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
MathematicsG   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 101 or
ENGL 101HG
Freshman Composition
Freshman Composition Honors
3 hours
††THEA 131 Introduction to the Theatre    3 hours
  Total: 15 hours


 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

ENGl 102 or
ENGL 102HG
Critical Reading and Writing
Critical Reading and Writing Honors           
3 hours
††ART 153 Basic 3/D Design 3 hours
††THEA 231 Stagecraft 3 hours
Natural
Science3,G
  3 hours
HistoryG 101 or 201   3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

Second Semester

††ART 117 or 
ART 281
Printmaking I
Basic Painting
3 hours
††ART 231 Beginning Sculpture 3 hours
††THEA 333 Design for Stage and Studio                            3 hours
English
LiteratureG 230, 231, or 232
  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 230, 231, or 232
  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 102 or 202   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

††THEA 431 Play Production 3 hours
††ART 4336 Senior Project: Sculpture                         3 hours
Elective   3 hours
Social
Science
Elective4,G
  3 hours
Natural
Science3,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
Elective (200+ level)   3 hours
††ART 492 Senior Seminar in the Visual Arts                             2 hours
††ART 4997 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.
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 area of 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.

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 Faculty of the Department of Visual Art + Design, for exhibition in the Graduating Seniors' Exhibition. Students must submit an electronic copy of images of works, which will be retained by the department.