Art, B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree is designed for students planning to pursue an interdisciplinary double major or for those students seeking to minor in another field.
Both the B.F.A. and the B.A. degrees are appropriate for students planning to pursue a career in art education through the M.A.T. graduate program.
Art Curriculum Outline
Bachelor of Arts Degree
General Education
Piedmont University Requirement (1 hour)
Art Major
Art Foundations
Art History/Criticism
| ART 2301 | Art History: Prehistoric to Renaissance | 3 |
| ART 2302 | Art History: Renaissance to Present | 3 |
| ART 4430 | Art Criticism | 3 |
| Art History Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9-12 |
Concentration
Level II and Level III in any studio discipline
Senior Exhibition/Capstone
| ART 4450 | Senior Capstone Seminar and Exhibition | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Major Electives
Students must select four courses from photography, ceramics, sculpture, drawing, painting, and graphic design.
Total Credit Hours: 120
ART 2301: This course also satisfies a general education requirement and appears in the number of hours for both general education and the major; in reality, art majors may have 28 additional hours to use for electives. Students may use elective hours to earn a minor or another major, as well as to develop additional marketable skills. The number of elective hours students may take will depend on the courses taken to satisfy general education requirements.