Nov 23, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Studio Art Concentration


Accreditations

All programs in the Department of Art & Design are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the B.F.A. and B.A. program is by application (usually at the end of the sophomore year), providing the student has met the following requirements:

1. Completion of: ART 1340 , ART 1350 , ART 1045 , ART 1360  and

2. Completion of a Portfolio Review in which the faculty will vote based on the quality of the student’s work.  Should faculty vote to deny entrance to the program, the student may appeal and/or re-apply the following semester.

Description

The B.A. in Studio Art is the ideal degree for students interested in receiving a broad education in the Liberal Arts while gaining a training in the Fine Arts.  All programs in the Department of Art and Design are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

Students must select two (2) Art and Design foci and complete the entire sequence in each.  Foci options include drawing, digital media, graphic design, illustration, painting, photography, printmaking, pottery/ceramics, sculpture, and animation.  If drawing is selected as an area of focus, ART 1050 - Drawing II would be the first class in the drawing focus sequence.

General Education Core


  Credit Hours
see General Education   41
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement 1
Foreign Language 6

Total Hours 18


Total Hours 9


Foci Options


B.A. Studio Art students must select two (2) Art and Design foci and complete the entire sequence in each.  Foci options include drawing, digital media, graphic design, illustration, painting, photography, printmaking, pottery/ceramics, sculpture, and animation.  If drawing is selected as an area of focus, ART 1050 - Drawing II would be the first class in the drawing focus sequence.

Foci

Introductory Course

(1 Required)

Upper Division Courses

(2 Required)

Drawing

  ART 1050 - Drawing II 3

 

ART 3340 - Drawing III 3  
ART 3540 - Drawing IV, Thematic Development Drawing 3
ART 3080 - Illustration I   3

Digital Media

 ART 2170 - Digital Media I 3

ART 3170 - Digital Media II  3
ART 4170 - Digital Media III  3

Graphic Design

ART 2320 - Graphic Design I 3

ART 2520 - Typography I 3
ART 3370 - Web Design 3
ART 4120 - Graphic Design II 3
ART 4370 - Web Design II 3

Illustration

 ART 3080 - Illustration I    

ART 4080 - Illustration II 3
ART 4085 - Illustration III 3

Painting

 ART 2040 - Painting I 3

ART 3440 - Painting II 3
ART 3560 - Painting, Watermedia 3
ART 4040 - Painting III 3

Photography

 ART 2090 - Photography I 3

ART 3590 - Photography II 3
ART 3690 - Digital Photography 3
ART 4190 - Photography III 3

Printmaking

 ART 2030 - Printmaking I 3

ART 3430 - Printmaking II 3
ART 3530 - Printmaking III 3

Pottery/Ceramics

 ART 2050 - Ceramics 3

ART 3450 - Ceramic Sculpture 3
ART 3555 Ceramic Slip Casting  3
ART 3650 - Pottery-Ceramics II 3
ART 4050 - Pottery-Ceramics III 3

Sculpture

 ART 2070 - Sculpture I 3

ART 3450 - Ceramic Sculpture 3
ART 3570 - Sculpture II 3
ART 4070 - Sculpture III 3

Animation

 ART 2410 - Animation I  

ART 2420 - Digital 3D 3
ART 3410 - Animation II  3
ART 3420 - Visual Effects 3
ART 3460 - Visual Effects II 3
ART 4410 - Animation III 3

Total Program Hours 120