Communication and the Arts - Requirements for the Major
Areas of Emphasis
Each area of emphasis has unique requirements for supporting and upper-level courses.
Communication Arts
Supporting Courses, 29 credits
- ART 101 Tools, Safety, and Materials, 1 credit
- ART 106 Design Methods, 3 credits
- ART 107 Two-Dimensional Design, 3 credits
- COMN ART 231 Introduction to Graphic Communications, 4 credits
- COMN PRO 102 Introduction to Mass Communication, 3 credits
- COMN PRO 243 Introduction to Photography, 3 credits
- ENG COMP 105 Expository Writing, 3 credits
History and Theory, choose 9 credits:
History (minimum of 3 credits)
- COMN ART 103 History of the Visual Arts: Renaissance to Modern, 3 credits
- COMN ART 202 Concepts and Issues of Modern Art, 3 credits
- COMN ART 370 Modern American Culture, 3 credits
Theory (minimum of 3 credits)
- COMN ART 430 Information, Media and Society, 3 credits
- COMN PRO 380 Communication Law, 3 credits
Upper-Level Courses, 24 credits
Graphics core, 9 credits:
- COMN ART 331 Graphic Communications Studio I, 3 credits
- COMN ART 332 Graphic Communications Studio II, 3 credits
- COMN ART 433 Advanced Graphics Studio, 3 credits
Writing/Text Processing, choose 6 credits:
- COMN ART 375 Communication Skills: Language of Metaphor, 3 credits
- COMN PRO 303 Feature Writing, 3 credits
- ENGLISH 304 Advanced Nonfiction Writing, 3 credits
Image Processing, choose 6 credits:
- ART 343 Photography II, 3 credits
- ART 344 Photography III, 3 credits
- ART 375 Screen Printing, 3 credits
- ART 377 Lithography, 3 credits
- ART 470 Advanced Printmaking, 3 credits
Applied/Practicum, choose 3 credits:
- COMN ART 435 Graphic Communications Publishing Workshop, 3 credits
- COMN ART 497 Internship in Graphic Communications, 3-12 credits
- COMN PRO 460 Publications Management, 3 credits
Environmental Design
Supporting Courses, 15 credits
- ART 106 Design Methods, 3 credits
- ENGR 105 Engineering Graphics, 3 credits
Choose 9 credits:
- COMN ART 102 History of the Visual Arts: Ancient to Medieval, 3 credits
- COMN ART 103 History of the Visual Arts: Renaissance to Modern, 3 credits
- COMN ART 202 Concepts and Issues of Modern Art, 3 credits
- COMN ART 231 Introduction to Graphic Communications, 4 credits
- UR RE ST 100 Introduction to Urban Studies, 3 credits
Upper-Level Courses, 24 credits
Choose 15 credits:
- COMN ART 331 Graphic Communications Studio I, 3 credits
- COMN ART 332 Graphic Communications Studio II, 3 credits
- COMN ART 433 Advanced Graphics Studio, 3 credits
- COMN ART 435 Graphic Communications Publishing Workshop, 3 credits
- COMN ART 497 Internship in Graphic Communications, 3-12 credits
- UR RE ST 412 Urban and Regional Planning, 3 credits
Choose 9 credits:
- COMN ART 436 Environmental Design Studio I, 3 credits (individual scale)
- COMN ART 437 Environmental Design Studio II, 3 credits (small-group scale)
- COMN ART 438 Environmental Design Studio III, 3 credits (community scale)
- COMN ART 439 Environmental Design Studio IV, 3 credits (senior project)