Study as either an art major or a minor will teach you how to think both visually and critically. If you wish to pursue the bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree, you may choose a concentration in studio art or art history. The bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) degree offers students with considerable talent and motivation an intensive option for a studio concentration.

Our studio program focuses on traditional imaging, technical imaging and three-dimensional structuring, and special emphases include art history, ceramics, computer imaging, drawing, painting, photography, neon art, printmaking, sculpture and silver jewelry. Your creativity can be unleashed in spacious, well-lit studios and by using equipment specifically designed for your chosen medium.

Wittenberg's location is ideal in Ohio, with access not only to the Springfield Museum of Art but also to numerous metropolitan area museums in nearby Columbus and Dayton.

Degrees offered
B.A.: Art with a concentration offered in studio art
B.A.: Art with a concentration offered in art history
B.F.A.: Art with a concentration in studio art
Minor: Art with a concentration in studio art
Minor: Art with a concentration in art history

Degree Requirements
B.A. (concentration in studio art): Forty-two semester hours total. Twenty semester hours of general art: 110 and 120 (History of Art I and II), 101 (Studio Foundations), 121 (Basic Drawing) and a three-dimensional studio art course. An additional 22 semester hours are required in one of three studio areas: traditional imaging, technical imaging, or three dimensional structuring.

B.A. (concentration in art history): Total of 36 semester hours. Twenty semester hours of general art requirements: 101, 110, 120 and eight semester hours of art electives, four of which must be a hands-on studio art course. The remaining 16 semester hours must be advanced art history courses.

B.F.A.: Total of 50 semester hours. Requirements are the same as a

B.A. with a concentration in studio art, except students must maintain a 3.0 GPA within the department, declare candidacy for the B.F.A. by the end of their junior year and complete eight more semester hours of work within their area of studio concentration. Two of these additional hours are the expansion of the senior thesis to a four semester- hour project, which will culminate in a solo exhibition. Students should complete the B.A. requirements (concentration in studio art) by the end of their junior year in order to finish the B.F.A. in four years.

Minors: Available with a concentration in studio art or art history. Twenty semester hours total.

Facilities
Housed in Koch Hall, the Art Department is a large up-to-date facility containing outstanding labs for neon, painting, silver jewelry, ceramics, printmaking, sculpture and drawing. The Ann Miller Gallery, also in Koch Hall, mounts professional and art student exhibitions each year.

The Art Department maintains a computer lab, which contains a number of Macintosh computers as well as other video equipment for teaching purposes. We see the computer as a valuable tool for the development of designs for all areas of the art field as well as for the development of computer-generated art.