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2016-2017 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art: Studio Art Specialization, B.A.


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About the Bachelor of Arts in Art Program


Bachelor of Arts in Art

The Bachelor of Arts in Art will provide School of Art students with a liberal arts degree in art, offering a broader emphasis of visual arts and related studies than is currently provided through the Bachelor of Fine Arts. The bachelor of arts degree is a 120-hour program that can be completed in four years and will include the requisite percentage of studio art, art history, and general studies classes. The degree will provide students an opportunity to participate in a more individualized degree through the choice of elective courses for a minor from outside the major area discipline that is consistent with the university philosophy and policies for a liberal arts degree.

Field of Specialization in Studio Art


The Bachelor of Arts in Art with a field of specialization in studio art provides School of Art students with a liberal arts degree in art, offering a broader emphasis of visual arts and related studies than is provided through the Bachelor of Fine Arts. Studio art courses in are carefully selected with faculty guidance and are designed to culminate in a capstone project that can take the form of a paper, project or exhibition. The capstone offers students an opportunity to synthesize their learning in a way that can provide greater understanding of the relationships between disciplines. The degree will provide students a more individualized program through the choice of elective courses for a minor from outside the major area discipline that complements the studio courses and is consistent with the university philosophy and policies for a liberal arts degree.

This field of specialization is a 120-hour program that can be completed in four years and requires 46 credit hours in studio art and art history, 9 interdisciplinary credit hours from the other areas of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (music, theatre arts, and/or dance), 18 credit hours in a minor area of study from outside the major area discipline that may also be interdisciplinary, and 44 to 54 credit hours of general education requirements as stipulated by the discipline area advisor and the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

The field of specialization in studio art requires sophomore-level proficiency in a foreign language. For further information on the foreign language requirement, click here .

Recommended Curriculum


First Year


Fall


Total: 16

Spring


Total: 15

Second Year


Fall


  • 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Studio Art Elective Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Minor Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Foreign Language Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
    (A student must complete 6 hours at the sophomore level or above in a single language. The prerequisite for all sophomore language courses is credit for the freshman level. This credit can be determined through credit by examination. The score attained on the exam will determine whether the student is placed in a second-year course, a 5-hour review course, or in some cases the first or second semester of a beginning (first-year) language course.)
Total: 15

Spring


  • Studio Art Elective Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Art History Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Minor Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours *
  • Foreign Language Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
    (A student must complete 6 hours at the sophomore level or above in a single language. The prerequisite for all sophomore language courses is credit for the freshman level. This credit can be determined through credit by examination. The score attained on the exam will determine whether the student is placed in a second-year course, a 5-hour review course, or in some cases the first or second semester of a beginning (first-year) language course.)
Total: 16

Third Year


Fall


  • Studio Art Elective Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Minor Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • U.S. History 3 Semester Credit Hours *
  • Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours *
Total: 16

Spring


  • 1 Semester Credit Hours
  • Art History Elective Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • VPA Elective Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • Minor Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
  • U.S. History 3 Semester Credit Hours *
  • Mathematics 3 Semester Credit Hours *
Total: 16

Fourth Year


Fall


Total: 13

Spring


Total: 13

Total Hours: 120


* Choose from the university’s core curriculum .

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