Bradley University

imagination. creativity. communication.
Department of art
Undergraduate
 

Studio Art

Studio Art Majors at Bradley University learn a diverse skill set, which includes technical knowledge, creative problem solving, and academic competence. A strong foundations program grounds each studio art major in traditional processes while also introducing them to digital and time-based arts. With three different degree options and seven concentrations including: ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture, the studio art major is flexible enough to meet the needs of each individual student.

Art History

The Art History Major at Bradley University immerses students in the study of visual culture. Students learn to interpret the visual through methodologies dedicated to the historical, the material, the theoretical and the critical. Ways of addressing and analyzing the range of materials that constitute visual culture are emphasized in lectures and through the oral and written presentation of research and inquiry into specific objects, periods, and issues.

Art Education

Art Education Majors at Bradley University gain hands-on experience as they complete a studio major as well as the education requirements leading to teacher certification. This major encourages the understanding of the arts and other forms of visual culture, policy, and education for all students through a curriculum that is research-based, interdisciplinary, and intent on collaboration with communities within the University, state, nation, and world.

General Requirements: 
  • 1. All art majors must complete the studio and art history core requirements. Often, these courses are prerequisites for higher level courses.
  • 2. Candidates for the BFA degree are required to participate in a senior exhibition. BA and BS candidates may participate in a senior exhibition if there is time and space available. A written request must be submitted to the department chair for approval before midterm of the semester prior to the one in which the exhibition is to be held. The request must include examples of the work to be exhibited. If the quality and appropriateness of the work is approved by the faculty, the request for exhibiting will be honored if scheduling permits. In no case should such permission be viewed as automatic or guaranteed even if the work is of high quality. All students participating in senior thesis exhibitions must register for ART 420/421.
  • 3. An overall gradepoint average of 2.5 must be maintained in the major.
  • 4. The department reserves the right to retain some student work for the University permanent collection. Films produced by the department are retained by the University at the discretion of the instructor.