Offered by Department of Art and Art History:

Art Major

Visual Communication and Design Comprehensive Option
Bachelor of Fine Arts

FAH BFA 3104
Minimum General Studies = 45
English Language minimum = 9
Humanities minimum = 9
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
Personal Development minimum = 2

BFA Fine Arts Related requirement = 0
Major Option = 87
Minimum total hours required coursework = 132
Unrestricted elective hours in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BFA in Visual Communication and Design Comprehensive = 132
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

A. Visual Communication and Design Requirements (45 hours required)
Take all of the following courses:
ART 102, Drawing I - 3 hours
ART 118, Color and Design - 3 hours
ART 202, Drawing II - 3 hours
ART 214, Painting I - 3 hours
ART 221, Art History Survey I - 3 hours
ART 230, Ceramics I - 3 hours
ART 246, Sculpture I - 3 hours
ART 252, Life Drawing - 3 hours
ART 321, Art History Survey II - 3 hours
ART 425, Aesthetics - 3 hours
ART 499, Senior Exhibit - 3 hours
Take 6 hours from the following Art History courses:
ART 226, Non Western Survey I: Art in India, China and Japan - 3 hours
ART 303, History of Renaissance Art - 3 hours
ART 310, Art of Baroque and Rococo Era - 3 hours
ART 325, History of Modern Art - 3 hours
ART 326, History of American Art - 3 hours
ART 405, History of 19th Century Art - 3 hours
ART 415, Late Modern: Art Since the '50s - 3 hours
ART 422, Women in Art - 3 hours
ART 440, Special Problems in Art History - 1-3 hours
ART 475, Cultural Studies Through Art - 3-6 hours
Take 6 hours from the following studio courses:
ART 216, Watercolor - 3 hours
ART 228, Creative Photography - 3 hours
ART 235, Printmaking I - 3 hours
ART 244, Glass I - 3 hours
ART 330A, Ceramics II - 3 hours
ART 346A, Sculpture II - 3 hours
ART 352A, Drawing III - 3 hours
ART 401A, Fiber Construction I - 3 hours
ART 402A, Surface Design I - 3 hours
ART 433A, Loom Weaving I - 3 hours

B. Visual Communication and Design Specialization Requirements (42 hours required)
Take all the following:
ART 218, Introduction to Graphic Design - 3 hours
ART 301, Typography I - 3 hours
ART 305, Computers & Design - 3 hours
ART 311, Print Production - 3 hours
ART 318, Graphic Design I - 3 hours
ART 319, Design Illustration I - 3 hours
ART 351, Typography II - 3 hours
ART 355, Electronic Imaging - 3 hours
ART 368, Graphic Design II - 3 hours
ART 369, Design Illustration II - 3 hours
ART 413, Design Practicum - 3 hours
ART 418, Graphic Design III - 3 hours
ART 450, Special Topics - 3 hours
ART 468, Package Design - 3 hours

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