{"id":153,"date":"2007-04-30T09:45:43","date_gmt":"2007-04-30T14:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog\/2015-2016\/html\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/school-of-fine-arts\/school-of-fine-arts\/"},"modified":"2007-04-30T09:45:43","modified_gmt":"2007-04-30T14:45:43","slug":"department_of_art","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2015-2016\/college_of_arts_and_sciences\/department_of_art\/","title":{"rendered":"DEPARTMENT OF ART"},"content":{"rendered":"
| Office:<\/td>\n | 221-225 Talbot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phone:<\/td>\n | 448-4597<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professors:<\/td>\n | Cibelli, Donegan (Head), Jahnke.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Associate Professors:<\/td>\n | Brown, Lillie, Pope, Rabalais, M. Williams.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant Professors:<\/td>\n | Chancey, Grassman, Holsapple.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nMission<\/h4>\nThe Department of Art supports the university mission in offering individuals an opportunity to study the visual arts. It aims to provide quality studies in all visual media (photography, graphic design, printmaking, painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, and art history), to provide an environment in which students from the region can understand their personal place in the history of art, to provide the skills needed for both employment or continued studies in their area, and to provide a degree in visual arts, with a concentration in studio art, applied arts, art history,\u00a0or art education.<\/p>\n The university awards the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in art to students who, in addition to satisfying the minimum requirements for graduation from the College of Arts and Sciences, complete the art curriculum outline. Art majors are encouraged to consider a second area of\u00a0emphasis while pursuing their course work at the 300-level or higher.\u00a0 Art majors and minors must earn a C or better in all ART courses.<\/p>\n The Department of Art also offers a concentration in art educatin with K-12 certification.<\/p>\n Accreditation<\/h4>\nThe art program is built upon a broad liberal arts foundation and preparation in studio disciplines required for careers in the visual arts and design. The \u00a0 Art program \u00a0is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.<\/p>\n Criteria for Completion<\/h4>\nMinors<\/h4>\nA minor in art studio\u00a0requires the completion of 24 hours in ART courses. The minor must include ART 201, 251, and 252, and 15 hours of ART electives\u00a0with at least 6\u00a0hours\u00a0in courses numbered 300 or above.<\/p>\n A minor in art history requires the completion of 24 credit hours in art history to include Art 280, 281, 282, 383, 392, 480 and an additional 6 credit hours of art history at the 300+ level. \u00a0 3 credit hours of foreign language may be taken in place of one art history elective.<\/p>\n Transfer Students<\/p>\n It is suggested that transfer students submit portfolios or reproductions of their work to enable the faculty to determine student placement into art courses.<\/p>\n Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Art<\/h4>\n
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