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 department, under the direction of a visual arts faculty member or division chair.
Major Requirements
University Core
| Core | University Core Requirements | 37 |
Art History Core:
| ARH xxx | Art History Elective | 3 |
| ARH xxx | Art History Elective | 3 |
| ARH xxx | Art History Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Art Fundamentals:
| ART 102 | 2D Art Foundations | 3 |
| ART 103 | 3D Art Foundations | 3 |
| ART 107 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 207 | Drawing II | 3 |
| ART 212 | Foundations Seminar | 2 |
| XXX xxx | Any Speech Intensive (SI) course | 3 |
| XXX xxx | Any Writing Intensive (WI) course | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
ART 451SR: Recommended for Bachelor of Arts Students- See Important Notes 1
ART 450WR: Recommended for Bachelor of Arts- See Important Notes 2
Important Notes:
1. Satisfies Core Curriculum writing-intensive course requirement and University Experiential Learning requirement for BFA Art majors and recommended for BA Art majors.
2. Satisfies Core Curriculum speech-intensive course requirement and University Experiential Learning requirement for BFA Art majors and recommended for BA Art majors.
And one of the following 18-20 credit hour concentration areas offered by the division, as listed below:
Art History Concentration:
| ARH 250 | Survey of Art History I: Prehistoric–Late Medieval | 3 |
| ARH 251 | Survey of Art History II: Renaissance–Modern | 3 |
| ARH 300SR | Visual Literacy & Methods | 3 |
| ARH 325 | Art Beyond the West | 3 |
| ARH 350 | Global 20th century–Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ARH 480WR | Methods of Research in Art History | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Illustration Concentration:
Photography Concentration:
| ART 205 | Intro to Digital Photography | 4 |
| ART 206 | Intro to Film Photography | 4 |
| ART 303 | Studio Photography | 4 |
| ART 304 | Color Photography | 4 |
| ART 376 | Special Topics in Studio Art | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Object Design Concentration
Select one of the following courses
| ART 331 | Clay Art: Throwing I | 4 |
| ART 334 | Surface Materials & Process | 4 |
| ART 323 | Glass Art: Blowing II | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
General Electives
| General Electives | Requirement | 34-36 |
Total Credit Hours: 120