Art & Design: Design Option, BA

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General Education Requirements (36 credit hrs)

Core Requirements (12 credit hrs) See list …
- English composition (6 hrs)
- Oral communication (3 hrs)
- Mathematics (3 hrs)
General Requirements (24 credit hrs)
- Humanities/Fine Arts (9 hrs); at least 3 hr Humanities and 3 hr Fine Arts (excluding all ART courses)
- Social Sciences (9 hrs); in at least two different disciplines
- Natural Sciences (6 hrs); 3 hrs Physical Science and 3 hrs Life Sciences, one of which must be a lab course

College of Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements (3 credit hrs)

General Education
One course in a World Language (3 hrs)
One general education or major course carrying the diversity designation (embedded)

Program/Major Requirements (57 credit hrs)

(This section was updated as a Catalog Addendum on 10/29/2024.)**

Students in the Design Option taking courses ART 2710 or higher are required to have at the minimum a
laptop that will run the latest Adobe Creative Cloud software including but not limited to InDesign, Illustrator,
and Photoshop. The industry standard is a current Apple MacBook Pro model, but some PCs can handle the Adobe
Creative Cloud software. See minimum requirements from the software manufacturer’s website.

Core Art Requirements (21 credit hrs)

ART 1101 - Seminar I Credit Hours: 1
ART 1104 - Writing About Art Seminar Credit Hours: 1
ART 1105 - Art Careers Seminar Credit Hours: 1
ART 1200 - Drawing I Lecture and Studio Credit Hours: 3
ART 1280 - 2D Design Lecture and Studio Credit Hours: 3
ART 1290 - 3D Design Lecture and Studio Credit Hours: 3
ART 2102 - Renaissance Through Baroque Art Credit Hours: 3
ART 2103 - Modern Art Credit Hours: 3
and one of the following:
ART 2101 - Ancient Through Medieval Art Credit Hours: 3
ART 2105 - African Art Credit Hours: 3
ART 2110 - Introduction to Non-Western Art Credit Hours: 3
ART 2120 - History of Photography Credit Hours: 3
ART 2150 - Survey of Women Artists Credit Hours: 3
ART 4120 - African American Art Credit Hours: 3

Concentration Requirements (24 credit hrs)

ART 2360 - Digital Photography I Lecture and Studio Credit Hours: 3
ART 2710 - Design Digital Tools Credit Hours: 3
ART 2712 - Design Process Credit Hours: 3
ART 2714 - Typography I Credit Hours: 3
ART 3722 - Design for Communication Credit Hours: 3
ART 3724 - Design in Community Credit Hours: 3
ART 3730 - Design for Web I Credit Hours: 3
ART 4724 - Design Brand Campaign Credit Hours: 3

Program/Major Electives (9 credit hrs)

Choice of supportive Art electives at 2000-4000 level. Credit Hours: 9

Capstone Requirement (3 credit hrs)

ART 4950 - Portfolio Preparation Lecture and Studio Credit Hours: 3

Electives (24 credit hrs)

Choice of any 24 credit hrs electives. Credit Hours: 24

Sample 4-Year Plan

Consult with your academic advisor for support.

1st Year - Fall

ART 1101 - Seminar I Credit Hours: 1
ART 1200 - Drawing I Lecture and Studio Credit Hours: 3
ART 1280 - 2D Design Lecture and Studio Credit Hours: 3
ENG 1230 - Writers’ Workshop I Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3 or
ENG 1270 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
Humanities or other General Education Course Credit Hours: 3
Credits / Units: 13

1st Year - Spring

ART 1104 - Writing About Art Seminar Credit Hours: 1
ART 1105 - Art Careers Seminar Credit Hours: 1
ART 1290 - 3D Design Lecture and Studio Credit Hours: 3
ENG 1240 - Writers’ Workshop II Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
or
ENG 1280 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
Humanities or other General Education Course Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences or other General Education Course Credit Hours: 3
Credits / Units: 14

2nd Year - Fall

ART 2360 - Digital Photography I Lecture and Studio Credit Hours: 3
ART 2710 - Design Digital Tools Credit Hours: 3
ART 2712 - Design Process Credit Hours: 3
Oral Communications Course Credit Hours: 3
Physical Sciences or other General Education Course Credit Hours: 3
Credits / Units: 15

2nd Year - Spring

ART 2102 - Renaissance Through Baroque Art Credit Hours: 3
ART 2714 - Typography I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1040 - Math Data Sci 1 Credit Hours: 4
Elective Course Credit Hours: 3
Fine Arts or other General Education Course Credit Hours: 3
Credits / Units: 16

3rd Year - Fall

ART 3722 - Design for Communication Credit Hours: 3
Supportive Art Elective Credit Hours: 3
Elective Course Credit Hours: 3
Life Sciences or other General Education Course Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences or other General Education Course Credit Hours: 3
Credits / Units: 15

3rd Year - Spring

ART 2103 - Modern Art Credit Hours: 3
ART 3730 - Design for Web I Credit Hours: 3
Social Sciences or other General Education Course Credit Hours: 3
Elective Course Credit Hours: 3
World Language Credit Hours: 3
Credits / Units: 15

4th Year - Fall

ART 2101 - Ancient Through Medieval Art Credit Hours: 3
or
ART 2110 - Introduction to Non-Western Art Credit Hours: 3
or
ART 2120 - History of Photography Credit Hours: 3
or
ART 4120 - African American Art Credit Hours: 3
ART 3724 - Design in Community Credit Hours: 3
Supportive Art Elective Credit Hours: 3
Elective Course Credit Hours: 3
Elective Course Credit Hours: 3
Elective Course Credit Hours: 2
Credits / Units: 17

4th Year - Spring

ART 4724 - Design Brand Campaign Credit Hours: 3
ART 4950 - Portfolio Preparation Lecture and Studio Credit Hours: 3
Supportive Art Elective Credit Hours: 3
Elective Course Credit Hours: 3
Elective Course Credit Hours: 3
Credits / Units: 15