Academic Program
The studio art program emphasizes the development of a personal creative vision and the mastery of technical skills to fulfill that vision. Through the study of the visual arts, students learn how to think critically, find creative solutions to problems and express themselves through their art and their own individuality as artists.
Consult the undergraduate catalog for more information. And please read the attendance policy for studio art courses.
Studio art courses include:
- 2-D Design
- 3-D Design
- Ceramics
- Sculpture
- Drawing
- Figure Drawing
- Printmaking
- Mixed Media
- Darkroom Photography
- Digital Photography
- Digital Media
- Graphic Design
- Animation
- Digital Imaging and Video Art
Art history is the academic study of the history and development of the visual arts, including painting, sculpture and architecture. Students in the art history program take in-depth courses in the history and development of art and visual culture. The emphasis in the art history program is on scholarship and research.
Consult the undergraduate catalog for more information.
Art history courses include:
- World Art in Context I and II
- Pre-Columbian Art
- Caribbean Art
- African Art
- Baroque Art
- Medieval Art
- Asian Art
- Arts in the United States
- Italian Renaissance Art
- Northern Renaissance Art
- Modern Art
- Art of the 20th Century to the Present
Studio art majors can complete their bachelor's and master of arts in teaching degrees within five years. Application to the program must be made in the spring of the junior year. For admission requirements and more information about this program, please visit the Office of Teacher Preparation.
Students majoring in art can prepare to teach elementary school, pre-kindergarten through grade 6, all core subjects, elementary through secondary school and grades pre-kindergarten through 12th in the content area of art.