Art and Design, Bachelor of Arts
Students majoring in the Art and Design program learn to develop an artistic voice through the creation of original works of art and design. Students develop visual sensitivity, perception and an understanding of the impact of visual communication and expression on artists, designers, and the viewing public.
The Art and Design program is made up of three concentrations: Art, Graphic Design, and Web Design. In Art, students pursue artistic voice through the study of works and intentions of major artists/designers and movements of the past and present, in both Western and non-Western worlds. Graphic Design students explore intention, design, and build visual communication materials from goals and images to finished design materials. Web Design students explore intention, design, and build websites from project research to design to the finished product.
The program benefits from several campus resources, including the Bogigian Gallery, Cooley Gallery, and the Barron Blewett Hunnicutt Classics Gallery. An artist-in-residence program helps to expose students to visual and performing artists, and a competitive biennial travel scholarship to Italy is available.
Students may opt to complete a dual concentration in Art and Design. In that situation, students need only complete one internship and one senior seminar course.
Concentration in Art
Required Courses
Three additional studio/design courses, with at least one taken at th 300 level
Two courses in Art History, with at least one at the 200-level or higher (this includes art history courses in Ancient World Studies)
Concentration in Graphic Design
Required Courses
One Art History course at the 200 level or higher
Two courses from the following:
Concentration in Web Design
Required Courses
One Art History course at the 200-level or higher or PHI 335