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 Art

Department of Performing and Visual Arts
School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Associate Professor: M. Robinson (Unit Head)
Assistant Professor:  S. Bailey

The Department of Performing and Visual Arts offers an undergraduate bachelor's degree as well as a minor in Art. The curriculum balances theoretical and practical experience from studio and art history courses. All courses within the Art unit include components which encourage writing proficiency. The unit embraces the philosophy of the broad-based liberal arts education.

 

 

Bachelor of Arts

The curriculum for the B.A. in Art provides a generalist approach within a liberal arts tradition and offers the possibility of a concentration of courses either in Studio Art or Art History. Integration of various artistic disciplines is promoted, including a solid component of the non-Western (especially the Arabic/Egyptian) contribution to the arts.

Studio Art courses develop a comprehensive foundation in two-dimensional studio art disciplines in conjunction with a strong theoretical component of Art History. Courses in Art History take advantage of the uniqueness of the AUC's geographical position in the world, drawing from influential movements in Western art as well as from the rich aesthetic heritage of the Middle East.

In order to ensure the excellence and commitment of art major candidates, all students will be required to submit a portfolio of their work and to have taken three introductory courses (ARTV 200, 201, and either 310, 211, or 212) before being allowed to declare the major.

Major Requirements:

A total of 120 credits are required for the bachelor's degree in Art:

Core Curriculum (40 credits)

Concentration Requirements (30 credits)

ARTV

200

Foundations of Design and Color, 3 cr.

 

201

Drawing I, 3 cr.

 

202

Painting I, 3 cr.

 

211

World Art Survey I, 3 cr.

 

212

World Art Survey II, 3 cr.

 

310

Modern and Contemporary Art, 3 cr.

 

311

Drawing II, 3 cr.

 

312

Painting II, 3 cr.

 

470

Advanced Seminar, 3 cr.

 

370 or 314

Selected Topics in Art or Modern and Contemporary Architecture, 3 cr.

 


Collateral Requirements (15 credits)

EGPT

261

Art and Architecture from Ancient Egypt I, 3 cr.

 

262

Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt II, 3 cr.

ARBS

270-271

Intro to Islamic Art and Architecture, 6 cr.

PHIL

310

Philosophy and Art, 3 cr.

 


Four additional collateral courses to be chosen from among the following (12 credits)

ARTV

203

Introduction to Sculpture, 3 cr.

 

370

Selected Topics in Art, 3 cr.

 

402

Independent Study, 3 cr.

JRMC

230

Intro to Photography, 3 cr.

 

305

Intro to Graphic Communications, 3 cr.

 

315

Public Relations and Advertising, 3 cr.

 

330

Advanced Photography, 3 cr.

 

405

Advanced Graphic Communications, 3 cr.

 

425

Advanced Advertising, 3 cr.

THTR

224

Into to Technical Theater, 3 cr.

 

320

Design for the Theater: Scenography, 3 cr.

 

321

Design for the Theater: Costume, 3 cr.

 

322

Design for the Theater: Stage Lighting, 3 cr.

FILM

220

Intro to Film, 3 cr.

 

330

Film Theory and Criticism, 3 cr.

 

350

Film Production, 3 cr.

FILM/ANTH

341

Anthropology and Film, 3 cr.

ARBS

206

Art and Architecture of the City of Cairo, 3 cr.

 

370

Pre-Islamic Influences on the Art and Architecture of Cairo, 3 cr.

 

468

Painting in Islam, 3 cr.

 

469

Islamic Pottery, 3 cr.

 

477-478

Islamic Minor Arts, 6 cr.

 

EGPT

202

Introduction to Egyptology, 3 cr.

 

204

Archaeology and Prehistory, 3 cr.

ANTH

202

Cultural Anthropology, 3 cr.

HIST

402

Selected Topics in European History, Power and Art (or other when art is the central focus of the course), 3 cr.

 

Other Selected Topics courses may apply when art is the central focus of the course.

Electives (23 credits)
All elective courses must be selected in consultation with an art advisor. Non-collateral electives will preferably constitute a minor.

Minor

The minor in Art provides a general introduction to studio practices of design, drawing, and painting as well as their historical models.

Requirements (15 Credits): Art minors are required to take ARTV 200, ARTV 201, ARTV 202 and ARTV 310, in addition to a fifth course which must be chosen from the following: ARTV 211, ARTV 212, ARTV 311, ARTV 312, ARTV 402, ARTV 470, ARTV 370.

Art Courses (ARTV)
 

 CourseNum CourseTitle

200

Foundation s of Design and Color

201

Drawing I

202

Painting I

203

Introduction to Sculpture

211

World Art Survey I

212

World Art Survey II

310

Modern and Contempor ary  Art

311

Drawing II

312

Painting II

314

Modern and Contempor ary Architectur e

370

Selected Topics in Art

402

Independen t Study

470

Advanced Seminar

 

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