the experience and practice of visual art enhances the imagiinative and creative aspects of life, develops the aesthetic faculties, and nurtures the human spirit. Through the study and pracice making art, Visual and Digital Arts majors explore both traditional art making forms (including drawing, design, painting, photography, and ceramics) and also digital arts (imaging, video, sound design, and communication design). By ex xperiencing both traditional and digital visual media, Visual and Digital ARtrs majors will develop a mastery of contemporary theories and ideas of artistic expression, preparing them for careers in teh fast-growing digital world. Visual and Digital Arts majors will present a senior exhibition/digital portfolio, which must be preceded by the successful completion of a junior year portfolio, which must be preceded by the successful completion of a junior year portfolio review. Graduates will be able to apply traditional and digital arts to a variety of academic, business, and entertainment contexts and will be prepared to pursue graduate studies.

Majors will also benefit from a strong core of classes chosen from among the disciplines that make up the Humanities--art, literature, linguistics, music, speech, theatre, and writing. This program's core provides students with cultural literacy and sensitivity and leads majors to develop reflectiv e intelligence, hones by exposure to classics of human thought and expression, philosophical rigor, and creativity in various disciplines.

Visual and Digital Arts Curriculum
Credit Distribution
Bachelor of Arts

Career Component		Credit Hours
ART 230	Two-Dimensional Design and Color Theory	3
ART 240	Drawing	3
ART 260	Basic Photography	3
ART 320	Painting	3
MMS 200	Fundamentals of Multimedia	4
MMS 205	Digital Imaging	4
MMS 300	Advanced Interactive Multimedia	4
MMS 350	3D Design/3D Rendering	4
ART 405 or MMS 405	Senior Exhibition digital Portfoliio	4
Visual or Digital Arts Electives (Choose three courses from the following: ART 305, ART 340, ART 360, ART 370, ART 398, ART 420, ART 450, ART 451, ART 452, ART 453, ART 460, ART 498, MCO 267, MMS 305, MMS 498, WRT 312)		9
	Minimum Visual and Digital Arts Credit Hours	45

Humanities Component
ART 214	Survey of World Art I: Ancient Through Medieval	3
ART 215	Survey of World Art II: Renaissance Through Modern	3
FRE 101 or SPA 101	Elementary French I Elementary Spanish I	3
FRE 102 or SPA 102	Elementary French II Elementary Spanish II	3
HUM 300	Literature and the Arts	3
SPE 130	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
WRT 175	College Writing I	3
WRT 200	Analytical Writing	3
Choose three courses from the following: HUM, LNG, LIT, MUS, PHI, SPE, THE		9
	Minimum Humanities Credit Hours	33

Social Sciences Component
Choose two courses from the folloiwng: APY, ECO, GEO, HIS, POL, PSY, SOC		6

Mathematics/Science Component
MAT 114 or Above	Intermediate Algebra or Above as Determined by Placement Test	3
MAT 201	Statistics and Society	3
	Minimum Mathematics/Science Credit Hours	6

General Education Component
*GEN 110	Ideas and Experience: Introduction to Critical Thought and Expression	3
GEN 220	Colonial N. America: Case Study in Cultural Interaction	3
GEN 230	Creative Expression	3
GEN 240	Scientific Discovery	3
GEN 410	Baccalaureate Capstone I	3
GEN 411	Baccalaureate Capstone II	3
	Minimum General Education Credit Hours	18

Free Elective Component (May include any college course)

15

TOTAL

120

 

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