Art and Design Major

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Art and Design Major - Bachelor of Science

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Art and Design department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/home.htm

Total Credits Required 120 Credits

General Education 30-40 Credits

Required Courses in Major 42 Credits

Core Courses 6 Credits

AD 110 - Ideas in Art and Design History 4 Credits
AD 303 - Individual Art Review 2 Credits

Foundation Courses 20 Credits*

AD 101 - Process and Design 4 Credits
AD 270 - Concepts and Culture [INTT] 4 Credits

2D Studio

Choose one course from the following:

AD 117 - Photography: Foundations 4 Credits
AD 119 - Illustration: Foundations 4 Credits
AD 120 - Drawing/Painting: Foundations 4 Credits

3D Studio

Choose one course from the following:

AD 111 - Human Centered Design: Foundations 4 Credits
AD 116 - Sculpture: Foundations 4 Credits
AD 122 - Ceramics: Foundations 4 Credits
AD 123 - Metalsmithing/Sculpture: Foundations 4 Credits
AD 124 - Woodworking: Foundations 4 Credits

Digital Studio

Choose one course from the following:

AD 112 - Digital Cinema: Foundations 4 Credits
AD 118 - Graphic Design: Foundations 4 Credits
AD 134 - Computer Art: Foundations 4 Credits

Art History Elective 4 Credits**

Choose one course from the following:

AD 200 - Native American Art and Architecture [WC] 4 Credits
AD 230 - History of World Art: Ancient to Medieval 4 Credits
AD 240 - History of World Art: Renaissance to Modern 4 Credits
AD 260 - Why America Looks This Way [HUME] 4 Credits
AD 265 - Art and Architecture of Japan [WC] 4 Credits
AD 280 - History of Photography 4 Credits
AD 281 - History and Culture of Animation 4 Credits
AD 285 - History of Graphic Expression 4 Credits
AD 300 - Art and Ideas in Asian Civilizations [WC] 4 Credits
AD 345 - Modernity in Art: The Nineteenth Century 4 Credits
AD 355 - Twentieth Century Art and Architecture [HUME] 4 Credits
AD 365 - History of Modern Craft and Design 4 Credits
AD 376 - Art, Gender, Psyche 4 Credits

Art and Design Concentration 16 Credits***

Students must select a concentration from Ceramics, Computer Art, Digital Cinema, Drawing/Painting, Graphic Design, Human Centered Design, Illustration, Metalsmithing/Sculpture, Photography, or Woodworking/Furniture Design.

Notes:

Students must take a world language through the intermediate 202 level in order to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts designation.

* The 100 Level course in a concentration will also count for the appropriate Foundations requirement in 2D Studio, 3D Studio, or Digital Studio.

** Students may substitute GR 311/HS 311X for an art history elective with advisor approval.

***AD 181 may not be used for Art and Design electives or art history credit.