Bachelor of Arts in Art Degree
The Art Department offers training in fine arts, graphic design, illustration, computer graphics and art history. Instruction is personalized and designed to help students develop skills and knowledge in a liberal arts context while preparing for the complex and evolving world of art.
Graduates prepare for careers in museums, teaching, advertising, public relations, illustration, mural painting and freelancing, as well as for graduate school.
Students have the opportunity to specialize within a broad spectrum of preprofessional disciplines such as painting and drawing, ceramics, photography, printmaking, and graphic design. Students electing a major in one of these specialties must complete
24 semester hours in related courses.
Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts in Art complete 38-41 semester hours of general education requirements, including PHIL 330 Ethics, and six hours of a foreign language requirement, in addition to the following specific requirements:
Department:
Degree Requirements:
| A. | A minimum of 49 semester hours in art. | 49 sem. hrs |
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| B. | Core requirements: 34 of the 49 semester hours in the following specific courses: (All courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher.) | |
| | ARTS 111 |  | Art and Ideas I | 3 hrs |
| | ARTS 112 | | Art and Ideas II | 3 hrs |
| | ARTS 120 | | Drawing I | 3 hrs |
| | ARTS 130 | | Painting I | 3 hrs |
| | ARTS 140 | | 2-Dimensional Design | 3 hrs |
| | ARTS 141 | | 3-Dimensional Design | 3 hrs |
| | ARTS 201 | | Introduction to Studio Art | 1 hr |
| | ARTS 222 | | Drawing II | 3 hrs |
| | ARTS 232 | | Painting II | 3 hrs |
| | ARTS 496 | | Senior Portfolio | 3 hrs |
| | ARTS |  | Art History Courses | 6 hrs |
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| C. | Twelve semester hours in elective art courses, at least six of which must be upper-level. | |
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| D. | Selection of one of the following courses: ARTS 271 Ceramics I or ARTS 292 Jewelry I. | |
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| E. | Completion of a final evaluation by satisfactorily passing ARTS 496 Senior Portfolio, a course designed to assess the outcomes of the major. | |
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Locations
The Bachelor of Arts in Art degree is available at the following locations:
