BA in Art with an emphasis in Visual Culture
- 60 required credit hours
- 27 general education credit hours
- 41 elective credit hours
This emphasis is available at the Vienna campus. However, many of the required courses are regular offerings and may be used to supplement the visual culture coursework in Vienna.
| ART 1010 Creative Strategies | 3 hours |
| ART 1110 Introduction to Drawing | 3 hours |
| ART 1210 Design: 2-D | 3 hours |
| ART 1700 Photo I | 3 hours |
| ARHS 2200 Current Art | 3 hours |
| ARHS 2210 Introduction to the History of Western Art | 3 hours |
| ART 2212 Art, Business, and Visual Culture | 3 hours |
| ARHS 2230 Visual Literacy | 3 hours |
| ARHS 2350 Introductory Topics in Art History | 3 hours |
| ARHS 3390 Art and Art Cultures (non-Western) | 3 hours |
| ARHS 3410 Cultural Organizations: Structure and Theory | 3 hours |
| ART 3830 Alternative Media | 3 hours |
| ARHS 4730 Art Theory and Criticism | 3 hours |
| ART 4800 Apprenticeships in Art | 3-6 hours |
| ART 4920 Seminar in Visual Culture (Overview) | 3 hours |
| MNGT 3600 Management in the Arts | 3 hours |
In addition to the above, students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of studio art or art history elective courses at the 2000 level or above. (This may include ARHS 2000 Art Forum.)
Students may adapt their coursework to enrich an individualized visual culture track by selecting relevant courses, like those listed below, to fulfill general education or elective requirements.
- SOCI 2000 Issues in Contemporary Society
- ANTH 2300 Culture and Communication
- ANTH 4330 Gender and Sex
- ENGL 4010 Art and the Artist
- FLST 1800 Film Appreciation
- FLST 2060 Modern World Cinema
- GNST 1300 Technology and Society
- GNST 1400 Civilization and the Arts
- GNST 2060 Introduction to World Cultures
- HIST 3000 Ideas in History
- MEDC 1020 Introduction to Mass Communications
- MEDC 2800 Cultural Diversity in the Media
- PHIL 3120 Philosophy and Art
- PSYC 1100 Introduction to Psychology
- PSYC 2000 Issues in Contemporary Psychology
- RELG 2400 Religion and the Arts
- WRIT 3000 Professional Writing Practicum
Completion of a supportive minor may add a specific focus to the visual culture emphasis in art. Typical minors would include:
Management minor
It is suggested that a management minor should include the following courses: ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting, ACCT 2025 Managerial Accounting, MNGT 2100 Management Theory and Practices, MNGT 3400 Human Resource Management, MNGT 3450 Principles of Organizational Behavior, and MNGT 3500 Marketing.
A minor in psychology includes PSYC 1100 Introduction to Psychology and five additional psychology courses.
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