Art, B.F.A.

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Total number of hours for the Program: 128.

To continue in the program, students must earn a grade of C or better in each course in the major.

Liberal Studies Hours: 42

Liberal Studies Program Requirements

Studio Foundations (24 hours)

ART 131 - Introductory Drawing Credits: 3
ART 132 - Two-Dimensional Design Credits: 3
ART 136 - Art History Survey I Credits: 3
ART 137 - Art History Survey II Credits: 3
ART 141 - Life Drawing I Credits: 3, R6
ART 142 - Three-Dimensional Design Credits: 3
ART 416 - Contemporary Art Credits: 3
PAR 310 - Philosophy of Art Credits: (3)

Exploratory Studio Electives (21 hours)

21 hours selected from:

200 level Introductory ART studio courses.

Emphasis (30 hours)

Choose Graphic Design or Studio.

Studio

Additional hours of studio courses at the junior-senior level taken in areas such as Ceramics, Photography, Painting and Drawing, Books Arts and Printmaking, and Sculpture.

Graphic Design

ART 270 - Communication Design Credits: 3
ART 271 - Interactive Media Credits: 3
ART 371 - Graphic Design I Credits: 3
ART 374 - Typography I Credits: 3
ART 460 - Motion Graphics I Credits: 3
ART 471 - Graphic Design II Credits: 3
ART 474 - Portfolio Credits: 3
ART 475 - Typography II Credits: 3, R6
ART 479 - Motion Graphics II Credits: 3, R6
ART 483 - Art Internship Credits: 3

Art History (6 hours)

Art History (6 hours) at the junior-senior level selected from:

ART 401 - Art of World Cultures Credits: 3
ART 404 - Greco Roman Art Credits: 3
ART 405 - History of Photography Credits: 3
ART 406 - Renaissance Art Credits: 3
ART 412 - Nineteenth-Century Painting Credits: 3
ART 417 - Modern Sculpture Credits: 3
ART 418 - Development of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture Credits: 3
ART 419 - History of Design Credits: 3
ART 420 - Intermedia in Contemporary Culture Credits: 3
ART 482 - Independent Study in Art History Credits: 1-6, R6
ART 379 - Cherokee Arts and Crafts Credits: 3

General Electives (5 hours)

General Electives (5 hours) are required to complete the program.

Art Education Emphasis (47 hours)

Professional Education Sequence (24 hours)

EDCI 201 - Teacher Leadership in a Diverse Society Credits: (3)
PSY 323 - Psychology Applied to Learning and Teaching Credits: (3)
SPED 339 - Designing Classrooms as Responsive Learning Communities Credits: (3)
ART 463 - Art Methods for the Middle and High School Credits: 3
EDSE 490 - Supervised Student Teaching Credits: (6)
EDSE 495 - Seminar Credits: (3)
ART 491 - Supervised Student Teaching in Art, K-12 Credits: 3

Art Electives (9 hours)

6 hours studio art electives at the junior-senior level
3 hours art history electives at the junior-senior level

Additional Requirements (6 hours)

ART 367 - History and Philosophy of Art Education Credits: 3
ART 465 - Art Methods for the Elementary School Credits: 3

General Electives (8 hours)

General Electives (8 hours from any junior-senior level course.