Bachelor of Arts in Art

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Art offers students the opportunity to explore a liberal arts degree program with a major in art. All BA Art majors must complete the following:

  • Required Art Fundamentals courses listed below.
  • A concentration of 18-20 credit hours from courses selected from the concentrations offered by the division, under the direction of a visual arts faculty member or division chair.

Major Requirements

Art Fundamentals:

ART 1002-D Art Foundations

4

ART 1013-D Art Foundations

4

ART 107Drawing I

3

ART 209Figure Drawing I

3

ART 212Foundations Seminar

2

ARH 282Western Art to 1850

3

ARH 382Modern to Post-Modern Art

3

ARH xxx
Art History Elective

3

ARH xxx: excluding ARH 105

And one of the following 18-20 credit hour concentration areas offered by the division, as listed below:

Art History Concentration:

ARH 306

3

ARH xxx
Art History Elective

3

ARH xxx
Art History Elective

3

ARH xxx
Art History Elective

3

ARH 490Internship Art History

3-6

FA 380Fine Arts Practicum

3

Ceramics Concentration:

ART 231Clay Art: Hand-building

4

ART 325Casting

4

ART 331Clay Art: Throwing I

4

ART 334

4

ART 431

4

Glass Concentration:

ART 223Glass Art: Blowing I

4

ART 323Glass Art: Blowing II

4

ART 325Casting

4

ART 330Combining Media (Adv Sculptr)

4

ART 376S/T Creativity: Art & Profesn

3

Or

ART 476

Graphic Design Concentration:

ART 254Digital Art

3

ART 255Typography

3

ART 263Web Design

3

ART 360Graphic Design

3

ART 361Graphic Studio

3

ART 363Portfolio: Graphic Design

3

Illustration Concentration:

ART 202Illustration Methods

4

ART 203Illustration Studio I

4

ART 254Digital Art

3

ART 355Narrative Illustration

4

ART 356Editorial Illustration

4

Photography Concentration:

ART 205Intro to Digital Photography

4

ART 206Intro to Film Photography

4

Students may choose remaining 12 credit hours from:
ART 303Studio Photography

4

ART 304Color Photography

4

ART 305

4

Sculpture Concentration:

ART 230Introductory Sculpture

4

ART 325Casting

4

ART 330Combining Media (Adv Sculptr)

4

ART 376S/T Creativity: Art & Profesn

3

Or

ART 476

ART 430Advanced Sculpture

4

Total Credit Hours:18-20
And the remaining requirements:
XX xxx
Any speech-intensive (SI) course

3

XXX xxx
Any Writing Intensive (WI) course

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Total Credit Hours: 49-51