Bachelor's in Studio Art

Studio Art is a Bachelor program taught at Boston College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

Boston College’s Studio Art program includes a Major in Studio Art and a Minor in Studio Art. Students study studio courses in drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media, ceramics, graphic design, digital and darkroom photography, printmaking, video, architecture, and digital image making. Studio coursework aims to explore modes of thinking and visual communication through making works of art, with an emphasis on processes of making, visual communication, and historical understanding.

The Studio Art major requires 11 courses (33 credits) and includes a required Senior Project. Senior majors are given private studio space and work on a guided one-year independent project that culminates in a public exhibition and a published catalog. Senior Project is a year-long course taught on Wednesday afternoons, with ARTS4498 Senior Project I and ARTS4473 Senior Project II.

Modules

• ARTS2238 Issues and Approaches to Studio Art
• ARTS1103 Issues and Approaches to Studio Art
• ARTS4498 Senior Project I
• ARTS4473 Senior Project II

The minimum requirements for admission in Studio Art at Boston College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Boston College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Boston College as pre-requiste for admission in Studio Art.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Major in Studio Art

• The Studio Art major consists of 11 courses (33 credits).
• Students must have taken at least four semesters of course work in Studio Art prior to their senior year.
• It is strongly recommended to take Issues and Approaches in the sophomore year.
• TWO of the following introductory courses: ARTS1101 Drawing I; ARTS1102 Painting I; ARTS1104 Design: Seeing is Believing OR ARTS1107 Design 1: Foundations; ARTS1105 Making Prints/Making Books: An Introduction to Printmaking and Book Arts; ARTS1141 Ceramics I; ARTS1155 Introduction to Digital Arts (Note: course has been renamed Introduction to Photoshop and Illustrator and course # on Eagle Apps is ARTS1156); ARTS1161 Photography I; ARTS1163 Intro to Digital Photography; ARTS1701 Art of Creativity
• ONE of the following courses: ARTH2204 Postwar: Art After 1945; ARTS2211 Ideas in Contemporary Art; ARTH3356 Art Since 1945
• All Majors and Minors are required to take ARTS1103 Issues and Approaches to Studio Art
• Senior Project is a required year-long course for senior majors taught on Wednesday afternoons (ARTS4498 Senior Project I; ARTS4473 Senior Project II).
• Elective requirements: Elective 1 (2000 or 3000 level); Elective 2 (2000 or 3000 level); Elective 3 (2000 or 3000 level); Elective 4 (3000 or 4000 level) (not including Senior Project); Elective 5 (3000 or 4000 level) (not including Senior Project).

Major in Studio Art (Requirements Fall 2025 and Beyond)

• The Studio Art major requires 11 courses (33 credits).
• Students must have taken at least six courses in Studio Art prior to their senior year.
• It is strongly recommended to take Issues and Approaches in the sophomore year after declaring their major or minor.
• TWO of the following introductory courses: ARTS1101 Drawing I; ARTS1102 Painting I; ARTS1104 Design: Seeing is Believing OR ARTS1107 Design 1: Foundations; ARTS1105 Making Prints/Making Books: An Introduction to Printmaking and Book Arts; ARTS1125/UNAS10 Innovation through Design Thinking; ARTS 1138 Intro to 3-D: Sculpture; ARTS1141 Ceramics I; ARTS1156 Imagemaking: Photoshop and Illustrator (Note: course has been renamed. Formerly Introduction to Photoshop and Illustrator ); ARTS1161 Photography I; ARTS1163 Intro to Digital Photography; ARTS/EQ1701 Art of Creativity; ARTS/EQ 1702 Masks of Identity and Culture: Multimedia Tactics of Representation
• ONE of the following courses: ARTH2204 Postwar: Art After 1945; ARTS2211 Ideas in Contemporary Art; ARTH2258 Modernism and the Avant-Garde, 1900-1945; ARTH3010 Intro to Contemporary Art, 1975-Present; ARTH3356 Art Since 1945
• All Majors and Minors are required to take ARTS2238 Issues and Approaches to Studio Art (Note: previous course # was ARTS1103).
• Electives: Majors are required to take five electives at the 2000 and 3000 level, two of which must be at the 3000 level. Elective 4 (3000 or 4000 level) and Elective 5 (3000 or 4000 level) exclude Senior Project.
• Senior Project is a required year-long course for senior majors taught on Wednesday afternoons (ARTS4498 Senior Project I, Fall semester; ARTS4473 Senior Project II, Spring semester).

• Additional Stipulations for the Studio Art Major: No more than two independent studies; No more than two courses taken during the junior year abroad or at another institution may count toward the major. Consult with major advisor before going abroad; Transfer students should work out credits with their major advisor; Courses to be counted in the major must be taken for a grade (no pass/fail grades); For inquiries about exceptions to these stipulations, please contact the Studio Art Major Coordinator, Prof. Sheila Gallagher at [email protected].

Please check detail of study units at https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/art/programs/studio-art/major-minor.html

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.