Art (B.A.) - J

Within this program, students create work in a variety of disciplines, including drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, digital media, ceramics and art history. The degree provides students with a critical and historical perspective for assessing their work.

Learning Outcomes for Art Majors

Graduating students should be able to:

Articulate informed and ideologically sound ideas about art, both historic and contemporary, and connect those ideas to the wider world.
Create artwork that is technically proficient and imbued with meaningful content.
Demonstrate a general understanding, ability and resourcefulness with a wide range of art media, as well as a deeper understanding of at least one medium such as drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, digital media or art history.
Have an openness to ideas other than their own and a willingness to take risks with their own work.
Have established regular studio practice, which will hopefully be lifelong, be aware of developing issues in their own work and know how to continue on their own in the pursuit of that vision, with strategies for maintaining self-awareness.

Required Core Courses (21 credits)

ARH 2010 - Survey of Western Traditions in Art Credit(s): 3
ARH 2060 - Survey of Non-Western Traditions in Art Credit(s): 3
ART 1011 - Drawing I (L) Credit(s): 3
ART 1140 - Design I Credit(s): 3
ART 2110 - Introduction to Digital Media Credit(s): 3
ART 2211 - Painting I (J) Credit(s): 3
ART 2251 - Sculpture I (J) Credit(s): 3

Introductory Studio Electives (6 credits)

(Select two courses)

ART 1231 - Ceramics I Credit(s): 3
ART 2150 - Jewelry & Metalsmithing Credit(s): 3
ART 2301 - Photography I (J) Credit(s): 3
ART 2410 - Introduction to Printmaking Credit(s): 3

Advanced Art History & Studio* Electives (15 credits)

(Select five courses, including at least one from ARH and one from ART)

ARH 3015 - Greek & Roman Art Credit(s): 3
ARH 3020 - Art of the Renaissance Credit(s): 3
ARH 3060 - Twentienth Century Art Credit(s): 3
ARH 3110 - The Spiritual in Non-Western Art Credit(s): 3
ARH 3120 - Art Criticism Credit(s): 3
ARH 3130 - The History of Photography Credit(s): 3
ARH 3140 - African Art Credit(s): 3
ARH 3150 - Art of the Human Body Credit(s): 3
ART 3031 - Life Drawing (J) Credit(s): 3
ART 3032 - Advanced Drawing Credit(s): 3
ART 3040 - Landscape Painting Credit(s): 3
ART 3222 - Ceramics II Credit(s): 3
ART 3314 - Advanced Printmaking Credit(s): 3
ART 3320 - Monoprints Credit(s): 3
ART 4007 - Graphic Novels Credit(s): 3
ART 4020 - Advanced Digital Media Credit(s): 3
ART 4040 - Advanced Photography Credit(s): 3
ART 4050 - Advanced Painting Credit(s): 3
ART 4060 - Advanced Digital: Graphic Design Credit(s): 3
ART 4070 - Advanced Digital: Web Design for Artists Credit(s): 3
ART 4110 - Visual Art & Performance Credit(s): 3
ART 4130 - Advanced Sculpture Credit(s): 3

Required Capstone Course (3 credits)

ARH 4720 - Seminar in Contemporary Art Issues Credit(s): 3

Total: 45 credits

Art Education (PreK-12) Teaching Endorsement at NVU-Johnson

Students pursuing a license to teach art in grades PreK-12 must complete either the Art (B.A.) - J or the Studio Arts (B.F.A.) - J as well as specific teacher-education coursework and requirements. Please refer to the Unified Arts Teacher License Endorsement - J section for details.

Important:

In order to earn a degree, you must successfully complete all requirements for your major as listed here AND meet all other Degree Requirements , including the General Education Core Curriculum and NVU Graduation Standards .

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