Programs

BA Degree Options

Graduation Requirements

    •    42 hours in Art in Track I
    •    36 hours in Art History in Track II
    •    48 hours in Graphic Design in Track III
    •    36 hours in General Education
    •    90 hours Liberal Arts
    •    42 hours of upper division credit

BA: Track I – Studio Art

Studio offerings include Drawing, Design, Illustration, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Ceramics, Sculpture, and Graphic Design. Students in the BA Studio Art program look for careers in diverse areas. If students combine the BA with a second major or minor they are able to seek opportunities in many fields including Scientific Illustration, Arts Management, and Art Therapy, as well as Psychology, Sociology, or Anthropology. Some BA students continue in graduate studies in Business, Art Therapy, Education, the Cognitive or the Social Sciences.

Requirements (42 Semester Hours):

A.   Art History: 9 semester hours – Survey I, Survey II, Art History or Museum Studies elective.

B.   Core Requirements: 18 semester hours – 2-D Design I, Drawing I, CPU Imagery, Digital Photography,        Ceramics/Sculpture, and Practicum.

C.   Studio Art Electives: 15 semester hours – Choice of courses in Design, Drawing, Photography, Painting, Printmaking,   Graphic Design, Sculpture, and Ceramics.

BA: Track II – Art History

Offerings in Art History are particularly extensive for a college the size of Oswego. Students take a two semester Survey of Art and may select upper division courses such as Twentieth-Century, Chinese, Japanese, Islamic, Native American, or Museum Studies. Students in Museum Studies and Art History look for careers in institutions and archives.

Requirements (36 Semester Hours):

A.   Core Requirement: 21 semester hours – Art history study in Survey I, Survey II, Non-Western, Modern or Contemporary, Seminar in Contemporary Issues as well as studio study in traditional and emerging media.


B.   Art History electives: 9 semester hours
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C.   Art Department electives: 6 semester hours –Any two courses in Studio Art, Art History or Graphic Design.

BA: Track III – Graphic Design

Offerings include Drawing, Design, Graphic Design, Web Design, Multimedia Design, Illustration, Photography, and Printmaking. Students who earn this degree look for careers as in-house Graphic Designers as well as work in design studios and advertising agencies. Students who couple a BA in Graphic Design with a second major can work in any number of Graphic Communication and Telecommunication fields. Some BA students opt for graduate studies in MA and MFA programs in Graphic Design, Broadcasting, Digital Media, Advertising and Marketing. Others continue on the graduate level in such twenty-first century disciplines as Information Architecture or Human Computer Interface Design.

Requirements (48 Semester Hours):

A.   Art History: 9 semester hours – Survey I, Survey II, and History of Graphic Design.

B.   Foundations: 9 semester hours – 2-D Design I, Drawing I, 3-D Design or 2-D Design II.

C.   Graphic Design Core: 15 semester hours – Introduction to Computer Graphic Imagery, Intro to Graphic Design,      Advanced Problems in Graphic Design, choice of Graphic Design I, Web Design I, Multimedia Design I, Illustration I, or Introduction to 3-D Modeling and Animation.

D.   Graphic Design electives: 3 semester hours – Students can choose to earn an additional 3 semester hours of credit from any Graphic Design or Digital Photography course.

E.   Specialty Area: 3–12 semester hours – Students can choose a 4 course sequence in one of the following areas: Broadcasting, Fine Art, Illustration, Information Science, Photography, Print Media, Public Relations, Set Design, or 3-D Modeling and Animation.

Options For Second Majors & Minors

Combinations Suggested for BA: Track I – Studio Art

Preparing For Work In A Gallery Or Museum

  • A minor in Arts Management. May also wish to consider a minor in Business Administration with a Marketing Emphasis, or Business Administration—Leadership Emphasis
  • A minor in Art History
  • A second major in Public Relations

Preparing For Work Or Graduate Study In Art Therapy

  • A minor in Expressive Art Therapy

Combinations Suggested for BA: Track II – Art History

Preparing For Work In A Gallery Or Museum

  • A minor in Arts Management. May also wish to consider a minor in Business Administration with a Marketing Emphasis, or Business Administration—Leadership Emphasis
  • A second major in Public Relations

Combinations Suggested for BA: Track III – Graphic Design

Preparing For Work In An Agency Or Large Company

  • Second major in Public Relations. May also wish to consider a minor in Business Administration with a Marketing Emphasis
  • Minor in Business Administration—Marketing Emphasis. May also wish to consider a second minor in Business Administration—Leadership Emphasis

Preparing For Work In The Telecommunications Industry

  • Second major in Broadcasting and Mass Communication

Preparing For Work Or Graduate Studies In Web Or Multimedia Design

  • Second major in Information Science
  • Minor in Information Science. May also wish to consider a second minor in Computer Science.

Preparing For Work Or Graduate Studies In Scenic Art Or Environmental Art Design

  • Second major or minor in Theatre with a focus on Set Design and Stage Craft.