The B.A. in Art with an emphasis in fine arts is a liberal arts course of study for students with a strong commitment to making art. Studio and art history courses provide a broad, holistic education in the visual arts without a specific career focus.

Fine Arts Emphasis (48 hours of Art)

This program is 124 semester credit hours. The degree includes 44 hours of general education credit (fine arts requirement not required for art majors), 3 hours of foreign language at the 2000 level, and 48 hours of art (39 credit hours in studio and 9 credit hours in art history). Art courses must follow a prerequisite structure. The program also includes a minor and elective credit.

Core Classes (12 hours)

These four classes are required:

ART  1310     2-D Design      Offered fall, spring, summer

ART  1321     Drawing I         Offered fall, spring, summer

ART  2312     3-D Design     Offered fall, spring

ART 2322      Drawing II, Life     Offered fall, spring

Area Studies (14 hours)

These three classes are required:

ART 3324     Drawing III, Advanced Life Drawing     Offered spring    
                       Prerequisites: ART 1310, 1321, and 2322    

ART 2140     Portfolio Assessment     Offered fall     
                       Prerequisites: ART 1310, 1321, 2312, 2322;   
                       3 hours from 2325, 2335, 2336  
 

ART 3140      Portfolio Assessment II    Offered spring 
                        Prerequisite: 2140                                                                                                                                                                              

Select one from Category A and one from Category B:

Category A:

            ART 3361     Sculpture I     Offered fall    
                                   Prerequisites:  ART 2312 and 3 hours drawing

             ART 3379     Ceramics I     Offered fall, spring    
                                    Prerequisites: ART 2312 and 3 hours drawing     
            

             ART 3350      Fibers     Offered spring, even years
                                    Prerequisites: ART 2312 and 3 hours drawing    

             ART 3315     Contemporary Media in 3D    Offered spring
                                   Prerequisites: ART 2140 and 3 hours 3000-level studio classes    

 Category B:

            ART 3318     Photography I     Offered fall, spring
                                  Prerequisites: ART 1310 and 3 hours drawing                              

            ART 3330     Illustration I     Offered fall
                                  Prerequisites: ART 1310 and 3 hours drawing                               

            ART 3332     Painting I         Offered fall
                                   Prerequisites: ART 1310 and 3 hours drawing   
                
           ART 3334     Watercolor I     Offered fall
                                  Prerequisites: ART 1310 and 3 hours drawing                              

            ART 3353     Graphic Design I   Offered fall, spring
                                   Prerequisites: ART 1310 and 3 hours drawing                             

            ART 3343     Printmaking I         Offered spring
                                   Prerequisites: ART 1310 and 3 hours drawing               

Select one additional class from category A or category B, OR
           ART 3304       Introduction to Art Education    Offered spring
                                    Prerequisites: ART 1310 or 2312, 1321

Art History (9 hours)

These two classes are required:

ART 2335     Art History, Prehistoric-Medieval   Offered fall, spring

ART 2336     Art History, Renaissance-Modern         Offered fall, spring

Select one from the following:

        ART 3301     Modern Art     Offered fall

        ART 3302     History of American Art     Offered spring

        ART 3303     Nineteenth Century Art History   Offered spring

        ART 3307     Arts of Africa    Offered spring, odd years

        ART 3311     Ancient South American Art     Offered spring

        ART 3329     Ancient Mesoamerican Art    Offered spring, even years

        ART 3365     Women in Art     Offered fall

        ART 3385     Art of India    Offered on demand

        ART 3395     Art of Japan     Offered on demand

If one or more of the courses below have been taken as part of the Area Studies coursework under Category A, select additional courses from the studio emphasis electives.

These two classes are required:

ART 4388      Advanced Studio        Offered fall, spring
                        Prerequisites: ART 2140, 6 hours in one studio area, and faculty
                        permission
                        Note: May be repeated for credit

ART 4140      Portfolio Assessment III        Offered fall, spring
                        Prerequisite: Art 3140

Select one from the following:      

            ART 3318     Photography I     Offered fall, spring 
                                   Prerequisites: ART 1310 and 3 hours drawing                 

            ART 3330     Illustration I     Offered fall
                                  Prerequisites: ART 1310 and 3 hours drawing

            ART 3332     Painting I         Offered fall
                                 Prerequisites: ART 1310 and 3 hours drawing

            ART 3334     Watercolor I     Offered fall
                                   Prerequisites: ART 1310 and 3 hours drawing

            ART 3353     Graphic Design I   Offered fall, spring
                                  Prerequisites: ART 1310 and 3 hours drawing

            ART 3343     Printmaking I         Offered spring
                                  Prerequisites: ART 1310 and 3 hours drawing
         
            ART 3361     Sculpture I     Offered fall
                                   Prerequisites:  ART 2312 and 3 hours drawing

            ART 3379     Ceramics I     Offered fall, spring
                                   Prerequisites: ART 2312 and 3 hours drawing

Select two of the following:
       
            ART 3320      Photography II        Offered spring
                                    Prerequisite: ART 3318

           ART 3331      Illustration II        Offered spring
                                   Prerequisite: ART 3330

           ART 3333     Painting II        Offered spring
                                  Prerequisites: ART 2140, 3332

           ART 3339      Watercolor II        Offered spring
                                   Prerequisite: ART 3334

           ART 3344      Printmaking II        Offered fall
                                   Prerequisite: ART 3343

           ART 3354      Graphic Design II        Offered spring
                                    Prerequisite: ART 3353

          ART 3362      Sculpture II        Offered spring
                                  Prerequisite: ART 3361
 
          ART 3320      Ceramics II        Offered spring
                                  Prerequisite: ART 3379
       
*For more information see the Undergraduate Bulletin.

  For detailed course information and descriptions, see Courses in Art

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To download Fine Arts Program Completion Plan, click here:
Fine Arts Completion Plan
 
To download pdf of the General Education Checklist, click here:
General Education Checklist. 

Note: Program information updated on July 2012.