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Curriculum in Art
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Art
Graphic Design Concentration

(Please refer to footnotes at the bottom of the page for additional details)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††ART 111 Basic Drawing 3
††ART 151 Basic 2/D Design 3
††ART 105 Survey of World Art History I 3
ENGL 101 or
ENLG 101HG		 Freshman Composition
Freshman Composition Honors		 3
*SE 101 Freshman Academic Success
at Southeastern		 2
Total Semester Credit Hours: 14

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††ART 112 Intermediate Drawing 3
††ART 154 Foundations in Visual Language II 3
††ART 106 Survey of World Art History II 3
ENGL 102 or 
ENGL 102HG		 Critical Reading and Writing
Critical Reading and Writing Honors		 3
MathematicsG   3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
ART 160 Typography 3
ART 161 Print Design I 3
††ART 153 Basic 3/D Design 3
ENGL 230 or
ENGL 231 or
ENGL 232G		 World Literature
English Literature
American Literature		 3

Mathematics or
Analytical 
ReasoningG

   3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
ART 261 Print Design II 3
††ART 231 Sculpture I 3
††ART 117 
or ART 281		 Printmaking I
Basic Painting		 3
ENGL 230 or
ENGL 231 or
ENGL 232		 World Literature
English Literature
American Literature		 3
HIST 101 or
HIST 201		 Western Civilization to 1500
American History to 1877		 3
ART 299 Sophomore Review 0
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
ART 361 Print Design III 3
††ART 443 Contemporary Art,Theory, and Criticism 3
††Art Studio2   3
Foreign Language 
101		 CHIN 101, SPAN 101, FREN 101, ITAL 101, LAT 101, or GERM 101  3
Natural
Science3,G		   3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††Art 345 or Art
History 300-400 level		   3
Humanities Elective
(200+ level)5		   3
HIST 102 or
HIST 2021		 Western Civilization Since 1500
American History Since 1877		 3
Foreign Language
102		 CHIN 102, SPAN 102, FREN 102, ITAL 102, LAT 102, or GERM 102 3
Natural Science3,G   3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
ART 459 Internet Design 3
††Art Studio or
Art History
(300-400 level)		   3
††Art Studio2   3
Social Science
Elective4,G		   3
Natural
Science3,G		   3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
ART 4616 Senior Project: Graphic Design 3
ART 466 Internship: Graphic Design 3
††ART 499 Thesis Exhibition7 1
Social Science
Elective4,G		   3
MUS 151 or
THEA 131G		 Introduction to Music
Introduction to the Theatre		 3
COMM 211G Introduction to Public Speaking                 3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

 

Total Credit Hours Required For Curriculum: 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 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 the Visual Art + Design Faculty, for exhibition in the Graduating Seniors' Exhibition. Students must submit a CD of these works, which will be retained by the department.