A Day in the Life
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“While most Cornell students are waiting to do what they want until after graduation . . . we’re doing what we want to do every single day,” said Fine Arts major Nicole Militello ’09.
Although the architects get most of the attention, the College of Arts, Architecture and Planning is also home to 13 other majors, including Fine Arts. Students choosing to major in fine arts must choose a concentration in combined media, electronic imaging, painting, photography, printmaking or sculpture by the end of their sophomore year. Upon graduation, fine arts majors receive a Batchelor of Fine Arts, however sophomores have the opportunity to apply for a duel degree in the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Human Ecology or the College of Engineering.
What distinguishes fine arts from many other majors at Cornell is the type of work the students do each day. Fine arts majors enroll in studios and work on projects in their concentrations instead of writing papers and taking exams. Class offerings include drawing, painting and lithography. Every few weeks, these projects are put on display and subject to the critiques of the artist’s peers and professors.
Although this may sound easy, Militello says, “It’s a stressful major because each student puts so much of themselves into [his or her] work.”