Plan of Study: Art & Design

First Year Fall

CTC101 Connecting to Carlow – 1 credit 
AR148 Critical Exploration Elective – 3 credits
AR111 2D I – 4 credits
AR205 Intro to Digital Arts & Media Design I – 4 credits
SKW101 Foundations of Writing I – 3 credits 

First Year Spring

AR149 Contemplation and Action Elective – 3 credits
AR215 3D I: Sustainable Media – 4 credits
AR168 Approaches to Contemporary Curating & Art – 3 credits
SKW102 Foundations of Writing II – 3 credits 
SKC101 Communication: Personal to Professional – 3 credits 

Second Year Fall

AR268 Decolonizing Contemporary Art – 3 credits
AR309 Intro to Digital Arts & Media Design II – 4 credits
AR115 2D II – 4 credits
SKQ101 Quantitative Reasoning – 3 credits 

Second Year Spring

AR330 Advanced Projects – 3 credits
AR331 3D II: Ceramics – 4 credits
AR207 Creative Research Methods – 3 credits
AR103 Global Art – 3 credits
AR240 Sophomore Portfolio – 2 credits 

Third Year Fall

WS209 Women & Art – 3 credits 
AR330 Advanced Art & Media – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Elective – 3 credits 

Third Year Spring

AR247 Deaf & Disability Arts – 3 credits 
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Elective – 3 credits
Elective – 3 credits 

Fourth Year Fall

AR370 Colloquium – 2 credits
AR450 Internship – 4 credits 
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Elective – 3 credits
Elective – 3 credits 

Fourth Year Spring

AR421 Colloquium II – 2 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Elective – 3 credits
Elective – 3 credits 

Total Credits = 120

Electives in this program are chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor and can include courses toward a second major, a minor, or an area of concentration

Art Majors are required to have a senior exhibition during the final year at Carlow