Visual Communication and Design Comprehensive Bachelor of Fine Arts
Offered by Department of Art and Design
Art Major
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | ||
| Foundational Requirements (LOPERs 1-4) | 12 | |
| Broad Knowledge Requirements (LOPERs 5-8) | 12 | |
| Dispositional Requirements (LOPERs 9-10) 1 | 6 | |
| Wellness (LOPER 11) Optional | 0 | |
| Major Option | ||
| Complete all required courses | 75 | |
| Unrestricted electives | ||
| Needed to reach 120 credit hour minimum | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
After having completed all of these classes; ART 102, 105, 118, 211, 221, or their transferred equivalents, every student pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Studio Art, a BFA in Visual Communication & Design (VCD), or a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Art Education is required to participate in the SPR. Each student must pass the SPR in order to be allowed to register for junior level courses and continue in the programs listed above. A student pursuing a BA in Studio Art, or only an art minor, is exempt from the SPR but will be blocked from enrollment in certain junior level art courses until a permit is requested and issued from the department chair. Students who fail the SPR a second time are ineligible to continue pursuing a BFA in Studio Art or VCD, or a BA in Art Education. The SPR must be submitted online and contain ten pieces of artwork and a thesis paper.
Major Option
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Communication and Design Requirements | ||
| ART 298 | Sophomore Seminar in Art | 1 |
| ART 398 | Junior Seminar in Art | 1 |
| Art Core | ||
| ART 102 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 105 | Graphic Media | 3 |
| ART 118 | Color and Design | 3 |
| ART 211 | 3-D Design | 3 |
| ART 221 | Art History Survey I | 3 |
| ART 222 | Art History Survey II | 3 |
| ART 496 | Senior Seminar in Visual Communications and Design | 1 |
| Take 3 hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Drawing II | ||
| Printmaking I-Intaglio and Relief | ||
| Printmaking I-Silkscreen | ||
| Select 6 credit hours of the following Art History courses: | 6 | |
| History of Renaissance Art | ||
| Art of Baroque and Rococo Era | ||
| History of Modern Art | ||
| History of American Art | ||
| Non Western Survey I: Art in India, China and Japan | ||
| History of 19th Century Art | ||
| History of Nebraska Art | ||
| Late Modern: Art Since the '50s | ||
| Women in Art | ||
| Critical Perspectives | ||
| Medieval Art | ||
| Special Problems in Art History | ||
| Special Topics/Senior Thesis in Art | ||
| Cultural Studies Through Art | ||
| Select 6 credit hours from the following studio courses: | 6 | |
| Painting I | ||
| Water Based Media | ||
| Creative Photography | ||
| Ceramics I | ||
| Printmaking I-Intaglio and Relief | ||
or ART 235B | Printmaking I-Silkscreen | |
| Glass I | ||
| Sculpture I | ||
| Painting II | ||
| Photography: Digital | ||
| Ceramics II | ||
| Printmaking II | ||
| Glass II | ||
| Sculpture II | ||
| Drawing III | ||
| Drawing IV | ||
| Art, Activism, & Social Movements | ||
| Scientific Study of Art | ||
| Photography and Cultural Change | ||
| Individual Problems in Art | ||
| Visual Communication and Design Specialization Requirements | ||
| ART 218 | Introduction to Design | 3 |
| ART 301 | Typography I | 3 |
| ART 305 | Graphic Applications | 3 |
| ART 309 | Graphic Imaging | 3 |
| ART 318 | Design I | 3 |
| ART 351 | Typography II | 3 |
| ART 355 | Web Design & Motion Graphics | 3 |
| ART 368 | Design II | 3 |
| ART 413 | Design Practicum | 3 |
| ART 418 | Design III | 3 |
| ART 478 | Design IV | 3 |
| Select 6 Elective credit hours from the following design courses: | 6 | |
| Computer Animation & 3D Modeling I | ||
| Design Illustration I | ||
| Design Illustration II | ||
| Individual Problems in Art | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Web Design & Motion Graphics II | ||
| Typography III | ||
| Computer Animation & 3D Modeling III | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 75 | |
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Designated courses with the appropriate content may be approved to satisfy one of the Broad Knowledge requirements plus LOPER 9 or Broad Knowledge plus LOPER 10. Courses may be approved to satisfy LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone. (Courses satisfying LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone must be 3 credit hours.) Students applying this option will need to take additional hours in other categories to meet the required General Education hours.