Feb 01, 2025

Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2014-2015

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Art, Photography Concentration, BA

Department: Art

Grade Requirement

Students majoring in art must achieve a minimum grade of “C-” in all of the required courses within the art program, repeating courses if necessary to achieve the required grade.

Course Requirements

Foundation courses (15 credits)

Additional required courses (3 credits)

ARTS 225 - Drawing II
ARTS 404 - Studio Art Writing Designated in the Major (0 credit; CWRM only when taken concurrently with a designated advanced art studio course)

Concentration courses (12 credits)

Art History course (3 credits)

ARTH 218 - History of Photography

Art History electives (6 credits)

Complete two art history (ARTH) courses. At least one course must be in global art history, selected from the list below. (Note: ARTH 101 may not be applied to this requirement.)

ARTH 205 - Asian Art Survey: India, China and Japan
ARTH 207 - Introduction to African Art
ARTH 208 - Survey of Islamic Art and Architecture
ARTH 211 - Monuments as Cultural Symbols and Emblems of Power
ARTH 214 - Global Art History Study Tour (if an itinerary in Africa or Asia)
ARTH 215 - Themes in the Visual Arts (if appropriate)
ARTH 219 - MesoAmerican Art and Architecture
ARTH 308 - Women in the Visual Arts
ARTH 311 - Orientalism
ARTH 492 - Topics in Art History (if appropriate)

Studio Art electives (9 credits)

Complete three courses, other than those completed to meet concentration requirements above, selected from the following:

Total minimum credits: 48

Core Curriculum Requirements

A minimum of 120 earned credit hours is required for graduation. These earned hours include the Core Curriculum Requirements as specified in the Undergraduate Academic Programs section of this catalog and at the Core Curriculum website, www.bridgew.edu/corecurriculum. For additional graduation requirements, see the Undergraduate Academic Policies section of this catalog.