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Art Major (B.A.)

Studio Arts Concentration
Requirements for an art major with a concentration in studio arts consist of 42 semester hours, to include the following courses:
ARTS 101 Basic Design I
ARTS 102 Basic Design II
ARTS 111 Drawing I
ARTS 112 Drawing II
ARTS 381 Baroque and Rococo Art
ARTS 382 Twentieth-Century Art
ARTS 385 Special Topics in Art History
ARTS 460 Art and Christ
ARTS 490 Senior Thesis Exhibit
(Or ARTS 475 Field Experience, by petition)

Select 15 hours from the following (these 15 hours must include courses from three separate studio disciplines):
ARTS 201 Beginning Painting
ARTS 221 Beginning Sculpture
ARTS 230 Beginning Photography
ARTS 231 Beginning Printmaking
ARTS 240 Beginning Mixed Media
ARTS 241 Beginning Ceramics
ARTS 250 Introduction to Graphic Design
ARTS 265 Contemporary Art Seminar
ARTS 285 Selected Topics
ARTS 295 Special Study
ARTS 301 Intermediate Painting
ARTS 321 Intermediate Sculpture
ARTS 330 Intermediate Photography
ARTS 331 Intermediate Printmaking
ARTS 340 Intermediate Mixed Media
ARTS 341 Intermediate Ceramics
ARTS 350 Graphic Design 2: Typography
ARTS 401 Advanced Painting
ARTS 421 Advanced Sculpture
ARTS 431 Advanced Printmaking
ARTS 441 Advanced Ceramics
ARTS 495 Special Study
THEA 125/325C Theatre Laboratory
THEA 255/455 Technical Theatre

Graphic Design Concentration
Requirements for an art major with a concentration in graphic design consist of 48 semester hours, to include the following courses:
ARTS 101 Basic Design I
ARTS 102 Basic Design II
ARTS 111 Drawing I
ARTS 112 Drawing II
ARTS 250 Introduction to Graphic Design
ARTS 350 Graphic Design 2: Typography
ARTS 360 Illustration
ARTS 382 Twentieth-Century Art
ARTS 383 History of Visual Communications
ARTS 450 Graphic Design 3: Design Applications
ARTS 460 Art and Christ
ARTS 490 Senior Thesis Exhibit
(Or ARTS 475 Field Experience, by petition)

Select 12 hours from the following courses:
BUSN 110 Introduction to Business
ARTS 201 Beginning Painting
ARTS 230 Beginning Photography
ARTS 231 Beginning Printmaking
CMCO 250 Digital Multimedia Production
ARTS 301 Intermediate Painting
WRIT 310 Professional Writing and Desktop Publishing
ARTS 330 Intermediate Photography
BUSN 340 Marketing
BUSN 420 Advertising and Promotion
BUSN 450 Marketing Research
ARTS 451 Packaging, Public Graphics, and Signage

Art: Interdisciplinary Major (B.A.)

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

An interdisciplinary major may be elected through application and approval of the art faculty. The student must show how the proposed major meets reasonable academic and vocational objectives. The interdisciplinary major consists of 48 semester hours (24 in art, and the remainder in another academic discipline). Creative options include art and communications, art and theatre, and art and business.

Required courses for an art interdisciplinary major are:
ARTS 101 Basic Design I
ARTS 111 Drawing I
ARTS 216 or ARTS 217 Art History Survey