Curriculum in Art

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Art

Concentration in Photography

(see footnotes at bottom)


FIRST YEAR


First Semester

††ART 111 Basic Drawing 3 hours
††ART 151 Basic 2/D Design 3 hours
††ART 105 Survey of World Art History I 3 hours
ENGL 101G Freshman Composition 3 hours
LS 102 Introduction to Information Research 1 hour
SE 101 Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern 2 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

Second Semester

††ART 112 Intermediate Drawing 3 hours
†ART 152 Intermediate 2/D Design 3 hours
††ART 106 Survey of World Art History II                     3 hours
ENGL 102G Critical Reading and Writing 3 hours
MATH 161G College Algebra 3 hours
  Total: 15 hours


 

SECOND  YEAR


First Semester

ART 122 Photography I/Photojournalism 3 hours
††ART 153 Basic 3/D Design 3 hours
COMM 211G Introduction to Public Speaking 3 hours
ENGL 230, or
ENGL 231, or
ENGL 232G
World Literature
English Literature
American Literature
3 hours
MATH 162, or
MATH 185, or
MATH 241G
Plane Trigonometry
Contemporary Mathematics                                    
Elementary Statistics
3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

Second Semester

ART 123 Photography II 3 hours
††ART 231 Sculpture I  3 hours
††ART 281 Basic Painting 3 hours
ENGL 230, or
ENGL 231, or
ENGL 232
World Literature
English Literature
American Literature                                      
3 hours
HIST 101, or
HIST 201G
Western Civilization to 1500
American History to 1877
3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR


First Semester

ART 221 Photography III 3 hours
††ART 443 Contemporary Art, Theory, and Criticism 3 hours
††Art Studio2   3 hours
Foreign Language
101
SPAN 101, FREN 101, ITAL 101, LAT 101, or GERM 101 3 hours
Natural Science3,G   3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

Second Semester

ART 321 Photography IV 3 hours
††ART 347 or 
Art History
(300-400 level)
History of Photographic and Electronic Imaging 3 hours
HIST 102, or
HIST 202
Western Civilization since 1500
American History since 1877
3 hours
Foreign Language
102
SPAN 102, FREN 102, ITAL 102, LAT 102, or GERM 102 3 hours
Natural Science3,G   3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

 

 

FOURTH YEAR


First Semester

ART 4216 Senior Project Photography                               3 hours
††Art Studio
or Art History
(300-400 level)
  3 hours
††Art Studio2   3 hours
Social Science
Elective4,G
  3 hours
Natural Science
Elective3,G
  3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

Second Semester

ART 4216 Senior Project Photography 3 hours
Humanities Elective
(200+ level)5
  3 hours
Social Science
Elective
(200+level)4,G

                                          
3 hours
††ART 492 Senior Seminar in the Visual Arts                                                           3 hours
††ART 499 Thesis Exhibition7 3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of free electives.

GGeneral Education Courses

††Major course. Requires a grade of "C" or better in all courses in the major.
1Must be in a two-semester sequence (i.e. 101-102 or 201-202).
2A two-semester sequence (beyond the core courses) is required in a studio area other than that of the concentration.
3Natural Sciences to include both Physical and Biological Sciences, at least 6 hours of which must be in a two-semester sequence.
4Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.
5To be selected from Foreign Languages (including Mythology), Philosophy, History, Speech Communication, or Literature (either in the English Department or Languages and Communication Department).
6Must have nine hours in a single artistic area before attempting Senior Project.
7All degree candidates must present an ambitious body of art work, approved by the Visual Arts Faculty, for exhibition in the Graduating Seniors' Exhibition. Students must submit a CD of these works, which will be retained by the department.