Degree Requirements 2007-2008 Catalog Year

What exactly an artist could or should aspire to be is at the center of the art major at Florida Gulf Coast University. Those individuals who choose to pursue the arts in the 21st century will be confronted with a remarkably challenging set of societies and cultures with which to interact. Deducing if you are a post-modernist, a modernist, or a pre modernist; deciding if you want to be a painter, a sculptor, ceramist, or computer imagist; determining if you are a technician, a philosopher, or a shaman are just some of the issues you might need to resolve in order to make and understand the art that matters.

The College of Arts and Sciences also offers a minor in Art.

Common Prerequisites

• ART 1201 Methods & Concepts I (3)
• ART 1203 Methods & Concepts II (3) or ART x202
• ART 1300 Drawing I (3)
• ART 1301 Drawing II (3)
• ARH 2050 History of Visual Arts I (3)
• ARH 2051 History of Visual Arts II (3)
• ART 2xxx Any 2-3 introductory media courses (6-9)

Required Courses in the Major (3 hours)

• ART 4955 Senior Project (3)

Restricted Electives (27 hours)

Students must complete 27 hours of coursework with at least 15 hours at the upper level (courses numbered 3000 or higher).

• ARH 2500 Survey of Non-Western Art (3)
• ARH 3170 Greek and Roman Art (3)
• ARH 3200 Medieval Art (3)
• ARH 3301 Renaissance and Mannerist Art (3)
• ARH 3430 Nineteenth Century Art (3)
• ARH 3450 Twentieth Century Art (3)
• ARH 3520 African Art (3)
• ARH 3530 Asian Art (3)
• ARH 3670 Caribbean Art (3)
• ARH 4905 Directed Independent Study (3)
• ARH 4930 Special Topics in Art History (3)
• ART 2500 Painting I (3)
• ART 2600 Intro Computer Images (3)
• ART 2701 Sculpture I (3)
• ART 2750 Ceramics I (3)
• ART 2759 Introduction to Ceramics
• ART 3332 Figure Drawing (3)
• ART 3505 Painting II (3)
• ART 3633 Web Design (3)
• ART 3710 Sculpture II (3)
• ART 3738 Casting and Moldmaking (3)
• ART 3762 Wheel Throwing (3)
• ART 3768 Clay Sculpture (3)
• ART 3781 Raku Ceramics (3)
• ART 3838 Professional Practic in Art (3)
• ART 3840 Environmental Art (3)
• ART 4614 Adv Computer Images (3-9)
• ART 4907 Directed Independent Study (3-9)
• ART 4921 Painting Workshop (3-9)
• ART 4922 Sculpture Workshop (3-9)
• ART 4928 Ceramics Workshop (3-9)
• ART 4930 Special Topics in Art (3-9)
• ART 4940 Internship (3-9)
• GRA 2190 Graphic Design I (3)
• GRA 3193 Graphic Design II (3)
• GRA 4110 Adv Graphic Design (3-9)

Interdisciplinary Core (12 hours)

• IDS 3300 Foundations of Civic Engagement (3)
• IDS 3301 Issues in Culture and Society (3)
• IDS 3303 Issues in Science and Technology (3)
• IDS 4910 Integrated Core Senior Seminar (3)

University Requirements

• IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)

Additional electives may be required to reach a minimum of 120 credit hours for the baccalaureate degree. At least 48 of the 120 hours must be at the upper division (courses numbered 3000 and above). Please also see the Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree earlier in this section.