The Sculpture/New Genres Minor provides students the opportunity to explore the technical, formal, historical, and theoretical concerns of creating meaningful objects, installations and time-based art (including video, sound and performance) through a combination of studio and art history courses. Students will explore a range of techniques and methods while developing individual artistic practices in three and four dimensions. Sculpture/New Genres minors will only participate in the senior show of their home department, however depending on space availability, they may utilize Fine Arts Senior Studios on a case-by-case basis with approval from the Department Chair.
Eligibility
The Sculpture/New Genres minor is open to students majoring in Animation, Game and Entertainment Design, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Product Design, and Toy Design. Because of their major curricular requirements Environmental Design majors will only be approved to enroll on a case- by-case basis. Students must be on track in their major and in good academic standing, with no more than 6 credits behind and a cumulative GPA of 2.0.
Sculpture/New Genres minors will only participate in the Senior Show of their home department, however depending on space availability, they may utilize Fine Arts Senior Studios on a case-by-case basis with approval from the Department Chair.
Requirements
Students select courses based on guidance from the Director of Interdisciplinary Studies, Minor Area Heads and Academic Advisors and must follow prerequisites when applicable. Can be 5 studio courses or 4 studio courses + 1 LAS course. For the full list of courses that will count for this minor, along with recommended courses to take first, see the Minors Course Lists on the Registration page of the Dashboard (my.otis.edu). Students are advised to take minor classes in place of studio electives (or in place of one LAS elective), or for majors without electives by taking one extra class in each of 5 semesters spread out between sophomore and senior year.
Course Descriptions are listed in the Fine Arts and Liberal Arts and Sciences sections of the Course Catalog.
Download one of the following PDFs to see how the Sculpture/New Genres minor fits
into your chosen major:
For students who entered Otis College as Foundation students in 2019-20 (class of
2023):
Sculpture/New Genres Minor Academic Plan 19-20
For students who entered Otis College as Foundation students in 2020-21 (class of
2024):
Sculpture/New Genres Minor Academic Plan 20-21
For students who entered Otis College as Foundation students in 2021-22 (class of
2025):
Sculpture/New Genres Minor Academic Plan 21-22
For students who entered Otis College as Foundation students in 2022-23 (class of
2026):
Sculpture/New Genres Minor Info Sheet 2022-23 (see Degree Works for Academic Plans)
For students who entered Otis College as Foundation students in 2023-24 (class of
2027):
Sculpture/New Genres Minor Info Sheet 2023-24 (see Degree Works for Academic Plans)
Learn more about Interdisciplinary Studies, eligibility requirements, and the application
process.