Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

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 1110Professional Practices in the Arts

0-1

ART 1120Drawing I

3

ART 2230Ceramics I: Handbuilding

3

 

ART 2225Introduction to Digital Fabrication

3

OR

ART 3315Digital Photography

3

OR

GRDS 2200Foundations in Graphic Design

3

 

ART 2270Painting I

3

OR

ART 2335Introduction to Printmaking

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 2302Art History: Renaissance to Present

3

ART 3400Color and Concept

3

ART 3401Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts

3

ART 4430Art Criticism

3

ART 4450Senior 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