Bachelor of Arts in Art

Both offer classes and hands-on creative opportunities that challenge you to think and communicate in innovative and interdisciplinary ways. You’ll develop your personal voice through experimentation and reflection and build the confidence and skills to be an effective communicator in a variety of settings. The Bachelor of Arts in Art degree provides you with flexibility to develop interdisciplinary combinations within a broad liberal arts degree. Two specializations are available:Studio, Art History: provides you with the skills to engage with art and visual culture critically and imaginatively.Within the studio option, you will select an area specialization and also receive a solid background in the history of art, art criticism, and contemporary theory.The art history specialization offers a broad exposure to the visual arts, beginning with foundation survey courses and basic studio production, and incorporates art courses on specific cultures and historical time periods. You’ll gain familiarity with contextual issues concerning the production and consumption of art and develop research and writing skills necessary to think critically about art and visual culture.Both options incorporate a capstone thesis paper, work well as a double major, and can be paired with a minor in any academic department at WSU. All students must also complete UCORE requirements.

To be considered for admission to Washington State University as a first-year student, a student needs to complete at least 12 years of school, culminating in an appropriate secondary certificate or external examination. (We may consider the first year or two of university in some countries to be secondary level.)Schooling should include preparation in humanities, mathematics, basic sciences, and social sciences.WSU requires a minimum grade point average of 2.70 (on a 4.00 scale) for admission as an international first-year student