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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027 General Studies Gold

Degree: Bachelor of Arts, BA

College/School: Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

Plan Code: FAARTSTDBA

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Upper division minimum
credit hours

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Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours
BA Core Requirements
ARS 201 Art of Asia (GCSI) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ARS 498 Pro-Seminar Any ARS 498 Topic is acceptable. 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
Art Studies Concentration Major Requirements
ART 107 Photography as Experience or ART 113 Pictorial Investigations and Color Theory ART 108 Digital Literacy for the Arts ART 109 Making as Seeing and Thinking or ART 115 3D Design ART 110 Drawing as Seeing and Thinking (HUAD) or ART 111 Foundation Drawing ART 114 Expanded Arts Studio For the Art Studies Core, ART 107, ART 108, ART 109, and ART 110 are available to both on-campus and ASU Online students. 12 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	12
ARA 195 Art in My World (HUAD) OR ARA 240 Encounters with Contemporary Art ARA 195 is available to both on-campus and ASU Online students. ARA 240 is exclusively for on-campus students. 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ARA 396 Professional Practices for Design and the Arts 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
Art Studies Concentration Electives
On-campus and ASU Online options: ARA 489 Writing Art and Design Criticism (HUAD) ART 302 The Still and Moving Image: Digital Photography and Video ART 312 Illustration ART 317 Advanced Digital Photography ART 319 Photo Editing: Narrative/Non-Narrative ART 320 Science and Art of Botanical Design (SCIT) ART 394 Topic: Experimental Photo Processes ART 394 Topic: Identity & Representation in Photography ART 394 Topic: Spirituality and the Artist ART 394 Topic: Portrait Sculpting and Anatomy ART 400 The Photobook ART 401 Traditional Genres in Digital Photography: Land and Place ART 402 Traditional Genres in Digital Photography: Photographing People ART 405 Traditional Genres in Digital Photography: The Constructed Image ART 406 New Genres in Digital Photography ART 412 Advanced Techniques in Digital Photography ART 413 Relief Printmaking ART 494 Topic: Advanced Moving Image ART 494 Topic: Landscape Painting ART 498 Topic: Propaganda and Art ART 494 Topic: Text and Photo On-campus options only: ARA 311 Art Appreciation and Human Development ARA 330 Issues in Expanded Arts ARA 460 Gallery Exhibitions ART 301 Photography: Material Studies II ART 303 Portraiture Photography ART 311 Intermediate Drawing ART 318 Photography: Material Studies III ART 323 Intermediate Painting ART 327 Intermediate Watercolor ART 331 Sculpture II ART 333 Foundry Casting Methods ART 351 Intaglio ART 352 Lithography ART 354 Screen Printing ART 365 Ceramic Handbuilding II ART 368 Slipcasting ART 374 Wood Bending and Wood Turning ART 376 Weaving and Dyeing ART 377 Textile Design ART 427 Art on Paper ART 432 Neon Sculpture ART 439 Studio Inquiry: Practice and Cultural Context ART 440 Experimental Video Art ART 442 Art and Community ART 443 Performance Art: Actions, Gestures, Journeys ART 444 Short Subject: Documentary Video ART 446 On Walking ART 467 Art and Ecology ART 482 Senior Exhibitions/Portfolio 24 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	24
On-campus and ASU Online options: ART 206 Digital Photography I ART 207 Digital Photography II ART 216 Contemporary Art in Practice: Methods, Making, Meaning ART 227 Watercolor ART 256 Art Zines: Self-Publishing, Protest and Change On-campus options only: ART 203 Photography: Material Studies I ART 211 Drawing ART 215 Photography: Digital Compositing ART 220 Photography: Introduction to Lighting ART 223 Painting ART 253 Introduction to Printmaking ART 257 Wheel Throwing I ART 261 Ceramic Survey ART 264 Ceramic Handbuilding I ART 272 Introduction to Metals and Jewelry ART 274 Introduction to Woodworking ART 276 Introduction to Textiles 9 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	9

Art History for Art Studies Requirements
Any courses that apply to Art History for Art Studies Requirements are permitted to "double dip" with any ASU Minor requirement.
ARS 101 Art from Prehistory Through Middle Ages (HUAD) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ARS 102 Art from Renaissance to Modernism (HUAD) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
On-campus and ASU Online options: ARS 330 The Portrait ARS 335 Fashion and Dress in Visual Culture ARS 345 Art and Television ARS 360 Buddhist Art ARS 369 Mexican Art (GCSI) ARS 394 Topic: Art and Myth in Ancient Greece ARS 394 Topic: Islamic Art ARS 394 Topic: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art ARS 402 Art of Ancient Egypt (GCSI) ARS 438 Art of the 20th Century I (HUAD) ARS 440 Identity and World Film ARS 472 Art of China (HUAD) ARS 473 Art of Japan (HUAD) ARS 485 Women in the Visual Arts ARS 494 Topic: Modern & Contemporary Latin American Art: A Survey ARS 494 Topic: Surrealism ARS 498 Topic: Art & Technology ARS 498 Topic: Contemporary Art of Southeast Asia ARS 498 Topic: Modern & Contemporary Art of India and South Asia ARS 498 Topic: Theories Modern Sculpture On-campus only options: ARS 362 Survey of Aztec, Maya and Inka Art ARS 403 Art of the Aztec Empire ARS 434 Revolution to Impressionism in 19th-Century Art ARS 439 Art of the 20th Century II ARS 443 Artists in Film: Artists' Biopics ARS 460 Art Now ARS 498 Topic: Art and Money 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
Art Studies Concentration Related Area
Any courses that apply to Related Studies are permitted to "double dip" with any ASU Minor requirement.
Upper Division AFR Elective Upper Division AIS Elective Upper Division AME Elective Upper Division APA Elective Upper Division APH Elective Upper Division ARS Elective Upper Division ASB Elective Upper Division DCE Elective Upper Division FMS Elective Upper Division GIT Elective Upper Division GRA Elective Upper Division HST Elective Upper Division IAP Elective Upper Division MUS Elective Upper Division REL Elective Upper Division TCL Elective Upper Division THE Elective Upper Division WST Elective Upper Division Humanities, Arts and Design (HUAD) 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6

ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
ARA 101 ASU: The Art Experience OR HDA 101 ASU and Herberger Institute Experience 1 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6

Notes

All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses.
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements.
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.

Program Requirement

Art (Art Studies), BA

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