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Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts and Technology

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Requirements

Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
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Complete at least 3 courses in the following Course Sets:

Students must complete three (3) humanities courses at any level, including

  • Any courses in HHS prefix

  • Any courses in HLI prefix

  • Any courses in HPL prefix

  • Any courses in HST prefix

  • Any courses in HSSC prefix

  • Any courses in HQSS prefix EXCEPT HQSS 300

  • Any courses in HAR prefix that carry humanities credit

  • Any courses in HMU prefix that carry humanities credit

Students must complete

  • HAR 110 – Foundations of 2D: Color and Composition

  • HAR 115 – Foundations of 4D

  • HAR 121 - Drawing as Looking and Thinking

  • HAR 123 - Materials, Tools and Fabrication

  • HAR 124 - Creativity in Context

  • HAR 180 / HHS 180 – History of Art: Prehistory to Modern Era

  • HAR 225 – Moving Image: On Screen

  • HAR 226 – Moving Image: In Space

  • HAR 241 – Design I

  • HAR 280 / HHS 280 – Modern Art History and Theory

  • HAR 299 – Creative Studio I

  • HAR 302 – Professional Workshop (1 cr.)

  • HAR 385 / HHS 385 – Contemporary Art

  • HAR 396 – Creative Studio II

Students must complete one (1) of the following

  • HAR 380 – Media Culture and Theory

  • HAR 494 – Seminar in Visual Arts and Technology

  • HHS 395 – Images of American Life

  • HLI 305 – Director as Auteur

  • HLI 357 – American Films and American Fiction

  • HLI 390 – Modern Culture: Literature and Film

  • HLI 476 – Contemporary Culture: Literature and Film, 1950-present

  • HPL 348 – Aesthetics

  • HPL 464 – Philosophy in Film

  • HSSC 322 – Cultural Studies

Students must declare a major concentration in Design, Game Design, Moving Image, or Creative Computation and complete their concentration course sequence as follows:

Design:
Students must complete

  • HAR 340 – Design II

  • HAR 440 – Design III

Game Design:
Students must complete

  • HAR 260 – Game Design I

  • HAR 360 – Game Design II

  • HAR 460 – Game Design III

Moving Image:
Students must complete

HAR 425 – Moving Image: Advanced Projects

Students must also complete one of the following

  • HAR 342 – Motion Graphics

  • HAR 343 – 3D Modeling

Creative Computation:
Students must complete

  • HAR 271 – Creative Programming I

  • HAR 371 – Creative Programming II

  • HAR 471 – Creative Programming III

Students must complete six (6) additional elective courses, chosen by the student, which may be used to satisfy minor, double major, or dual-degree requirements.

Students must complete five (5) courses in one or more disciplines outside of the major program of study, including (but not limited to) software engineering, physics, chemistry, computer science, marketing analytics, or another discipline within HASS. These courses may be used to satisfy minor, double major, or dual-degree requirements.

Students must complete one (1) semester (at least 3 credits) of mathematics. Students may take any math courses as long as prerequisites are met. Note that 2-credit math courses run for half a semester and are taken in pairs (e.g. MA 110 + MA 112 = one semester, 4 credits). Choose from:

  • MA 110 – Linear Algebra for Business and Liberal Arts (2 cr.)

  • MA 111 – Calculus I for Business and Liberal Arts (2 cr.)

  • MA 112 – Calculus II for Business and Liberal Arts

  • MA 121 – Differential Calculus (2 cr.)

  • MA 122 – Integral Calculus (2 cr.)

  • MA 125 – Vectors and Matrices (2 cr.)

  • MA 126 – Multivariable Calculus (2 cr.)

  • BT 221 – Statistics

Students must complete one (1) course from the following. Completing the lab component of a science course carries one additional credit per course.

  • CE 240 – Introduction to Geosciences

  • CH prefix – any course, level 100-499

  • BIO prefix – any course, level 100-499

  • PEP prefix – any course, level 100-499

Students must complete one (1) course from the following

  • CS 105 – Introduction to Scientific Computing

  • CS 115 – Introduction to Computer Science (4 cr.)

  • HAR 271 – Creative Programming

  • CS 181 – Introduction to Computer Science Honors I

Students must complete the following courses to prepare for and execute their senior capstone projects.

  • HAR 498 – Capstone I

  • HAR 499 – Capstone II (4 cr.)