Requirements for B.A. in Art with Emphasis in
Studio Art

It is easiest to fulfill the requirements in studio art if the departmental course work begins in the student’s freshman year. Note that the first year’s suggested work consists of the foundation design/drawing program. Also note that a later start in course work than the freshman year necessitates a careful check of schedule, as many of the courses are not offered annually.

I. Curriculum

A. Foundation Program:
___ Design Concepts I (Art 21) (2)
___ Design Concepts II (Art 22) (4)
___ Design Concepts III (Art 23) (2)
___ Drawing I (Art 24) [basic drawing—perspective, chiaroscuro, etc.](2)
___ Drawing II (Art 25) [figure] (2)
___ History and Appreciation of Art (Art 26)1 [preferred] (4)
OR
___ Ideas in the Arts (IDS 30)1

Foundation Program total 16

B. Other Required Courses:
___ Arts of China and Japan (Art A47)2 (4)
OR
___ Arts of African and Pre-Columbian Societies (Art A37)2
___ ___ Minimum of 4 credits in a 3-D area (4)
(excluding Foundation requirements)
___ ___ Minimum of 4 credits in a 2-D area (4)
(excluding Foundation requirements)
___ One advanced art history (Art 66 recommended)3 (4)

Total Foundation and Other Required Courses 32

C. Electives - Studio4 (14)

Minimum hours required for the major = 48
GERs included in above = -8
Total Major Hours 40

D. Senior Seminar (Art 75) (4)
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1 This course qualifies for GER credit.
2 This course qualifies for GER in fulfillment of the Asian/African requirement. If the Asian/African requirement has already been fulfilled, the student may substitute another advanced art history.
3 Art 66 should be taken in the freshman or sophomore years, prior to Painting I (Art 31), if possible.
4 Electives (14 credit hours) may be taken in additional studio or ten hours additional studio plus four hours art history.

Below is a SAMPLE FOUR-YEAR PLAN for an EMPHASIS IN STUDIO ART. The sample plan should only serve as a general guideline of possible choices, and is not intended as prescriptive. Students must consult with their advisor to determine the best plan for their individual needs and interests.

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Boldface type indicates a course that is not offered every year; numbers in parenthesis indicate credit hours.
*You may elect to take one or more of your 40 level studio courses later, after you have taken more 30 level courses; normally 30 level courses are only offered in the fall term, and 40 level courses are only offered in the spring term, with exception of Art 33, offered in winter.

II. Other Requirements

A. Portfolio Review

Because the B.A. with an emphasis in studio art presupposes a certain level of professional competence, each art student with an emphasis in studio, at the end of the sophomore year, will submit a portfolio with works from each area studied for evaluation by the departmental faculty to determine:

1) eligibility to continue in the art major
2) general strengths and weaknesses
3) shortcomings, if any, to be corrected before the student will be considered eligible for the senior exhibit (if significant shortcomings are seen, a second review will be held during the student’s junior year)
4) eligibility for scholarships
Departmental reviews will take into consideration not only the quality of the work as reflected in the student’s portfolio, but also the student’s aptitude for and interest in art. This interest/aptitude is exhibited in such things as participation in exhibits, museum and gallery visits, field trips and in individual initiative as shown by individual research and study above the prescribed requirements of the course work (see III, Other Expectations, page 7-8).

B. Senior Challenge

Senior Challenge encompasses three parts: a) Senior Seminar, b) Senior Presentations, and c) Senior Exhibition.
1. Senior Seminar
During the winter term of their senior year all seniors are to schedule Senior Seminar for 2 credit hours, a seminar investigating theories of art in preparation for their Senior Presentation. The grade for this seminar will be determined by the work done in the seminar, the attendance at meetings for the Senior Exhibit and the cooperation in preparing for that exhibit, and the quality of the presentation.
2. Senior Presentation
In preparation for this presentation each student will make slides of selected work and use them to illustrate directions, influences and theoretical concepts appearing in the works to an audience of fellow students and others. The student is expected to satisfy the faculty that certain concepts and principles of art are both understood and applied in the work. This presentation should be organized, thoughtful and articulate — in a word, professional.
3. Senior Exhibition
During the fall term of the senior year all senior students will meet to determine the scope, theme and nature of publicity of the Senior Exhibit, to select work committees and begin to prepare publicity for that exhibit. During the spring term all students are to choose work to be included (with the help of the faculty), help with and be in attendance at required times for the hanging of the show, and attend the opening of the exhibit.
Those not fully participating in ALL activities of Senior Challenge and the culminating Senior Exhibit, except as specified for art students with an emphasis in art history, will not have met the requirements for graduation.

III. Other Expectations

A. Participation in our gallery exhibits, both as a contributor of work for student shows and in installation of student exhibits. (Every artist needs experience in installing shows, both for individual exhibition purposes, and as one of the skills expected of anyone who wishes to teach or seek employment in a museum or gallery.)
B. Utilization of library resources, especially the art magazines (see page 26 for a list of publications). Art students everywhere are expected to know artists of their own day, and to intelligently discuss living artists whom they admire in all media, as well as current conceptual and critical topics.
C. Participation in programs at the Greenville County Museum of Art, including attendance at lectures, activities and exhibits there. Museum calendars will be posted on the bulletin board in the student lounge.
D. Students are expected to demonstrate an interest in art history and criticism, as well as the ability to synthesize the past in one’s own creative work. Conversely, art history students should demonstrate an interest in studio activities, exhibits and the creative process.
E. An ability to work independently, to build up a body of work beyond that required for course work. It is expected that each student will read independently about other ideas, techniques or processes, and try them. It is expected that each student will find and use additional visual sources and artistic mentors without prodding from the professor.
F. Participation in field trips to area museums and galleries.
G. Participation in the activities of the department (i.e., working in studios outside of class time, attending special lectures and workshops, attending ASL meetings and events and other department social functions, and attending openings for exhibitions in our gallery, etc.).
H. Art department field trips to museums, galleries, and artists’ studios in New York City, Washington, D.C., Atlanta and other areas are highly recommended.
I. Qualifying students are encouraged to engage in meaningful creative studio research as junior colleagues and artist collaborators with a studio faculty member, either through the Furman Advantage Program or independently with the department.
J. Those students interested in teaching, especially higher ed, are encouraged to apply for a Furman Advantage Teaching Fellowship in consultation with a sponsoring faculty member.

IV. Additional Information

A. Certain courses in other departments of the university would be excellent supplements to the above curriculum — for example, Urban Planning, Media in Culture and Society, Sociology, Stage Design, Public Speaking, Drama and Speech, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Art, Women’s and Minority Studies and Literature. Your advisor can help you select courses which will enhance your educational or career objectives.
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Requirements for B.A. in Art with Emphasis in
Art History

I. Curriculum

A. Foundation Program:
___ Design Concepts I (Art 21) 2
___ Design Concepts III (Art 23) 2
___ Drawing I (Art 24) 2
___ Drawing II (Art 25) 2
___ History and Appreciation of Art (Art 26) 3, 4

Foundation Program total 12

B. Other Required Courses: 4
___ Arts of the Ancient World (Art 36) 4
___ Arts of African and Pre-Columbian Societies (Art A37) 5, 4
___ Arts of the Medieval World (Art 46) 4
___ Arts of China and Japan (Art A47) 5, 4
___ Arts of the Renaissance and Baroque (Art 56) 4
___ Arts of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (Art 66) 4

Other Required Courses total 24

C. Electives (4-16 hours) 6
___ Art Criticism (Art 76) 4
___ Internship (Art 83) 7
___ Independent Study (Art 80) 8

Total Major Hours (44 maximum) 40
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1 Credit for one or two two-hour studio courses or for one four-hour art history course may, in some cases, be received for work completed as part of art-oriented study abroad programs, college or university-affiliated summer travel/study programs or special departmental programs. See your departmental advisor for further information.
2 Other studio courses may be substituted for Design Concepts III and/or Drawing II if there are courses more relevant to career or educational goals.
3 This course qualifies for GER credit.
4 Most art history courses are offered biennially. Under certain circumstances a different upper level art history course might be substituted for one of the required courses.
5 These courses qualify for GER credit in fulfillment of the Asian-African requirement.
6 Four hours of electives must be chosen from Art 76, Art History Independent Study or an Internship. Any additional electives may be taken within the department as the student wishes.
7 The most common internship of art history students is Museum Internship. For guidelines on internships, click here.
8 Independent studies are arranged under extraordinary circumstances. For guidelines on independent study in art history, click here.

Below is a SAMPLE FOUR-YEAR PLAN for an EMPHASIS IN ART HISTORY. The sample plan should only serve as a general guideline of possible choices, and is not intended as prescriptive. Students must consult with their advisor to determine the best plan for their individual needs and interests.

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Boldface type indicates a course that is not offered every year; numbers in parenthesis indicate credit hours.

II. Other Requirements

A. Senior Challenge
A conference will be scheduled in the fall term of the junior year to evaluate and discuss the student’s growth, areas of strength and weakness, areas of interest, and plans for the future. Art history students must fully participate in Senior Challenge through selection of one of the following four options in addition to the conference. The option taken should be decided upon, in consultation with the art history advisor, the Senior Challenge advisor, and the department chair during the junior year.

1. Full participation in the Senior Exhibit.
Art history students may choose to participate in the Senior Exhibit. Anyone who selects this option will, like the students with an emphasis in studio art, exhibit selected works of high quality, have a senior review like other exhibitors, and participate in all other aspects of the exhibit as outlined for studio art majors on page 7.

2. Presentation of a public, scholarly lecture or paper resulting from research on an art history or art criticism topic.
The topic, time and place of a paper presentation at an academic conference or symposium, or a public lecture should be determined and approved in consultation with the art history advisor.

3. Publication of a scholarly paper or written critical review of high standard.
Art history seniors may choose to write a scholarly paper or critical review of an exhibit and submit it to The Paladin, The Greenville News, Furman Humanities Review, The Wittenberg Review, or to an art or humanities journal for publication. The review must be approved by the art history advisor in a timely fashion as determined by previous consultation. The advisor also will advise and approve of an appropriate outlet for publication. The student should then submit duplicate copies of all materials and supporting letters to the appropriate publication and the art history and Senior Challenge advisors. Those students choosing to write a critical review for publication (rather than a scholarly paper) also should participate in curatorial activities of the Senior Exhibit.

4. Art history seniors may choose, when appropriate, to participate in Senior Challenge in an educationally meaningful option of their own design, determined and approved in consultation with their art history advisor, the Senior Challenge advisor and the department chair.
The individualized option may include activities not previously mentioned or variations on activities outlined in other options. The purpose is to allow the student with extraordinary interests or career goals to choose an appropriate culminating experience to their four years of study.

Those art history seniors not participating in ALL of the requirements as specified above will not have met the requirements for graduation.

III. Other Expectations

A. Participation in the Greenville Museum of Art and an interest in lectures, activities, programs and exhibits there.

B. Participation in field trips to museums and galleries.

C. Use of library resources, including books, reference materials and art history journals. Art history students are expected to become familiar with and when necessary to use the art and architecture library at Clemson University in addition to the Furman library. The Clemson library has an extensive collection of monographs, catalogues, criticism, surveys, periodicals and slides. It is located in Lee Hall on the Clemson campus, Clemson, SC. Patron cards for Furman students may be obtained at the main Clemson University library. Publications from this library as well as any other university library may be obtained for a nominal fee through inter-library loan at Furman’s library.

D. Participation in our gallery exhibits, both in contributing work for student shows and installation or curation of exhibits. (Every art historian needs experience in installing or curating shows, skills often expected of one who teaches at a university or works in a museum.)

E. Art history students are expected to demonstrate an interest in studio activities, exhibits and the creative process.

IV. Additional Information

A. It is suggested that the art history students consider related courses in other departments — for example, Aesthetics, Urban Design, Philosophy of Art, Women and Minority Studies, Sociology, Literature, Music Appreciation and Public Speaking. Your advisor can help you select courses which will enhance your educational or career objectives.

B. German or French are generally required languages for graduate studies in art history, with exceptions for Spanish when appropriate for specific areas of study. Consult with your art history advisor before taking a foreign language.

C. Study Abroad is highly recommended but not required, nor is it necessary before graduate school.

D. Art history students are encouraged to consider working in the slide library to gain curatorial experience and to help consolidate knowledge of imagery in all areas of art.

E. Qualified students may consider discussing with a professor the possibility of a Furman Advantage Teaching Fellowship.
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