Department of Art Degree Programs

Art and design are guided as much by the intellect as by the hand. The Department of Art offers quality programs that develop the concepts and technical abilities of students to function as professionals artists.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is an undergraduate program that prepares students in a specialized and directed way before entering the profession. Students seeking a B.F.A. must apply after the second semester of their sophomore year. Acceptance into the program is competitive and based on the quality of both visual and written work submitted. B.F.A. degrees are offered only in Interdisciplinary Art; Graphic Design; and Animation, Media Arts and Design.

Bachelor's Degrees

• Interdisciplinary Art
• Graphic Design
• Animation, Media Arts and Design
• Digital Cinema Arts

Two-Year Foundation Program

The Department of Art also offers a two-year art foundation program that introduces students to the techniques, methods and concepts that are common to all creative disciplines.

Minors in Art

We are able to offer the following minors:

• Communication/computer graphics/animation (for art majors only)
• Art/computer graphics/animation (for telecommunication majors only)
• Art and fine art (for those who are not art majors)

Student Assessment

Each semester every art major registers for Demonstration of Conceptual Development (DCD). This course helps students develop and assess their creative abilities, artistic identity, and future direction. At the end of each semester each student prepares a written and oral presentation of representative work created over the semester. This is presented and videotaped in front of an assessment panel that includes students, art faculty and outside evaluators. Graduating BFA students must also present a student show in the Runnels Gallery.