Visual Culture Studies, BA, Four-Year Plan

Four-Year Plan for the Bachelor of Arts in Visual Culture Studies

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

Resources for Success

  • Use MySeattleU for course planning.
  • Meet with a Career Coach from the Career Engagement Center.
  • Utilize Learning Assistance Programs for academic support.
  • Visit the Advising Services website for more resources.

 

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 3710 Modermism & Wider World (5) AVCS 3720 Contemporary Art World (5) AVCS 37XX (5)
Course 2 UCOR Module I (5) UCOR Module II (5) HIST 1200, 1200 OR 2310 (5)
Course 3 Language 1150 (5) Language 1250 (5) Language 1350 (5)

 

Year 3

Course Fall Winter Spring
Course 1 AVCS 3750 Trauma, Image, Text (5)  AVCS 3730 Histories of Photog (5) AVCS 2XXX elective (5)
Course 2 UCOR Module II (5) UCOR Module II (5) UCOR Module III (5)
Course 3 General Elective (5) General Elective (5) UCOR Module III (5)

 

Year 4

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