This is a flexible liberal arts degree providing a solid foundation in visual skills, media, and techniques with enough electives to allow students to add a minor in another field as needed for several art related career paths including: arts administration or gallery management (Marketing or Business minor), art historian or critic (French, German, Literature, Philosophy, or History minor), Art Conservation (Chemistry minor), Art Therapy (Psychology minor), or Costume/Set Design (Theatre minor).
| Course Listing | Semester Hours | |
| General Education Requirements | 46-47* | 40-41 |
| Foreign Language* (four courses in one language) | 12 | |
| Art Requirements | 50 | |
| Required Art Foundation Courses | ||
| ART 100 Art Theory** ART 101 Two Dimensional Design ART 103 Three Dimensional Design ART 105 Color Theory ART 130 Basic Drawing ART 140 Basic Digital Photography/Computer Skills*** |
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| Two Dimensional Media – select one | 3 | |
| ART 212 Beginning Printmaking ART 232 Beginning Painting |
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| Three Dimensional Media – select one | 3 | |
| ART 205 Beginning Jewelry ART 207 Beginning Ceramics ART 211 Beginning Sculpture ART 370 Drawing ART 301 Art History: Prehistoric to Gothic ART 302 Art History: Renaissance to Modern ART Art History (Upper Division 300-400 level) ART 490 Senior Exhibit |
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| Upper Division Art Electives (300-400 level courses) | 12 | |
| Electives | 7-8 | |
| Electives (must be upper division) | 14 | |
| Total | 124 | |
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*Foreign Language satisfies 3 hours of International Studies of General Education Requirement.
**Art Theory satisfies 3 hours of Humanities and Fine Arts General Education Requirement.
***Basic Digital Photo/Computer Skills satisfies departmental computer literacy requirement.
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