B.A. in Art

The B.A. in Art is designed to expose students to a demanding but more broadly based curriculum in visual arts with a secondary area of concentrated study. As a traditional liberal arts degree, the B.A. affords students the ability to complement their artistic education with an additional concentration in business, social or natural sciences, humanities or other fine arts disciplines and areas of specialization.

Degree Requirements

Foundations:

ART 102Foundations: Drawing

4

ART 103Foundations: Materials & Methods

2

ART 104Foundations: 2-D Design

4

ART 105Foundations: 3-D Design

4

ART 110Foundations: Digital Arts

4

Total Credit Hours:18

Studio Core:

Four of the following media:
Total Credit Hours: 18

One of the following drawing courses:

ART 209Figure Drawing

4

ART 304Experimental Drawing I

4

One of the following 3-D courses:

ART 200Handbuilding

4

ART 222Wheel Throwing

4

ART 261Sculpture Mold-Making and Casting I

4

ART 262Sculpture Extended Media I

4

One of the following painting courses:

ART 201Introduction to Painting

4

ART 251Mixed-Media Painting I

4

ART 252Experimental Painting I

4

One of the following photography courses:

ART 208Darkroom Photography

4

ART 218Digital Photography

4

One of the following printmaking courses:

ART 231Relief Printmaking

4

ART 232Intaglio Printmaking

4

ART 233Experimental Printmaking

4

ART 234Digital Printmaking

4

ART 235Screenprinting

4

Subtotal: 16

Art History Core:

ART 357Modern Art

4

ART 423Contemporary Art

4

One of the following Art History elective:

ART 225Methodology of Art Historical Research

4

ART 268History Survey I

4

ART 271Pre-Columbian

4

ART 282Survey of Non-Western Art

4

ART 324Antiquity and its Legacies: Greco-Roman, Medieval, and Renaissance Art

4

ART 325Tradition and its Reaction: Art Across 15th through 18th Century

4

ART 425Art Theory and Criticism

4

Total Art History, Theory, and Criticism: 12

Seminars and Review

ART 298Professional Seminar

2

ART 299Junior Portfolio Review

0

Total Credit Hours:2

Total Credit Hours: 48

B.A. students may choose to complete a minor in addition to the major.
A minimum "C" must be earned in all major coursework.