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Bachelor’s (BA) Degree in Studio Art
Looking for a degree to begin your art career, but want more courses outside the Department than a BFA degree would allow? A BA in Studio Art may be right for you.
This program prepares you for graduate study in either studio art or for a number of career areas in art-related fields, depending on the courses selected and individual interests. If you have an interest in two major areas—such as art and English, or art and languages—you could elect a dual major or take a broad spectrum of courses in both areas in this degree program.
BA and BFA degrees in Art
Both the BA and BFA programs will prepare students for future graduate studies and require concentrations in a focused art study.
BFA students are required to take 72 credits in studio courses and 12 credits in Art History for the BFA degree.
Explore a Typical Course Path to Graduation
8x8 Exhibition 2019 in Murphy Hall
8x8 Exhibition 2019 in Murphy Hall
8x8 Exhibition 2019 in Murphy Hall
8x8 Exhibition 2019 in Murphy Hall
4-Year Guide
Featured Courses
Studio Art: Foundations I
Required Course
In this course, you will participate in a series of intensive thematic workshops in which all sections of the class will be dealing with the same ideas through a variety of two-dimensional and three-dimensional materials and processes. Explore themes, including: identity, environment, and language. Some materials you will use are: acrylic paint, cardboard, water color, wood, plaster, found objects, and paper. The students in each of the sections of this course will meet together once a week as a large lecture session in addition to the twice a week studio component. During lectures you will meet with other students to share project ideas, thematic components of the course, group projects, large critiques, and films.
Color and Design
Required Course for some concentrations/ Elective Course
Explore the behavior and the power of color and to consider the diverse applications of this understanding. Study includes the properties of color—chroma, value, intensity, hue, and temperature—as well as study of the interaction of colors and the underlying principles that govern their behavior. Apply theoretical understanding to exercises as well as more formally executed designs.
Photography I
Required Course for some concentrations/ Elective Course
In this course, you will explore the medium of photography and cover the materials, processes, history, and aesthetics of black and white photography. Study the essentials of 35mm camera operation, meter reading, film processing, paper development, and portfolio preparation. It introduces the photographic image as a means of personal expression through the use of the camera, light sensitive material, technical expertise, and mind’s eye. Six critique, lecture and studio hours weekly, plus independent work.
3D Printing/Digital Fabrication
Required Course for some concentrations/ Elective Course
You will learn the technology surrounding computer-aided-design/computer-aided-manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and its creative applications within art practices. The CAD/CAM process is particularly well-suited for certain tasks, including the creation of multiples, for fabrication of functional/kinetic components, iterative prototyping of complex structures, scalable design, construction of large structures from repeated simple components, and more.
