{"id":7500,"date":"2019-12-12T09:48:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T15:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/art\/?page_id=7500"},"modified":"2025-10-08T15:59:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:59:42","slug":"majors-and-concentrations-in-art-art-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/art\/majors-and-concentrations-in-art-art-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Majors and Concentrations in Art &#038; Art History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">View the <a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.stolaf.edu\/academic-programs\/art-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Academic Catalog<\/a> for course information.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Studio Art and Art History<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.stolaf.edu\/academic-programs\/art-history\/#requirementstext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Major Requirements<\/a> for a Studio Art and an Art History major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Architecture \/ Urban Design \/ Sustainable Building<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1910\" height=\"1433\" data-attachment-id=\"10149\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/art\/img_2190-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/art\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_2190-edited.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1910,1433\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526994810&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00042808219178082&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2190\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/art\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_2190-edited-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/art\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_2190-edited-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/art\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_2190-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10149\" style=\"width:309px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Students interested in&nbsp;<strong>architecture<\/strong> (historic and new), urban design, and the relationship of the built environment and sustainability ethics are advised to consider a mixture of design and history courses within the Art and Art History Department, augmented by other courses of topical variety and personal interest. Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/art\/files\/2023\/08\/The-Pre-ARCH-Path_2023-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Animation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"6488\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/art\/welcome-to-the-st-olaf-department-of-art-and-art-history\/_mg_0055\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/art\/files\/2013\/08\/MG_0055.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1706\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;unknown&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1388932515&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"_MG_0055\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/art\/files\/2013\/08\/MG_0055-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/art\/files\/2013\/08\/MG_0055-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/art\/files\/2013\/08\/MG_0055-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6488\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students interested in&nbsp;<strong>animation<\/strong>&nbsp;(digital art, computer graphics, digital special&nbsp;effects) are advised to consider a mixture of studio and art history classes through the Department of Art and Art History as well as classes through the Computer Science Department, the management studies concentration, media studies, the Theater Department, the English Department, and the Dance Department, etc. Read more&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/art\/files\/2013\/08\/PATHS-Animation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Illustration&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Students interested in&nbsp;<strong>illustration <\/strong>(advertising, books, editorial, and medical) are advised to consider a mixture of studio art and art history courses through the Department of Art and Art History, as well as classes through the Business and Management Studies and Science Department, along with the variety of student publications on campus(The Manitou Messenger, The Quarry, The Reed, etc). Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/art\/majors-and-concentrations-in-art-art-history\/illustration-illustratedversion-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10142\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Additional Areas of Study<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students interested in other areas of study(specific visual arts, arts management, entertainment, fashion, and more) are invited to explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/career-guides\/arts\/\">Piper Center&#8217;s Page for Fine Arts<\/a> for additional ways of career-building at St. Olaf College.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View the Academic Catalog for course information. Studio Art and Art History Major Requirements for a Studio Art and an Art History major. 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