As the capstone course in the studio art major, Studio Topics will provide an opportunity to explore your artistic vision through the development of an independent body of work among a supportive group of peers. You will address the formal issues of your artwork as well as the conceptual basis of your artistic practice. Topics such as process, meaning, tradition, and innovation will be examined. The overall objective of the course is to help you investigate the content of your work and place it within the larger context of contemporary art. In short, we'll talk about what interests you about the world and look at ways of addressing those concerns through your artwork. You will be required to initiate and complete a semester long visual art project largely outside of class time. During class, we will review projects with group critiques as well as expand critical thinking and communication skills with dialogues and reading and writing assignments centered on issues that influence your practice. A grade of B or higher must be earned in this course in order to move on to honors work in ARTS 289 Senior Thesis.
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
Year
Fall
Spring
Summer
Intersession
2030
51%2030 Fall: 51% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2018. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 12% below its recent average.
7%2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018.
7%2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018.
8%2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029
56%2029 Fall: 56% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2017. Department course count falling about 5% per year. Department faculty is about 11% below its recent average.
6%2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017.
6%2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017.
7%2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028
60%2028 Fall: 60% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2016. Department course count falling about 4% per year. Department faculty is about 12% below its recent average.
5%2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016.
5%2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016.
7%2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027
65%2027 Fall: 65% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2015. Department course count falling about 3% per year. Department faculty is about 11% below its recent average.
5%2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015.
5%2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015.
6%2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2026
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
2025
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2024
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2023
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2022
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2021
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2020
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2019
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
2018
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
2017
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
Not offered
2016
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
ForecastUnder 15%15–39%40–69%70–89%90%+Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sectionsNot offeredNo data for term
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