Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts

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Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts (Four-Year Plan)

Program Description

The Visual Arts program emphasizes the principles and best practices of the visual arts. The core includes courses focused on drawing, digital design, color theory, painting, and art history. Student also select art electives in the areas of painting, figure drawing, ceramics, 3-D design, and more. Students critically analyze and produce various artworks in courses, practicums, junior studio, and as part of portfolio and capstone projects.

Potential Career Options

Potential career options for those pursuing this degree include visual artist (with specialties in portrait drawing, figure drawing, or painting, for example), 3-D artist, photographer, and other visual arts-related careers.

Total Program: 120 Credit Hours

2023-24 Foundational Core - 34 Credit Hours

SEU Foundations - 3 Credit Hours

CORE 1111 - COMMUNITY AND COLLEGE SUCCESS Credits: 1
CORE 1112 - DIVINE DESIGN AND MISSIONAL VOCATION Credits: 2

Worldview Formation - 9 Credit Hours

BIBL 1113 - THE STORY OF SCRIPTURE Credits: 3
THEO 1213 - LIVED THEOLOGY Credits: 3
CORE 3113 - WORLDVIEW AND COMPLEX PROBLEMS SEMINAR Credits: 3

Habits of Inquiry - 22 Credit Hours

Major Core - 42 Credit Hours

Visual Arts Core - 30 Credit Hours

ARTV 1013 - DRAWING I Credits: 3
ARTV 1503 - SURVEY OF WESTERN ART Credits: 3
ARTV 2013 - DRAWING II Credits: 3
ARTV 2023 - PHOTOGRAPHY Credits: 3
ARTV 2033 - FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL DESIGN Credits: 3
ARTV 2043 - COLOR THEORY Credits: 3
ARTV 2053 - PAINTING I Credits: 3
ARTV 3503 - MODERN & CONTEMPORARY WESTERN ART Credits: 3
ARTV 3913 - JUNIOR STUDIO Credits: 3
ARTV 4503 - SENIOR PORTFOLIO AND EXHIBITION Credits: 3

Visual Arts Electives - Select Four (4) from the Following (12 Credit Hours):

ARTV 2123 - INTRODUCTION TO PRINTMAKING Credits: 3
ARTV 3083 - PAINTING II Credits: 3
ARTV 3093 - FIGURE DRAWING Credits: 3
ARTV 3103 - 3-D DESIGN Credits: 3
ARTV 3143 - CERAMICS Credits: 3
ARTV 4003 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART OR DESIGN Credits: 3
COMM 4183 - INTERNATIONAL VISUAL STORYTELLING Credits: 3

Divine Design (Major Specific Experiential Learning) - 2 Credit Hours

ARTV 3001 - ART OR DESIGN PRACTICUM Credits: Variable

Divine Design - 42 Credit Hours

To meet the Divine Design requirement, students may earn credit hours in general elective courses, declared minors/certificates, or enjoy other experiential learning opportunities such as study abroad, internships, or practicums. Other practicum options include PRAC 1001 (1 credit hour), PRAC 1002 (2 credit hours), PRAC 1003 (3 credit hours), PRAC 1004 (4 credit hours), up to 24 credit hours. General Electives are any college-level course that does not satisfy the above program requirements. Students must complete the above program requirements with the remaining credit hours earned in the Divine Design to meet the total program hours.

Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts

Total Program: 120 Credit Hours

2023-24 Foundational Core - 34 Credit Hours

SEU Foundations - 3 Credit Hours

Worldview Formation - 9 Credit Hours

Habits of Inquiry - 22 Credit Hours

Discursive Inquiry - 6 Credit Hours

Natural-Scientific Inquiry - Select One with Lab:

Quantitative Inquiry - Select One:

Socio-Historical Inquiry- Select Two:

Creative-Aesthetic Inquiry - Select One:

Major Core - 42 Credit Hours

Visual Arts Core - 30 Credit Hours

Visual Arts Electives - Select Four (4) from the Following (12 Credit Hours):

Divine Design (Major Specific Experiential Learning) - 2 Credit Hours

Divine Design - 42 Credit Hours