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Visual and Digital Arts Program Description
The experience and practice of visual art enhances the imaginative and creative aspects of life, develops the aesthetic faculties, and nurtures the human spirit. Through the study and practice of making art, Visual and Digital Arts majors explore both traditional art-making forms (including drawing, design, painting, photography, and ceramics) and digital arts (imaging, video, sound design, and communication design). By experiencing both traditional and digital visual media, Visual and Digital Arts majors will develop a mastery of contemporary theories and ideas of artistic expression, preparing them for careers in the 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 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 reflective intelligence, honed by exposure to classics of human thought and expression, philosophical rigor, and creativity in various disciplines.
Credit Distribution: Bachelor of Arts
General Education Core (30 Credits)
ENG 110 College Writing II (3)
ENG 200 Analytical Writing (3)
GEN 110 Ideas and Experiences
Introduction to Critical
Thought and Expression (3)
GEN 220 Colonial North America:
Case Study in Cultural
Interaction (3)
GEN 240 Scientific Discovery (3)
GEN 410 Baccalaureate Capstone I (3)
GEN 411 Baccalaureate Capstone II (3)
MAT 114 Intermediate Algebra or
above as determined by
placement test (3)
MAT 201 Statistics and Society (3)
SPE 130 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3)
Major Requirements (45 Credits)
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)
MMS 400 Web Design and Development (4)
ART 405 Senior Exhibition or
MMS 405 Digital Portfolio (4)
Visual or Digital Arts Electives (9)
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
Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses (24 Credits)
ART 214 Survey of World Art I:
Ancient through Medieval (3)
ART 215 Survey of World Art II:
Renaissance through Modern (3)
FRE 101 Elementary French I or
SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I (3)
FRE 102 Elementary French II or
SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II (3)
HUM 300 Literature and the Arts (3)
PHI 170 Issues in Philosophy (3)
Choose two courses from the following: (6)
HUM, LNG, MUS, PHI, SPE, THE,
ENG 205 or above
Social Science Elective (6 credits)
Choose two courses from the following: (6)
APY, ECO, GEO, HIS, POL, PSY, SOC
Free Elective Component (15)
Any College Course (15)
Total Credit Hours for B.A. in Visual And Digital Arts 120
*Required of first-year students; all other students must substitute a 200 level or above Free Elective.
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