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Art Degree (B.A.), Art History Concentration

For Art majors interested in a career in Art Criticism, Museum work or preparation for graduate study in Art History, the Art History major concentration (18 additional credits) offers broad-based training in Western and Non-Western Art.

Portfolio Review:

If you've requested admission to the Art Major on your application form, applicants must successfully pass a portfolio review by the Art Department’s faculty.

Requirements

Program Description

For Art majors interested in a career in Art Criticism, Museum work or preparation for graduate study in Art History, the Art History concentration (18 additional credits) offers broad-based training in Western and Non-Western Art.

Requirements for Art Majors
  • One Art elective Credits: 3 Two 300-level Art History Courses Credits: 6

One of the following:

Note:

** Students completing Art Teacher Licensure Programs must take  Introduction to Computer Graphics as their art elective.

Art majors are required to take  and , to satisfy the Appreciation of the Arts requirement of the common core.

Art majors must complete a minimum of 27 credits of course work within the Art Department at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ State. Students are advised to consult their advisors for information on course sequencing and general core requirements.

Art majors intending to pursue graduate work beyond their major are advised to take additionally recommended studio courses of their choice. It is also advisable to include more than the minimum requirements in Art History.

Art History Concentration for Art Majors

 

  • Art Studio Elective Credits: 3
  • 200-Level Art Class: 3 300-Level Art History Course Work: 9
Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the  and complete a general education or common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in  or .

Learning Outcomes

  • Developed capacity for critical, creative, investigative, and conceptual thinking.
  • Ability to identify and solve visual and conceptual problems.
  • Ability to present and communicate effectively, creatively, and critically across a range of form and media
  • Generate a personal focus and contribute an independent voice to the world
  • Be ready to work as professionals in art education; art history; design; fine arts; illustration and animation
  • Refer to the fullest range of historical and contemporary art and design sources from across cultures and time
  • Apply a wide range of research methods and technologies in gathering and analyzing information
  • Engage effectively in individual and/or collaborative approaches to work
À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ State Art student engages with art