2026-2027 Undergraduate Academic Catalogue 
    
    Jun 17, 2026  
2026-2027 Undergraduate Academic Catalogue

Visual Arts, Studio Arts Concentration, BA


Learning Aims

As artist-scholars, visual arts majors will demonstrate:   

  • The ability to express ideas rigorously through reasoned argument and creative production, supported by textual and/or technical research.
  • Command of the critical vocabulary of analysis, including the histories and material production of visual images.
  • Interdisciplinary approaches to visual arts practices and scholarship, integrating philosophical, historical, scientific, and professional contexts.
  • The cognitive skills of innovation, verbal acuity, and creative problem solving associated with a mastery of the visual arts as history, theory, and studio practice.

Electives


Students must complete four SA 300-level electives, one PT 300-level elective, and one AH 300-level or 400-level elective.

Typical Program


A typical program of courses for a major is as follows:

First Year


Sophomore Year


Fall Term


Junior Year


Fall Term


Spring Term


  • AH 300-Level or 400-Level Course
  • SA 300-Level Course
  • Math/Science Core
  • Elective
  • Elective

Senior Year


Fall Term


Spring Term


  • SA 300-Level Course
  • Social Science Core
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective