Curriculum in Art
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Art
Art History Concentration

(see footnotes at the bottom)


FIRST YEAR

First Semester

††ART 111 Basic Drawing 3 hours
††ART 151 Foundations in Visual Language I 3 hours
††ART 105 Survey of World Art History I 3 hours
ENGL 101 or
ENGL 101HG
Freshman Composition
Freshman Composition Honors         
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 154 Foundations in Visual Language II 3 hours
††ART 106 Survey of World Art History II 3 hours
ENGL 102 or
ENGL 102HG
Critical Reading and Writing
Critical Reading and Writing Honors  
3 hours
MathematicsG   3 hours
  Total: 15 hours


 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

††ART 153 Basic 3/D Design 3 hours
††ART 117 
or ART 281
Printmaking I
Basic Painting
3 hours
††Art History
(300-level)
  3 hours
ENGL 230G World Literature                                                      3 hours
Mathematics or
Analytical
ReasoningG
  3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

Second Semester

††Art History
(300-400 level)
  3 hours
††ART 231 Sculpture I 3 hours
MUS 151 or
THEA 131G
Introduction to Music
Introduction to the Theatre                                    
3 hours
ENGL 231 or
ENGL 232
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 History
(400-level)
  3 hours
††Art Studio2   3 hours
COMM 211G Introduction to Public Speaking                                        3 hours
Foreign Language
101 (FREN/GERM)
FREN 101 or GERM 101 3 hours
Natural Science3,G   3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

Second Semester

††Art History
(400-level)
  3 hours
††Art Studio2   3 hours
HIST 102 or
HIST 2021
Western Civilization since 1500
American History since 1877
3 hours
Foreign Language
102 (FREN/GERM)
FREN 102 or GERM 102 3 hours
Natural Science3,G   3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

††ART 443 Contemporary Art, Theory, and Criticism 3 hours
††ART 4445 Seminar in Art History 3 hours
Foreign Language
201 (FREN/GERM)
FREN 201 or GERM 201 3 hours
Social Science
Elective4,G
  3 hours
Natural Science3,G   3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

Second Semester

††ART 4495 Senior Thesis: Art History                                         3 hours
††Art History
(400-level)
  3 hours
Social Science
Elective (200+ level)4
  3 hours
Non-Art Elective   3 hours
Foreign Language
202 (FREN/GERM)
FREN 202 or GERM 202 3 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 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.
5Must have nine hours in the area in a single artistic area before attempting Seminar in Art History.