Art (BA)

 

Bachelor of Arts Degree

 

General Education

Category I: The Individual (9 to 11 hours)
IA: Rhetoric	ENGL 1101							Rhetoric and Composition	3
IB: Mathematical Reasoning								Choose course from approved list	3 to 4
IC: Critical Thinking								Choose course from approved list	3
ID: Scientific Method								Choose course from approved list	0 to 1
Category II: Western Civilization (15 hours)
IIA: Freshman Composition	ENGL 1102							Literature and Composition	3
IIB: Speaking								Choose course from approved list	3
IIC: Social and Behavioral Sciences								Choose course from approved list	3
IID: Humanities								Choose course from approved list	3
IIE: Government								Choose course from approved list	3
Category III: World Citizen (12 hours)
IIIA: Modern Language								Choose sequence from approved list	6
IIIB: History of Other Cultures								Choose course from approved list	3
IIIC: Fine Arts	ART 2301							Art History: Prehistoric to Renaissance	3
Category IV: The Natural World (6 to 9 hours)
IVA: Natural Science								Choose course from approved list	6 to 9
Category V: Ethical Perspectives (3 hours)
VA: Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics								Choose course from approved list	3
Category VI: Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
VIA: First-Year Experience	PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

46-51

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