Art Major - Business Art Option

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Coordinators - Susan M. Moss
Email: MOSS_S@fortlewis.edu

The Business Art option is designed to combine training in studio art and art history with business knowledge applicable to a variety of art world work contexts, such as sales galleries or non-profit arts organizations. In addition to preparation for working in these venues, the Business Art option provides an understanding of the business side of being an artist and is appropriate preparation for graduate programs in arts administration.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN ART - BUSINESS ART OPTION:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core .

Specific Departmental Requirements:

ART 101 - Drawing Credits: 4
ART 109 - Visual Foundations I Credits: 3
ART 110 - Visual Foundations II Credits: 3
ART 262 - Art Hist I: Ancient World to the Middle Ages Credits: 4
ART 263 - Art Hist II: Renaissance to the Modern World Credits: 4
ART 296 - Sophomore Seminar Credits: 2
ART 496 - Senior Seminar Credits: 3
Choose one of the following three courses to fulfill the writing-intensive, upper division, contemporary art requirement:
ART 364 - Modern Art History 1945 to the Present Credits: 4
OR
ART 371 - Contemporary Art World Credits: 4
OR
ART 385 - Contemporary Art: Process, Theory, and Criticism Credits: 4
An additional 11 credits from the remainder of Art offerings with the exception of ART 373 . ART 210 is recommended.

Subtotal Specific Departmental Requirements - Credits: 38

Note to transfer and former students: If you have taken any of your major requirements and received a lower credit total than listed above, you will need to complete additional major credit requirements. All students must complete the total required number of specific departmental credits in this option.

School of Business Administration Requirements:

BA 103 - The U.S. Business System Credits: 3
ECON 262 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
OR
ECON 272 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
MK 260 - Business Creativity & Innovation Credits: 2
MK 350 - Marketing Credits: 4
MK 370 - Selling & Sales Promotion Credits: 3
MK 371 - Advertising & Public Relations Credits: 3

One additional course selected from the following:

ACC 225 - Intro to Financial Accounting Credits: 4
BA 205 - New Business Venturing Credits: 3
MK 372 - Retailing Credits: 3
MK 385 - Consumer Behavior Credits: 3

Subtotal SOBA Requirements - Credits: 21-22

Students may not take more than 30 credits in accounting, business administration, economics, and marketing per SOBA accreditation standards. A minimum grade of C- must be earned in 300- and 400-level business courses to count toward graduation for the Business Art option.

TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS - CREDITS: 59-60

Free Electives (variable)

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120*

* Among the minimum 120 credits required for the degree, 45 credits must be upper-division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note to transfer and former students: If you have taken any of your major requirements and received a different number of credits than listed above, you may need to complete additional major credit requirements.