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Graphic Art Concentration

Course Requirements

Requirements

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select 6 courses from the following list:24
ART 204
VISUAL COMMUNICATION
ART 206
INTERMEDIATE DRAWING
ART 220
THINKING PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 227
DIGITAL ART
ART 229
BEGINNING PRINTMAKING
ART 231
SCREEN PRINTING
ART 260
INTERMEDIA STUDIO
ART 264
TEXT IN THE VISUAL ARTS
GD 230
TYPOGRAPHY: FORM
ART 304
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK
ART 331
INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING: SCREEN PRINTING
ART 348
GRAPHIC ART IN THE PUBLIC REALM
ART 358
GRAPHIC ART
ART 359
PRINT MEDIA
ART 360
ILLUSTRATION
ART 385
WEB ART & DESIGN I

Art, Culture, Theory, Criticism, and History Elective

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select 1 course from the following list:4
HAA 239
19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN ART
HAA 240
ART FROM 1900-1945
HAA 242
ART FROM 1945 - 1975
HAA 265
HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Other HAA course based upon approval of faculty advisor

Major Electives

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 395SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART (Any section)4
Select one 200/300 level ART electives.4
Select one of the following:4
ART 231
SCREEN PRINTING
ART 385
WEB ART & DESIGN I
GD 210
DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION I

Senior Course Requirements

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 394PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN THE STUDIO (offered Autumn Quarter)4
or ART 291 MURAL PAINTING
or ART 348 GRAPHIC ART IN THE PUBLIC REALM
or ART 383 SERVICE LEARNING IN THE ARTS INTERNSHIP
or ART 393 SENIOR PROJECT STUDIO
ART 392SENIOR STUDIO SEMINAR 14
or ART 393 SENIOR PROJECT STUDIO
1

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

Area of Specialty

Select 3 courses (12 credits) from one of the following specialties:

Photography Specialty

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 220
THINKING PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 226
VIDEO ART
or ART 289
EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO
ART 304
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK
ART 321
INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
or ART 323
INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 325
ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS
ART 328
DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY
ART 332
TOPICS IN PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE

Intermedia Specialty

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 204
VISUAL COMMUNICATION
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 110
BEGINNING PAINTING
ART 209
DRAWING SPECIAL TOPICS
ART 218
FIGURE DRAWING
ART 210
INTERMEDIATE PAINTING I
or ART 245
PAINTING: MIXOLOGY
ART 229
BEGINNING PRINTMAKING
ART 306
ADVANCED DRAWING
ART 310
ADVANCED PAINTING I
ART 312
FIGURE PAINTING
ART 318
ADVANCED FIGURE DRAWING
ART 324
INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING
ART 338
FIGURE DRAWING IN CONTEXT
ART 376
DRAWING PROJECTS

Sculpture Specialty

Course Title Quarter Hours
ART 113
THREE DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS
ART 115
BEGINNING SCULPTURE
ART 117
INTRODUCTION TO 3D PRINTING
ART 215
INTERMEDIATE SCULPTURE
ART 219
BEGINNING FIGURE SCULPTURE
ART 309
DIGITAL SCULPTURE
ART 315
ADVANCED SCULPTURE
ART 317
ADVANCED FIGURE SCULPTURE
ART 395
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART (Kinetic Sculpture or other rotational topics)
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 (28 credits)

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

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