Art Major

The art major supports students in becoming visual thinkers and visual storytellers. It provides students with the technical aspects of making art through mixed media, digital technologies and installations as well as a working knowledge of historical and contemporary art practices.

Through the ARCHE Program, the department also offers opportunities for study at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Georgia State University, Agnes Scott College, Emory University, University of Georgia, and several other visual arts programs throughout the state university system.

Art Program Credits Overview

FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM (12 Credits)
Students are introduced to design thinking materials and software.

SAVC 120 Surface: Visualization, Representation, and Process (3)
SAVC 215 Space: Materials, Form, and Process (3)
SAVC 122 Digital 2D Foundations (3)
SAVC 135 Digital 3D Foundations (3)

STUDIO PRACTICE (15 Credits)
Where students learn to make.

Concentration Studios (2 courses in area of study) (6)
Advanced Concentration Studio (choose Print + Paper or Clay + Fiber) (3)
SAVC 342 Topics in Studio Art: Black Feminist Thought (3)
SAVC 280 Technology Innovation and Art (3)

THEORY AND THINKING (13 Credits)
Students learn about art movements and consider the past.

SAVC 142 Ways of Seeing II (3)
SAVC 243 African American Art (4)
SAVC 275 Contemporary Art Making Strategies (3)
SAVC 390 Art Process and Practice (3)

PERSONAL PRACTICE AND CAREER BUILDING (8 Credits)
Student prepare for a real-world usage of skills.

SAVC X20 Arts Division Seminars (0)
SAVC 442 Internship (2)
SAVC 492 Portfolio Criticism I (3)
SAVC 492 Portfolio Criticism II (3)

Total: 48 Credits