Major or Minor in Art

Students may major in Art and receive a Bachelor of Arts in Art. You may also major in any other discipline at the University and minor in Art. (Examples: criminal justice major and photography minor, or business major and graphic design minor.)

Felician University also offers certification programs and 18-credit minors in art.

Co-major in Art

K-6 elementary education majors may choose an art concentration as a co-major.

Points of Interest / Areas of Concentration

You have the option of selecting one or more concentrations during your course of study, including:

Fine Art Painting and Drawing
Graphic Design Photography and New Media
Study Abroad Option

A unique, semester-long study abroad program in International Visual Studies offers hands-on experience in photography, book design, and web design.

Opportunities to Visit New York City

Regularly scheduled instructor-led trips to New York museums and galleries.


Click here to View Art Course Requirements

Four-Year Curriculum for Bachelor of Arts in Art

Freshman / Fall

  • Drawing and Composition
  • GECC Area 7 – Math
  • Design and Color
  • GECC Liberal Arts Concentration 1
  • GECC Area 3 – Strategies in Research & Rhetoric 1 †
  • Freshman Year Experience 1

Freshman / Spring

  • Form, Space, and Time
  • GECC Area 5 – Architecture of Information
  • Art History 1: Paleolithic to Gothic
  • GECC Area 6 – Digital Methods
  • GECC Area 5 – Strategies in Research & Rhetoric 2 †
  • Freshman Year Experience 2

Sophomore / Fall

  • Art History 2: Renaissance to Impressionism
  • GECC Area 1 – Faith & Reason 100/200
  • Art Concentration 1
  • GECC Area 4 – Critical & Analytical Thinking
  • Art Concentration 2

Sophomore / Spring

  • Art History 3: Modernism to Contemporary
  • GECC Area 3 – Communication & Expression
  • Art Concentration 3
  • GECC Liberal Arts Concentration 2
  • Art Concentration 4

Junior / Fall

  • Art History Elective
  • GECC Area 7 – Lab Science
  • Art Concentration 5
  • GECC Liberal Arts Concentration 3
  • GECC Area 2 – Ethics, Values, and Truth

Junior / Spring

  • Junior Seminar
  • Suggested Elective
  • GECC Area 8 – Global Consciousness (Study Abroad)
  • General Elective 1 (or Minor)
  • GECC Area 8 – Global Consciousness (Study Abroad)

Senior / Fall

  • Senior Seminar
  • Suggested Elective
  • General Elective 3 (Internship in Art)
  • General Elective 2 (or Minor)
  • GECC Area 1 – Faith & Reason 300/400

Senior / Spring

  • Suggested Elective
  • General Elective 5 (or Minor)
  • General Elective 3 (or Minor)
  • General Elective 6 (or Minor)
  • General Elective 4 (or Minor)

† Writing Emphasis (WE) Course.

Please Note: Course offerings are subject to change.

Faculty Qualifications

All of our faculty has exhibited their work internationally and nationally. Several professors have studied abroad in Europe and one faculty member was awarded artist’s residencies at the Santa Fe Art Institute and Acadia National Park.

Facilities

Access to fully equipped art studios, a comprehensive graphics lab, and opportunities to show your work in our dedicated gallery space.