The School of Visual and Performing Arts supports creativity for all students, not just art and design majors. We offer nine flexible programs for all 91重口 students to enjoy and benefit from creative expression.
Selecting one of the nine minors offered by the school provides you with historical and aesthetic knowledge and artistic skills. Most importantly, engaging in the arts stimulates, illuminates, and illustrates our lives. Plus, it's fun!
When considering a minor
Minors must be outside of a student鈥檚 major and concentration and consist of a minimum of 18 credits. Up to three courses (or up to nine credits) designated by a program to satisfy major or General Education requirements may be counted towards a minor. Any other electives selected to complete General Education requirements and Free Electives may also be used to satisfy the minor.
- This policy applies to all students, including those who began under an earlier catalog
- The limit of 3 courses (or 9 credits) refers to the total number of courses/credits required by a program for major requirements or major-prescribed General Education courses
- General Education courses not prescribed by a major, as well as Free Electives may count towards a minor without any limit or restrictions
- Declaring a minor requires dean approval, so certain major/minor combinations may not be possible at the dean鈥檚 discretion
Double Minors Policy
You may have two minors. In order to complete a second minor, courses used to fulfill the requirements of the first minor may not be used to meet the requirements of the second minor. Depending upon the major, you may not be able to complete the requirements of the minors within four years or within the minimum number of credits for your degree.
Available Minors in Visual and Performing Arts
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Art History
Program Requirements
Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:
Required Courses
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ART 101听-听Visual Art and Cultural Values I: Prehistory to c. 1310 (Cr: 3)
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ART 102听-听Visual Art and Cultural Values II: Early Fourteenth Century to the Present (Cr: 3)
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ART 322听-听Contemporary Art in a Global Context (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses
Students select three from听the following courses:
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ART 217听-听History of Architecture and Interior Design I (Cr: 3)
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ART 237听-听History of Graphic Design (Cr: 3)
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ART 238听-听Modern and Postmodern Art: from the 1870s through the 1970s (Cr: 3)
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ART 266听-听Writing in the Arts Seminar (Cr: 3)
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ART 313听-听History of Architecture and Interior Design II (Cr: 3)
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ART 317听-听History of Photography (Cr: 3)
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ART 320听-听Native American Art: Beyond Tradition (Cr: 3)
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ART 402听-听Theories and Methods of Art History (Cr: 3)
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HST 201听-听Contemporary Approaches to History (Cr: 3)
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HST 235听-听Public History (Cr: 3)
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ART 101听-听Visual Art and Cultural Values I: Prehistory to c. 1310 (Cr: 3)
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Art Therapy
Program Requirements
Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:
Required Courses
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AET 100听-听Foundations of Creative Therapies (Cr: 3)
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AET 200听-听Materials, Media, and Metaphor (Cr: 3)
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ART 105听-听Drawing and Composition I (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses
Students select one studio art course:
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ART 106听-听Drawing and Composition II (Cr: 3)
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ART 121听-听Ceramics I (Cr: 3)
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ART 201听-听Painting I (Cr: 3)
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ART 205听-听Three-Dimensional Design (Cr: 3)
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ART 219听-听Human and Animal Figures in Clay (Cr: 3)
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ART 222听-听Ceramics II (Cr: 3)
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ART 227听-听The Artist's Sketchbook: Ideation to Integration (Cr: 3)
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ART 241听-听Figure Drawing: Anatomy for Artists (Cr: 3)
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ART 250听-听Printmaking (Cr: 3)
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ART 255听-听Creative Bookmaking (Cr: 3)
Additional Course Electives
Students select two from the following list:
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AET 201听-听Populations, Assessment, and Intervention (Cr: 3)
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AET 210听-听Therapeutic Writing (Cr: 3)
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AET 225听-听Jung and Art Therapy (Cr: 3)
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AET 300听-听Counseling Practices in the Expressive Therapies (Cr: 3)
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AET 305听-听Cultural Humility in the Arts Therapies (Cr: 3)
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ART 331听-听Art and Social Action (Cr: 3)
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AET 100听-听Foundations of Creative Therapies (Cr: 3)
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Arts Administration
Program Requirements
Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:
Required Courses
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ART 265听-听Arts Administration I (Cr: 3)
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ART 365听-听Arts Administration II (Cr: 3)
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BUS 200听-听Marketing (Cr: 3)
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MCA 203听-听Public Relations (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses
Students select two from the following courses:
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ART 402听-听Theories and Methods of Art History (Cr: 3)
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HST 201听-听Contemporary Approaches to History (Cr: 3)
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HTM 318听-听Events Management (Cr: 3)
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ART 266听-听Writing in the Arts Seminar (Cr: 3)
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HST 235听-听Public History (Cr: 3)
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ART 265听-听Arts Administration I (Cr: 3)
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Ceramics
Program Requirements
Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:
Required Courses
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ART 121听-听Ceramics I (Cr: 3)
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ART 222听-听Ceramics II (Cr: 3)
Additional Required Courses
Students select two courses from the following:
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ART 105听-听Drawing and Composition I (Cr: 3)
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ART 201听-听Painting I (Cr: 3)
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ART 205听-听Three-Dimensional Design (Cr: 3)
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PHT 116听-听Introduction to Photographic Imaging (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses
Students select two courses from the following:
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ART 212听-听Sculpture (Cr: 3)
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ART 219听-听Human and Animal Figures in Clay (Cr: 3)
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ART 224听-听Alternative Processes in Clay (Cr: 3)
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ART 334听-听Photographic Imagery on Clay and Glass (Cr: 3)
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ART 335听-听Advanced Ceramics (Cr: 3)
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ART 121听-听Ceramics I (Cr: 3)
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Creative Arts Therapy
Program Requirements
Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:
Required Courses
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ART 105听-听Drawing and Composition I (Cr: 3)
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AET 100听-听Foundations of Creative Therapies (Cr: 3)
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PSY 100听-听General Psychology (Cr: 3)
Additional Required Course
Select one of the following:
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ART 255听-听Creative Bookmaking (Cr: 3)
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DAN 235听-听Mind and Body Awareness (Cr: 3)
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MUS 160听-听Performance Workshop (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses
Select two from the following courses:
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AET 201听-听Specific Populations: Arts and Expressive Therapy (Cr: 3)
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AET 210听-听Therapeutic Writing (Cr: 3)
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AET 225听-听Jung and Art Therapy (Cr: 3)
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AET 305听-听Cross Cultural Practices of Art Therapy (Cr: 3)
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AET 300听-听Counseling Practices in the Expressive Therapies (Cr: 3)
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AET 306听-听Drama Therapy and Psychodrama (Cr: 3)
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AET 205听-听Music Therapy Foundations (Cr: 3)
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AET 215听-听Dance/Movement Therapy Foundations (Cr: 3)
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ART 105听-听Drawing and Composition I (Cr: 3)
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Dance
Program Requirements
Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:
Required Courses
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DAN 200听-听Dance Composition (Choreography) (Cr: 3)
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DAN 225听-听Dance History (Cr: 3)
Or
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DAN 240听-听Global Dance (Cr: 3)
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DAN 235听-听Mind and Body Awareness (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses
Any additional six听credits of DAN XXX courses.
Additional听three credits from the following courses:
- DAN XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
- DRA听XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
- MUS XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)
- PA XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)
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ART 265听-听Arts Administration I (Cr: 3)
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AET 215听-听Dance/Movement Therapy Foundations (Cr: 3)
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DAN 200听-听Dance Composition (Choreography) (Cr: 3)
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Expressive Arts Therapy
Program Requirements
Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:
Required Courses
Arts Skills Courses
Choose six credits (Must be from a minimum of two different prefixes)
DAN any 1 cr. course taken three times
Expressive Arts Electives
Select two coures from the following list:
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Graphic Design
Program Requirements
Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:
Required Courses:
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GD 105听-听Introduction to Computer Graphics (Cr: 3)
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GD 120听-听Foundations of Graphic Design (Cr: 3)
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GD 126听-听Typography 1 (Cr: 3)
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GD 200听-听Sophomore Design Studio (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses
Students select two from the following courses:
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GD 226听-听Typography II (Cr: 3)
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GD 230听-听User Experience Design I (Cr: 3)
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GD 302听-听Computer Animation (Cr: 3)
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GD 310听-听User Experience Design II (Cr: 3)
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GD 326听-听Typography III (Cr: 3)
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GD 345听-听Motion Graphics (Cr: 3)
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PHT 260听-听Digital Imaging and Manipulation (Cr: 3)
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GD 105听-听Introduction to Computer Graphics (Cr: 3)
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Illustration
Program Requirements
Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:
Required Courses
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ILL 100听-听Digital Illustration I (Cr: 3)
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ILL 200听-听Digital Illustration II (Cr: 3)
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ILL 220听-听Mixed Media Illustration (Cr: 3)
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ILL 310听-听Narrative Illustration (Cr: 3)
Elective Courses
Two elective courses听from these options:
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ART 211听-听Vintage Posters and Prints (Cr: 3)
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ART 227听-听The Artist's Sketchbook: Ideation to Integration (Cr: 3)
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ART 241听-听Figure Drawing: Anatomy for Artists (Cr: 3)
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ENG 245听-听Cartoonists and Satirists (Cr: 3)
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ART 270听-听Illustration: Character Development (Cr: 3)
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ART 314听-听Digital Painting and Illustration (Cr: 3)
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GD 105听-听Introduction to Computer Graphics (Cr: 3)
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GD 345听-听Motion Graphics (Cr: 3)
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GD 302听-听Computer Animation (Cr: 3)
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PHT 260听-听Digital Imaging and Manipulation (Cr: 3)
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ILL 100听-听Digital Illustration I (Cr: 3)
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Music
Program Requirements
Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:
Required Courses
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MUS 106听-听Private Music Instruction (Cr: 0.5 - 3)
Three semesters. Note: May be taken up to eight semesters for credit. Accumulation of three credits satisfies the Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education requirement; these courses may require additional instructional fees.
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MUS 201听-听Music Theory I (Cr: 3)
Three semesters participating in one or more of the following musical ensembles:
听Note: May be repeated up to eight semesters for credit.听 Accumulation of three credits satisfies the Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement.
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MUS 105听-听91重口 Chorus (Cr: 1)
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MUS 107听-听Constellation Interfaith Music Ensemble (Cr: 1)
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MUS 109听-听Percussion Ensemble (Cr: 1)
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MUS 113听-听Jazz Band (Cr: 1)
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MUS 114听-听Chamber Ensemble (Cr: 1)
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MUS 115听-听Modern Band Project (Cr: 1)
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MUS 116听-听Pep Band (Cr: 1)
Additional Courses
Any additional six credits of MUS XXX courses.
Additional three credits from the following coures:
- DRA XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)听听听听
- DAN XXX听(3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)听听听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听
- MUS XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)
- PA XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)
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AET 205听-听Music Therapy Foundations (Cr: 3)
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ART 265听-听Arts Administration I (Cr: 3)
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MUS 106听-听Private Music Instruction (Cr: 0.5 - 3)
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Photography
Program Requirements
Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:
Required Courses
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PHT 113听-听Multimedia I: Audio and Video Production for Photographers (Cr: 3)
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PHT 116听-听Introduction to Photographic Imaging (Cr: 3)
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PHT 202听-听Studio Photography (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses
Students select two from the following courses:
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ART 317听-听History of Photography (Cr: 3)
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PHT 217听-听Sports Photography (Cr: 3)
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PHT 260听-听Digital Imaging and Manipulation (Cr: 3)
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PHT 306听-听Experimental Photography (Cr: 3)
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PHT 309听-听Location Lighting: Events and Portraits (Cr: 3)
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PHT 312听-听Advanced Photographic Methods (Cr: 3)
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PHT 325听-听Advanced Photography Seminar (Cr: 3)
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PHT 113听-听Multimedia I: Audio and Video Production for Photographers (Cr: 3)
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Studio Art
Program Requirements
Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits as follows:
Required Courses
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ART 105听-听Drawing and Composition I (Cr: 3)
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ART 115听-听Two Dimensional Design (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses
Select four from the following courses:
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ART 121听-听Ceramics I (Cr: 3)
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ART 125听-听Beginning Block Printmaking (Cr: 3)
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ART 201听-听Painting I (Cr: 3)
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ART 202听-听Painting II (Cr: 3)
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ART 207听-听Color Theory and Light (Cr: 3)
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ART 212听-听Sculpture (Cr: 3)
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ART 215听-听Advanced Drawing (Cr: 3)
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ART 222听-听Ceramics II (Cr: 3)
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ART 224听-听Alternative Processes in Clay (Cr: 3)
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ART 241听-听Figure Drawing: Anatomy for Artists (Cr: 3)
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ART 250听-听Printmaking (Cr: 3)
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ART 255听-听Creative Bookmaking (Cr: 3)
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ART 270听-听Illustration: Character Development (Cr: 3)
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ART 323听-听Media and Metaphor: Nature (Cr: 3)
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ART 240听-听Imagination and Creativity (Cr: 3)
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ART 105听-听Drawing and Composition I (Cr: 3)
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Theater
Program Requirements
Students are required to take the courses listed below, which includes three semesters of private instruction and three semesters of performance, totaling 18 credits.
Required Courses:
Three credits in theater performance and/or private instruction
(1 credit repeated 3 times, any combination of the following)
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DRA 105听-听Theater Performance (Cr: 1 or 3)
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DRA 106听-听Private Theater Instruction (Cr: 0.5 or 1)
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DRA 200听-听Acting Techniques I (Cr: 3)
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DRA 220听-听Introduction to Theater Production (Cr: 3)
Additional Courses:
Any additional six credits of DRA XXX courses.听
Additional听three credits from the following courses:
- DAN XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
- DRA XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
- MUS XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)
- PA XXX (3 credits, or 1 credit taken 3 times)
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AET 306听-听Drama Therapy and Psychodrama (Cr: 3)
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ART 265听-听Arts Administration I (Cr: 3)
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ENG 212听-听Drama Survey (Cr: 3)
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ENG 229听-听Playwriting and Screenwriting I (Cr: 3)
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ENG 365听-听Shakespeare (Cr: 3)
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DRA 105听-听Theater Performance (Cr: 1 or 3)