Program: Art, Art and Entrepreneurial Studies Concentration, B.A. - University of Southern Maine

Apr 02, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

The BA in Art with a Concentration in Art and Entrepreneurial Studies is an in-depth studio experience with courses in small business and entrepreneurship. It involves a combination of art and art history courses with a required studio concentration, a cluster of business courses, a digital-based course, and an internship experience with creative professionals. Within the general electives, students may choose to incorporate a minor or select additional studio (ART) or art history (ARH) courses. This degree is for students who wish to pursue a career in the creative arts in the commercial or nonprofit sectors. It is intended to offer students a greater ability to engage in creative arts sector employment and/or independent small business development.

Program Requirements

The minimum number of credits required for the major: 69

Grades of C- or better must be earned to satisfy all major or minor requirements.

Art Foundation (15 credits)

ARH 111 - Art History: Prehistoric through Medieval Credits: 3
ARH 112 - Art History: Renaissance to the Present Credits: 3
ART 141 - Surface, Space, Time (2D) Credits: 3
ART 142 - Surface, Space, Time (3D) Credits: 3
ART 151 - Fundamentals of Perceptual Drawing Credits: 3

Art History Requirements (9 credits)

Three ARH 300 or 400-level art history courses

Art and Entrepreneurship Requirements (9 credits)

ART 222 - Digital Art & Design Credits: 3
ART 311 - Art and Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
ART 400 - Internship in the Visual Arts Credits: 1-6 ; 3 required

Studio Art Requirements (24 credits)

Choose one concentration and the associated sequence of courses and electives:

Ceramics Concentration Requirements

ART 231 - Introduction to Ceramics I Credits: 3
ART 232 - Introduction to Ceramics II Credits: 3
ART 332 - Intermediate Ceramics Credits: 3
ART 431 - Advanced Ceramics I Credits: 3

As well as:

Two 200-level ART electives
Two 300- or 400-level ART electives

Photography and Digital Art & Design Concentration Requirements

ART 271 - Photography: Analog to Digital Credits: 3
ART 321 - Exploring Time-Based Art & Design Credits: 3
ART 372 - Digital Photography Credits: 3
ART 471 - Advanced Studio in Photography and Digital Art I Credits: 3

As well as:

Two 200-level ART electives
Two 300- or 400-level ART electives

Painting and Drawing Concentration Requirements

ART 251 - Drawing: Media and Strategies Credits: 3
ART 261 - Introduction to Painting Credits: 3
ART 352 - Experimental Drawing Credits: 3
ART 361 - Intermediate Drawing and Painting: The Figure Credits: 3
ART 461 - Advanced Drawing and Painting I Credits: 3

As well as:

Two 200-level ART electives
One 300- or 400-level ART electives

Sculpture Concentration Requirements

ART 291 - Sculpture: Additive and Subtractive Processes Credits: 3
ART 292 - Sculpture: Altered and Constructed Processes Credits: 3
ART 393 - Topics in Sculpture Credits: 3
ART 491 - Advanced Sculpture I Credits: 3

As well as:

Two 200-level ART electives
Two 300- or 400-level ART electives

University Core Requirements (recommended)

ECO 102 - Introduction to Microeconomics Credits: 3

Business Requirements (12 credits)

Choose 4 (BUS 260 Prerequisite for all BUS 300-level courses)

BUS 260 - Marketing Credits: 3
BUS 300 - Entrepreneurial Thinking Credits: 3
BUS 356 - Digital Marketing Credits: 3
BUS 385 - Entrepreneurship and Venture Creation Credits: 3
BUS 386 - Creative Strategies for Entrepreneurs Credits: 3

USM Core Requirements

The USM Core Curriculum is a coherent, integrative, and rigorous liberal education that enables our graduates to be world-minded, intentional, life-long learners and captures your general education degree requirements.

Please Note: Core requirements may be part of your major and/or minor, and Core may have been fulfilled with transfer credit. Please consult your MaineStreet Degree Progress Report (DPR) and review your degree progress with your Advisor. For additional information, access the USM Core webpage.