Curriculum in Art

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Art

Graphic Design Concentration

(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 101, or
ENLG 121H, or
ENGL 123HG,H
Freshman Composition
Ancient Epic: Literature and Composition
Topics in Critical Reading and Writing
3 hours
SE 101 Freshman Academic Success
at Southeastern
2 hours
  Total: 14 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 102, or 
ENGL 122H, or
ENGL 124HG,H
Critical Reading and Writing
Modern Epic: Literature and Composition
Topics in Reading and Research-Based Writing
3 hours
MATH 151/161G College Algebra with FundamentalsCollege Algebra 3 hours
  Total: 15 hours


 

SECOND  YEAR


First Semester

ART 160 Typography 3 hours
ART 161 Print Design I 3 hours
††ART 153 Basic 3/D Design 3 hours
ENGL 230, or
ENGL 231, or
ENGL 232G,H
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 261 Print Design II 3 hours
††ART 231 Sculpture I 3 hours
††ART 281 Basic Painting 3 hours
ENGL 230, or
ENGL 231, or
ENGL 232H
World Literature
English Literature
American Literature
3 hours
HIST 101, or
HIST 201H
Western Civilization to 1500   
American History to 1877
3 hours
ART 299 Sophomore Review 0 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR


First Semester

ART 361 Print Design 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 345 or Art
History 300-400 level
  3 hours
Humanities Elective
(200+ level)5
  3 hours
HIST 102, or
HIST 2021,H
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 459 Internet Design                                       3 hours
††Art Studio or
Art History
(300-400 level)
  3 hours
††Art Studio2   3 hours
Social Science
Elective4,G
  3 hours
Natural
Science3,G
  3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

 

Second Semester

ART 4616 Senior Project: Graphic Design 3 hours
ART 466 Internship: Graphic Design 3 hours
††ART 499 Thesis Exhibition7 1 hour
Social Science
Elective4,G
  3 hours
MUS 151, or
THEA 131G,H
Introduction to Music
Introduction to the Theatre
3 hours
COMM 211G,H Introduction to Public Speaking                 3  hours
  Total: 16 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
HHonors students to take Honors course option.

††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 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 the Department of Languages and Communication).
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.