Art (B.A.)
Computer Equipment: Beginning with the first year of the program, all art and design students are required to have their own laptop computer and appropriate software for use in their courses. Please refer to the College of Art and Architecture’s website for specifics.
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the general requirements for the B.A. degree, the art core, and a studio emphasis (all the 2000-level and 3000-level courses in a specific studio area) in one of the following areas: ceramics, graphic design, interaction design, painting, sculpture, printmaking, or photography/digital imaging and:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Art Core | 15 | |
| Major Requirements | 44-47 | |
| Total Hours | 59-62 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART 2050 | Visual Culture | 3 |
| ART 4070 | New Media | 3 |
| ART 4100 | Professional Practices | 2 |
| Select 6 credits from the following Art History Electives with advisor approval: 3 credits should be 3000 level or higher | 6 | |
| History and Theory of Modern Design | ||
| Modern Art and Theory | ||
| Contemporary Art and Theory | ||
| History of Typography | ||
| Visual Studies | ||
| Select 15-18 credits from the following 2000-level studio courses: 1 | 15-18 | |
| Life Drawing | ||
| Digital Tools | ||
| Introduction to Graphic Design | ||
| Introduction to Typography | ||
| Painting I | ||
| Sculpture I | ||
| Printmaking I | ||
| Ceramics I | ||
| Introduction to Interaction Design | ||
| Introduction to Experiential Design | ||
| Select 15 credits from the following studio courses: 2 | 15 | |
| Graphic Design: Concepts (Max 6 credits) | ||
| Graphic Design: Studio (Max 6 credits) | ||
| Intermediate/Advanced Painting (Max 12 credits) | ||
| Intermediate/Advanced Sculpture (Max 9 credits) | ||
| Intermediate/Advanced Printmaking (Max 12 credits) | ||
| Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics (Max 9 credits) | ||
| Interaction/Experiential Design: Concepts (Max 9 credits) | ||
| Interaction/Experiential Design: Studio | ||
| Digital Imaging | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Faculty Directed Internship | ||
| Total Hours | 44-47 | |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
- 1
Students pursuing a studio emphasis in graphic design must include ART 2220 Introduction to Typography; and interaction design majors must include ART 2720 Introduction to Experiential Design.
- 2
At least 6 credits must be taken in one studio area for Studio Emphasis, i.e., ART 3300 Intermediate/Advanced Painting; no more than 6 credits in one studio area may be counted toward this requirement.
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ART 1110 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 1210 | Integrated Design Process | 3 |
| ENGL 1101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| CHIN 1010 OR FREN 1101 OR GERM 1101 OR JAPN 1010 OR AIST 1010 OR SPAN 1101 | 4 | |
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| ART 1100 | Introduction to Art: Why Art Matters | 3 |
| ART 1120 | Drawing II | 3 |
| ART 1220 | Art & Design Process | 3 |
| ENGL 1102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| CHIN 1020 OR FREN 1102 OR GERM 1102 OR JAPN 1020 OR AIST 1020 OR SPAN 1102 | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| ART 2050 | Visual Culture | 3 |
| 2000-level Studio | 3 | |
| 2000-level Studio | 3 | |
| 2000-level Studio | 3 | |
| CHIN 2010 OR FREN 2010 OR GERM 2010 OR JAPN 2010 OR SPAN 2010 | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| COMM 1101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| 2000-level Studio | 3 | |
| 2000-level Studio | 3 | |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| CHIN 2020 OR FREN 2020 OR GERM 2020 OR JAPN 2020 OR SPAN 2020 | 4 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| 3000-level Studio | 3 | |
| 3000-level Studio | 3 | |
| Art History Elective | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course (Non-Art) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| 3000-level Studio | 3 | |
| 3000-level Studio | 3 | |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| ART 4070 | New Media | 3 |
| 3000-level Studio | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| ART 4100 | Professional Practices | 2 |
| Art History Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Upper Division Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 11 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
The degree map is a guide for the timely completion of your curricular requirements. Your academic advisor or department may be contacted for assistance in interpreting this map. This map is not reflective of your academic history or transcript and it is not official notification of completion of degree or certificate requirements. Please contact the Registrar's Office regarding your official degree/certificate completion status.
- Students graduating with a general B.A. Art degree will acquire and demonstrate the ability to place works of art and design in historical, cultural, and stylistic contexts and to analyze them perceptively.
- The B.A. Art graduate will acquire and demonstrate functional competence with principles of visual organization (design principles), including the ability to work with visual elements in two and three dimensions; color theory and its applications; and drawing along with appropriate media and formats for the various art and design disciplines.
- Graduates of the B.A. Art degree should acquire and possess the ability to think, speak, and write clearly and effectively, and to communicate with precision, cogency, and rhetorical force.
- All B.A. Art graduates will function and speak at an intermediate level in a foreign language. Students should exhibit appreciation of a foreign culture, in particular the visual and material culture products including films and designed objects.