Studio Art, Bachelor of Arts

Offered by Department of Art and Design

General Education
Foundational Requirements (LOPERs 1-4)12
Broad Knowledge Requirements (LOPERs 5-8)12
Dispositional Requirements (LOPERs 9-10) 16
Wellness (LOPER 11) Optional0
BA Language requirement
Complete all required courses 26
Major Option
Complete all required courses36
Minor or 2nd Major
Complete all required courses 324
Unrestricted electives
Needed to reach 120 credit hour minimum24
Total Credit Hours120

Major Option

Art Foundations
ART 102Drawing I3
ART 105Graphic Media3
ART 118Color and Design3
ART 2113-D Design3
ART 221Art History Survey I3
ART 222Art History Survey II3
ART 325History of Modern Art3
ART 298Sophomore Seminar in Art1
ART 398Junior Seminar in Art1
ART 497Senior Seminar in Art: BA1
Art Core6
Select 6 credit hours from the following:
Drawing II
Painting I
Experimental Art Practices
Studio Art Electives6
Select 6 credit hours from the following:
Drawing II
Painting I
Water Based Media
Introduction to Design
Creative Photography
Ceramics I
Printmaking I-Intaglio and Relief
Printmaking I-Silkscreen
Glass I
Typography I
History of Renaissance Art
Graphic Applications
Graphic Imaging
Painting II
Painting III
Painting IV
Design Illustration I
Photography: Analog Processes
Photography: Digital
Photography: Artificial Lighting
Ceramics II
Ceramics III
Printmaking II
Printmaking III
Glass II
Glass III
Drawing III
Art, Activism, & Social Movements
Photography and Cultural Change
Individual Problems in Art 4
History of 19th Century Art
Women in Art
Critical Perspectives
Medieval Art
Photography: Hybridized Processes
Special Problems in Art History
Special Topics
Cultural Studies Through Art
Experimental Art Practices
Total Credit Hours36
1

Designated courses with the appropriate content may be approved to satisfy one of the Broad Knowledge requirements plus LOPER 9 or Broad Knowledge plus LOPER 10. Courses may be approved to satisfy LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone. (Courses satisfying LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone must be 3 credit hours.) Students applying this option will need to take additional hours in other categories to meet the required General Education hours.

2

For specific language requirements see #2 of Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements.

3

A minor or second major is required for a complete degree program. The number of required electives needed to reach 120 total credit hours overall will depend upon the specific program chosen.

4

Students may take a maximum of 3 credit hours.

A four-year plan for degree completion with this major will be available soon. Please consult your advisor for more information.