Course General Description

The art studies curriculum offers students a broad educational foundation in the arts and general studies. The BA in art with a concentration in art studies is a multidisciplinary program featuring coursework in art history, studio art, performing arts and a range of arts-related courses across the university. This concentration offers students a great deal of flexibility in planning coursework. The scope of offerings in art is unparalleled and the ability to combine art classes with offerings from other disciplines at ASU makes this a uniquely open degree. Art studies students can design a course of study focused on their individual aspirations in consultation with faculty advisors.

School General Description

ASU is the largest public university by enrollment in the U.S. ASU's charter, approved by the board of re- gents in 2014, is based on the New American University" model created by ASU President Crow. It defines ASU as "a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but rather by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.""