Art & Visual Culture Studies, VAD, BA, Four-Year Plan

Four-Year Plan for the Bachelor of Arts in Art & Visual Culture Studies in Visual Art and Design Concentration

Sample Plan for New Students

Degree Requirements

  • Total Credits Required for Degree: 180
  • Credits in Core: 60
  • Credits in Major: 60
  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum Major GPA: 2.0

Four-Year Plan For New Students

Year 1

Course Fall Winter Spring
Course 1 AVCS 1100 Intro to 2D & 3D (5) AVCS 1200 Intro to 4D (5) UCOR Module I (5) 
Course 2 AVCS 1300 Foundations in VCS (5) UCOR Module I (5)  AVCS 3770 Art & Place in West US  (5)
Course 3 UCOR Module I (5) UCOR Module I (5) UCOR Module I (5)

 

Year 2

Course Fall Winter Spring
Course 1 AVCS 2100 Drawing A (5) AVCS 2400 Painting A (5) AVCS 2200 Callig / Digital 2D (5)
Course 2 UCOR Module I (5) UCOR Module I (5) UCOR Module II (5)
Course 3 Language 1150 (5) Language 1250 (5) Language 1350 (5)

 

Year 3

Course Fall Winter Spring
Course 1 AVCS 2300 Print A (5)  AVCS 2500 Sculpture / Ceramics (5) AVCS Elective (5)
Course 2 AVCS 3710 Modernism and Wider World (5) AVCS 3720 Global Contemp Art (5) UCOR Module III (5)
Course 3 UCOR Module II (5) UCOR Module II (5) HIST 1200, 1200 OR 2310 (5)

 

Year 4

Course Fall Winter Spring
Course 1 AVCS 4100 Capstone (5) AVCS 4200 Capstone (5) AVCS Elective (5)
Course 2 UCOR Module III (5) UCOR Module III (5) General Elective (5)
Course 3 General Elective (5) General Elective (5) General Elective (5)

 

University Core Requirements

 

Module I: Academic Writing, Quantitative Thinking, Creative Expression, Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences

Module II: Theological Explorations, Philosophy of the Human Person, Ethical Reasoning

Module III: Religion in a Global Context, Humanities & Global Challenges, Social Sciences & Global Challenges, or Natural Sciences & Global Challenges

Curriculum Notes

  • No more than 15 credits from this major may count toward any minor.
  • 10 credits of Modern Themes of Asian Studies electives in Area II, options include: AIST 3250/ANTH 3320, AIST/PLSC 4650, ECON 3750, PSYC 4830, and select special topics approved by the department.
  • 30 credits of department-approved electives in Area III from at least three disciplines, including AIST 4900 and approved courses such as AIST 4800, ANTH 3510, ENGL 3720, HIST 3810, PHIL 3410, PLSC 3340, THRS 3313, and select special topics. A maximum of 10 credits may be chosen from select major electives including courses in CISS, ECON, PHIL, and PLSC.
  • Cross-listed courses with University Core may not double-count with Core requirements.

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