Bachelor of Arts in Art: Concentration in Studio Art

Career Outlook Opportunities for the graduate with a bachelor's degree in art vary depending on the student's initiative and inclinations. Students dedicated to creative expression in art practice, or scholarly research in the history of art, may elect to pursue graduate education. Others may find opportunities for technical or on-the-job training in the related fields. A course in exhibition design is offered in the professional environment of the Fine Arts Gallery and provides intense, practical, and theoretical training for gallery and art museum careers. Art and art history students with an interest in working with visual artifacts, and with the diverse professional aspects of presenting art and artists elect courses in this popular area. Art Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate competence in employing the fundamentals and principles of art in art practice and art history. Demonstrate understanding of the traditional canons of art history and revisionist scholarship. Evaluate and discern quality, meaning and significance in works of art using the historical, theoretical, and social methods of art history and contemporary art practice. Distinguish the various contexts in which art is experienced. Show evidence of curiosity, risk-taking, experimentation and problem-solving to generate a personally constructed conceptual direction in art practice and research in visual and written work. Understand the ethical dimensions of artistic practice and art historical scholarship within a global context. Complete four courses with a grade of C or higher; two courses from each category Course List Code Art History ART 201 Western Art History I ART 202 Western Art History II ART 205 Asian Art History Studio ART 210 Introduction to Digital Media Arts ART 222 Introduction to Textile Art ART 231 Drawing 1 ART 235 Printmaking 1 ART 240 Introduction to Contemporary Sculpture ART 245 Ceramics 1 ART 260 Photography 1.