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Curriculum in Art
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Art
Theatre 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 Drawing 3
††ART 105 Survey of World Art History I 3
MathematicsG   3
LS 102 Introduction to Information Research 1
*SE 101 Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern 2
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††ART 112 Intermediate Drawing 3
††ART 152 Intermediate 2/D Design 3
††ART 106 Survey of World Art History II 3
ENGL 101 or
ENGL 101HG		 Freshman Composition
Freshman Composition Honors		 3
††THEA 131 Introduction to the Theatre    3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

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

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††ART 117 or 
ART 281		 Printmaking I
Basic Painting		 3
††ART 231 Beginning Sculpture 3
††THEA 333 Design for Stage and Studio 3
English
LiteratureG 230, 231, or 232		   3
Mathematics/
Analytical
ReasoningG		   3
ART 299 Sophomore Review 0
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††ART 333 or
ART 393		 Sculpture II
Three Dimensional Digital Media and Animation		 3
††THEA 234 Introduction to Acting 3
††THEA 433 Theatre History 3
Foreign
Language 101		 CHIN 101, SPAN 101, FREN 101, ITAL 101, LAT 101, or GERM 101 3
English
Literature 230, 231, or 232		   3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††THEA 337 Costume and Makeup for Stage/Studio 3
††ART 443 Contemporary Art, Theory, and Criticism 3
History 102 or 202   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
††THEA 431 Play Production 3
††ART 4336 Senior Project: Sculpture 3
Elective   3
Social
Science
Elective4,G		   3
Natural
Science3,G		   3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††Art History
(300-400 level)		   3
MUS 151G Introduction to Music 3
Foreign
Language
(200+) or
Phil or
COMMG		   3
Elective (200+ level)   3
††ART 492 Senior Seminar in the Visual Arts 2
††ART 4997 Thesis Exhibition 1
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

 

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 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.