Description
The art major is designed to provide a well-rounded, multi-disciplinary education in the appreciation and creation of visual art, encompassing two-dimensional and three-dimensional media, art history and criticism, and a four-course disciplinary concentration in one area such as Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture. Students majoring in art are encouraged to explore other knowledge areas through a double major and/or minors.
Admission to the Program
Any undergraduate can declare a major in Art. There is no portfolio review for entry into the BA/BS Art major.
Program Requirements
General Education Requirements (25-34 credits)
Major Department Requirements (45 credits)
- ARH 201 Survey of World Art I [YR 1]**
- ARH 202 Survey of World Art II [YR 1]**
- ART 210 2-D Design [YR 1]
- ART 212 3-D Design [YR 1]
- ART 215 Digital Foundations [YR 1]
- ART 221 Drawing I [YR 1]**
- ARH 420 20th-Century Art (offered Spring only)
- ONE of the following:
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TWO 2-dimensional courses in different media by advisement (excluding concentration courses):
- Painting
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Drawing (excluding ART 221 Drawing 1)
- Illustration
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TWO 3-Dimensional courses, one in Ceramics, one in Sculpture (excluding concentration courses):
- ONE of the following courses:
- ONE of the following courses:
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ONE of the following concentrations (three-course sequence):
- Ceramics Concentration (choose ONE sequence):
- Drawing Concentration:
- Painting Concentration:
- Photography Concentration:
- Sculpture Concentration:
* Foundational courses are followed by “[YR 1]” and must be taken in the first year.
** Denotes courses that meet both major and general education requirements
Electives (41-50 credits)
Total Credits (120 credits)
Additional Degree Requirements
- A minimum grade of “C” must be attained in all courses in the major.
- Completion of all university-wide degree requirements
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Apply technical skills and the elements of art and principles of design to achieve basic visual communication and expression in one or more media.
- Identify and holistically discuss major works of art through formal and conceptual analysis, socio-historical contextualization, and interpretation.
- Identify and demonstrate ways to utilize and apply their skills and abilities to postgraduate professional practices.
- Make viable connections between concept and form/media.
- Create works of art and/or design that respond to contemporary, relevant issues inside and/or outside of the discipline.