Program Overview
The Division of Art offers a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Art with four concentration options: 3D4M: ceramics + glass + sculpture, Interdisciplinary Visual Art, Painting + Drawing + Printmaking, and Photo/Media.
Students in this major have an experiential, hands-on opportunity to learn. In tandem with required studio art classes, students will advance their writing skills while completing coursework in the history of art. This learning style develops a strong ability for innovation and critical thinking. Learning in the visual arts hones the important skills of problem-solving, writing, and presenting information. It develops technical proficiencies, promotes collaborations, advances a knowledge of visual literacy. This kind of learning leads to a wealth of fulfilling career opportunities. Our alums exemplify the abilities of Art majors to thrive and succeed in many different professional jobs, careers, and enterprises.
Concentrations
Students select one of the four concentrations at the time of declaring the Art major.
3D4M: ceramics + glass + sculpture
Interdisciplinary Visual Art
Painting + Drawing
Photo/Media
Admissions
The BA in Art is an open major with minimum requirements. The admission process is the same for all the concentrations.
Degree Requirements
In addition to the UW degree requirements, students must satisfactorily complete 55 credits of ART classes (at least 40 credits must be at UW) and 15 credits in Art History for a total of 70 credits with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 in the required classes:
- 20 credits of 100- and 200-level ART courses
- 20 credits of 300-level ART courses
- 15 credits of 400-level ART courses
- Painting and Drawing concentration requires 15 credits of 300-level and 20 credits of 400-level courses
- 15 credits of ART HISTORY courses (at least one must be 300- or 400-level)
Students must take courses aligned with their concentration requirements. For a full list of courses and credit requirements, visit the concentrations page above.
Honors in Art Program
The Honors in Art program offers eligible students the opportunity to complete a degree with experiences that encourage diverse collaborations, challenges to innovate, and encouragement to work across programmatic boundaries.