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Major Requirements

Major Requirements

Core Requirements

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 101DIGITAL FOUNDATIONS4
ART 105TWO-DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS4
or GD 105 INTRO TO VISUAL DESIGN
or ANI 105 MOTION GRAPHICS FOUNDATIONS
ART 106BEGINNING DRAWING4
ART 113THREE DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS4
or ART 114 FOUR DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS
ART 200ART & ARTISTS IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE4
ART 205COLOR THEORY AND APPLICATION4
ART 224BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY4

Art Culture, Theory, Criticism, and History Electives

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select 4 courses from the following list:16
ART 204
VISUAL COMMUNICATION (If not applied to Concentration or Specialty)
ART 220
THINKING PHOTOGRAPHY (If not applied to Concentration or Specialty)
HAA 130
INTRODUCTION TO EUROPEAN ART
HAA 239
19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN ART
HAA 240
ART FROM 1900-1945
HAA 242
ART FROM 1945 - 1975
HAA 265
HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
FILM 233
CINEMA & ART
ANI 206
HISTORY OF ANIMATION
ANI 365
CINEMA, ANIMATION, AND ART
ILL 206
HISTORY OF COMICS
GD 220
HISTORIES OF DESIGN
ART 395
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART (Repeatable with a different topic)
Or other related courses based on approval of the advisor, for example courses in ART, CDM, and HAA.

Experiential Learning: Artists and Community

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select one course from the following list:4
ART 291
MURAL PAINTING
ART 348
GRAPHIC ART IN THE PUBLIC REALM
ART 383
SERVICE LEARNING IN THE ARTS INTERNSHIP
Or other related courses based on approval of the advisor.

Senior Requirements

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 394PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN THE STUDIO 14
ART 392SENIOR STUDIO SEMINAR 24
or ART 393 SENIOR PROJECT STUDIO
1

ART 394, offered in the Autumn Quarter only. Contact your advisor for other quarters that ART 394 might be offered in. 

2

ART 392  offered Spring Quarter only. ART 393  offered in the Winter Quarter. 4 credits earned towards Senior Capstone LSP Requirement, not concentration requirements.

Please Note: ART 104 is  not acceptable for major credit.

Prerequisites may be waived with the permission of the instructor.

Concentration Requirements​

Students must also complete the requirements from one of the following concentrations: Studio Art, Photography and Media Art, or Graphic Art.​​​

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