| Office: | 221-225 Talbot |
| Phone: | 448-4597 |
| Professors: | Cibelli, Donegan (Head), Jahnke. |
| Associate Professors: | Brown, Lillie, Pope, Rabalais, M. Williams. |
| Assistant Professors: | Chancey, Grassman, Holsapple. |
Mission
The Department of Art supports the university mission in offering individuals an opportunity to study the visual arts. It aims to provide quality studies in all visual media (photography, graphic design, printmaking, painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, and art history), to provide an environment in which students from the region can understand their personal place in the history of art, to provide the skills needed for both employment or continued studies in their area, and to provide a degree in visual arts, with a concentration in studio art, applied arts, art history, or art education.
The university awards the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in art to students who, in addition to satisfying the minimum requirements for graduation from the College of Arts and Sciences, complete the art curriculum outline. Art majors are encouraged to consider a second area of emphasis while pursuing their course work at the 300-level or higher. Art majors and minors must earn a C or better in all ART courses.
The Department of Art also offers a concentration in art educatin with K-12 certification.
Accreditation
The art program is built upon a broad liberal arts foundation and preparation in studio disciplines required for careers in the visual arts and design. The Art program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
Criteria for Completion
- Students must successfully complete ART 496 and either 497 or 498.
- Students with an emphasis in graphic design must complete ART 457.
- Students must successfully complete three evaluations with Department of Art faculty: a sophomore evaluation after completion of 30 hours of art courses, a senior evaluation during the semester before enrolling in ART 496 and 497 or 498 and a final evaluation at the end of ART 496 and 497 or 498.
- Graduating seniors must reserve calendar dates for their degree exhibition in the gallery the semester prior to graduation. These evaluations will be conducted in accordance with set departmental schedules and with participation of the art faculty. Art majors must assume responsibility for requesting each of these evaluations in writing to the Art Department Head prior to mid-semester.
- Graduating students must provide photographic evidence and/or copies as evidence of their senior capstone project for departmental files at their final evaluation.
Minors
A minor in art studio requires the completion of 24 hours in ART courses. The minor must include ART 201, 251, and 252, and 15 hours of ART electives with at least 6 hours in courses numbered 300 or above.
A minor in art history requires the completion of 24 credit hours in art history to include Art 280, 281, 282, 383, 392, 480 and an additional 6 credit hours of art history at the 300+ level. 3 credit hours of foreign language may be taken in place of one art history elective.
Transfer Students
It is suggested that transfer students submit portfolios or reproductions of their work to enable the faculty to determine student placement into art courses.
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Art
- K-12 Art Education Concentration (ARTE)
- (CLR) Computer Literacy Requirement;
- (GER) General Education Requirement;
- (OCR) Oral Communication Requirement;
- (UR) University Requirement
Suggested Course Sequence:
| YEAR* | COURSE NAME | COURSE NUMBER | REQUIREMENT | CREDIT HRS |
| 1 | ART | 201 | 3 | |
| 1 | ART | 251 | OCR | 3 |
| 1 | ART | 252 | 3 | |
| 1 | ART | 280 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | ART | 281 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | ART | 282 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | ENGL | 101 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | ENGL | 102 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | Freshman Seminar Course | UR | 1 | |
| 1 | MATH | 101 or 117 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | MATH Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | Natural Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | ART | 211 | 3 | |
| 2 | ART | 221 | 3 | |
| 2 | ART | 231 | 3 | |
| 2 | ART | 240 | 3 | |
| 2 | ART | 261 | 3 | |
| 2 | ART Elective | 200-level or above | 3 | |
| 2 | ART Elective | 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 2 | ENGL Literature Elective or Concentration Course | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | Natural Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | Social Sciences Elective or Concentration Course | GER | 3 | |
| 3 | ART | 301 or 302 | 3 | |
| 3 | ART Elective or Concentration Course | 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 3 | ART | 383 | 3 | |
| 3 | ART Elective | 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 3 | Computer Literacy Elective | CLR | 2 | |
| 3 | ART Elective or Concentration Course | 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 3 | ART Elective or Concentration Course | 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 3 | ART Elective or Concentration Course | 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 3 | Natural Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 3 | Social Sciences Elective or Concentration Course | GER | 3 | |
| 4 | ART | 384, 386, 480, 481, or 482 | 3 | |
| 4 | ART | 496 | 3 | |
| 4 | ART | 497 or 498 | 3 | |
| 4 | ART Elective | 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 4 | ART Elective | 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 4 | ART Elective | 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 4 | ART Elective | 400-level | 3 | |
| 4 | ART Elective | 400-level | 3 | |
| 4 | ENGL 310, 366, 368 or Concentration Course | GER | 3 | |
| 4 | Concentration Hours | 0 – 18 | ||
| TOTAL HOURS | 120 – 138 |
*Recommend complete as Freshman (1), Sophomore (2), Junior (3), Senior (4)
Concentration in K-12 Art Education (ARTE)
| YR | COURSE | NO | REQ | HRS |
| 2 | ENGL Literature Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | PSYC | 206 or 210 | GER | 3 |
| 3 | ART | 304 | 3 | |
| 3 | EDUC | 309 | 3 | |
| 3 | EDUC | 312 | 3 | |
| 3 | EDUC | 313 | 3 | |
| 3 | EDUC | 368 | 3 | |
| 3 | HIST | 256 | GER | 3 |
| 3 | PSYC | 311 | GER | 3 |
| 4 | EDUC | 321 | 3 | |
| 4 | EDUC | 467 | 9 | |
| 4 | ENGL | 366 | GER | 3 |
| TOTAL HOURS CONCENTRATION |
42 |
