University Catalog

Curriculum in Art

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Art

(see footnotes at the 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 ENGL 121H or ENGL 123HG	Freshman Composition Ancient Epic: Literature and Composition Topics in Critical Reading and Writing	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 102 or ENGL 122H or ENGL 124HG	Critical Reading and Writing Modern Epic: Literature and Composition Topics in Reading and Research-Based Writing	3	hours
MathematicsG		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

ART 115 or ART 117 or ART 122 or ART 161 or ART 1902	Basic Ceramics Printmaking I Photography I/Photojournalism Print Design I New Media and Animation I	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
Mathematics or Analytical ReasoningG		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

ART 215 or ART 217 or ART 221 or ART 261 or ART 290	Intermediate Ceramics Printmaking II Photography III Print Design II New Media and Animation II	3	hours
††ART 231	Sculpture I	3	hours
††ART 117  or ART 281	Printmaking I Basic Painting	3	hours
ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
HIST 101 or  HIST 2011,G	Western Civilization to 1500 American History to 1877	3	hours
ART 299	Sophomore Review	0	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

††Art Studio		3	hours
††Art History (300-400 level)		3	hours
Art Studio		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 Studio		3	hours
††ART 443	Contemporary Art, Theory, and Criticism	3	hours
HIST 102 or HIST 2021	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 Studio		3	hours
††Art Studio or Art History (300-400 level)		3	hours
Elective (200+ level)		3	hours
Social Science Elective4,G		3	hours
Natural Science3,G		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††Senior Project Art6		3	hours
Humanities Elective (200+ level)5		3	hours
Social Science Elective (200+ level)4,G		3	hours
MUS 151, or THEA 131G	Introduction to Music Introduction to the Theatre	3	hours
††ART 492	Senior Seminar in the Visual Arts	2	hours
††ART 4997	Thesis Exhibition	1	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 Art + Design Faculty for exhibition in the Graduating Seniors' Exhibition. Students must submit slides or CD of these works, which will be retained by the department.