Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Art Therapy (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 
PSYC 1101             General Psychology 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

23-30

Total Credit Hours:23-30

Art Therapy Major

ART 1110Professional Practices in the Arts

0-1

ART 1120Drawing I

3

 

ART 2225Introduction to Digital Fabrication

3

OR

ART 3315Digital Photography

3

OR

GRDS 2200Foundations in Graphic Design

3

 

ART 2230Ceramics I: Handbuilding

3

ART 2301Art History: Prehistoric to Renaissance

3

ART 2302Art History: Renaissance to Present

3

 

ART 2661Exploration in Metals and Jewelry Design

3

OR

ART 2662Exploration in Woodworking and Furniture Design

3

OR

ART 2663Exploration in Foundry Casting

3

 

ART 2270Painting I

3

OR

ART 2335Introduction to Printmaking

3

 

ART 3400Color and Concept

3

ART 3401Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts

3

ART 4430Art Criticism

3

ART 4450Senior Capstone Seminar and Exhibition

3

PSYC 1101General Psychology

3

PSYC 2202Introduction to Research Methods

3

PSYC 2290Human Growth and Development

3

PSYC 3381Theories of Personality

3

PSYC 3382Introduction to Counseling

3

PSYC 4415Abnormal Psychology

3

PSYC 4441Internship in Human Services

1-3

PSYC 4490Independent Research Project

3

2000-Level or Above Art (ART) and/or Graphic Design (GRDS) Electives

6

Total Credit Hours:52-54
Students must pass ART 1110 six times; however, they will receive credit only once.

Total Credit Hours: 121