Visual Arts Major Requirements - 48 Credit Hours

Designed to prepare students for art careers or graduate studies in a specific medium. Please discuss with the department chair the opportunities available as some areas of concentration are dependent on the student’s interests and available faculty. Current areas of concentration are: drawing and painting. 

The student must complete ALL of the following:
ARTS 115 Foundations of Graphic Applications................................... 3 credit hours
ARTS 120 Two- Dimensional Design................................................... 3 credit hours
ARTS 200 Drawing.............................................................................. 3 credit hours
ARTS 205 Painting-Acrylic.................................................................. 3 credit hours
ARTS 208 Painting-Watercolor............................................................ 3 credit hours
ARTS 220 Printmaking
OR ARTS 300 Figure Drawing.............................................................. 3 credit hours
ARTS 310 Illustration.......................................................................... 3 credit hours
ARTS 260 Photography....................................................................... 3 credit hours
ARTS 255 Survey of Art History........................................................... 3 credit hours
ARTS 265 Three- Dimensional Design................................................ 3 credit hours
ARTS 425- Senior Studio.................................................................... 3 credit hours
ARTS 450 Senior Exhibit and Portfolio................................................. 3 credit hours
ARTS 467 Historical Research in the Visual Arts
OR ARTS 360 Art History Since 1940................................................... 3 credit hours

The student must complete 6 credit hours from the following courses:
ARTS 230 Ceramics.............................................................................. 3 credit hours
ARTS 320 Studio Lighting Photography................................................ 3 credit hours
ARTS 271 Graphic Design I.................................................................. 3 credit hours
ARTS 325 Junior Studio........................................................................ 3 credit hours
ARTS 330 Information Design for Web/Digital Media .......................... 3 credit hours
ARTS 450 Senior Studio....................................................................... 3 credit hours
ARTS 460 Internship............................................................................ 3 credit hours
COMM 145 Media Production I............................................................. 3 credit hours
COMM 345 Creative Advertising........................................................... 3 credit hours
COMP 370 Web Page Programming I..................................................... 3 credit hours

Art Minor Requirements- 21 Credit Hours

ARTS 120 Two-Dimensional Design................................................... 3 credit hours
ARTS 200 Drawing............................................................................. 3 credit hours
ARTS 255 Survey of Art History.......................................................... 3 credit hours
ARTS 360 Art History Since 1940........................................................ 3 credit hours
Art Electives 12 credits