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Curriculum in Art

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Art

Theatre Design Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)


FIRST YEAR

First Semester

††ART 111 Basic Drawing 3 hours
††ART 151 Basic 2/D Drawing 3 hours
††ART 105 Survey of World Art History I 3 hours
Mathematics/
Analytical
ReasoningG		   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 101G Freshman Composition 3 hours
††THEA 131 Introduction to the Theatre    3 hours
  Total: 15 hours


 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

ENGl 102G Critical Reading and Writing                 3 hours
††ART 153 Basic 3/D Design 3 hours
††THEA 231 Stagecraft 3 hours
Natural
ScienceG		   3 hours
HistoryG   3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

Second Semester

††ART 281 Basic Painting 3 hours
††ART 231 Beginning Sculpture 3 hours
††THEA 333 Design for Stage and Studio                            3 hours
English
LiteratureG		   3 hours
Mathematics/
Analytical
ReasoningG		   3 hours
ART 299 Sophomore Review 0 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

††ART 333 or
ART 393 		Sculpture II
Three Dimensional Digital Media and Animation		 3 hours
††THEA 234 Introduction to Acting 3 hours
††THEA 433 Theatre History 3 hours
Foreign
Language 101 		SPAN 101, FREN 101, ITAL 101, LAT 101, or GERM 101 3 hours
English
Literature 		  3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

Second Semester

††THEA 337 Costume and Makeup for Stage/Studio 3 hours
††ART 443 Contemporary Art, Theory, and Criticism 3 hours
History   3 hours
Foreign
Language 102 		SPAN 102, FREN 102, ITAL 102, LAT 102, or GERM 102 3 hours
Natural
Science1,G		   3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

††THEA 431 Play Production 3 hours
††ART 433 Senior Project: Sculpture                         3 hours
Elective   3 hours
Social
Science
Elective2,G		   3 hours
Natural
Science1,G		   3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

Second Semester

††Art History
(300-400 level) 		  3 hours
MUS 151G Introduction to Music 3 hours
Foreign
Language
(200+) or
Phil or
COMMG		   3 hours
Social
Behavioral
Sciences2,G		   3 hours
††ART 492 Senior Seminar in the Visual Arts                             2 hours
††ART 499 Thesis Exhibition 1 hour
  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.
1Natural Sciences to include both Physical and Biological Sciences, at least 6 hours of which must be in a two-semester sequence.
2Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.
3Must have nine hours in are of concentration before attempting Senior Project.
All degree candidates must present an ambitious body of art work, approved by Faculty of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts, for exhibition in the Graduating Seniors' Exhibition. Students must submit an electronic copy of images of works, which will be retained by the department.