Art & Creative Media, Bachelor of Arts
Student Learning Outcomes
- Exploration of the Creative Process: Experiment with and adopt a variety of processes, methods, and interpretations to explore innovative solutions to creative challenges.
- Development of Skills Techniques: Exhibit sufficient fluency in one or more media to craft work that meets appropriate professional standards for the scale and scope of a project. Demonstrate an ability to adapt techniques and formal methods to serve the objectives of the work.
- Communication of Ideas Context: Clearly articulate visually, orally, and in writing the content and context of art historical research and creative work
- Demonstrate Awareness Intellectual Maturity: Display a willingness to question one’s own perspective. Approach the creative and scholarly process with curiosity and persistence. Take initiative in working independently or collaboratively to achieve stated objectives.
Outcomes Assessment Activities
- ART 310 Portfolio
- ART 410 Portfolio and senior show
Specific Program Requirements
Program Overview
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| General Education | 35 |
| World Language (in addition to General Education) | 6 |
| Core Requirements | 18 |
| Major Requirements | 41 |
| Minor | 20 |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Students in this program must complete an Enrichment Minor: Any minor program (9 upper division minimum) outside of major.
Specific Core Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ART 115 | Design Fundamentals for Visual Art | 3 |
| ART 116 | Digital Techniques for Visual Art | 3 |
| ART 141 | Drawing I: Observational Drawing | 3 |
| ART 176 | Photography: Expressive Composition | 3 |
| ARH 211 | Global Art I (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| ARH 212 | Global Art II (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Specific Major Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Explorations Select 9 credits of the following: | 9 | |
| Sculpture I | 3 | |
| Painting I | 3 | |
| Drawing II: Life Drawing | 3 | |
| Ceramics I | 3 | |
| Art & Design Essentials | 3 | |
| Photography: Creative Lighting | 3 | |
| Printmaking I | 3 | |
| Principles of Graphic Design | 3 | |
| Special Topics | 1-5 | |
| Art History & Theory Select 9 credits from the following. 3 credits MUST be ARH 411. | 9 | |
| Medieval Art | 3 | |
| Renaissance Art | 3 | |
| Baroque & Rococo Art | 3 | |
| Women in Art | 3 | |
| History of Architecture | 3 | |
| History of Photography | 3 | |
| Theory & Methods | 3 | |
| Contemporary Art | 3 | |
| Native American Art | 3 | |
| Latin American Art | 3 | |
| Art & Race in the Americas | 3 | |
| Global Encounters & Exchanges 1450-1800 | 3 | |
| Public Art | 3 | |
| Museum Ethics & Issues | 3 | |
| Professional Development Courses only offered in Spring semesters. | 2 | |
| Portfolio Review | 1 | |
| Senior Portfolio | 1 | |
| Electives Select 21 credits from the following. | 21 | |
| Sculpture II: Site Art | 3 | |
| Painting II | 3 | |
| Drawing III | 3 | |
| Ceramics II | 3 | |
| Printmaking II | 3 | |
| Motion Graphics | 3 | |
| Photography: Digital to Darkroom | 3 | |
| Graphic Design Techniques | 3 | |
| Methods of Character Design | 3 | |
| Exhibition Design | 2 | |
ART 386 | 3 | |
| Studio Series | 1-3 | |
| Exhibiting Latinx/Chicanx Art | 3 | |
| Social Art Practices | 3 | |
| Performance of Self | 3 | |
| Advanced Site Art | 3 | |
| Painting III | 3 | |
| Drawing IV | 3 | |
| Advanced Ceramics | 3 | |
| Printmaking III | 3 | |
| Personal Vision: Digital Art & Animation | 3 | |
| Personal Vision: Filmworks & Photography | 3 | |
ART 478 | 3 | |
| Graphic Design Studio | 3 | |
| 3D Worlds & Game Environments | 3 | |
ART 485 | 3 | |
ART 486 | 3 | |
| Special Topics | 1-5 | |
| Field Experience | 1-6 | |
| Independent Study | 1-5 | |
| Studio Series | 1-3 | |
| Total Credits | 41 | |
World Language Requirements for the BA Degree Art Major
Students seeking the degree of Bachelor of Arts must complete one of the three options listed below:
- Completion of the second level of a world language (course number 102).
- Students may test out of the course.
- Completion of a world language course above 102 with a grade of C or better will satisfy the requirement.
- Completion of WL 100 Intro to Comparative Linguistics (3 c.h.), and ANTH 106 Language, Thought & Culture (3 c.h.)/ENG 106 Language, Thought & Culture (3 c.h.).
- Completion of the second level of American Sign Language.
Note: International students for whom English is a second language may substitute two terms of English courses (excluding ENG 101 Rhetoric & Writing I (GT-CO1) (3 c.h.) and ENG 102 Rhetoric & Writing II (GT-CO2) (3 c.h.)) for the world language requirement.
Planning Sheet
Disclaimer: The Planning Sheet is designed as a guide for student's planning their course selections. The information on this page provides only a suggested schedule. Actual course selections should be made with the advice and consent of an academic advisor. While accurately portraying the information contained in the college catalog, this form is not considered a legal substitute for that document. Students should become familiar with the catalog in effect at the time in which they entered the institution.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 115 | Design Fundamentals for Visual Art | 3 |
| ART 141 | Drawing I: Observational Drawing | 3 |
| ARH 211 | Global Art I (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Rhetoric & Writing I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| Gen Ed Math | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 116 | Digital Techniques for Visual Art | 3 |
| ART 176 | Photography: Expressive Composition | 3 |
| ARH 212 | Global Art II (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Rhetoric & Writing II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| Gen Ed History | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART Explorations | 9 | |
| Gen Ed Social Science | 3 | |
| World Language I | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 310 | Portfolio Review | 1 |
| Upper-Division ART | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Humanities | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Science with Lab | 4 | |
| World Language II | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Upper-Division Art History | 3 | |
| Upper-Division ART | 3 | |
| Minor or Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Elective | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Social Science | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Upper-Division ART | 3 | |
| Upper-Division ART | 3 | |
| Minor or Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Elective | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Science with Lab | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ARH 411 | Theory & Methods | 3 |
| Upper-Division ART | 3 | |
| Upper-Division ART | 3 | |
| Minor or Elective | 4 | |
| Minor or Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 410 | Senior Portfolio | 1 |
| Upper-Division Art History | 3 | |
| Upper-Division ART | 3 | |
| Minor or Elective | 4 | |
| Minor or Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |