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Art, B.A.


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

 

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Art is a liberal arts degree.

The BA in Art focuses on art, art history, and design in the context of a broad program of general studies. The BA in Art major encourages study in a variety of disciplines and consists of 42 credits in the Department of Art & Design as follows:

Required Foundations, 15 credits


Required Seminar, 3 credits


Required Studio, 12 credits


6 credits in 2D Studio


6 credits in 3D studio:


Choose additional 3 credits from the list above, or from the following


Art or Graphic Design Electives, 9 credits as follows:


  • Take 0-6 credits from 300-level Art History**
  • Take 3-9 credits 300-level Studio Art or Graphic Design selected from:

**For students who elect to pursue the Art History Minor, the 300-level art electives (9 crs.) must be Studio Art or Graphic Design electives taken from the list below:

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. Please see the Department of World Languages and Literatures  for details.

Communication in the Major


Requires 6 credits as follows:

BA Capstone


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