This minor is an introduction to a cross-disciplinary approach to a creative arts practice in art-making and creative writing. This minor is not available to English majors in the Creative Writing concentration. Six courses are required.
The Art School Course Requirements
Three Art, Media, and Design courses (12 credit hours) from one area of focus listed below are required. When completing the three courses for the area of focus, a student should first take a Beginning/first level course, then an Intermediate/second-level course, and finally an elective course in the area of focus. Questions please email, The Art School Advising art.advising@depaul.edu.
Digital Photography Focus
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | 12 | |
| THINKING PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY * | ||
| THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK | ||
| INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY * | ||
| ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS | ||
| ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART | ||
| *The Art School recommends the student takes these classes | ||
Drawing Focus
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | 12 | |
| BEGINNING DRAWING * | ||
| ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE | ||
| INTERMEDIATE DRAWING * | ||
| ADVANCED DRAWING | ||
| DRAWING PROJECTS | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART | ||
| *The Art School recommends the student takes these classes | ||
Figure Drawing Focus
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | 12 | |
| BEGINNING DRAWING * | ||
| ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE | ||
| FIGURE DRAWING * | ||
| ADVANCED FIGURE DRAWING | ||
| FIGURE DRAWING IN CONTEXT | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART | ||
| *The Art School recommends the student takes these classes | ||
Graphic Art Focus
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | 12 | |
| DIGITAL FOUNDATIONS * | ||
| TWO-DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS | ||
| ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE | ||
| VISUAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTERMEDIATE GRAPHIC ART II: TEXT IN THE VISUAL ARTS * | ||
| ADVANCED GRAPHIC ART I | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART | ||
| *The Art School recommends the student takes these classes | ||
Painting Focus
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | 12 | |
| TWO-DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS * | ||
or ART 106 | BEGINNING DRAWING | |
| BEGINNING PAINTING * | ||
| ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE | ||
| INTERMEDIATE PAINTING I | ||
| PAINTING: MIXOLOGY | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART | ||
| *The Art School recommends the student takes these classes | ||
Photography Focus
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | 12 | |
| THINKING PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| BEGINNING PHOTOGRAPHY * | ||
| THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK | ||
| INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY * | ||
| ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS | ||
| TOPICS IN PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART | ||
| *The Art School recommends the student takes these classes | ||
Printmaking Focus
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | 12 | |
| TWO-DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS * | ||
or ART 106 | BEGINNING DRAWING | |
| ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE | ||
| BEGINNING PRINTMAKING * | ||
or ART 231 | SCREEN PRINTING | |
| INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING | ||
| INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING: SCREEN PRINTING | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART | ||
| *The Art School recommends the student takes these classes | ||
Sculpture Focus
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | 12 | |
| THREE DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS * | ||
or ART 114 | FOUR DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS | |
| BEGINNING SCULPTURE * | ||
or ART 117 | INTRODUCTION TO 3D PRINTING | |
| ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SCULPTURE | ||
| PERFORMANCE/INSTALLATION ART | ||
| ADVANCED SCULPTURE | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART | ||
| *The Art School recommends the student takes these classes | ||
Video Art Focus
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | 12 | |
| THINKING PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| BEGINNING VIDEO ART * | ||
| INTERMEDIATE EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO * | ||
| ADVANCED TOPICS IN EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO ART | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART | ||
| *The Art School recommends the student takes these classes | ||
Web Art & Design Focus
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | 12 | |
| FOUR DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS * | ||
or ART 101 | DIGITAL FOUNDATIONS | |
| ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE | ||
| BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY * | ||
| ADVANCED GRAPHIC ART I | ||
| ADVANCED GRAPHIC DESIGN III: WEB ART & POST-INTERNET ART | ||
| WEB ART & DESIGN II | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART | ||
The English Department
Creative Writing Requirements
Three courses are required from the following list:
Requirements
Elective Requirement
Select two writing workshops from the following list:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TOPICS IN WRITING (may be taken twice) | ||
| CREATING CHARACTERS (may be taken only once) | ||
| THE CRAFT OF CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITING (may be taken twice) | ||
| THE CRAFT OF FICTION WRITING (may be taken twice) | ||
| THE CRAFT OF POETRY WRITING (may be taken twice) | ||
| ADVANCED CREATIVE NONFICTION WRITING (may be taken twice) | ||
| ADVANCED FICTION WRITING (may be taken twice) | ||
| ADVANCED POETRY WRITING (may be taken twice) | ||
| ADVANCED TOPICS IN WRITING (repeatable with different topics) |
For additional programming information: ART website and English-Creative Writing website