Art
http://www.pacificu.edu/as/art
All art classes satisfy the Arts Core Requirement.
Art Major/Minor students are encouraged to take a variety of courses from different art department
instructors. ARTST 110 Basic Design, ARTST 119 Intro to Digital Imaging, and ARTST 210
Drawing I are considered the Foundation courses and should be taken no later than the end of the
sophomore year for students intending to be Studio Art Majors. To successfully complete the
program, the Studio Major should be declared by the end of the sophomore year. By the spring of the
junior year, students are expected to declare an area of concentration. The areas of concentration are
Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Book Arts, Photography, Sculpture, Metals/Jewelry, Ceramics, and
Stained Glass. Students interested in creating a mixed media or interdisciplinary concentration may
do so with departmental approval.
An area of concentration is established when 12 credits have been taken in a specific art medium.
Four credits must be at the 300 level. Some areas of concentration will require repeating a course at
the 300 level in order to achieve the required number of credits. A concentration in Photography will
require 14 credits because of the number of two credit courses in that specialty. Production I and II
are not counted toward the concentration credits.
Students are mentored through the capstone experience by his or her Capstone Advisory Committee.
The purpose of the three-faculty committee is to help students to develop their concepts, to solve
technical issues, to maintain appropriate craftsmanship and to suggest presentation possibilities for
their work in preparation for the thesis exhibition. All Studio Art Majors are required to present a
well-developed, original body of work in the gallery, give a presentation during Senior Project Day,
and submit a final digital portfolio.
Studio Art Majors must take ARTST 390 Studio Art Seminar: Concepts in Art in the spring of the
junior year, and ARTST 496 Exhibition Techniques in the spring of the senior year. ARTST 492 and
493 (Studio Production I and II) are the capstone course required in the senior year. All students must
maintain a 3.0 average with no class below a C- in the major.
If you have any questions about art classes and/or requirements, please contact an Art Department
faculty member.
Studio Art: Requirements for the Major
CORE
14 CREDITS
ARTST 110 Basic Design
4 credits
ARTST 119 Intro to Digital Imaging
2 credits
Drawing Class (from below list)
ARTST 210 Drawing 1: Expression and Observation
4 credits
or
ARTST 203 and 204 Introductory Drawing and Drawing in Location 2 cr. /2 cr.
or
ARTST 211 Observational Drawing
4 credits
ARTST 390 Studio Art Seminar: Concepts in Art
2 credits
ARTST 496 Exhibition Techniques
2 credits
ART HISTORY
ARTHI 270 and 271 Western Art I / II
Any 300 level Art History Course
12 CREDITS
8 credits
4 credits
CONCENTRATION
100 or 200 level courses in medium concentration
300+ level courses in medium concentration
12 CREDITS
4 credits
8 credits
CAPSTONE
ARTST 496 Studio Production I
ARTST 497 Studio Production II
2 CREDITS
1 credits
1 credits
STUDIO ELECTIVES
Select any additional studio courses
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TOTAL: 48 credits
8 CREDITS
Studio Art: Requirements for the Minor (for non-art majors)
This minor can be structured to enhance a number of academic majors and to provide creative
options to both the liberal arts and professional programs of study.
REQUIRED
ARTHI Elective
ARTST 110
ARTHI 270-280
Basic Design
Art History
10 CREDITS
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
ELECTIVES
12 CREDITS
Selected additional studio arts courses, 8 credits of which must be upper-division
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TOTAL: 24 credits
Photography: Requirements for the Minor
Designed for non-Art majors who are interested in a concentrated study of photography within the
Art department. Minors must include at least 8 credits at 300-level or above.
REQUIRED
ARTST 228
ARTST 326
ARTHI 271
Photo I: Introduction to Photography
Photo II: Intermediate Photography
Western Art II: Renaissance to Present
ELECTIVES
ARTST 119
ARTST 217/317
ARTST 218/318
ARTST 227/327
PHIL 304
ARTST 356
ARTST 426
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TOTAL: 24 credits
Intro Digital Imaging
Digital Art I/II
Digital Illustration
Photography Field Class
Philosophy of Art
Color Photography
Photo III: Advanced Photography
10 CREDITS
2 credits
4 credits
4 credits
14 CREDITS
2 credits
4 credits
4 credits
2 or 4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
Color Photography and Advanced Photography are taught every other year. Photography in Hawaii
alternates every 2-3 years. Students should check to see when courses are offered.
Scientific Illustration: Requirements for the Minor
Designed both as a complement to the biology major and for students in any major interested in
observational drawing and the natural world.
REQUIRED
ARTST 210 Drawing I: Expression and Observation 4 credits
10 CREDITS
ARTST 211 Observational Drawing
4 credits
ARTST 310 Drawing II: Expression and Observation 4 credits
or
ARTST 311 Observational Drawing II
4 credits
ARTST 235 Illustration I
4 credits
ARTST 119 Intro Digital Imaging
2 credits
or
ARTST 218 Digital Illustration I
4 credits
BIOL 202 General Biology I
4 credits
ELECTIVES
6-8 CREDITS
Any 2 of the following, at least 4 credits of which must be upper-division
BIOL 145 Marine Bio for Non-science Majors
BIOL 224 Human Anatomy
BIOL 316 Plant Biology
BIOL 345 Marine Biology
BIOL 350 Principles of Development
BIOL 410 Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL 420 Vertebrate Zoology
HUM 339 History of Science
ENV 260 Oregon Natural History
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TOTAL: 26-28 credits