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| Minors | Approved Courses | School of Arts and Communication |
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In this time of rapidly changing concepts and an almost daily emergence of new media, emphasis must be placed on a variety of experiences and creative flexibility for the artist and the designer. Students with professional concerns must be prepared to meet the modern world with both technical skills and the capacity for innovation. The department's program therefore stresses individualized development in the use of mind and hand.
Students may choose among a generalized program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree; a specific specialized program for the Bachelor of Fine Arts, in which each candidate develops some area of competence; or a degree program in art education for teaching on several levels.
Some students go directly from the university into their field of interest. Others find it desirable and appropriate to attend a graduate school. Many alumni have been accepted into prestigious graduate programs, both in this country and abroad.
The various fields of art are competitive and demanding in terms of commitment and effort. Nonetheless, there is always a place for those who are extremely skillful or highly imaginative or, ideally, both. The department's program stresses both, attempting to help each student reach that ideal. Instructional resources, when coupled with dedicated and energetic students, have resulted in an unusually high percentage of graduates being able to satisfy their vocational objectives.
Faculty: Avila and Ebbinga, Co-chairs; Geller, Hallam, Mathews, Stasinos; assisted by Cornwall, Sobeck, Sparks, Watts
Majors are urged to follow course sequences closely. It is recommended that students interested in majoring in art declare their major early to ensure proper advising. Transfer students' status shall be determined at their time of entrance. The department reserves the right to retain, exhibit, and reproduce student work submitted for credit in any of its courses or programs, including the senior exhibition. A use or materials fee is required in certain courses.
A maximum of 44 semester hours may be applied toward the degree.
Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree are enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences and must meet the College of Arts and Sciences requirements.
ARTD 116 or courses in teaching methods may not be included
Candidates who are enrolled in the School of Arts and Communication (SOAC) must satisfy general
university requirements, including either the Distributive Core or the International Honors Program.
Courses listed below with (R) under each concentration area may be repeated.
Areas of Emphasis: A minimum of three courses required in one area.
Students may apply independent study courses ARTD 491: Special Projects and ARTD 498: Studio Projects to any of the areas under the Two-Dimensional Media Concentration. Both courses may be repeated.
Areas of Emphasis: A minimum of three courses required in one area.
Students may apply independent study courses ARTD 491: Special Projects and ARTD 498: Studio Projects to any of the areas under the Three-Dimensional Media Concentration. Both courses may be repeated.
Students pursuing a BFA or BA in Art may minor in art history, but not studio art which is reserved for non-art majors.
Including:
Courses in teaching methods (ARTD 341 and ARTD 440) may not be applied to the minor
Including:
Non-concentration courses (ARTD 116), practical design courses (ARTD 196, 296, 396, 398, 492, 496), and courses in teaching methods (ARTD 341, 440) may not be applied to the any art minor.
The Publishing and
Printing Arts minor is cross-listed with the Department of English. See
the description of that minor under Publishing and Printing Arts.