Major in Art Business

Combine your passion for art with business skills to prepare for graduate school, a career in gallery work, or becoming an entrepreneur adjacent to the arts.

Major Requirements

  • Art Core Curriculum
  • ART 216 Introduction to Graphic Design
  • ART 468 Internship
  • BUS 230 Principles of Marketing
  • BUS 250 Management Theory and Practice
  • BUS 263 Accounting and Financial Management for Non-Business Majors
  • Two 300- or 400-level studio electives

Two electives chosen from:

  • BUS 332 Retailing Management
  • BUS 333 Marketing Research
  • BUS 334 Advertising and Integrated Marketing
  • BUS 335 Consumer Behavior

Art Core Curriculum:

  • ART 113 Introduction to Art Software
  • ART 115 Drawing Studio
  • ART 120 Painting Studio
  • ART 125 Design Studio
  • ART 341 Survey History of Western Art
  • ART 342 Survey History of Modern Art
  • ART 443 Issues in Contemporary Art: Theory and Practice Beyond the Modern
  • ART 490 Capstone Course/BFA Capstone Course (requires a mandatory pre-capstone meeting)
  • ART 491 Capstone Exhibition/BFA Capstone Exhibition

Select one course from the following in Non-European art history:

  • ART 353 Survey of Latin American Art
  • ART 373 Survey of Non-European Art
  • ART 375 American Indian and Ancient American Art
  • ART 376 Art of India

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