Art, Visual Arts Concentration, B.A.

General Education (41 hours)

General Education  requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences

Major Requirements (39 hours)

Majors must maintain a GPA of at least 2.00 in the major.

Foreign Language (6 hours)

Students must successfully complete 2010 and 2020 or any courses numbered above the 2000 level in a single foreign language.

Minor (15-18 hours)

• Chosen from within the College of Liberal Arts

Electives (16-19 hours)

Freshman Fall

• ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• Elective 3 credit hours
• Foreign Language 3 credit hours
• Natural Sciences 4 credit hours

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• ART 1610 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours OR
• ART 1630 - Three-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours

Freshman Spring

• ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• ART 1920 - Survey of Western Art I 3 credit hours
• Foreign Language 3 credit hours
• Natural Sciences 4 credit hours

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• ART 1610 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours OR
• ART 1630 - Three-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours

Sophomore Fall

• COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
• ART 1930 - Survey of Western Art II 3 credit hours
• Foreign Language 3 credit hours
• MATH (Math) 3 credit hours

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• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Sophomore Spring

• ART 1620 - Drawing I 3 credit hours
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
• Foreign Language 3 credit hours
• B.A. minor course 3 credit hours

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• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Junior Fall

• ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

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• ART 1640 - Drawing II 3 credit hours
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
• Studio Art/Graphic Design course 3 credit hours
• B.A. minor course 3 credit hours

Junior Spring

• Elective 1 credit hour
• Studio Art/Graphic Design course 3 credit hours
• Upper-division Art History 3 credit hours
• B.A. minor course 3 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours

Senior Fall

• Studio Art/Graphic Design courses 6 credit hours
• Upper-division Art History 3 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
• Elective 3 credit hours

Senior Spring

• B.A. minor courses 6 credit hours
• Studio Art/Graphic Design course 3 credit hours
• Elective 3 credit hours
• Elective/B.A. minor course 3 credit hours