Naropa Course Catalog

BA in Visual Arts Requirements

Required Courses

ART101 2-D Design: Art Techniques and Experimentation (3)

ART125 Introduction to Drawing (3)

ART200 The Contemplative Artist (3)

ART245 Introduction to Painting: Realism (3)

ART301 World Art I: Ancient to Middle Ages (3)

ART351 World Art II: Medieval and Modern Transformations (3) or

ART431 Advanced Studio Practice (3) or

ART440 Warrior Artist: Articulation in Art (3)

ART480 Portfolio and Gallery Presentation (Senior Project) (3)

SUBTOTAL 24

Choose 12 credits from the following:

ART102 Pottery (3)

ART105 Art and Consciousness: Mixed Materials and Self-Exploration (3)

ART116 Photography I (3)

ART132 3-D Ephemeral Media (3)

ART155 Figure Drawing (3)

ART180 Sculpture (3)

ART181 Traditional Chinese Brush Stroke I (3)

ART215 Watercolor (3)

ART216 Photography II (3)

ART233 Thangka Painting I: Appreciation of Himalayan Buddhist Art (3)

ART260 Calligraphy and Book Arts (3)

ART281 Traditional Chinese Brush Stroke II (3)

ART306 Photography III (3)

ART311 Mixed Media (3)

ART325 Advanced Drawing (3)

ART333 Thangka Painting II (3)

ART345 Painter’s Laboratory (3)

ART380 The Cinema of Exile and Diaspora (3)

ART381 Traditional Chinese Brush Stroke III (3)

ART406 Advanced Photography (3)

ART431 Advanced Studio Practice (3)

ART433 Thangka Painting III (3)

ART440 Warrior Artist: Articulation in Art (3)

ART443 Thangka Painting IV (3)

ART450 Tracking, Gathering and Synthesis (3)

ART490 Special Topics in Visual Arts (3)

ART499 Independent Study (1-3)

SUBTOTAL 12

TOTAL CREDITS 36

BA in Visual Arts

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