Art Professor Charles W. Goolsby, Chair
Tracks Art - Studio (B.A.) Art - Graphic Design (B.A.) Art - Teacher Preparation (B.A.)
Undergraduate
Art - Studio (B.A.) Objectives: To acquaint students with concepts and techniques of the visual arts; to study art as a tool in communication; to provide students with foundation experiences, processes, and necessary skills for effective visual self-expression; and to prepare students for advanced study in art. Requirements: 111, 112, 151, 200, 210, 221, 222, 255, 400, and two courses in painting, photography, printmaking, or digital art from the 300 level or higher. Though studio art courses typically meet for approximately five hours per week, they earn three semester hours of academic credit. Majors must also complete two sequential semesters in a foreign language. The mathematics requirement is met by Mathematics 121, 123, or 151, or Statistics 161, 162, or 163. Students must complete a minor in another discipline or a contextual and support area composed of six courses chosen from two or three supporting disciplines, with the approval of the faculty advisor and the department chair. Every art major must be featured in a senior oneperson exhibition of twelve departmentally approved works. Students planning a graduate program in art should complete Art 321, Philosophy 333, and two additional upper-level studio courses selected in consultation with the advisor in painting, photography, printmaking, or digital art. Art - Graphic Design (B.A.) Objectives: To acquaint students who wish to enter a design field with the necessary foundations in the visual arts and to provide preparation for employment in illustration, photography, and computer image-processing. Requirements: 111, 151, 210, 215, 221, 222, 255, 310, 345, 400, and 410. 470 is recommended. Though studio art courses typically meet for approximately five hours per week, they earn three semester hours of academic credit. Majors must also complete two sequential semesters in a foreign language. The mathematics requirement is met by Mathematics 121, 123, or 151, or Statistics 161, 162, or 163. Requirements for the senior exhibition and the minor or contextual and support area are the same as in the Art - Studio track. Art - Teacher Preparation (B.A.) Objective: To enable students to meet Virginia requirements for licensure to teach art in grades PK-12. Departmental requirements: 111, 112, 151, 205, 210, 221, 222, 231, 241, 255, 312, 345, and 400. Though studio art courses typically meet for approximately five hours per week, they earn three semester hours of academic credit. Requirements for the senior exhibition are the same as in the Art - Studio (B.A) track. Additional requirements and requirements for professional studies: Please see “Secondary Education 6-12, and Art, Music, Modern Language, and Physical Education PK-12� in the catalog section on Education.
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