Studio Arts Bachelor of Arts: Drawing
The information on this page pertains to requirements for students who matriculated in the current academic year. Students who matriculated in a prior year should view historical catalog information here.
Program Overviews
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with a major in Studio Art: This degree allows the student to major in studio art within the context of a liberal arts curriculum. It also allows the student considerable flexibility in developing a course of study. Individualized academic goals can be achieved while students earn their emphasis in drawing, painting, printmaking or sculpture. The B.A. Capstone is a public thesis exhibition and involves writing an artist's statement that explicates each student's development between studio art and their studies in the liberal arts.
B.A. Degree Requirements
In addition to requirements for all undergraduate degrees, which can be found in the “Graduation Requirements” area of the catalog, Art and Design students must meet the following requirements:
A student is placed on probation if either the cumulative grade-point average or the average in Department of Art and Design courses falls below 2.00 (a "C" average) during any semester in which a student has earned less than 30 total credit hours. A student may be placed on probation for failing to meet the University’s standards for satisfactory progress toward completion of degree requirements.
To continue progress toward a Department of Art and Design degree, a student must have at least a 2.5 cumulative grade-point average and a 2.5 GPA in the Department of Art and Design courses at the end of the academic term in which the student completes the 30th credit hour. For transfer students, the 30th-hour GPA must be based upon at least 15 credit hours earned at Drake. Students who achieve the 2.5 GPA at the 30th-hour level are placed on probation if their GPAs fall below 2.5 in a subsequent semester. If the GPA is not raised to 2.5 or better after the probationary semester, the student may not continue in the Department of Art and Design or re-enroll later.
Area of Emphasis: Drawing (B.A.)
The B.A. in Drawing allows students to double major and so to synthesize their studies in studio art within the context of the liberal arts. Students are mentored in the development of a set of interdisciplinary critical thinking skills necessary to the growth of a highly individualized aesthetic as it reflects other educational experiences. Technical skills are honed alongside of a conceptual framework in a process-based environment designed to facilitate a diversity of investigative methods. At advanced stages students are encouraged to both embrace and test the traditions of drawing and graphic media through the deliberate synthesis of materials, methods and ideas as these processes merge with other selected areas of study.
The B.A. Studio Art Capstone in Drawing culminates with a senior thesis exhibition where each student is expected to present a body of artwork that reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the educational experience. This exhibition may occur in the Weeks or Anderson galleries or an exhibition space in Des Moines may be procured. Additionally, the successful BA will produce an artist’s statement that reflects the interdisciplinary nature of their studies.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART 013 | 2-D DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 014 | CONSTRUCTING SPACE | 3 |
| ART 015 | OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING | 3 |
| ART 016 | CONCEPTS IN DRAWING | 3 |
| ART 021 | DIGITAL MEDIA | 3 |
| Select one Basic Printmaking course from the following: | 3 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO PRINTMAKING | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO RELIEF PRINTMAKING | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INTAGLIO PRINTMAKING | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTMAKING | ||
| ART 065 | INTERMEDIATE DRAWING I | 3 |
| ART 165 | ADVANCED DRAWING | 3 |
| Select three additional Drawing Electives 1 | 9 | |
| INTERMEDIATE DRAWING I (repeatable course) | ||
| DRAWING IN TIME | ||
| ADVANCED DRAWING (repeatable course) | ||
| ART 063 | PAINTING I | 3 |
| ART 075 | THEMES IN ART HISTORY | 4 |
| ART 079 | BUILDING IDEAS | 3 |
| Select two Art History Electives from the following: | 6 | |
| ART OF INDIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN | ||
| FREEDOM, SLAVERY, AND EMANCIPATION | ||
| AMERICAN ART HISTORY | ||
| MODERN ART HISTORY | ||
| ART SINCE 1945 | ||
| CULTURAL INTERSECTIONS C. 1900 | ||
| SELECTED TOPICS IN ART HISTORY | ||
| CURRENT CHINESE ART & ISSUES | ||
| ART 192 | BA SENIOR CAPSTONE | 1 |
| Total Hours | 50 | |
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Students complete a total of 15 credits of drawing coursework and must include ART 065 INTERMEDIATE DRAWING I and ART 165 ADVANCED DRAWING. ART 065 and ART 165 may be taken multiple times.
In addition to programmatic requirements, students are responsible for satisfying all requirements of the Drake Curriculum, including Areas of Inquiry (AOI)
Student must also satisfy university graduation requirements for all undergraduate students..