Art (BA)

 

Bachelor of Arts Degree

 

General Education

I. Communication (9 hours)
Rhetoric and Composition		ENGL 1101*							Rhetoric and Composition	3
Literature and Composition		ENGL 1102*							Literature and Composition	3
Communication									Choose course from approved list	3
II. Humanities and Fine Arts (15 hours)
Modern Languages									Choose sequence from approved list	6
English Literature									Choose one 2000-level English Literature course (ENGL 2225 and ENGL 2226 may NOT be used)	3
Philosophy and Religion									Choose one PHIL or RELG course at the 1000-2000 level	3
Fine Arts		ART 2301							Art History: Prehistoric to Renaissance	3
III. History and Social Sciences (9 hours)
World History									Choose course from approved list	3
Government									Choose course from approved list	3
Social Science									Choose course from approved list	3
IV. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (10 to 12 hours)
Mathematics*									Choose course from approved list	3 to 4
Natural Science									Choose a pair in sequence from approved list	7 to 8
V. Ethics (3 hours)
Ethics									Choose course from approved list	3
VI. Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
First-Year Experience   *Grade of C or higher required.		PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

46-49

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

General Electives

	General Electives	30-35
Total Credit Hours:		30-35

Art Major

ART 1110	Professional Practices in the Arts	0-1
ART 1120	Drawing I	3
ART 2230	Ceramics I: Handbuilding	3
ART 2225	Introduction to Digital Fabrication	3
	OR
ART 3315	Digital Photography	3
	OR
GRDS 2200	Foundations in Graphic Design	3
ART 2270	Painting I	3
	OR
ART 2335	Introduction to Printmaking	3
ART 2661	Exploration in Metals and Jewelry Design	3
	OR
ART 2662	Exploration in Woodworking and Furniture Design	3
	OR
ART 2663	Exploration in Foundry Casting	3
ART 2302	Art History: Renaissance to Present	3
ART 3400	Color and Concept	3
ART 3401	Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts	3
ART 4430	Art Criticism	3
ART 4450	Senior Capstone Seminar and Exhibition	3
	3000-Level or Above Art (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives	9
Total Credit Hours:		40

Students must pass ART 1110 six times; however, they will receive credit only once.

Total Credit Hours: 121