Art majors must complete the following core curriculum plus at least
one of the areas of concentration. Forty-eight (48) credits in the fine
arts department must be acquired to receive a bachelor of arts (B.A.)
degree. Art majors must complete the following core curriculum (27
credits) plus an area of concentration.
Transfer students: A minimum of 18 credits must be taken within the
Department of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts at Rutgers
University-Camden for transfer students to receive a B.A. from Rutgers.
In addition, upper-level courses in your area of concentration must be
taken within the Department of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts.
Transfer students must consult the chair of the department or area heads
prior to enrollment for portfolio evaluation.
Core Curriculum for All B.A. Art Majors (27 credits)
50:080:102 Visual Fundamentals (3)
50:080:103 Sculpture Foundations (3)
50:080:213 Graphic Design I (3)
50:080:221 Drawing I (3)
50:080:351 Painting I (3)
50:080:279 Computer Animation I (3)
50:080:264 Digital Photography I (3)
50:082:102 Introduction to Art History II (3)
50:082:354 Contemporary Art (3)
Thesis Exhibition (B.A. requirement as part of capstone/advanced
course)We strongly recommend students take an additional art history
course to satisfy general education requirements. Please consult your
academic adviser.
Animation Concentration (21 credits)
Required
50:080:280 Classical Animation (3)
50:080:386 Storyboard and Character Design (3)
50:080:387 Computer Animation II (3)
50:080:448 Character Animation (3)
50:080:449 Effects and Production (3)
50:080:482 Singularity Art (3)
50:080:483 Animation Capstone (3)
Elective Courses
50:080:388 3D Modeling and Printing (3)
50:080:447 Character Rigging (3)
50:192:301 Video Game Design (3) (cooperated with Digital Studies Center)
50:080:391 or 392 Independent Study in Studio Art (3)
50:082:380 History of Animation (3)
Strongly Recommended:
50:080:494 Special Topics in Animation (3)
50:080:491 Animation Internship (3)
Graphic Design Concentration (21 credits)
Required
50:080:331 Graphic Design II Studio
50:080:332 Graphic Design III Studio (3)
50:080:437 Graphic Design IV Studio (3)
50:080:438 Graphic Design V Studio (3)
50:080:333 Typography (3)
50:080:439 Special Topics in Graphic Design or other graphic design elective (3)
50:080:440 Senior Capstone in Graphic Design (3)
Photography Concentration (21 credits)
50:080:201 Photography in Social Media (3)
50:080:265 Digital Photography II (3)
50:080:348 Artist Residency: Art in the Landscape (3)
50:082:383 History of Photography (3)
50:080:460 Experimental Photography (3)
50:080:461 Senior Capstone in Photography (3)
50:080:___ advanced electronic course (3)
Strongly Recommended:
50:080:484 Special Studio Project: Undergraduate Research Project (3)
50:080:492 Photography Internship (3)
50:080:497 Honors Project in Photography (3)
Painting Concentration (21 credits)
50:080:222 Drawing II (3)
50:080:352 Painting II (3)
50:080:353 Painting III (3)
50:080:489 Special Topics in Painting (3)
50:080:451 Advanced Painting (3)
50:080:452 Senior Capstone in Painting (3)
50:080:____advanced electronic course (3)
Sculpture Concentration (21 credits)
50:080:211 Ceramics I (3)
50:080:126 Conceptual Art I (3)
50:080:214 Interactive Art I (3)
50:080:382 Sculpture II (3)
50:080:481 Advanced Sculpture (3)
50:080:478 Sculpture Capstone (3)
Choose one additional course from the following options:
50:080:129 Biodesign I (3)
50:080:212 Ceramics II (3)
50:080:326 Conceptual Art II (3)
50:080:314 Interactive Art II (3)
50:080:224 New Media Art (3)
50:080:283 Sculpture Workshop (3)
50:080:300 Art and Urban Sustainability I (3)
50:080:391 Independent Study in Sculpture (3)
50:080:490 Special Topics in Sculpture (3)
Intermedia: Art and Technology (21 credits)
50:080:214 Interactive Art I (3)
50:080:224 New Media Art (3) or 50:080:482 Singularity Art (3)
50:080:226 Conceptual Art II (3)
50:080:478 Intermedia Capstone (3)
Choose three additional courses from the following options (this list
can be expanded in consultation with your faculty adviser):
50:965:125 Introduction to Video and Film (3)
50:700:129 Biodesign I (3)
50:080:314 Interactive Art II (3)
50:080:226 Conceptual Art II (3)
50:700:301 Sound Thinking (3)
50:700:302 Sound and Image (3)
50:080:300 Art and Urban Sustainability I (3)
50:080:349 Biodesign II (3)
50:080:388 3D Modeling and Printing (3)
50:700:391 Music and Computers (3)
50:080:400 Art and Urban Sustainability II (3)
50:700:449 Audio Postproduction (3)
50:209:302 Special Topics in Digital Studies (3)
50:080:391 Independent Study in Intermedia (3)
Students in the intermedia and electronic arts (IEA) concentration are
required to be mentored by two faculty members from two different
disciplines through their capstone project.
ART THERAPY (39 credits)
Art Therapy Concentration (21 credits)
50:080:211 Ceramics I (3)
50:080:222 Drawing II (3)
50:080:352 Painting II (3)
50:080:479 Special Topics in Art (3) or Advanced Studio Art Course (3)
50:080:361 Art Therapy I (3)
50:080:421 Art Therapy II (3)
50:080:422 Art Therapy Practicum (3)
50:080:485 Special Studio Projects (3)
Psychology Courses for Art Therapy Concentration (18 credits):
50:830:101 Introduction to Psychology (3)
50:830:340 Abnormal Psychology (3)
Choose four additional courses from the following:
50:830:222 Human Development (3)
50:830:231 Psychology of Personality (3)
50:830:301 Educational Psychology (3)
50:830:326 Psychology of Adolescence (3)
50:830:345 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (3)
50:830:440 Developmental Psychopathology (3)
50:830:493 Applied Experience (3)
50:830:255 Method and Theory (3)
50:830:256 Research Methods (3)
