Gothic or AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
• AH 350/PT 350/SA 350 - Visual Thinking
• PT 270 - Introduction to Digital Photography or SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design or SA 227 - 3-D Design in Art and Engineering
• SA 225 - Drawing or 300-level or 400-level course in AH, PT, or SA
• PT 400/SA 400 - Senior Capstone for Artists or AH 400-level course
• Three 300-level or 400-level courses in AH, PT, or SA
• Interdisciplinary requirements of another major

Studio Arts Minor

Requirements for the Minor

• SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design or SA 227 - 3-D Design in Art and Engineering
• SA 225 - Drawing
• Four SA upper-level courses (300-level or higher)\

Notes:

1. Visual arts majors with a concentration in InterArts cannot minor in studio arts.
2. Visual arts majors with concentrations in art history and photography must take an additional 300-level studio arts class to replace SA 224 or SA 227 in the studio arts minor.
3. Visual arts majors with concentrations in art history and photography cannot count AH 350/PT 350/SA 350 towards the upper-level requirement in the studio arts minor.

InterArts Minor

Requirements for the Minor

• AH 109 - Global Art or AH 110 - Western Art: Paleolithic to Gothic or AH 111 - Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
• PT 270 - Introduction to Digital Photography or SA 224 - Two-Dimensional Design or SA 227 - 3-D Design in Art and Engineering
• SA 225 - Drawing*
• Three 300-level or 400-level courses in AH, PT, or SA

Key:

*PT 270 is an option if the student has taken SA 224 or SA 227. 

Note:

1. Visual arts majors cannot minor in InterArts.

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