<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>Will she be selecting a school for E. Asian Languages and then pick the one with the better art program? If art is secondary, why not rank your language school and then see which have the better art programs? I hesitate to answer without that narrower perspective. You are probably right going for a BA as BFAs generally have a 60-70% studio requirement, so your D would have little time for language without adding a year.</p>
<p>My guess is there are many schools with BA art programs, that are not on the radar of some of us here, as many of the kids here are looking for BFAs. I think Mom4 has a good idea. Decide what is important, then look through schools that she may be interested in, and then check which have good art departments. If your d is interested in a lac, or a large university, you can begin your search. There are many posters here that can and will answer specific questions about specific schools! Good luck with your search.</p>
<p>Thanks, mom4art and phillyartmom!</p>
<p>Everything said is true. However, you mention she’s interested in illustration. If the goal is mix the two passions, an excellent combination by the way, the little “f” in bfa can become important for two reasons. First, illustration is a specialty and without a bfa program in illustration at the school, there will typically be only a few classes offered beyond the basics. Second, during the pursuit of the bfa, students meet and create deep relationships with other illustrators and get more exposure to professionals in the industry. But if language comes first, and art is just a side interest, then ignore this.</p>
<p>Your post describes my daughter perfectly. She is interested in Japanese and fine arts. Where did your daughtter end up, and does she like it? Any other suggestions for us? It is a tough combination. Thanks!</p>
<p>Thank you, Lou Costello! Itsubob, I PM’d you.</p>
<p>itsubob, It’s you Bob? are you dad?
how good (or bad) is her Japanese? how good is her scores and GPA?
far as I’ve seen it, Wesleyan (Middletown CT) got both pretty good, if only she can get in and you can pay.
one drawback is their painting prof, has attitude and forever paints super real cloudy sky and won’t let you paint if she doesn’t like you(or your style) and she won’t be quitting anytime soon either.</p>
<p>I can think of several schools at the moment that might meet your needs. The first is Temple University. They just merged with a stand alone art school. Thus, you get a full featured art program combined with training in a large amount of liberal arts offerings.</p>
<p>A second choice might be Wash U St. Louis. They have a strong liberal arts program and some illustration courses. However, it isn’t as full featured in the art offerings as Temple.</p>
<p>Also, you might want to consider MICA. It is a great art school, and I believe that you can take courses at Johns Hopkins.</p>
<p>Other choices would be Tufts ,which has a joint program with the School of Museum of Fine art. Here you get a Tufts degree but take all your art courses at the School of Museum of Fine art. Frankly, I don’t like this because they are not as integrated as I think most folks would like and are a 45 minute drive away from each other.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>