Art, B.A.

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The BA in Studio Art degree serves students whose focus is on the liberal arts, and who desire a general education in the visual arts.

The BA in Art History degree exposes students to the various cultures of the past and present and challenges students to relate themselves to a larger world. Art History students are required to write about art critically and to conduct research, and their initiation into the practice takes place in these courses.

Core Requirement

Core Areas A, B, C, D, E: 42 Hours

Core Curriculum

Core Area F: 18 Hours

ART 1006 - Design I (2D) 3 Credit Hours
ART 1007 - Drawing I 3 Credit Hours
ART 1008 - Drawing II 3 Credit Hours
ART 1009 - Design II (3D) 3 Credit Hours
ART 2201 - History of World Art I 3 Credit Hours
ART 2202 - History of World Art II 3 Credit Hours

Foreign Language: 6 Hours

Complete 2001 in a language other than English (FREN/GRMN/SPAN or the equivalent in another language); AND complete FREN/GRMN/SPAN 2002 (or the equivalent in another language) OR FORL 2100, 2200, 2300, or an approved 2000-level FORL course.

FREN 2001 - Intermediate French I 3 Credit Hours (and)
FREN 2002 - Intermediate French II 3 Credit Hours
(or)
GRMN 2001 - Intermediate German I 3 Credit Hours (and)
GRMN 2002 - Intermediate German II 3 Credit Hours
FORL 2200 - Survey of National Literatures 3 Credit Hours
(or)
FORL 2300 - Topics in National Literatures 3 Credit Hours

Art History Option

Major Courses for Art History Option: 15 Hours

ART 3210 - Non-Western Art 3 Credit Hours (or)
ART 4211 - Japanese Art 3 Credit Hours (or)
ART 4215 - Art of the African Diaspora 3 Credit Hours
(and)
ART 3220 - Art of the Ancient World 3 Credit Hours (or)
ART 3230 - Medieval Art of Christian Europe and the Near East 3 Credit Hours
(and)
ART 3240 - Italian Renaissance or Baroque Art 3 Credit Hours (or)
ART 3250 - 18th or 19th Century Art 3 Credit Hours (or)
ART 3260 - American Art 3 Credit Hours (or)
ART 3270 - Pre-World War II Modernism 3 Credit Hours (or)
ART 3275 - Art Since 1945 3 Credit Hours (or)
ART 4290 - Modernist Criticism 3 Credit Hours
(and)
ART 3280 - Museum Seminar 3.0 - 4.0 Credit Hours
ART 4078 - Mid-Program Review 0 Credit Hours
ART 4298 - Senior Capstone in Art History I 1 Credit Hours
ART 4299 - Senior Capstone in Art History II 2 Credit Hours

Art History Electives: 12 Hours

3000 or Above

Studio Art Electives: 9-12 Hours

3000 or Above

9-12 credit hours based on requirement for Minor

Minor and Electives: 15-18 Hours

15-18 credit hours based on requirement for Minor, at least 9 hours, 3000 and above

Studio Option

Fine Arts Studio Core: 15 Hours

ART 3301 - Beginning Ceramics 3 Credit Hours
(and)
ART 3601 - Painting I: Watercolor 3 Credit Hours
(or)
ART 3602 - Painting II 3 Credit Hours
(and)
ART 3801 - Printmaking I: Survey 3 Credit Hours
ART 3901 - Introductory Sculpture 3 Credit Hours
ART 4078 - Mid-Program Review 0 Credit Hours
ART 4998 - Senior Capstone Experience I 1 Credit Hours
ART 4999 - Senior Capstone Experience II 2 Credit Hours

Art History Electives: 6 Hours

3000 or Above

Studio Art Electives: 15-18 Hours

3000 or Above

15-18 credit hours based on requirement for Minor

Minor and Electives: 18 Hours

15-18 credit hour based on requirement for Minor

Total: 120 Hours

Reserved studio space will be available both during the day and evening in order that students have access to a minimum of three clock hours per credit hour of class per week.