Art Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
The BA in Art provides a foundation in art practice that emphasizes exploration, creative problem solving, and cultural awareness. Students develop a range of technical skills while exploring different ways of making art. Courses in Visual Culture provide historical context and skills in visual analysis. Advanced coursework is flexible, students choose an area of art that most interests them: drawing, painting, printmaking, illustration, ceramics, sculpture, photography, digital media, or visual culture.
Whether students are interested in developing vision and skill in making art or interested in curatorial or cultural leadership careers, the BA Art offers a flexible approach to the study of art.
The Art Program recommends all Art majors to complete a minor or certificate in an additional area of study. Consult with faculty advisor about what minor or certificate best suits interests and goals.
Note: two years of a single high school world language or one year of a single college-level world language is required.
| Required Foundation Courses | ||
| ART 201 | STUDIO I: IMAGE AND TECHNOLOGY | 5 |
| ART 202 | STUDIO II: TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS | 5 |
| ART 213 | THE VISUAL ART EXPERIENCE | 5 |
| or ART 210 | VISUAL CULTURE | |
| ART 300 | DRAWING | 5 |
| ART 320 | CAREERS IN THE ARTS | 1 |
| Required Visual Culture Courses | ||
| ART 312 | ART ACROSS TIME: PREHISTORY TO 17TH CENTURY | 5 |
| or ART 314 | THE BODY IN ART | |
| ART 313 | ART ACROSS TIME: 18TH CENTURY TO CONTEMPORARY | 5 |
| or ART 315 | HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | |
| ART 331 | CONTEMPORARY ART | 5 |
| Art Experience Electives | 15 | |
| In consultation with their faculty advisor, students choose three of the following courses: | ||
| CERAMICS I | ||
or ART 325 | CERAMICS II | |
| ILLUSTRATION | ||
| COLOR THEORY | ||
| DIGITAL ART | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHY: DIGITAL PRACTICES | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHY: BLACK AND WHITE | ||
| THE BODY IN ART | ||
| HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ART | ||
| PAINTING | ||
| WATERCOLOR | ||
| PRINTMAKING | ||
| SCULPTURE | ||
| FIBER AND TEXTILES | ||
| EXPERIMENTAL | ||
| Art Focus | 10 | |
In consultation with their faculty advisor, students complete 10 advanced level credits in one or two focus areas. 400-level courses can be repeated for credit. | ||
| Ceramics | ||
| CERAMICS III | ||
| Drawing | ||
| DRAWING | ||
| LIFE DRAWING | ||
| Digital | ||
| DIGITAL ART: THE MOVING IMAGE | ||
| Illustration | ||
| ADVANCED ILLUSTRATION | ||
| Painting | ||
| PAINTING II | ||
| Photography | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHY: ADVANCED PRACTICE | ||
| Printmaking | ||
| PRINTMAKING | ||
| Sculpture | ||
| SCULPTURE | ||
| Visual Culture | ||
| ART AS SOCIAL ACT | ||
or ART 406 | ART AND COMMUNITY | |
| WRITING ABOUT ART | ||
| Professional Practice | 4 | |
| In consultation with their faculty advisor, students complete a minimum of 4 credits in Professional Practice topics. ART 439 and ART 495 can be repeated for credit. | ||
| TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | ||
| INTERNSHIP | ||
| Required Capstone | ||
| ART 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE (a UGR–senior capstone) | 5 |
| Total Credits | 70 | |
Plan of Study
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ART 201 | 5 | ART 202 | 5 | MATH 107 or 170 | 5 |
| ART 213 or 210 (Humanities & Arts BACR 1) | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 | Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | Social Science BACR 11 | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ART 320 | 1 | ART 300 | 5 | Art Experience Elective2 | 5 |
| Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| Social Science BACR 21 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | ||||
| 16 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ART 312 or 314 | 5 | ART 313 or 315 | 5 | ART 331 | 5 |
| Art Experience Elective2 | 5 | Art Experience Elective2 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| Art Focus Elective3 | 5 | ART 439 or 495 | 4 | Art Focus Elective3 | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | ART 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| 15 | 14 | 15 | |||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
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Art Experience - In consultation with their faculty advisor, students choose three courses from the approved list.
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Art Focus - In consultation with their faculty advisor, students complete 10 advanced level credits in one or two focus areas. 400-level courses can be repeated for credit.
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.