COLLEGE of ARTS and SCIENCES
ART
Julia Barello, department head
Professors Barello, Stevens; Associate Professor Zarur; Assistant Professors Cully, Fine, Goehring, Reka, Taylor; College Instructors Cole-Dorn, Fitzsimmons; Emeritus Fidler, Jaffe, Ocepek, Rose, St. Aubyn; Gallery Director Taylor; Conservator Marinas
(575) 646-1705; e-mail: artdept@nmsu.edu
http://artdepartment.nmsu.edu/
DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts
MAJOR: Art
EMPHASIS: Art History
EMPHASIS: Studio Art
DEGREE: Bachelor of Fine Arts
MAJOR: Art
EMPHASIS: Museum Conservation
EMPHASIS: Studio Art
MINORS: Art History
Museum Conservation
Studio Art
The Department of Art provides a rigorous program for the enrichment, application, development, and appreciation of the visual arts. Students in studio develop an individual aesthetic by experimenting with and expressing visual concepts in an articulate manner. Art history students acquire a comprehensive understanding of the aesthetic and cultural issues addressed within the history of art, conducting and presenting independent research. The study of art provides an appropriate background for the pursuit of careers in studio art and art history in such areas as the visual arts, graphic design, conservation, library work, museum work, advertising, architecture and interior design, photography, crafts, cinematography, education and art therapy, publishing, theatre, television, dance, industry and business, communication, religion, management, and research in the creative and academic areas. A major in art also provides students with a broad humanistic background appropriate to preparation for advanced degrees in other fields.
Students enrolled in this department's major(s) or minor(s) may count credits in required applied courses toward their degrees beyond the normal maximum of 9 credits allowed in the College of Arts and Sciences. Note that 9 credits need to be taken outside Art at the upper level division. However, if students change the major(s) or minor(s) or do not complete the requirements for the minor at the time of graduation, they may only count a maximum of 9 credits to the applied/occupational credits toward graduation.
DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts
MAJOR: Art
EMPHASIS: Studio Art
The Bachelor of Arts is designed to give the student a broad interdisciplinary understanding of the areas of painting/drawing, graphic design, printmaking, sculpture, photography, ceramics, conservation, jewelry and metalsmithing, through a series of introductory and special topics courses and the history and appreciation of art in the context of a liberal education. Students are required to take 27 credits of upper-level studio art classes. In addition, 18 credits of Art History and a capstone course are required.
Departmental Requirements (Total credits 66)
Freshman Year (18 credits)
| Introductory Studio-Arts Courses | 12 |
| Choose 12 credits from the following courses: ART 250, Introduction to Painting and Drawing; ART 255, Introduction to Graphic Design; ART 265, Introduction to Sculpture; ART 270, Introduction to Photo (Digital); ART 271, Introduction to Film and Darkroom; ART 275, Introduction to Ceramics; ART 280, Introduction to Printmaking; ART 285, Introduction to Jewelry and Metalsmithing. | |
| ART 295G and 296G, Introduction to Art History I, and II | 6 |
Sophomore Year (18 credits)
| Introductory Studio-Arts Courses | 6 |
| Choose 6 credits from the following courses: ART 250, Introduction to Painting and Drawing; ART 255, Introduction to Graphic Design; ART 265, Introduction to Sculpture; ART 270, Introduction to Photo (Digital); ART 271, Introduction to Film and Darkroom; ART 275, Introduction to Ceramics; ART 280, Introduction to Printmaking; ART 285, Introduction to Jewelry and Metalsmithing. | |
| Special Topic Art Courses (300 level) | 6 |
| ART 298, Writing in Art | 3 |
| Art History (300 level) | 3 |
Junior Year (15 credits)
| Special Topic Art Courses (300 level) | 12 |
| Art History (300/400 level) | 3 |
Senior Year (15 credits)
| Special Topic Art Courses (400 level) | 9 |
| Art History (400 level) | 3 |
| Capstone Course | 3 |
| Choose 3 credits from the following courses: ART 494, Special Topics in Studio; ART 495, Undergraduate Studio Thesis | |
EMPHASIS: Art History
The art history program is designed to give the student a broad familiarity with the visual arts through the factual and theoretical study of aesthetics, cultural contexts, iconography, pictorial traditions, stylistic development, and technical practices. Students are encouraged to take related courses in anthropology, history, languages and literature, music history, philosophy, religion, theatre and costume history. There is a four semester requirement for the BA in Art History.
Departmental Requirements (Total credits 63)
Freshman Year (15 credits)
| ART 150, Drawing I | 3 |
| Choose 6 credits from the following courses: ART 250, Introduction to Painting and Drawing; ART 255, Introduction to Graphic Design; ART 265, Introduction to Sculpture; ART 270, Introduction to Photo (Digital); ART 271, Introduction to Film and Darkroom; ART 275, Introduction to Ceramics; ART 280, Introduction to Printmaking; ART 285, Introduction to Jewelry and Metalsmithing. | |
| ART 295G, Introduction to Art History I | 3 |
| ART 296G, Introduction to Art History II | 3 |
Sophomore Year (18 credits)
| ART 298, Writing in Art | 3 |
| Three 300-level art history courses | 9 |
| Two 200/300-level art history or studio courses | 6 |
Junior Year (15 credits)
| Three 300/400-level art history courses | 9 |
| Two 200-400-level art history or studio courses | 6 |
Senior Year (15 credits)
| ART 479, Art Theory, Criticism, Historiography | 3 |
| Two 300/400-level art history courses | 6 |
| Two 200/400-level art history or studio courses | 6 |
Electives: Sufficient to bring total credits to 128 for graduation, including 48 upper-division.
DEGREE: Bachelor of Fine Arts
MAJOR: Art
EMPHASIS: Studio Art
The studio art curriculum is designed to give the student a broad, transdisciplinary understanding of the field of visual arts, including appreciation and criticism, ceramics, graphic design, photography, jewelry/metalsmithing, drawing, printmaking, painting, sculpture, conservation and art history. This program is recommended for those students who wish to embark on a professional career in art. The maximum number of credits counted toward graduation is 81. The maximum credits for variable courses shall be 6 credits per semester except by permission. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is a professional baccalaureate degree, which requires an additional in-residence, fifth year of studio-intensive independent work. A senior thesis exhibition is required in the last semester. Students seeking a B.F.A. must apply in the fall of their junior year as a student in the B.A. program to be accepted into the B.F.A. program. Students completing the B.F.A. will graduate with both B.A. and B.F.A. degrees.
Departmental Requirements (Total credits 81)
Freshman Year (18 credits)
| Introductory Studio-Arts Courses | 12 |
| Choose 12 credits from the following courses: ART 250, Introduction to Painting and Drawing; ART 255, Introduction to Graphic Design; ART 265, Introduction to Sculpture; ART 270, Introduction to Photo (Digital); ART 271, Introduction to Film and Darkroom; ART 275, Introduction to Ceramics; ART 280, Introduction to Printmaking; ART 285, Introduction to Jewelry and Metalsmithing. | |
| ART 295G and 296G, Introduction to Art History I, and II | 6 |
Sophomore Year (18 credits)
| Introductory Studio-Arts Courses | 6 |
| Choose 6 credits from the following courses: ART 250, Introduction to Painting and Drawing; ART 255, Introduction to Graphic Design; ART 265, Introduction to Sculpture; ART 270, Introduction to Photo (Digital); ART 271, Introduction to Film and Darkroom; ART 275, Introduction to Ceramics; ART 280, Introduction to Printmaking; ART 285, Introduction to Jewelry and Metalsmithing. | |
| Special Topic Art Courses (300 level) | 6 |
| ART 298, Writing in Art | 3 |
| Art History (300 level) | 3 |
Junior Year (15 credits)
Submit application to the B.F.A. Program (may be repeated once). Application process includes a portfolio review and interview with a panel of department faculty members.
| Special Topic Art Courses (300 level) 12 |
| Art History (300/400 level) 3 |
Senior Year (15 credits)
| Special Topic Art Courses (400 level) | 9 |
| Art History (400 level) | 3 |
| Capstone Course | 3 |
| Choose 3 credits from the following courses: ART 494, Special Topics in Studio; ART 495, Undergraduate Studio Thesis. In their junior year, students must successfully apply into the fifth year BFA program. | |
Final (Fifth) Year (15 credits)
| Special Topic Art Courses (400 level) | 9 |
| Art History (400 level) | 3 |
| Thesis Exhibition/Capstone Course (may be repeated 2x for credit) | 3 |
| Choose from the following courses: ART 494, Special Topics in Studio; ART 495, Undergraduate Studio Thesis; ART 499, Problems in Studio | |
EMPHASIS: Museum Conservation (79 credits)
Art Conservation is the study of the preservation and restoration of art as well as other cultural and natural objects. The B.F.A. degree with an emphasis in Museum Conservation provides an academic structure within which students master specific sets of practical skills while developing broad professional and theoretical perspective toward the issue of conserving objects in a museum or collection setting. By combining theory with practice, the program offers students the interpretive, quantitative, and administrative skills needed for careers as conservators, curators, registrars, collections managers, exhibit designers, and museum administrators, all of whom must have specialized training in the care and handling of works of art to be successful.
Science (16 credits)
Option A (16 cr):
Recommended for students planning to attend graduate school in art conservation.
| CHEM 111G and CHEM 112G, General Chemistry I and II | 8 |
| OR | |
| CHEM 115 and CHEM 116, Principles of Chemistry I and II | 8 |
| PLUS | |
| CHEM 313, Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 314, Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 315, Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
Option B (16cr):
Recommended for students who do NOT plan to attend graduate school in art conservation.
| CHEM 111G, General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 112G, General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 211, Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| AND | |
| BIOL 211G/BIOL 211GL, Cellular and Organismal Biology | 4 |
| OR | |
| EPWS 303, Economic Entomology | 4 |
| Art History (18 credits) | |
| ART 295G, Introduction to Art History I | 3 |
| ART 296G, Introduction to Art History II | 3 |
| ART 297, Introduction to Art History III | 3 |
| Plus three ART history electives 300 level or higher | 9 |
History/Anthropology (15 credits)
2 required courses (6 cr):
| ANTH 315, Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| AND | |
| Choose 6 credits from the following courses: | |
| HIST 330V, Introduction to Religious Studies; HIST 333, Renaissance and Reformation; HIST 334, Art and Life in Renaissance Italy; HIST 371, Ancient Greece; HIST 397, Introduction to Public History; HIST 424, History of Art, Thought and Literature; HIST 438, Antiquity and Modernity; HIST 481, Time Travelling through New Mexico's Past; HIST 483, Historic Preservation; HIST 484, Historical Editing, Theory and Practice; HIST 486, Interpreting Historic Places for the Public. | |
| OR | |
| HIST 486, Interpreting Historic Places for the Public | 3 |
Plus 3 electives (choose 9 credits from the following):
| ANTH 313, Ancient Mexico (offered every fall) | 3 |
| ANTH 316, Archaeology of the American Southwest | 3 |
| ANTH 318, Historical Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 334, Anthropology of Art Traditions | 3 |
| ANTH 378, Intro to Lab Methods in Archaeology (offered intermittently) | 3 |
| ANTH 414, The Archaeology of Religion | 3 |
| ANTH 467, Archaeology of the American Southwest | 3 |
| ANTH 485, Internship in Anthropology | 1-3 |
| ANTH 497, Special Topics (if archaeology) | 1-5 |
Museum Studies (6 credits)
| ANTH 345, Introduction to Museology | 3 |
| ANTH 490, Museum Conservation Internship | 3 |
Studio Art (15 credits)
2 required courses (6 cr):
| ART 250, Introduction to Drawing and Painting | 3 |
| ART 350, Intermediate Drawing and Painting | 3 |
Plus 3 electives (9 cr):
| Choose from either 200-level (or higher) Studio Art courses from different media areas. | |
Art Conservation (9 credits)
The following courses are open by permission of the instructor only:
| ART 401, Museum Conservation Techniques I (Spring, required) | 3 |
| ART 402, Museum Conservation Techniques II (Fall, required) | 3 |
| ART 403, Preventative Conservation/Collections Care (required) | 3 |
| ART 499, Problems in Studio (optional) | 3-6 |
MINOR: Art History
The Art History minor requires 27 credits. Students cannot earn both a bachelor's degree in the Department of Art and an Art History minor unless they pass at least 6 credits in the minor beyond the requirements of the major. Students cannot earn both the Bachelor of Art with an Art History emphasis and a minor in Art History.
| ART 295G, Introduction to Art History I | 3 |
| ART 296G, Introduction to Art History II | 3 |
| ART 298, Writing in Art | 3 |
| Five art history courses at the 300-499 level. | 15 |
| One course in humanities or studio art, subject to approval by the minor advisor | 3 |
MINOR: Museum Conservation
The Museum Conservation minor requires 18 credits. Students cannot earn both a bachelor's degree in the department of Art and the Museum Conservation minor unless they pass at least 6 credits in the minor beyond the requirements of the major. An undergraduate minor in Museum conservation requires the completion of 9 credits of the three 400 level museum conservation listed below, and 9 credits of the courses selected from one of the three tracks listed below.
Museum Conservation Required Courses (9 credits)
| ART 401, Museum Conservation Techniques I (Spring) | 3 |
| ART 402, Museum Conservation Techniques II (Fall) | 3 |
| ART 403, Preventative Conservation-Collections Care (Directed Readings) | 3 |
Track 1: Art
| 9 credits chosen from the following: | |
| ART 150, Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 250, Introduction to Painting and Drawing | 3 |
| ART 265, Introduction to Sculpture | 3 |
| ART 270, Introduction to Photography | 3 |
| ART 275, Introduction to Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 280, Introduction to Printmaking | 3 |
| ART 285, Metals and Jewelry I | 3 |
| ART 295G, Introduction to Art History I | 3 |
| ART 296G, Introduction to Art History II | 3 |
| ART 298, Writing in Art | 3 |
Track 2: Anthropology
| 9 credits chosen from the following: | |
| ANTH 313, Ancient Mexico (offered every fall) | 3 |
| ANTH 315, Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 316, Archaeology of the American Southwest | 3 |
| ANTH 318, Historical Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 334, Anthropology of Art Traditions | 3 |
| ANTH 378, Intro to Lab Methods in Archaeology (offered intermittently) | 3 |
| ANTH 414, Archaelogy of Religion | 3 |
| ANTH 485, Field Experience | 3 |
Track 3: History
| 9 elective credits chosen from the following: | |
| HIST 330V, Introduction to Religious Studies; HIST 333, Renaissance and Reformation; HIST 334, Art and Life in Renaissance Italy; HIST 371, Ancient Greece; HIST 397, Introduction to Public History; HIST 424, History of Art, Thought and Literature; HIST 438, Antiquity and Modernity; HIST 481, Time Travelling through New Mexico's Past; HIST 483, Historic Preservation; HIST 484, Historical Editing, Theory and Practice; HIST 486, Interpreting Historic Places for the Public. | |
MINOR: Art
The Art minor requires 27 credits. Students cannot earn both a bachelor's degree in the Department of Art and a Art minor unless they pass at least 6 credits in the minor beyond the requirements of the major.
| 18 credits from among: ART 250, Introduction to Painting and Drawing; ART 255, Introduction to Graphic Design; ART 265, Introduction to Sculpture; ART 270, Introduction to Photo (Digital); ART 271, Introduction to Film and Darkroom; ART 275, Introduction to Ceramics; ART 280, Introduction to Printmaking; ART 285, Introduction to Jewelry and Metalsmithing; ART 295, Introduction to Art History I; ART 296G, Introduction to Art History II and/or ART 298, Writing in Art | 18 |
| Nine credits of studio art or art history at the 300-400 level | 9 |
