PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students who complete the program in Visual Arts will be able to:

  1. Apply the art elements and design principles to two-and/or three dimensional visual art forms, using the design language to critically analyze works of art.
  2. Create original works of art that demonstrate a contemporary approach to theory, media, and technology.
  3. Write and speak knowledgeably and critically about issues relevant to historically important artists, art styles, and movements in Western and Non-Western art.
  4. Write and speak with coherency and self-awareness about their artwork or research and its relationship to contemporary culture, art history, and a Christian worldview.
  5. Pursue graduate or artist/scholars-in-residency programs, gallery and museum exhibitions, and public art commissions.

Drawing/Painting/Printmaking Concentration

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
ART 103 Two-Dimensional Design 3
ART 104 Three-Dimensional Design 3
ART 115 Drawing I 3
ART 200 History of Art I* 3
ART 201 History of Art II* 3
ART 206 Drawing II 3
ART 210 Painting I 3
ART 215 Introduction to Computer Graphics 3
ART 223 Printmaking I 3

TOTAL 27

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
ART 304 Modern Art History 3
ART 305 Contemporary Art History 3
ART 310
ART 323
Painting II OR 
Printmaking II
3
(3)
ART 345 Life Drawing  3
ART 390 Advanced Studio Practice 3
ART 420 Contemporary Studio Seminar 3
ART 466 Senior Studio Exhibition Preparation 3
ART 467 Senior Studio Exhibition 1
Complete one additional upper-division Art course 2-3

 TOTAL 24-25 

Sculpture and Installation Concentration

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE                 
TITLE                                                                                           
UNITS
ART 103 Two-Dimensional Design 3
ART 104 Three-Dimensional Design 3
ART 115 Drawing I 3
ART 200 History of Art I* 3
ART 201 History of Art II* 3
ART 206 Drawing II 3
ART 215 Introduction to Computer Graphics 3
ART 222 Sculpture I 3

ELECTIVES (LOWER-DIVISION)

Choose one:
COURSE TITLE UNITS
ART 203 Graphic Design I: Visual Symbolism 3
ART 210
ART 226
Painting I  OR
Digital Photography
3
(3)
ART 221 Photography I 3
ART 223 Printmaking I 3
TRE 270 Acting I 3

TOTAL 27

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
ART 304 Modern Art History 3
ART 305 Contemporary Art History 3
ART 322 Sculpture II 3
ART 390 Advanced Studio Practice 3
ART 420 Contemporary Studio Seminar 3
ART 466 Senior Studio Exhibition Preparation 3
ART 467 Senior Studio Exhibition 1

ELECTIVES (UPPER-DIVISION)

Choose five-six units from any upper-division Art, Design, or Art History courses offered by the Department of Art and Design or choose from the following:
COURSE TITLE UNITS
COM 300 Narrative and Documentary Film 3
FCS 410 Designing Residential Interiors 3
TRE 304 Theatre History 3
TRE 354
TRE 370
Movement I OR
Acting II
3
 (3)

TOTAL 24-25

Photography Concentration

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
ART 103 Two-Dimensional Design 3
ART 104 Three-Dimensional Design 3
ART 115 Drawing I 3
ART 200 History of Art I* 3
ART 201 History of Art II* 3
ART 206 Drawing II 3
ART 215 Introduction to Computer Graphics 3
ART 221 Photography I 3

ELECTIVES (LOWER DIVISION)


Choose one:
ART 203 Graphic Design I: Visual Symbolism 3
ART 210 Painting I 3
ART 222 Sculpture I 3
ART 223 Printmaking I 3
ART 226Digital Photography3

TOTAL 27

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
ART 304 Modern Art History 3
ART 305 Contemporary Art History 3
ART 321 Photography II 3
ART 326  Contemporary Photographic Imagery  3
ART 390 Advanced Studio Practice 3
ART 420 Contemporary Studio Seminar 3
ART 466 Senior Studio Exhibition Preparation 3
ART 467 Senior Studio Exhibition 1
Complete one additional upper-division Art course 2-3

TOTAL 24-25

Art History Concentration

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS 

COURSE TITLE UNITS
ART 103 Two-Dimensional Design 3
ART 104 Three-Dimensional Design 3
ART 115 Drawing I 3
ART 200 History of Art I* 3
ART 201 History of Art II* 3
HIS 270 Research Methods 4

ELECTIVES (LOWER-DIVISION)

Choose one:
ART 206 Drawing II 3
ART 210 Painting I 3
ART 222 Sculpture I 3
ART 223 Printmaking I 3

TOTAL 22

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE TITLE UNITS
ART 304 Modern Art History 3
ART 305 Contemporary Art History 3
ART 325 Topics in Non-Western Art 3
ART 335 Design History- Industrial Revolution to Contemporary 3
ART 420 Contemporary Studio Seminar 3
ART 490 Special Studies in Art: Senior Research Project 2

ELECTIVES (UPPER-DIVISION)

Choose one four unit upper-division history course 4
Choose two:
COM 300 Narrative and Documentary Film 3
HIS 375 African Cultures and Histories 3
PHL 341 Philosophy of Art OR 3

Upper-division transfer courses in Art History (3-6)

TOTAL  27
 
*Meets the general education requirement in the Fine Arts  

Video, Performance, and Interactive Media Concentration 

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSETITLEUNITS
ART 103
ART 104
Two-Dimensional Design OR
Three-Dimensional Design
3
(3)
ART 115
Drawing I
3
ART 200History of Art I*3
ART 201History of Art II*3
ART 215Introduction to Computer Graphics3
ART 226Digital Photography3
COM 243Introduction to TV and Film Production3
COM 275Audio Production2
 *Fulfills general education requirment 
 TOTAL23

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSETITLEUNITS
ART 305Contemporary Art History3
ART 315Introduction to Interactive/Web Applications3
ART 390Advanced Studio Practice3
ART 450Interactive/Web Design3
COM 300Narrative and Documentary Film3
COM 442Field Production2
COM 443Studio Production2
Capstone Courses
ART 420Contemporary Studio Seminar3
ART 466Exhibition Preparation3
ART 467Senior Exhibition1
 TOTAL26
Recommended Electives*
TRE 270
Acting I
3
TRE 354Movement I3
TRE 437Lighting and Makeup Techniques2
*Also recommended in Sculpture and Installation Concentration