B.A. in Art and Media Design

Major Requirements

Summary of Requirements

	2012-2013
General Studies	37-40
Pre-Major Courses	6
Major and Related Courses	45
Major Concentration Elective Courses	9
Free Elective Courses	20-23
TOTAL	120

Requirements for a Major in Art and Media Design

Required pre-major courses 6 hours

ART 140 Art History (3)
ART 150 Fundamentals of Design in Art (3)

Students formally apply to the major program upon completion of these courses.

Required art and media design major courses 45 hours

ART 135 Digital Media I (3)
ART 160 Design I (3)
ART 170 Introduction to Drawing (3)
ART 219 Modern Art (3)
ART 224 Digital Media II (3)
ART 255 Digital Photography (3)
ART 260 Design II (3)
ART 290 Web Design I (3)
ART 361 Advanced Design (3)
ART 363 Photojournalism (3)
ART 390 Web Design II (3)
ART 490 Senior Studio (3)
ART 491 Senior Exhibit/Portfolio (3)
ART 492 Internship (3)
ART 495 Special Topic (3)

Required concentration elective courses 9 hours

Choose one of the following areas of concentration:

Concentration in Art History 9 hours
ART 222 Caves to Computers: The Evolution of the Graphic Arts (3)
ART 450 Studies in Art History: [topic to be specified] (3)*
ART 451 Women in Art (3)
*Students may take this course two times as topics change.

Concentration in Digital Media 9 hours
ART 236 Digital Media Production (3)
ART 342 Advanced Digital Media (3)
ART 495: Special Topics [topic relevant to digital media](3)

Concentration in Graphic Design 9 hours
ART 270 Typography (3)
ART 392 Studies in Graphic Design (3)
ART 440 Production Design (3)

Concentration in Photography 9 hours
ART 232 Intermediate Photography (3)
ART 460 Studies in Photography: [medium to be specified] (3)*
*Students take this course two times as topics change.

Concentration in Studio Art 9 hours
Choose three courses:
ART 126 Ceramics: Basic Hand-Building Techniques (3)
ART 222 Caves to Computers: The Evolution of the Graphic Arts (3)
ART 227 Ceramics: Advanced Hand-building and Wheel (3)
ART 350 Studies in Drawing: [medium to be specified] (3)
ART 360 Studies in Sculpture: [medium to be specified] (3)
ART 370 Studies in Printmaking: [medium to be specified] (3)
ART 426 Studies in Ceramics: [medium to be specified] (3)
ART 470 Studies in Painting: [medium to be specified] (3)

Recommended free elective courses:

COM 150 Introduction to Communication (3)
COM 290 Public Presentations (3)
ITS 110 Programming Fundamentals (3)
THE 101 Visual Gestural Communication (3)