Minor in Studio Art
The Department of Art offers a minor sequence* in Studio Art for students who are majoring in other departments. The objective of this program is to allow UB students from diverse academic programs to engage in the study and making of art. The students will get an overview of critical and aesthetic issues in art today and gain a technical skill set in the medium of their choice. The study of art leads to greater awareness of visual culture, technical processes, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
*Not a baccalaureate degree program.
The study of art allows students to discover their unique skills. Artists and designers produce visual expressions of culture that investigate and redefine our world. The art program prepares students for the real-world practice of art and design.
The General Studio Minor emphasizes the development of individual ideas, expressed through technical skills in a variety of media and practices that range from the graphic design, photography, sculpture, installation, painting, drawing, performance, video/sound recording and editing, electronics/physical computing, specialized digital output, and biological art.
Upon successful completion of all requirements, the student will have knowledge of:
- A broad, applied knowledge of fundamental strategies, and methods of contemporary art-making.
- A facility with a specific set of tools and/or techniques of artistic or design production.
- How to deepen their creative intellect and artistic problem-solving skills.
- How to acquire professional experience to equip them for professional practice and/or advanced study in their field.
- How to acquire critical discursive skills, for presenting their work, explaining their concepts and critically engaging the work of others.
- How to acquire analytical skills to enable them to access (latent and manifest) meanings in visual images. They will develop a visual literacy.
- How to acquire a solid understanding of the roles of art and visual culture in a particular historical period and/or world culture.
Total Credits Required for Minor: 18
See the Overview of Art degree programs green button above for details on requirements for the minor.
