Art, B.A.

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MInimum number of hours for the degree: 120

Minimum hours required for Studio Art and Design major: 48

Minimum hours required for Art History major: 40

Major-Field Requirements

Students select between Studio Art and Design (with major concentrations in both areas) and Art History. A grade of C or better must be earned in all courses used to fulfill requirements for the major.

Art Major (Studio Art and Design)

A minimum of 48 hours in Art is required for a major.

Students choose between a concentration in Studio Art or a concentration in Design. All Studio Art and Design students complete 9 credit hours of Art History Foundations.

I. Art History Foundations (9 credit hours)

Any 3 Art History courses, one of which must carry Writing Across the Curriculum or Speaking Across the Curriculum credit.

II. Studio Art Concentration (39 Credit Hours)

A. Studio Foundations (15 Credit Hours)

B. Advanced Coursework (24 Credit Hours)

Electives: 6 courses in at least two different studio art areas (18 credit hours)
Senior Studio (3 credit hours; choose one of the following):

ART 451 - Art Studio Capstone

III. Design Concentration (39 Credit Hours)

A. Design Foundations (15-21 Credit Hours)

Required Courses:
ART 242 - Introduction to Typographic Principles and Design
ART 244 - Introduction to Visual Technology
ART 347 - Intermediate Visual Technology: Web
1-2 Additional Technology Foundations course(s) (3-6 credit hours):
ART 327 - Intermediate Visual Technology: 3D Modeling
ART 348 - Intermediate Visual Technology:Motion
1-2 Additional Visual Foundations course(s) (3-6 credit hours):
ART 337 - Color Theory
Any Photography Course (
ART 232
,
ART 332
,
ART 334
,
ART 432
,
ART 433
)

B. Advanced Coursework (18-24 Credit Hours)

1) Required Courses:
ART 342 - Advanced Typography
ART 343 - Data Visualization and Information Design
ART 346 - Human-Centered Graphic Design
ART 442 - Integrated Design Strategies
2) Electives (0-6 credit hours): Students may elect to take one or more of the following, or to take 21 credit hours in Design Foundations, or a combination of both:
ART 390 - Internship
ART 407 - Museology 2: Exhibitions
ART 417 - Illustration
ART 436 - Digital Art
ART 443 - Corporate Identity
ART 448 - Motion Graphics and Effects
3) Senior Studio: ART 446 - Graphic Design for Social and Cultural Contexts
4) ART 450 - Design Capstone

Art Major (Art History)

A minimum of 40 hours in Art is required for a major.

A. Foundations (12 credit hours)

Required courses:

B. Advanced Coursework (22 credit hours)

1) Electives: 5 courses at the 300 and/or 400-level (15 credit hours)

2) Seminars: ART 495 - Art Seminar and either a second ART 495 on a different topic or ART 492 - Contemporary Critical Theory (6 credit hours)

3) ART 452 - Art History Capstone (1 credit hour)

Note: One elective or seminar MUST be on either African, Asian, or Islamic Art.

C. Related Courses (6 credit hours)

Any two of the following or any Studio Art or Design courses:

D. Foreign Language

Art History majors must complete 4 semesters of a foreign language (other than Sign Language) or demonstrate equivalent competency in a language at the second-year undergraduate level.

University Honors Requirements

Attain and maintain CSU Honors Program status. Attain and maintain an average 3.5 GPA in all Art courses. Art majors who are in the Honors Program will be required to take a minimum of 12 additional hours in Art beyond curriculum requirements for the major. Students may fulfill the honors requirement by taking additional Art courses at the 300 - 400 level as Honors Contract courses (which requires approval of an honors contract petition, signed by both the instructor and the student). In courses that are cross listed at the graduate level, students would register for the graduate version of the course and follow the course outline for the graduate level. Finally, the capstone requirement for the student’s major area would also be an Honors Contract course, with additional requirements agreed upon by the student and the instructor.

University Scholars Requirements

Attain and maintain CSU Scholars Program status. Attain and maintain an average 3.5 GPA in all Art courses. Art majors who are in the Scholars Program will be required to take a minimum of 12 additional hours in Art beyond curriculum requirements for the major. Students may fulfill the Scholars requirement by taking additional Art courses at the 300 - 400 level as Honors Contract courses (which requires approval of an honors contract petition, signed by both the instructor and the student). In courses that are cross listed at the graduate level, students would register for the graduate version of the course and follow the course outline for the graduate level. Finally, the capstone requirement for the student’s major area would also be an Honors Contract course, with additional requirements agreed upon by the student and the instructor.