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Graphic Art Concentration

Course Requirements

Major Requirements

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select 10 courses from the following list:40
ART 204VISUAL COMMUNICATION4
or ART 218 FIGURE DRAWING
ART 227DIGITAL ART4
or ART 206 INTERMEDIATE DRAWING
ART 229BEGINNING PRINTMAKING4
or ART 231 SCREEN PRINTING
ART 264TEXT IN THE VISUAL ARTS4
or GD 230 TYPOGRAPHY: FORM
ART 358GRAPHIC ART4
or ART 331 INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING: SCREEN PRINTING
ART 359PRINT MEDIA4
or ART 304 THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK
ART 385WEB ART & DESIGN I4
or ART 260 INTERMEDIA STUDIO
Select three 200/300-level ART electives12

Area of Specialty

Select 4 courses (16 credits) from one of the following specialties:

Photography Specialty

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 220
THINKING PHOTOGRAPHY (If not applied to the Art, Culture, Criticism, and History Electives)
ART 225
BEGINNING PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 226
VIDEO ART
ART 289
EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO
ART 304
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK
ART 321
INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 323
INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 325
ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS
ART 328
DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 329
ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 332
TOPICS IN PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE
ART 377
PHOTOJOURNALISM

Intermedia Specialty

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 204
VISUAL COMMUNICATION (If not applied to the Art, Culture, Criticism, and History Electives)
ART 226
VIDEO ART
ART 260
INTERMEDIA STUDIO
ART 289
EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO
ART 304
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK
ART 326
SPECIAL TOPICS IN EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO ART
ART 332
TOPICS IN PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE
ART 386
WEB ART & DESIGN II
ANI 201
ANIMATION I
FILM 233
CINEMA & ART

Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking Specialty 

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 209
DRAWING SPECIAL TOPICS
ART 210
INTERMEDIATE PAINTING I
ART 212
WATERCOLOR PAINTING
ART 218
FIGURE DRAWING
ART 231
SCREEN PRINTING
ART 245
PAINTING: MIXOLOGY
ART 306
ADVANCED DRAWING
ART 310
ADVANCED PAINTING I
ART 311
ADVANCED PAINTING II
ART 312
FIGURE PAINTING
ART 318
ADVANCED FIGURE DRAWING
ART 324
INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING
ART 331
INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING: SCREEN PRINTING
ART 338
FIGURE DRAWING IN CONTEXT
ART 345
ADVANCED PAINTING: MIXOLOGY
ART 376
DRAWING PROJECTS
ANI 225
MAKING COMICS

Sculpture Specialty 

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 113
THREE DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS (If not applied to the core)
ART 114
FOUR DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS (If not applied to the core)
ART 117
INTRODUCTION TO 3D PRINTING
ART 215
INTERMEDIATE SCULPTURE
ART 217
ADVANCED THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN
ART 219
BEGINNING FIGURE SCULPTURE
ART 309
DIGITAL SCULPTURE
ART 313
PERFORMANCE/INSTALLATION ART
ART 315
ADVANCED SCULPTURE
ART 316
ADVANCED SCULPTURE II
ART 317
ADVANCED FIGURE SCULPTURE
ART 395
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART (Kinetic Sculpture or other rotational topics, if not applied to the Art, Culture, Criticism, and History Electives)
HON courses with approval of faculty advisor or Chair

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

Prerequisites may be waived with the permission of the instructor.

Open Electives (24 credits)

Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.

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