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ARTS AND SCIENCES The Boston College Catalog 2003-2004 107 courses for a total of 36 credits, to be distributed as indicated below. The program is to be worked out in consultation with the department advisor. FS 100 Ceramics, FS 103 Drawing: Approaches and Issues, FS 102 Foundations of Painting, FS 161 Photography, select two courses (six credits) These courses offer an introduction to the four areas of the studio program. Students are strongly advised to make choices (in conjunction with their departmental advisor) that provide a foundation for a concentration in one of these studio areas. FA 101 Art: Prehistoric to the High Middle Ages, FA 102 Art from the Renaissance to Modern Times, FA 257-258 Modern Art: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, FA 285 History of Photography, choose one (three credits) FS 498 Senior Project Part I (Fall) and Senior Project Part II (Spring) (six credits) A minimum of seven (seven) additional courses 100-level and/or above (21 credits) Students must have taken at least four semesters of work relating to their Senior Project prior to their senior year. Portfolio reviews are required in the second semester of the sophomore and junior years. In addition to the required courses, the following are recommended: FA 257-258 Modern Art and FA 361 Issues in Contemporary Art Summer travel and summer courses are also recommended for enrichment. Consult the department advisor. Art History Minor The minor in Art History provides the student with an introduction to the art of the Western world. In addition to the two introductory courses, FA 101 and FA 102, the student will have a choice of two 200-level courses and at least two 300-level courses, for a total of four upper-level courses covering specific art-historical periods. In these courses, the student will be exposed to the methods of the discipline and will complete a research paper. Studio Art Minor The minor in Studio Art offers the students the opportunity to pursue a course of study in ceramics, painting, drawing, or photography. It is designed to encourage an in-depth investigation of one medium, rather than a generalized sampling of many. There are features of the minor program that resemble aspects of the majors studio program which have been found to be successful. The required Advanced Studio Seminar class, for example, will function analogously to the Senior Project. The minor comprises six classes to be selected as follows: Two introductory level classes to be selected from: FS 103 Drawing: Approaches and Issues, FS 102 Painting I, FS 141 Ceramics I, FS 161 Photography I The concentration of classes that follow must be related to (only) one of the above listed areas and must be selected as follows: Two classes at the 200-level or above One class at the 300-level One Advanced Studio Seminar (during which students will be expected to complete a significant thesis project), FS 325 Therefore if a student takes Painting I and Photography I as his/her introductory classes, he/she must select the additional three classes from either painting or photography, but not both, i.e., three painting or three photography classes. If a student wishes to pursue a discipline that they have not taken an introductory course in, they must take that introductory course as an elective before taking additional classes in that discipline. Additional requirements: No more than one independent study in your field of concentration. Courses to be counted in the minor must be taken for a grade (no pass/fail). If students wish to strengthen their minor by taking electives, they add additional classes from the offerings in their chosen area of specialty. The department also encourages students to take: FA 101 and 102 Introduction to Art History, FA 356 Art Since 1945, and FA 285 History of Photography Film Studies Minor The Film Studies minor, a joint undertaking of the Fine Arts and Communication Departments, assists students in developing critical and technical abilities in the area of film. The minor consists of two required courses and four electives. Normally, a student begins with either FM 283 History of European Cinema or FM 202 Introduction to Film Art. The other required course is FM 171 Filmmaking I. The four electives may be chosen from the areas of film history and criticism, film or video production, communications or photography. At least one of these electives must be taken in the Communication Department. Students interested in the Film Studies minor may contact one of the Co-Directors, Professor John Michalczyk in Devlin 424 or Professor Richard Blake, S.J., in Devlin 416, 617-552-4295. Information for First Year Majors First Year Art History majors are required to take FA 101 Art from Prehistoric Times to the High Middle Ages with FA 103 Art History Workshop. First Year Studio Art majors are advised to select two studio courses from FS 100, FS 101, FS 102, or FS 161 and one art history course from FA 102, FA 257, FA 258, or FA 285. FM 202 Introduction to Film Art is a required foundation course to ground the student in film language, history, and criticism. Information for Study Abroad Art History Students normally come to a Fine Arts major in sophomore or even junior year, hoping to complete the course work within a short period. The department tries to assist them in doing so with close supervision as well as encouragement to take several art history courses in approved programs abroad. No prerequisites are required although students are encouraged to take the Introduction to Art History (FA 101-102) as a foundation for further study. An extensive survey abroad would serve as a substitute. Students are limited to one or two semesters abroad but prior to senior year. Since our Department would like to offer its own stamp on the Art History major, Fine Arts prefers that the student take no more than three courses abroad. Most often courses taken abroad are used as major electives. These courses should not be taken in senior year, since the Senior Seminar is crucial to the completion of the major. In selective programs, e.g., in Florence, the students would be allowed to take an additional course or two with the prior approval of the department. The most successful programs have been those in Europe Italy, France, Spain, and England. The department believes strongly that the study of art history in a location where there are first-class museums and programs will greatly enhance the students understanding of the works of art in context. We will try to accommodate most worthwhile programs

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