Catalog 2021-2022

Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts

The B.A. in Visual Arts is designed to allow the greatest flexibility in customizing the degree program to meet individual goals and interests. Students choose from a broad based interdisciplinary track or a focus in a particular medium. Course offerings emphasize the analysis and articulation of visual concepts and processes as they relate to a broader education in the humanities and sciences. The program encourages students to consider a double major to complement their artistic education with additional study in business, museum studies, psychology, humanities or other fine arts disciplines. It provides students the opportunity to cultivate their creativity while developing marketable skills to prepare students for advanced study in art, or professions in which an understanding of art, aesthetics, and visual design is important.

Degree Requirements

Foundations

TWO of the following:

ART 102Foundations: Drawing

4

ART 104Foundations: 2-D Design

4

ART 105Foundations: 3-D Design

4

ART 110Foundations: Digital Arts

4

Total Credit Hours:8
 

Studio Core

THREE of the following:

Total Credit Hours: 18
ART 201Introduction to Painting

4

ART 208Darkroom Photography

4

ART 209Figure Drawing

4

ART 218Digital Photography

4

ART 231Relief Printmaking

4

ART 232Intaglio Printmaking

4

ART 233Experimental Printmaking

4

ART 234Digital Printmaking

4

ART 235Screenprinting

4

ART 251Mixed-Media Painting I

4

ART 252Experimental Painting I

4

ART 261Sculpture Mold-Making and Casting I

4

ART 262Experimental Sculpture I

4

ART 304Experimental Drawing I

4

Total Credit Hours:12
 

History/Theory

ART 423Contemporary Art

4

ONE of the following Art History elective:

ART 225Methodology of Art Historical Research

4

ART 268History Survey I

4

ART 271Pre-Columbian

4

ART 282Survey of Non-Western Art

4

ART 324Greco-Roman, Medieval, and Renaissance Art

4

ART 325Art Across 15th through 18th Century

4

ART 357Modern Art

4

ART 425Art Theory and Criticism

4

Total Credit Hours:8

 

Advanced Studio Electives

TWO of the following:

ART 308Digital Photography II

4

ART 327Studio Lighting I

4

ART 328Experimental Photography I

4

ART 341Relief Printmaking II

4

ART 342Intaglio Printmaking II

4

ART 349Figure Drawing II

4

ART 350Figure Painting I

4

ART 351Mixed Media Painting II

4

ART 352Experimental Painting II

4

ART 355Figure Painting II

4

ART 361Sculpture Mold-Making and Casting II

4

ART 362Experimental Sculpture II

4

ART 365Screenprinting II

4

ART 401Special Projects

1-6

ART 413Experimental Drawing II

4

ART 427Studio Lighting II

4

ART 428Experimental Photography II

4

ART 461Sculpture Mold-Making and Casting III

4

ART 462Experimental Sculpture III

4

ART 490Collaboration Studio

4

Total Credit Hours:8

 

Total Credit Hours: 36

A minimum "C" must be earned in all major coursework.