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What's an Art major?
Are you creative? Do you like to express yourself through a visual medium? Do you enjoy hands-on learning? Then a major in art is for you.
The Art Department offers a variety of majors and minors in the art field including art history, studio art, graphic design, and photography/film/digital media.
While pursuing a degree in art, you can take a variety of courses in the following fields:
- Art history - from pre-history to modern art
- Design techniques
- Painting - including watercolor, oil, acrylic, dye on silk, mixed media
- Drawing - including pencil, ink, pastel, calligraphy, perspective
- Ceramics - including hand-building, wheel, sculpture, glazing techniques
- Illustration and publication design - including layout and production techniques
- Web design - including multimedia applications and animation
- Photography - including basic to advanced courses in photojournalism and lighting
- Film production - including short films, documentaries, video shooting, editing
Each major and minor program offered by the Art Department assures that you will have a strong knowledge base and the technical skills to enter either graduate school or the job market.
Art Department Video (7 min)
Declaring a Major
Requirements for Admission to a Major or Minor in the Department of Art
Students seeking admission to a major in art must maintain an overall GPA of at least 2.5. In addition, students are required to complete four pre-major courses in which specific elements for an admission portfolio are developed. Interested students are required to submit a statement of purpose, two letters of recommendation from university faculty, and a portfolio to the department for consideration. Additional information may be obtained from the department chair.
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