Visual Arts Art Courses General nformation Visual Communications/Design Emphasis: Option 1 (24 credit hours): Art 243 (4), 312 (3), 323 or 223 (3), 344 (4), 345 (4) 440 (3)*. Support courses recommended: Art 315 (4), 446 (3). Option 2: An additional 23 credit hours (see above for details). *Must be taken twice. Visual Communications/Illustration Emphasis: Option 1 (24 credit hours): Art 243 (4), 312 (3), 344 (4), 360 or 260 (3), 365 or 265 (3), 446 (3)*. One of the following: Art 242 or 442 (3), 292 or 492 (1-6), 345 (4), 483 (1-5), 489 (1-9). Option 2: An additional 23 credit hours (see above for details). *Must be taken twice. PROGRAM: ART MAJOR-BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE Areas of Emphasis: General Art Two Dimensional Three Dimensional Visual Communications Photography Students may apply for admission into this degree program after completing the foundation and core requirements. All students applying for admission to this degree program must submit a portfolio of work to be juried by the Department of Visual Arts faculty. Acceptance into this program will be determined by G.P.A. and review of portfolio. General Requirements: WSU Core Requirements (see index). General Education Requirements (see index). Art majors must have a C or better in major courses. Art majors must have an overall GPA of 2.00 or C. 183 total hours are required for this degree. Sixty of the 183 total hours must be upper division (courses numbered 300 and above). Specific Requirements: Foundation (19 credit hours): • Art 108 (3) (offered Autumn quarter only) • Drawing: Art 111 (4), 112 (4) (offered Autumn, Winter and Spring quarters) • Design: Art 116 (4), 117 (4), (offered Autumn, Winter and Spring quarters) Core (17 credit hours): • Art 115 (5), HU201 (3), HU202 (3), HU203 (3), 218 (3). Art majors who have completed the foundation and core requirement are permitted to take the 300 level studio class without the 200 prerequisite (except ceramics, photography and visual communications). Students who have not completed the foundation and core and who wish to take specialized studio courses must take the 200 level studio course. B.F.A. Requirements: Required Studio Distribution (18 credit hours): Choose at least three courses from each group. You may choose only one course from within brackets. • Group 1: Art 242 (3), 243 (4), [322 (3), 323 (3), 324 (3)1, 360 (3). • Group 2: Art 231 (3), 335 (3), 354 (3), 370 (3). Additional requirements (55 credit hours): • Art 312 (3) • Art history electives: (9-12 credit hours) • Studio elected specializations (36-39 credit hours) in consultation with department chair • Art 499 (3) • Senior Exhibit PROGRAM: ART COMPOSITE TEACHING MAJOR-BACHELOR DEGREE (See program requirements in the Composite Teaching Majors section of the College of Education.) PROGRAM: ART DEPARTMENTAL HONORS General Requirements: • Enroll in the General Honors Program and complete at least 10 hours of General Honors courses (see the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog). Specific Requirements: • In fulfilling requirements for an Art major, the honor student must take at least twenty hours of Art courses for honors credit with a minimum of two hours in Art 491 taken as an Honors Senior Project. • The Art Major with a General Art, Art Teaching, Photography, Two Dimensional, Three Dimensional, Visual Communications/Design or Visual Communications/ Illustration Emphasis may take any appropriate upper division art or photography course on an honors basis upon departmental and instructor approval. Permission from the department chair should be sought before registering in a course for Honors credit. A written agreement should be obtained from the professor in whose course Honors credit is to be sought. (See the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog.) PROGRAM: ART MINOR General Requirements: • A grade of C or better in all minor courses. Specific Requirements: • 27 credit hours. • Foundation required: Art 108 (3), 111 (4), 116 (4), 117 (4). • Elect 12 credit hours of art courses in consultation with the Department of Visual Arts chair. PROGRAM: ART TEACHING MINOR General Requirements: • A grade of C or better in all minor courses. Specific Requirements: • 27 credit hours. • Required: Art 108 (3), 111 (4), 116 (4), 117 (4), 351 (3). Elect 9 credit hours from the following: Art 112 (4), 115 (5), HU201 (3), HU202 (3), HU203 (3), 218 (3), 222 (3), 223 (3), 224 (3), 231 (3), 235 (3), 243 (4), 254 (3), 260 (3), 265 (3), 270 (3). (Art 351 must be completed prior to commencing student teaching or similar training.) PROGRAM: PHOTOGRAPHY MINOR General Requirements: • A grade of C or better in all minor courses. Specific Requirements: • 25 credit hours. • Required: Art 115 (5), 116 (4), 215 (4). Elect 12 credit hours from the following: Art HU203 (3), 225 (4), 275 (4), 309 (3), 315 (4), 325 (4), 355 (4), 375 (4) 475 (4). The Visual Arts Department anticipates the addition of an ART HISTORY MINOR. Contact the department chair for details. ART COURSES-ART HU101. Introduction to the Visual Arts (3) A, W, S A survey course of the visual arts for the non-art major. HU103. Studio Art for the Non-Art major (3) A general education course for non-art majors which includes a series of hands-on experiences (such as drawing and sculpture) in addition to guided inquiry through visual presentations. For students desiring to broaden their academic backgound in the areas of visual literacy and problem solving. 108. Art Major Visual Arts Orientation (3) A An introductory visual arts survey and orientation for the incoming art major and minor. Student Services 111. Drawing I (4) A, W, 5 The first drawing class in a series of two that serve as a foundation for art majors. Perceptual and conceptual development stressed. Variety of materials and procedures investigated. 112. Drawing II (4) A, W, S The second drawing class in a series of two that serve as a foundation for art majors. Perceptual and conceptual development stressed. Variety of materials and procedures investigated. 115. Basic Photography (5) A, W, 5 Interdisc. Introduction to black and white photography. Students learn the Programs use of the camera, film and print processing and gain an aesthetic sense of the medium. (Formerly Photo 101) 116. Design I (4) A, W, S Introduction to visual language using two dimensional media. This course examines the structure of images and helps the student science & develop different strategies for interpreting and constructing those Technology that communicate effectively. 117. Design II (4) A, W, 5 Use of design methods and techniques to solve three-dimensional problems creatively. 141. Lettering I (3) Introductory pen and brush free-hand lettering structure methods of calligraphy and built-up alphabet forms. HU201. Art and Architecture of the World: Paleolithic-AD 200 (3) A A global survey of the history of art and architecture from BC 15,000 to AD 200. Arts & Humanities Business & Economics HU202. Art and Architecture of the World: AD 200-1600 (3) W A global survey of the history of art and architecture from AD 200-1600. Education HU203. Art and Architecture of the World: AD 1600-Present (3) 5 A global survey of the history of art and architecture from AD 1600-Present. Health HU204. Introduction to Asian Art (3) 5 (even years) Professions A survey of the arts of Asia including China, Japan and India. 210. Perspective (3) Introduction to various techniques for representing three- dimensional objects and depth relationships on a two-dimensional surface. Science 215. Intermediate Photography (4) A, W, 5 Production of high quality black and white photographs, introduction to the zone system of exposure, printing, toning. A highly disciplined craft-oriented course to help develop technical and aesthetic skills in black and white photography. Prerequisites: Art 115 and 116 or consent of instructor; Art 116 not required for non-art majors. (Formerly Photo 201) Social & Behavioral Sciences 126 127 Continuing Education