Degrees:
Minor
- History of Art
Minor
- Studio Art
B.A.
- Bachelor of Arts, History of Art Major
B.A.
- Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art
B.F.A.
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art
M.A.
- Master of Arts, History of Art
M.F.A.
- Master of Fine Arts
MINOR
IN HISTORY OF ART
A minor in the History of Art consists of at least 21 credit
hours of art history, in which ARHS 101 and 102 are required.
MINOR IN
STUDIO ART
A minor in studio art consists of six studio courses: 105 and
106, one two-dimensional course (painting, drawing, photography,
printmaking), one three-dimensional course (sculpture, ceramics,
glass), and two additional courses: one course at the 200 level
and one course at the 300 level. Also required are two art history
courses, 101 and 102 recommended. The minor requires a total
of 24 credit hours.
B.A. - BACHELOR
OF ARTS, HISTORY OF ART MAJOR
The major in art history is designed to impart an understanding
of the historical development and context of art, primarily in
western Europe and the Americas. Majors are required to take 33
credits in art history, which must include a two-semester survey
(101 and 102) and a minimum of nine advanced classes or 27 credits
distributed among four broad areas. At least one course should
come from each of the following fields: ancient, Pre-Columbian,
or African; medieval; Renaissance or baroque; modern or American
art. At least one course must be at the 600 level, and another
must be at either the 400 level or 600 level.
More information
for undergraduate level programs in the history of art.
BA program
4 + 1 program
BACHELOR OF
ARTS IN STUDIO ART
For a bachelor of arts in studio art, the student must fulfill
all general requirements as described in the liberal arts curriculum.
In addition, the B.A. in studio art program requires a total of
45 credits. The B.A. requires 33 credits in studio courses including
three courses from among six in the Foundations of Art Series.
(If two foundations courses are taken in two-dimensional areas,
the third must be taken in a three-dimensional area or vice-versa.)
Also required are 105 and 106. Of the remaining 18 studio credits,
at least 12 credits must be in one area beyond the 100 level.
Also 12 credits in art history are required, these include Art
History 101 and 102. No more than half of required studio and
art history courses can be transferred into the degree program.
Painting
concentration
Printmaking concentration
Sculpture concentration
Glass concentration
Photography concentration
Digital Media concentration
BACHELOR
OF FINE ARTS IN STUDIO ART
The bachelor of fine arts provides a preprofessional introduction
to the visual arts with a greater degree of concentration on courses
in the studio area. For the B.F.A. in studio art, the student
must fulfill all general requirements as described in the liberal
arts curriculum with the following exceptions: two courses required
in the sciences and mathematics category instead of three; and
two courses required in the social science category instead of
three.
The B.F.A.
requires at least 60 art credits, of which a minimum of 51 must
be in studio courses, including three courses from among six in
the Foundations of Art series. (If two foundation courses are
taken in two-dimensional areas, the third must be taken in a three-dimensional
area or vice versa.) The studio requirements are 105 and 106;
two drawing courses at the 200 level or higher; at least eight
electives at the 200 level or higher, six of which must be in
an area of concentration; and Major Project 501 and 502. Also,
three courses in art history are required: Art History 101, 102,
and one additional course. No more that half of required studio
and art history courses can be transferred into the degree program.
Transfer students wishing advanced standing in studio courses
toward the B.F.A. are required to submit representative examples
of the work done for which credit has been received at another
institution.
Incoming freshmen
who expect to be art majors are advised to take Art Studio 105
and three foundations courses during their freshman year. At the
end of the sophomore year, the art department studio faculty will
assign an advisor. Candidates for the B.F.A. areallowed to take
only one level of a studio course sequence in summer school.
Declaration
of the B.F.A. major is contingent on the acceptance by the faculty
and must be done at least one year before graduation. Review of
applications will take place once at the end of each semester.
Applications must include: (1) major declaration form; (2) current
degree audit sheet; (3) portfolio of 5-10 pieces of artwork in
any medium. The faculty strongly suggests that the student meet
with his/her major studio professor before initiating this process.
Accepted candidates will then be reviewed and evaluated during
the spring semester of their junior year and late in the fall
semester of their senior year.
In the senior
year, each candidate for the B.F.A. develops a substantial body
of studio work in Major Project 501 and 502. The art studio faculty
will review each project at the end of the fall and spring semester.
A grade of (B) or higher is mandatory for continuation in the
B.F.A. program. The studio faculty will review the completed B.F.A.
thesis show. If in the judgment of the faculty in the Art Department,
the work demonstrates sufficient evidence of artistic accomplishment,
the student will be recommended for graduation.
Painting
concentration
Printmaking concentration
Sculpture concentration
Glass concentration
Photography concentration
Digital Media concentration
MASTERS OF
ARTS, HISTORY OF ART
The MA requires 24 credit hours (8 courses) at the 600 and 700
levels, plus a thesis. The distribution requirement
calls for two courses in each of three areas: 1) Classical,
Byzantine, Medieval, Pre-Columbian; 2) Renaissance, Baroque, Colonial
Latin American; 3) American and Modern. The 700-level courses
are for graduate students only, and are sometimes taught in tandem
with 300-level courses for undergraduates. The 600-level
courses are taken by juniors and seniors as well as graduate students.
Both include seminars on special topics. In recent years, such
topics have included: The Use of Antiquity in the Middle Ages;
Word and Image in Early Italian Painting; Giotto and the Art of
the Narrative; Michelangelo; Cellini; Degas; Manet; Art History
and Photography; Modernism in the Americas; African-American Art;
Visuality, Representation and the Body; Reading Abstract Expressionism;
Revising the 1960s; Postmodern Formations: Art since 1980; Aztec
Iconography; Mexican Manuscript Painting; Images and Meaning;
and Approaches to the History of Art. With the permission
of the graduate advisor, students may take two courses outside
the art history program.
More information
for graduate level programs in the history of art.
MA program
4 + 1 program
Interdisciplinary Ph.D.
MASTER OF
FINE ARTS
The master of fine arts requires sixty (60) hours of graduate
level courses. Two courses in art history (6 hours) at the graduate
level are required, as is attendance in the M.F.A. seminar classes
(12 hours) held each semester. The remaining courses (30 hours)
are in the studio discipline and are designed to meet individual
needs and interests. These are mainly of a “workshop” or “atelier”
nature. All students are required to present a Thesis: a body
of work demonstrating professional maturity constitutes the thesis
proper. It is completed by the end of the second year and exhibited
in the Department of Art galleries. In addition, an oral examination
is conducted by an appointed faculty thesis committee.
