The program is offered by . The fine arts faculty foster an educational environment that encourages creativity, individual growth, and meaningful expression. We provide interdisciplinary approaches to the practice of art and the study of visual culture.?

At WSU students have the opportunity to put their ideas into form while becoming visually literate, historically grounded, and familiar with the diversity of arts and cultures worldwide.

The art history program offers a broad exposure to the history of the visual arts.? As an interdisciplinary field, art history is an intellectual arena in which students develop their perceptual skills and analytical tools to engage diverse art forms from multiple perspectives.?

Students begin with foundation survey courses, the History of World Art (FA 201 and FA 202), and then take upper-division courses to consider art from specific cultures and historical time periods. In these specialized courses, students gain familiarity with contextual issues concerning the production and consumption of art. They develop research and writing skills necessary to think critically about art and visual culture. Students are also introduced to basic aspects of studio production to enhance their visual skills and knowledge of material practices.?

Career

An undergraduate fine arts degree prepares students for rewarding careers in film, video or sound production, media and Web design, studio photography, public relations, public arts, nonprofit arts programs, and more. Some students earn advanced degrees after graduation to teach at the K-12 or college/university levels, or work in museums as curators.