Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art

Students studying Studio Art at Landmark College have a number of opportunities to gain academic credit for internships, on campus and off. Regular internships are available in individual faculty studios, as program assistants, as well as the Landmark College Art Gallery.

Landmark College students have pursued internship opportunities for academic credit at numerous locations, including:

• Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT
• Morrell Metalsmiths, Colrain, MA
• Stephen Procter Ceramics Studio, Brattleboro, VT

The Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art degree at Landmark College prepares artists for graduate work in MFA programs, jobs in art education, and professional roles in art-related fields.

Our curriculum exposes students to a range of art disciplines, deepens their understanding of the arts in history and culture, and promotes the acquisition and refinement of technical skills.

Curriculum

To earn the B.A. in Studio Art degree, students must complete 121 credits:

• 27 credits of major required courses
  • 15 major required credits
  • 12 major required credits that also count toward general education
• 16 credits of Foundation Studio
• 18 credits in Studio Art
• 25 additional credits to complete the general education requirements
• 36 credits of open electives (24 must be at the 3000/4000 level)

B.A. Studio Art Major Requirements: 27 credits

HIS1031 History of World Art I (Gen Ed): 3 credits
HIS1032 History of World Art II: 3 credits
Literature (must be 2000 level): 3 credits
Humanities (2000 level HIS, PHI, or REL): 3 credits
Social Science (2000 level ANT, ECN, POL, PSY, or SOC): 3 credits
Alternative Experience Requirement (Gen Ed): 3 credits
WRT3011 Advanced Writing (Gen Ed): 3 credits
ART4000 BA SA Capstone I (Gen Ed): 3 credits
ART4001 BA Studio Arts Capstone II (Gen Ed): 3 credits

Foundation Studio: 16 credits (3 credits count toward Gen Ed)

ART1100 Visual Culture Foundations: 1 credit
ART1211 Two-Dimensional Design Foundations: 3 credits

ART1221 Three-Dimensional Foundations: 3 credits
ART1301 Contemporary Art Foundations: 3 credits
ART1601 Digital Foundations: 3 credits
DRW1011 Drawing Foundations: 3 credits

Studio Art/Focus Area: 18 credits total (9 credits in a specific focus area/9 credits at 3000/4000 level)

Ceramics
Painting/Drawing
Photography
Time-Based Media, including Sound Art and Video

Additional General Education Core Requirements: 25 credits

WRT1011 Composition and Rhetoric: 3 credits
WRT1012 Research and Analysis: 3 credits
EDU1011 Perspectives in Learning: 3 credits
COM1011 Introduction to Communication: 3 credits
Mathematics Distribution Elective (as indicated through placement exam): 3 credits
Natural Science with lab: 4 credits
Social Science (1000/2000 level): 3 credits
Quantitative Reasoning (1000/2000 level): 3 credits

36 credits in Open Electives—24 at the 3000/4000 level

Upon completion of the BA-SA students should have developed:

• Creative problem-solving through looking at the world through a lens that is not the paradigm
• Specific skill sets: obtaining concrete, marketable, technical skills to produce art
• Informed awareness:
  • Critical thinking to becoming better, curious citizens
  • Perspective on how the role art plays in society: historically, socially, conceptually
  • Self-understanding to become effective in their work
• Effective interpersonal communication to:
  • Navigate challenging social experiences and issues
  • Communicate complex conceptual ideas verbally through a grounding in visual material
  • Actively and verbally synthesize information in real time.