Art (B.A.)
Computer Equipment: beginning with the first year of the program, all art and design students are required to have their own laptop computer and appropriate software for use in their courses. Please refer to the College of Art and Architecture's website for specifics.
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the general requirements for the B.A. degree, the art core, and a studio emphasis (all the 200-level and 300-level courses in a specific studio area) in one of the following areas: graphic design, interaction design, painting, sculpture, printmaking, or photography/digital imaging and:
Contemporary Art and Theory (3 cr) |
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New Media (3 cr) |
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Professional Practices (2 cr) |
Art History Electives selected with advisor approval (6 cr):
Visual Culture (3 cr) |
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Italian Renaissance Art and Culture (3 cr) |
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History and Theory of Modern Design I (3 cr) |
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Modern Art and Theory (3 cr) |
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History and Theory of Modern Design II (3 cr) |
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History of Typography (3 cr) |
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History of Photography (3 cr) |
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Visual Studies (3 cr) |
200-level studio courses selected from the following (students pursuing a studio emphasis in graphic design must include Art 222; and interaction design majors must include Art 272) (15-18 cr):
Drawing III (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Graphic Design (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Typography (3 cr) |
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Painting I (3 cr) |
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Sculpture I (3 cr) |
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Printmaking I (3 cr) |
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Ceramics I (3 cr) |
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Interaction Design I-II (3 cr) |
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Understanding Photography (3 cr) |
300-level studio courses selected from the following (at least 6 cr must be taken in one studio area, i.e., Art 330, no more than 6 cr in one studio area may be counted toward this requirement) (15 cr):
Graphic Design Concepts (3 cr, max 6) |
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Graphic Design Studio (3 cr, max 6) |
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Intermediate/Advanced Painting (3 cr, max 9) |
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Intermediate/Advanced Sculpture (3 cr, max 9) |
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Intermediate/Advanced Printmaking (3 cr, max 9) |
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Advanced Interaction Design (3 cr, max 9) |
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Digital Imaging (3 cr) |
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Mixed Media (3 cr, max 9) |
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Information Design (3 cr, max 9) |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree