Art: Studio Art Emphasis, B.A.

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This major is administered by the Department of Art & Design .

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) is the liberal arts degree. The BA is earned with an emphasis in either studio art or art history.

The Studio Art emphasis focuses on art and design in the context of a broad program of general studies. The studio art emphasis BA major encourages study in a variety of disciplines and consists of 45 credits in the Department of Art & Design as follows:

Studio Art Foundation, 12 credits

Consists of 12 credits for all art programs:

ART 101 - Design: Two-dimensional 3 cr.
ART 102 - Design: Three-dimensional 3 cr.
ART 103 - Basic Drawing I 3 cr.
ART 104 - Drawing II 3 cr.

Art History Foundation, 6 credits

Consists of 6 credits of 200-level art history, for all art programs. Choose from:

ART 270 - Survey of Asian Art I 3 cr.
ART 271 - Survey of Asian Art II 3 cr.
ART 282 - Survey of Western Art History I 3 cr.
ART 283 - Survey of Western Art History II 3 cr.

Note

ART 270 and ART 271 serve as prerequisites for Asian upper level Art History courses, while ART 282 and ART 283 serve as prerequisites for Western upper level Art History courses (see catalog descriptions to see which survey courses serve for specific upper level courses).

Art History, 6 credits

Take 6 credits of upper-level Art History courses.

Electives, 21 credits

21 credits (plus all prerequisites) selected from:

ART 201 - Intermediate 3-D Studio Design 3 cr.
ART 205 - Beginning 3-D Computer Animation 3 cr.
ART 206 - Symbols for Graphic Design 3 cr.
ART 207 - Typography I 3 cr.
ART 211 - Graphic Design Production I 3 cr.
ART 212 - Graphic Design Production II 3 cr.
ART 215 - Basic Photography 3 cr.
ART 221 - Printmaking Survey I: Intaglio and Relief 3 cr.
ART 222 - Printmaking Survey II: Monotype and Lithography 3 cr.
ART 227 - Letterpress 3 cr.
ART 234 - Basic Painting 3 cr.
ART 236 - Life Drawing 3 cr.
ART 251 - Introduction to Sculpture: Fabrication and Installation 3 cr.
ART 252 - Introduction to Sculpture: Modeling, Mold Making, Casting 3 cr.
ART 253 - Introduction to Sculpture: Reductive Processes 3 cr.
ART 257 - Beginning Book Arts 3 cr.
ART 261 - Basic Ceramics 3 cr.
ART 298 - Special Topics 1-3 cr. (sections 20-39)
ART 303 - Advanced Drawing I 3 cr.
ART 304 - Visual Design for the Screen 3 cr.
ART 305 - Intermediate 3-D Computer Animation 3 cr.
ART 310 - Illustration 3 cr.
ART 320 - Intermediate Photography 3 cr.
ART 321 - Intermediate Printmaking 3 cr.
ART 334 - Intermediate Painting 3 cr.
ART 336 - Life Drawing 3 cr.
ART 351 - Intermediate Sculpture: Concepts in Fabrication, Installation and Casting 3 cr.
ART 353 - Intermediate Sculpture: Reductive Processes 3 cr.
ART 355 - Intermediate Sculpture: Kiln-Working Glass 3 cr.
ART 356 - Intermediate Sculpture: Hot-Working Glass 3 cr.
ART 361 - Intermediate Ceramics: Contemporary Approaches 3 cr.
ART 362 - Intermediate Ceramics: Sculptural Hand-Building 3 cr.
ART 363 - Intermediate Ceramics: Wheel Throwing Pottery 3 cr.
ART 364 - Intermediate Ceramics: East Asian Techniques 3 cr.
ART 398 - Special Topics 1-3 cr. (sections 20-39)

Note

ART 399 (sections 20-39) may be taken by BA art majors only in semester abroad programs.

World Language Courses, 8 credits

Complete a two-semester sequence of university entry-level world language courses (101, 102). The requirement may be fulfilled through equivalent coursework or other language acquisition as demonstrated through a test-out policy (including Native American languages and American Sign Language). If your native language is not English and you can document formal high school or university study of your native language, you may use ENGL 101 and ENGL 202 , or ENGL 150 as a means of fulfilling this world language requirement.

Communication in the Major

Requires 18 credits as follows:

Basic Verbal Skills

Take six credits from:

Basic Writing Skills

Take six credits from:

ART 270 - Survey of Asian Art I 3 cr.
ART 271 - Survey of Asian Art II 3 cr.
ART 282 - Survey of Western Art History I 3 cr.
ART 283 - Survey of Western Art History II 3 cr.

Developing Writing and Verbal Skills

Take six credits from:

Capstone Experience

Satisfied by the completion of a formal exhibition and essay in year of graduation.