Art Degrees at Aquinas College

The Art department's mission is to train artists, art historians, and visual arts administrators, as well as to provide service courses for non-art majors. Through our courses, we aspire to build an appreciation for the rich interchange of images and ideas that can happen between art and other academic disciplines.

Art Majors (BA), Art History Majors (BA), and Fine Arts Majors (BFA)

1. Students will gain a particular knowledge of and ability with the human form.
2. Students will gain knowledge of their personal artistic antecedents.
3. Students will learn to present their art and ideas professionally, including digital portfolio preparation, resume writing, and discussion of the ideas, images, and processes in their own art.
4. Students will gain adequate knowledge regarding contemporary art issues.

 
Art Majors (BA)

1. Students will gain an adequate knowledge of the history of art, ancient to the present.
2. Students will gain knowledge and skill in the theory and practice of formal design. Studio art majors will gain an ability to draw.
3. Students will become technically competent, including safe usage of tools and materials associated with the traditional media of drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture.
4. Students will gain knowledge and experience in proper exhibition presentation, including the matting and framing of artworks and exhibition installation.

 Art History Majors (BA)

1. Students will gain knowledge of the history of art, ancient through contemporary.
2. Students will gain knowledge of formal design theory, and of critical evaluation of art objects based on formal design theory.
3. Students will gain an understanding of the artistic and cultural context in which a given art object is created.
4. Students will gain an ability to do scholarly writing and research.
5. Students will gain a familiarity with museums, galleries, and exhibition centers.

General Education

1. Exhibit competence in disciplines across the liberal arts.
2. Demonstrate proficiency in communication (writing, speaking, reading, listening, presentation skills.

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