Art Major

The major consists of 11 courses; which includes a set of core requirements and the completion of a chosen track, Studio or Critical Studies, with course plan:

Core Requirements

Studio Art Courses (3)

• Courses should represent breadth of studio experience in three of four different media offered at Pitzer: Ceramics, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture. Students are encouraged to take introductory courses with Pitzer Faculty.
• This may be fulfilled by any course with an ART prefix and any course cross-listed under ART in the course catalog. In addition, some courses in Environmental Analysis, Media Studies, Theatre, Dance, and other creative disciplines may satisfy this requirement with the approval of your advisor.

Historical and Theoretical Courses (3)

• Courses should represent breadth of historical and theoretical knowledge of art:

  • One course focused on a period before 1800

  • One course focused on a non-European culture or cultures (i.e, Asia, Africa, Oceania, or the Indigenous Americas)
  • One course focused on the theory or philosophy of art, or contemporary art since 1989
• These may be fulfilled by courses with an ARHI prefix and any course cross-listed under ARHI in the course catalog. In addition some courses in Anthropology, Classics, Media Studies, and other academic fields may satisfy this requirement with the approval of your advisor.

Capstone

ART 189 PZ   - Senior Seminar in Art

ART 199 PZ  - Senior Projects in Art

Studio Track Requirements

Three additional studio courses with focus on competence in a single area. This will include at least one advanced course in the selected media and require you take at least one course with a member of the Pitzer Art Field Group. For advanced level work students should have developed familiarity with Pitzer studio facilities.

Critical Studies Track Requirements

Three additional historical or theoretical studies courses, including at least one class focused on a non-European culture or cultures (in addition to the non-European class taken as part of the Art Core Requirements). This will include at least one course with a member of the Pitzer Art Field Group.

Combined Studio and Critical Studies Track Requirements

Majors may elect to complete all the requirements for both the Studio and Critical Studies Track, and complete a single capstone (ART 189 and ART 199) with a project appropriate to their interests.