Fine Arts, Music and Philosophy
(B.A. degree in Fine Arts has been terminated effective Spring, 2006)
Professor: Cynthia Ramirez, M.F.A.; Assistant Professors: Warren Jones, Ph.D.; Gary Oaks, M.F.A.; Michael Torregano, Ph.D.
Information on the Fine Arts major and minor is being retained for purposes of future reference. The Fine Arts program offers a curriculum with courses in Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Design. The department is instrumental in the training of the students in Art Education and music Education. The College of Education offers a curriculum leading to an Art Education and Music Education degree. Introductory level courses in Philosophy – PHIL-211N, PHIL-212N, and PHIL-222N – are offered to satisfy general education requirements of other degree granting disciplines. The courses in Humanities are broadly interdisciplinary. They are intended to provide the advanced student with an integrated approach to knowing and understanding his/her cultural heritage and its present forms of expression.
In the pre-Katrina era students who majored in Art were required to take a minimum of sixty-four (64) hours in the department, in addition to general University requirements in other disciplines. Drawing 101 and Design 101 must be taken in the Freshmen year. All Art majors were also required to minor in Art. A student who minored in Art must take a minimum of eighteen (18) semester hours. We are retaining the information on the major and minor in Fine Arts for purposes of reference in anticipation of a Fine Arts program in the distant future. For more information, consult a Fine Arts advisor.
Requirements
Requirements for all Fine Arts majors: 110, 120, 199, 211, 212, 222, 245, 270, 291, 299, 363, 399, 490, 492S. In Art History, 351 and 352 are required, as is at least one course from the following: 353, 354, 450, and 489.
Additional courses required for the area of concentration:
Painting: 360, 271, 471, 472 and 6 credit hours of Art electives.
Sculpture: 392, 481, 482, and 493 and 6 credit hours of Art electives.
Graphic Design.
Students who elect a concentration in Art in the General Studies degree program must complete thirty semester hours in Art. The following Art course content will satisfy the requirements for the Art concentration in General Studies:
FIAR-110N, FIAR-222N, FIAR-371N, FIAR-291N, FIAR-351N
FIAR-120N, FIAR-212N, FIAR-471N, FIAR-392N, FIAR-352N
FIAR-101N is not a part of the concentration, but is a part of the General Education requirements of the University. It is also offered online.
Curriculum in Art
Freshman Year
Required
Required
Sophomore Year
Required
| FIAR-245N | Basic Photography | 3 |
| FIAR-351N | Art History | 3 |
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| Foreign Language 101 | 3 |
-
| Chemical or Physical Science 101 | 3 |
| FIAR-110N | Basic Drawing | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Required
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| Foreign Language 102 | 3 |
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| Social Science Electives | 6 |
| FIAR-120N | Design I | 3 |
| FIAR-352N | Art History II | 3 |
FIAR-299N
| | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Junior Year
Required
Required
Senior Year
Required
| FIAR-363N | PrintMaking I | 3 |
| FIAR-492SN | Seminar of Majors | 3 |
-
| Philosophy or Humanities | 3 |
-
| Concentration (Art) | 6 |
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| Art Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Required
| FIAR-490N | Studio Problems | 3 |
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| Concentration (Art) | 6 |
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| Philosophy or Humanities | 3 |
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| Art Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Total Credit Hours: 120