Art B.A.
Program description
The bachelor of arts (BA) degree program in studio art provides you with thorough training in techniques and theory as well as a sound background in the history and criticism of art.
The flexibility of this program allows students to acquire relevant skills in related areas, via additional majors or minors. Students who earn a BA can double major in journalism to prepare for a career in media or advertising, or in art history to prepare for a curatorial career, or even in business to prepare for a career in non-profit arts management.
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree program in studio art provides training in fine art techniques and theory. Our BA program emphasizes the development of visual awareness and expression through hands-on involvement in the creative process. In the studio courses, BA students will become familiar with the materials and concepts used to understand the nature of visual language and gain a sense of their own aesthetic voice. In theory courses, students gain an appreciation for the scope of art and how art can be a catalyst for societal change.
Faculty in the Department of Art are all active, working artists and thinkers committed to their students and to diversity of students' histories and experiences. The faculty and curriculum encourage students to take risks, to engage with their communities, and prepare students to use the degree in a variety of arts-related careers. The flexibility of this program allows students to double majors or add a minor in fields such as journalism, communications, psychology, and marketing.
Graduates have gone on to work in visual arts, art therapy, non-profit management, advertising, communications and have successfully completed a variety of graduate programs.
The flexibility of this program allows students to acquire relevant skills in related areas, via additional majors or minors. Students who earn a BA can double major in journalism to prepare for a career in media or advertising, or in art history to prepare for a curatorial career, or even in business to prepare for a career in non-profit arts management.
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree program in studio art provides training in fine art techniques and theory. Our BA program emphasizes the development of visual awareness and expression through hands-on involvement in the creative process. In the studio courses, BA students will become familiar with the materials and concepts used to understand the nature of visual language and gain a sense of their own aesthetic voice. In theory courses, students gain an appreciation for the scope of art and how art can be a catalyst for societal change.
Faculty in the Department of Art are all active, working artists and thinkers committed to their students and to diversity of students' histories and experiences. The faculty and curriculum encourage students to take risks, to engage with their communities, and prepare students to use the degree in a variety of arts-related careers. The flexibility of this program allows students to double majors or add a minor in fields such as journalism, communications, psychology, and marketing.
Graduates have gone on to work in visual arts, art therapy, non-profit management, advertising, communications and have successfully completed a variety of graduate programs.