<p>I'm planning on double majoring: business and something else. It's a special program, so it'll still fit into 4 years. It seems like business is fulfilling the practical part of my degree, so the other choice should be something I personally enjoy more.</p>
<p>Anyway, studio arts is an idea. However I'm a bit unsure for a few reasons. Here's the class curriculum for the major:</p>
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<p>REQUIRED
SA 0110 Foundation Design
SA 0120 Foundation Painting
SA 0130 Foundation Drawing
SA 0140 Foundation Sculpture
SA 1230 Drawing
SA 1240 Sculpture
SA 1250 Painting
SA 1260 Printmaking: Etching
SA 1270 Digital Imaging</p>
<p>ELECTIVE: PICK 3
SA 1330 Drawing*
SA 1340 Sculpture*
SA 1350 Painting*
SA 1365 Printmaking: Screenprinting
SA 1370 Preparation and Practice in Visual Arts*
SA 1420 Color
SA 1430 Perspective Drawing
SA 1440 Sculpture: Portrait
SA 1450 Painting: Figure Portrait
SA 1455 Painting: Landscape
SA 1530 Directed Study: Drawing*
SA 1540 Directed Study: Sculpture*
SA 1550 Directed Study: Painting*
SA 1560 Directed Study: Printmaking*
SA 1570 Directed Study: Electronic Media*</p>
<p>ART HISTORY: 4 COURSES
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<p>A few questions and concerns:</p>
<p>1) I'm mainly interested in drawing, design, and digital art. While I don't dislike sculpture and printmaking, painting isn't my thing.</p>
<p>2) I've looked at the featured work on the school's site, and it's almost entirely sculpture and 3dimensional. It's not really my style.</p>
<p>3) Will I be able to pursue the styles and mediums that I want? If I can't work on projects that interest me personally, I'd rather just do art on my own time.</p>
<p>4) How intensive is the general Studio Arts program? As in, compared to other majors? I've heard you spend all your time in the studio? I don't want it to suck all of my time away when it's essentially just a (strong) hobby / interest.</p>
<p>5) I disagree with a lot of the meaning and philosophy behind modern art. Do most studio arts programs focus more on individual development or art criticism and philosophy?</p>
<p>What thoughts are you looking for? If you like it and can fit it into your time at school then do it. You will be one of the artistic people who can focus on the business side, too.</p>
<p>All of the questions and concerns that you have raised – Will I be able to pursue the styles and mediums that I want? How intensive is the general Studio Arts program? etc. – will get you different answers from different schools.</p>
<p>These are very good questions to be asking, but the only people who can give you answers relevant to your particular situation are faculty members from the Studio Arts department at your own school. Go and talk to them. And certainly take one or two of the foundation courses to see what it’s like before committing to a double major.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply. It does make sense to ask my school, but I was wondering about the typical studio arts major. </p>
<p>So, for the typical studio arts major, at any university (non-art school), how intensive is it, compared to any other majors? Obviously college takes up a lot of time, but I don’t want to miss out on other activities because the major requires significantly more time.</p>
<p>But my point is: there is no “typical” studio arts major. </p>
<p>At some schools, a studio arts major requires broad exposure to several different media (which seems to be the case at your school), while at my son’s university, it’s the exact opposite; there, a studio arts major chooses a single medium to focus on so that they gain depth in that particular area. Similarly, from what you’ve posted here, a studio arts major requires a total of 16 courses (9 SA required + 3 SA electives + 4 art history) at your school, while my son’s university requires just 12 studio arts courses for the major. If you look at other universities, you’ll see other differences.</p>
<p>Another thing to consider is that the intensity of an arts major is also somewhat dependent upon what you want to make of it. You can spend 8 hours – or 8 days – on a painting.</p>
<p>In general, studio art is a very demanding major because of the amount of time spent in the studio working on art projects. Music, theater, and sciences (with the extra labs), are all majors that are unsually time consuming.</p>