Students who complete a bachelor of arts (BA) degree in art with a fine arts concentration will develop a broad, deep, and critical engagement with visual culture from many different periods and places. You’ll learn to conceptualize and produce visual art in a wide range of new and traditional media and be introduced to standards of professional practice in applied and fine art.

Major Requirements

36 hours of major coursework

12 credits co-requirements

120 total credits for graduation

Required courses: ART 1030, 1040, 1100, 2000 (minimum 2 semesters), 2100 or 3100 (4 sh), 2020, 2030, 2040 or 2050, 2060, 4010, 4011;

Art History Requirement: ART 2017 or 2018; Two of the following: ART 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 or 2018;

Electives (6 sh): Art History beyond the 6 sh requirement or ART 2080, 2081, 3020, 3030, 3040, 3060, 3081, 3082, 3910, 4020, 4060, 4910, 4970.

Co-requirements: Communications/History (4 sh): COMM 2140 or any 4 sh in History; English (4 sh): One from ENG 2020, 2030, 2040, 2050; Philosophy (4 sh): PHIL 3515

Participation in Fourth-Year Show/Curatorial Project required.