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Nov 04, 2025
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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived]
Art Major
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(60-61 credits)
The Art major offers a variety of concentrations that encourage students to think and work creatively, to master a specific area of art production or history, and to become engaged members of a variety of artistic and scholarly communities. Programs are designed to develop broad and versatile creative skills that prepares students in the areas of studio arts, design, education, multimedia, and more.
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(ART) Core Curriculum:
The core curriculum is a prescribed program of study required of all Art majors—BFA, BA/BS, and Art Education—and is basic to a student’s choice of an area of concentration. Required courses (18 credits):
Required Courses (9 credits):
- 6 credits of art history courses
Culminating Experience:
Students with a concentration in studio must, in their last semester, present a representative example of their work (one-two pieces) in an approved gallery setting. The work presented is evaluated by the studio faculty of the students’ area of concentration and photographically documented. Students with a concentration in art history present a paper to faculty and students. All students must choose one of the following concentrations:
2-Dimensional Arts Concentration (34 credits):
Choose 9 credits from the following:
Choose 15 credits from the following :
Choose one from the following:
3-Dimensional Arts Concentration (34 credits):
Choose 18 credits from the following:
Choose one from the following:
Graphic Design Concentration (33 credits):
Art History Concentration (33 credits)
Required Art History courses (15 credits):
At least one course from each of the three historical periods offered : ancient and medieval, Renaissance and Baroque; nineteenth and twentieth century. Cognate courses (18 credits):
Choose 2 of the following:
- 3 credits literary history
- 3 credits music history
- 3 credits of theater history
Select 9 credits from the 200-level language courses:
Choose one from the following:
Intermedia Concentration (34 credits):
This concentration allows students to combine directed study in two to three art mediums. A contract of study must be approved by the advisor. Coursework must include a four semester sequence in one medium, including the appropriate ARTS 400 course. Additional coursework from one to two other media will complete the program. |
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