Degree Requirements
All students are required to complete overall degree requirements in addition to their major. Please see Degree Completion Requirements for full details for students entering in the 2024-2025 catalog year.
Those students who started at Hiram prior to the 2024-2025 academic year will follow the Degree Requirements outlined in your catalog of record.
Major Requirements
The major requires the completion of a minimum of nine courses (35 hours) in art & design. Majors are required to present a portfolio and written statement for evaluation by the faculty during the junior year and a capstone exhibition of a coherent body of visual work, approved by program faculty, in the spring of the senior year.
All majors take a sequence of foundations courses (20 hours), and then specialize in one of three pathways (listed below).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design Foundations Courses | ||
| ARDE 10200 | COLOR AND DESIGN:CM | 4 |
| ARDE 11000 | BEGINNING DRAWING:CM | 4 |
| ARDE 12300 | DIGITAL IMAGING:CM | 4 |
| ARDE 13000 | HISTORY OF WESTERN ART:IM | 4 |
| or ARDE 42600 | 20TH CENTURY ART:MOD&BEYOND:IM | |
| ARDE 24900 | CONTEMPORARY MEDIA | 4 |
| Pathways | ||
| Select one of the pathways listed below: | 15-16 | |
| Total Hours | 35-36 | |
Pathways:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Art (Painting/Drawing/Mixed Media) Pathway | ||
Select two painting courses at the 20000- and 30000-level | ||
Select one 10000-30000-level elective in painting or drawing | ||
Select 40000-level Senior Studio capstone preparation course | ||
Select one additional art history course (recommended) | ||
Select Independent Study in drawing or painting course (recommended) | ||
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Photography/Film Pathway | ||
Select two 10000- and 20000-level courses in photography | ||
Select one 20000-level course in filmmaking | ||
Select 40000-level Senior Studio capstone preparation course | ||
Select Advanced Photography or Independent Study in photography course (recommended) | ||
Select additional art history course, including discipline-specific "History of..." course (recommended) | ||
Select additional courses associated with film studies minor (recommended) | ||
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Design Studies Pathway | ||
Select one 10000-level course in digital photography | ||
Select two 20000- and 3000-level courses in digital art/design | ||
Select 40000-level Senior Studio capstone preparation course | ||
Select additional art history course, including discipline-specific "History of..." course (recommended) | ||
Select a 20000-level course in filmmaking or Independent Study in digital art/design course(s) in associated disciplines (communication, computer science, performing arts technology) (recommended) | ||
Students are required to successfully complete a total of 35- 36 credits in art and design major.