Visual Art and Design, Emphasis
Bachelor of Arts in Art with an Emphasis in Visual Art & Design
The Visual Art & Design emphasis best suits transfer students or those who wish to combine studio art and a minor or second degree in another discipline. Visual Art & Design students can focus their study in a particular medium, or choose a more general path.
Course Requirements
The Core Curriculum is designed to foster critical thinking skills and introduce students to basic domains of thinking that transcend disciplines. The Core applies to all majors. Information on specific classes in the Core can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/gened/.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Core 1: Critical Thinking | ||
| FYS 100 | First Yr Sem Critical Thinking | 3 |
| Critical Thinking | 3 | |
| Critical Thinking (MTH 121 Concepts & Applications (CT)) | ||
| Core 2 | ||
| ENG 101 | Beginning Composition | 3 |
| ENG 201 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| CMM 103 | Fund Speech-Communication | 3 |
| MTH 121 | Concepts and Applications (CT) | 3 |
| Core II Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Core II Humanities | 3 | |
| Core II Natural/Physical Science | 4 | |
| Core II Social Science | 3 | |
| Additional University Requirements | ||
| Writing Intensive | 3 | |
| Writing Intensive | 3 | |
| Multicultural/International | 3 | |
| Capstone (ART 497 Capstone Studio) | 3 | |
BA in Art Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Art Major | ||
| ART 101 | Visual Culture and Research | 3 |
| ART 201 | History of Art I (CT) | 3 |
| ART 202 | History of Art II (CT) | 3 |
| Visual Art & Design Area of Emphasis Requirements | ||
| ART 214 | Foundations: Grid/Chroma | 3 |
| ART 215 | Foundations: Form/Space | 3 |
| ART 217 | Foundations: Record/Layer | 3 |
| ART 218 | Foundations: Surface/Matrix | 3 |
| ART 219 | Foundations: Frame/Time | 3 |
| ART 299 | Foundations Review: BA 1 | 1 |
| ART 497 | Capstone Studio | 3 |
| Studio Art Courses (300/400-level) 2 | 18 | |
| ART Electives (300/400-level) | 6 | |
| Total Art Major Credit Hours | 52 | |
| Minor 3 | 15–18 | |
| Electives Outside of the Major | 17–29 | |
A minimum total of 120 credit hours are required for this major.
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B.A. Visual Art and Design, Emphasis students must register for ART 299 Foundations Review: BA .
Successful completion of ART 299 Foundations Review: BA is required and is a prerequisite for program advancement. Students who do not pass the Foundations Review and are within the studio art credit hour range listed above may apply for reconsideration. Students who have transferred within Marshall University will have two semesters to complete the courses listed above and participate in this review. However, transfers from art or art education departments at other universities are required to complete the review during the first semester they enroll in the MU School of Art & Design.
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Working in consultation with the Academic Advisor in Art and Design, students select 18 hours of 300 and 400 level art studio courses intended to allow the student to develop concepts and skills that enhance the student’s ability to pursue career goals in an interdisciplinary way.
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Students may elect to complete a second major with their non-art electives rather than a minor, depending upon their career goals.
Semester Plan
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| ART 101 | Visual Culture and Research | 3 |
| ART 217 | Foundations: Record/Layer | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Beginning Composition | 3 |
| FYS 100 | First Yr Sem Critical Thinking | 3 |
| UNI 100 | Freshman First Class (Recommended) | 1 |
| Core II Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ART 214 | Foundations: Grid/Chroma | 3 |
| ART 215 | Foundations: Form/Space | 3 |
| CMM 103 | Fund Speech-Communication | 3 |
| MTH 121 | Concepts and Applications (CT) | 3 |
| Core II Social Science (M/I) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ART 201 | History of Art I (CT) | 3 |
| ART 218 | Foundations: Surface/Matrix | 3 |
| ART 219 | Foundations: Frame/Time | 3 |
| ENG 201 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ART 202 | History of Art II (CT) | 3 |
| ART 299 | Foundations Review: BA | 1 |
| ART Studio Elective | 3 | |
| Core II Humanities (WI) | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ART Studio Elective or ART 300/400 Level Course | 3 | |
| ART Studio Elective or ART 300/400 Level Course | 3 | |
| Core II Natural/Physical Science | 4 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ART Studio Elective or ART 300/400 Level Course | 3 | |
| ART Studio Elective or ART 300/400 Level Course | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ART Studio Elective or ART 300/400 Level Course | 3 | |
| ART Studio Elective or ART 300/400 Level Course | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 2 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 2 | |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ART 497 | Capstone Studio (or ART Elective) | 3 |
| ART Studio Elective or ART 300/400 Level Course | 3 | |
| Core I Critical Thinking (WI) | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Minor or Non-Art Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 121 | |