Department of Art and Design

• Visual Arts Education (K-12)
• Fine Arts
  • Studio
  • Glass
• Visual Communication Design
• General Studies in Art and Design (complementary major)

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Description of Majors

Fine Arts Studio (51 hours)

The Fine Arts Studio major includes additional courses in studio studies, art history and theory, special projects, the junior portfolio review, and the senior portfolio thesis.

Fine Arts Glass (52 hours)

The Fine Arts Glass major includes additional courses in studio studies, art history and theory, special projects, the junior portfolio review, and the senior portfolio thesis. This major also includes specialized study in glass history and the required professional semester internship in glass.

Visual Communication Design (54 hours)

Visual Communication Design includes general courses in graphic design, typography, illustration, production, computer-assisted design, art history and theory, junior portfolio review, a required senior internship in design, and senior portfolio thesis.

Visual Arts Education (K-12) (56 hours)

The Visual Arts Education (K-12) major includes courses in studio, art history and theory, art education, junior portfolio review, senior portfolio thesis, and student teaching.

General Studies in Art and Design (36 hours, complementary major)

General Studies in Art and Design is a second major only for students whose primary major is outside the department, but who desire a strong secondary art and design emphasis.

Prerequisite courses for all majors totaling 17 hours, commonly completed during the freshman year, include: Drawing I and II, 2-D and 3-D Design, Color Theory, History of Art and Design, and Visual Culture in the Modern World, followed by the first portfolio review.