1998-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - College of Liberal Arts

CHAIRPERSON: Albert Wong
PROFESSORS EMERITI: Clarke Garnsey, Wiltz Harrison
PROFESSORS: Fensch, Parish, Thiewes
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS: Bauer, Jones, Quinnan, Segal, Wong
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS: John Arnold
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS: Evans, Fajardo, Koontz, Perrigo

The Department of Art offers a comprehensive program in the visual arts. Degrees are awarded in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), the Bachelor of Arts (BA), and the Bachelor of Arts with All Levels Teacher Certification (for students interested in certification as art teachers). Students may choose majors in the following areas: Ceramics, Graphic Design, Drawing, Metals, Painting, Printmaking, and Sculpture. Studio Art and Art History minors are available to Liberal Arts BA students.

The Department of Art is located in the Fox Fine Arts Center with over 30 professionally equipped studios, a computer lab, an art history lecture room, and two art galleries, making it one of the finest facilities in the Southwest.

Suggested class schedule for Freshmen Art Majors
First Semester: ARTF 3101 (Basic Design I); ARTF 3102 (Basic Drawing I); ARTH 3105 (Art History of the Western World I; along with 3 to 6 additional credits required under the chosen degree plan.

Second Semester: ARTF 3103 (Basic Design II); ARTF 3104 (Basic Drawing II); ARTH 3106 (Art History of the Western World II); along with 3 to 6 additional credits required under the chosen degree plan.

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (a minimum of 135 semester hours)

General Requirements (48 hours, 53 hours if using ESOL option): Communication Skills (6-11 hours)

Social Sciences (12 hours)

Mathematics/Science (6 hours)

Science/Technology (9-12 hours)

ITS 3350

Fine Arts (3-4 hours)

3-4 hours of Fine Arts from the core menu Other (12-13 hours)

HUMN 3301

Art Foundations (54 hours): ARTF 3101 , 3102 , 3103 , 3104 , 3315 ; ARTH 3105 , 3106 (ARTH 3105 and 3106 also meet the Fine Arts requirements in section 1, above), ARTH 3209 , plus 3 hours upper-division Art History; ARTG 3206 ; CERM 3204 ; DRAW 3208 , 3218 ; DRAW 3410 or ART 3307 ; MTLS 3203 ; PNTG 3201 ; PRNT 3205 ; and SCUL 3202 .

Major Art Area (21 hours): To be selected from one of the following: Ceramics, Drawing, Graphic Design, Metals, Painting, Printmaking, or Sculpture; 18 hours must be upper-division. (Courses required under Art Foundations cannot be applied to the major or minor art areas.)

Drawing major is comprised of 12 upper-division drawing hours, plus 9 hours of studio art electives, 6 of which must be upper-division.

Minor Art Area (12 hours): Selected from one of the following other than the major area: Ceramics, Drawing, Graphic Design, Metals, Painting, Printmaking, or Sculpture. Nine hours must be upper-division. (Courses required under Art Foundations cannot be counted again in the Minor Art Area.)

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BACHELOR OF ARTS (132 semester hours)
The bachelor of arts degree with a major in art may be earned by completing the following, for a total of 132 semester hours.

University Core Curriculum (48-55 hours): See the Core Curriculum section of this Catalog.
Liberal Arts General Education Requirements (30-35 hours): See the core curriculum section of this Catalog. (Note: HUMN 3301 , required under Liberal Arts General Education Requirements, also fulfills the University Core Curriculum Humanities requirement.)
Art Foundations (24 hours): ARTF 3101 , 3102 , 3103 , and 3104 ; ARTH 3105 *, 3106 *; DRAW 3208 , 3218
Major Area (21 hours): To be selected from one or two of the following: Ceramics, Drawing, Graphic Design, Metals, Painting, Printmaking, or Sculpture. Eighteen hours must be upper-division. (Courses required under Art Foundations cannot be counted again in the Major Area.)
Minor Area (18 hours): May be selected from Art History or a non-art minor area as described in the Liberal Arts introductory section; 12 hours must be upper-division. Courses required under Art Foundations, such as ARTH 3105 and 3106 , cannot be counted again in the Minor Area.
Art History Minor for the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Art: ARTH 3308 and ARTH 3329 , plus 12 hours from ARTH 3310 , 3339 , 3409 , 3419 , or 3429.
Electives: Completed, if necessary, to bring the total to a minimum of 132 semester credit hours.

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BACHELOR OF ARTS with All Levels Teacher Certification (a minimum of 132 semester hours)
A Bachelor of Arts degree with all-levels certification allows students to major in Art and minor in Professional Education. In lieu of the Additional Liberal Arts General Education Requirements, student pursuing this degree take additional requirements for certification. To complete this degree students must fulfill the following :

University Core Curriculum (48-55 hours): See the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.
Additional Requirements (15 hours): COMM 3101 ; CS 3110 ; RED 3340 or 3342 ; six semester hours of English, three of which must be upper division (three of these hours must be chosen from the English courses that fulfill the University Core requirement in Humanities).
Art Foundations (18 hours): ARTF 3101 , 3102 , 3103 , 3104 ; ARTH 3105 , 3106 (the two Art History courses fulfill the University Core Curriculum requirements in Fine Arts and the additional course work of 3-4 hours from one of several blocks, including Fine Arts.)
Art (45 hours) ARTG 3206 ; CERM 3204 ; DRAW 3208 , 3218 ; MTLS 3203 ; PNTG 3201 ; PRNT 3205 ; SCUL 3202 ; ARTF 3315 ; ARTH 3209 , plus 3 hours upper-division Art History; ARTE 3327 , ARTT 3337 , 3427 , and 3437.
Professional Education (18 hours) EDPC 3300 ; SCED 3317 (fulfills the University Core Curriculum requirement in Cultural Diversity); ELED 3302 or SCED 3311 ; ARTE 3447 ; TED 6496.
Electives: Completed, as necessary, to bring total to 132 semester credit hours.

See the catalog section for the College of Education regarding requirements for admission to Professional Education courses.

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MINOR DEGREE PLANS FOR NON-ART MAJORS
The Department of Art also offers Liberal Arts majors the opportunity to seek a minor in Studio Art or Art History.

Art History (18 hours - selected from either the Western or Latin American concentrations listed below):

Latin American Concentration: ARTH 3105 , 3106 , 3107 , plus 9 hours from the following: ARTH 3329 , 3309 , 3310 , or 3409.