Art (BA)
Program Mission
The mission of the Art Program is to develop students’ aesthetic, conceptual, and technical abilities; to engage them in the histories, theories, and traditions of artmaking; and to prepare them for a successful studio practice, further education, or a career in the arts and related fields.
Program Outcomes
- Graduates will have multiple ways of solving visual and creative problems.
- Graduates will submit a professional portfolio for review by faculty and educational partners that demonstrates both
- technical proficiency in at least two media and
- command of the formal language necessary to communicate the content and concept of their work.
- Graduates will write an artist/professional statement that illuminates their creative work and that interests others in it.
- Graduates will understand the history of art and contemporary trends in art/art education/art therapy.
- Graduates will gain experience in the role of art as a means to create, participate in, and serve diverse communities, locally and globally.
Program Requirements
The requirements for a B.A. Degree in Art:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Foundations | ||
| ART-1000 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART-1010 | Foundations of 2-D Design: Comp & Color | 3 |
| ART-1030 | Foundations of 3-D Design: Form & Space | 3 |
| ART-2110 | Painting I | 3 |
| ART-2200 | Sculpture I | 3 |
| ART-2300 | Graphic Design I | 3 |
| Studio Exploration | ||
| Seven Studio Courses in Art. Any Studio Course in Art not used to meet studio foundations requirements may be counted towards this requirement. | 21 | |
| Art History Component | ||
| ART-3411 | Art History I | 3 |
| ART-3412 | Art History II (survey) | 3 |
| One additional Art history course, 3000 or above | 3 | |
| Capstone Sequence | ||
| ART-3900 | Junior Seminar | 3 |
| ART-4900 | Professional Practices | 2 |
| ART-4901 | Senior Exhibition Seminar | 1 |
| Total Hours | 54 | |
Suggested Sequence of Courses for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL-1010 | English Composition | 3 |
| THEO-1100 | Introduction to Theology | 3 |
| GNST-1000 | BC Experience | 1 |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| ART-1000 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART-1010 | Foundations of 2-D Design: Comp & Color | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ART-1030 | Foundations of 3-D Design: Form & Space | 3 |
| ART-2110 | Painting I | 3 |
| PHIL-1750 | Principles of Nature | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ART-2200 | Sculpture I | 3 |
| ART-2300 | Graphic Design I | 3 |
| Art History | 3 | |
| Mathematical Reasoning Foundation | 4 | |
| Person and Community Foundation | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Art Studios | 6 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Natural World Foundation (with lab) | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Art Studio | 3 | |
| Art History | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Physical Fitness activity course | 1 | |
| Natural World Foundation (w/o lab) | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ART-3900 | Junior Seminar | 3 |
| Art Studios | 6 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| EXSC-1115 | Wellness for Life | 1 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Art History | 3 | |
| Art Studios | 6 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| ART-4900 | Professional Practices | 2 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Art Studios | 3 | |
| Electives | 12 | |
| ART-4901 | Senior Exhibition Seminar | 1 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 130 | |