Visual Arts and New Media Bachelor of Arts

Degree Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts and New Media

Foundation Program (21 credit hours):

ARTH 101Art in Culture from Prehistory to 1400

3

ARTH 102Art in Culture from 1400 to the Present

3

ART 100Visual Concepts

3

ARTS 102Foundations in 2-D Form and Content

3

ARTS 105Foundations in Drawing

3

ARTS 240Foundations of 3-D Form and Content

3

or

ARTS 270Foundations in Clay

3

ARTS 222Cinema Arts I

3

or

ARTS 225Digital Foundations

3

or

ARTS 221Foundations of Time-Based Media

3

Total Credit Hours:21

Additional Requirements (27 credit hours):

  • Visual Arts/New Media studio courses at the 300-level or above (9 credit hours) - Excluding all ARTS 490 and ARTS 497 courses
  • Visual Arts/New Media studio courses at the 400-level or above (3 credit hours) - Excluding all ARTS 490 and ARTS 497 courses
  • Art History elective (3 credit hours)
  • ARTS studio electives as advised (12 credit hours, only 3 credit hours of ARTS 490 or ARTS 497 allowed)
  • Capstone experience (by advisement)
Total Credit Hours:27

Visiting Artist Program (8 credit hours):

Total Credit Hours:8

NOTE: The Visiting Artist Program is only required each semester the student is a major within the department.

Total Credit Hours: 56