<p>My daughter is very interested in art (especially illustration) but also wants to pursue her study of East Asian languages. Does anyone know of a university with a school of art/design that offers a B.A. in art, rather than (or as an alternative to) a B.F.A.? I think the B.F.A. route would be too narrow for her.</p>
<p>I think Yale has an art school</p>
<p>Thanks - any other suggestions? Yale is so selective.</p>
<p>UCLA and USC</p>
<p>I can’t think of any college or university – public or private, small/medium/large – that doesn’t have an art department. Not sure which ones only offer an BFA, but my understanding is that the BA is fairly common. </p>
<p>East Asian languages like Chinese and Japanese are also fairly common. Korean less so. </p>
<p>Maybe if you could give more information about your daughter’s profile and what she’s looking for in a college (size, location, ambience etc) we could come up with some suggestions.</p>
<p>My son majored in art studio / art history at Williams. He was primarily interested in small/medium colleges/universities, but for your information his list was: Yale, Brown, Williams, Wesleyan, Hamilton, Skidmore, Conn College, Kenyon. I’d add Smith for your daughter. Also Vassar and Oberlin.</p>
<p>Thanks, momrath. What my daughter wants is a university with a dedicated school of art that offers not only a B.F.A. degree but also a B.A. in art. She wants a school with superior facilities and a broad array of art courses but thinks a B.F.A. program will not leave enough time for her to pursue her other interests, especially Chinese and Korean language classes. She is a good student with a 2250 on the SAT and a 3.77 GPA. In terms of art, she would like to attend a school with a strong illustration program. Oh, and the school shouldn’t be in too cold a climate (although this negotiable) and the dorms should have really nice bathrooms! Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>That’s quite a wishlist! Northeast and midwest = cold. And I don’t even want to start on bathrooms. Not a strong point of college dorms, anywhere. Maybe look for schools that offer single gender facilities?</p>
<p>Illustration and graphic art aren’t a focus of most programs outside of art schools, though drawing and print making are commonly found. </p>
<p>For Korean, she’d have to check one by one. It’s not impossible to find, but less widespread than Chinese and Japanese.</p>
<p>I might suggest Brown which has a connection with RISD. Or Tufts with the Boston Museum School. Also Smith and Haverford because of their consortiums with larger universities.</p>
<p>Take a look at UCONN (cold though in the winter). </p>
<p>About 40k/year for OOS students. </p>
<h1>27 for National Public Universities USNWR’s Rankings. Best of luck!</h1>
<p>Thanks, momrath and slumom!</p>