Courses in Art History address major periods of Western culture as well as newer art historical approaches. The two courses in Studio may be chosen from several media. Normally, a student declares a studio major at the end of the sophomore year after taking about three creative courses. Wooster offers courses in drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture. Independent work at the junior level is combined with a seminar focusing on individual development and contemporary trends in art.
Juniors exhibit their work in a joint exhibition.
Senior exhibitions, held in the spring,are prepared throughout the year in individual studios assigned to each major. The major in Studio Art is planned to encourage creativity and to strengthen basic techniques that will enable students to continue their study in graduate school, leading to careers, for example, as professional artists, teachers, illustrators, graphic designers, therapists, or architects. Special Programs Wooster participates in the GLCA Fine Arts Program in New York City, a semester-long internship for Studio and Art History majors. The Art Department also encourages its students to take advantage of numerous programs of foreign study in both studio and art history.