Art Major
The Department of Art offers a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art. Students take courses that provide a broad groundwork in the arts, then select an area of specialization, choosing fromavariety of courses to streamline their skills. The art major has two program concentrations: studio art and teaching/art education. The studio art emphasis provides a solid foundation for those who wish to seek further training at the graduate level. Areas of concentration within this major are: drawing and painting, photography, ceramics, printmaking, sculpture, and crafts.
The teaching/art education concentration is a state-approved program for those wishing to teach art at the secondary level of public or private school. The Department of Art offers a teaching track that prepares majors for positions ranging from specialist in art at the K-12 level to teaching in the single-subject teaching track at the 7-12 level. The program comprises of specific professional course requirements accomplished by practical classroom application, field experience, and community service learning. The art major teaching concentration also allows students to concentrate in a specific area of interest including drawing and painting, ceramics, photography, sculpture, graphic design, and/or crafts.
Benefits and Distinctives
- Teaching jobs are available in every field, especially in California.
- Graphic design with an emphasis in computer art is the “hot” employment ticket right now, and APU offers a first-rate program.
- Students gain insight to integrate the creative process into all areas of life
Career Opportunities
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What About Internship and Graduate School Opportunities?
APU art majors find internships with marketing firms, film and television, and apprenticing with local artists. With APU’s new Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Program, many undergraduate students are choosing to stay to earn this advanced degree.
Objectives
Art students will:
- Demonstrate craftsmanship in various traditional and new media, showing strength in one area.
- Develop aesthetics, valuing, and artistic perception.
- Explore historical and contemporary art, and how this relates to personal expression.
- Pursue and expand their understanding of the spiritual, intellectual, and cultural activity of the visual arts.
- Engage with others in an artistic community environment.
- Effectively apply verbal and written criticism.
- Practice professional presentation of their artwork.
An art concentration is available for liberal studies majors. See requirements under Department of Teacher Education.
“I have been exposed over the past three years to the difficult theological and prophetic implications of everyday life as an artist. Thanks to the Lord moving through my art professors, I have never felt as prepared, confident, or excited to take steps towards living a redefined life of abundance.”
Tom Monson ’06
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