Art & Design Major
The WOU Art Department is moving towards a more flexible degree plan with the new Art & Design Major. This allows for students to personalize their degree track towards their interests with guidance from their faculty advisor.
Foundation Courses (16 cr.)
A 115 Beginning Design: 2-D (4)
A 116 Beginning Design: 3-D (4)
A 120 Foundations of Digital Art & Design (4)
A 130 Beginning Drawing (4)
Art HIstory Courses (12 cr.)
A 204 Art History: Prehistoric through Late Antiquity (4)
A 205 Art History: Middle Ages through Renaissance (4)
A 206 Art History: Baroque through Contemporary (4)
200 level Introductory Courses (16 cr.)
Plan with your advisor.
Minimum 16 credits of 200 level Art & Design courses. Take pre-requisites required for upper division coursework.
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A 220 Introduction to Typography (4)
A 230 Introduction to Life Drawing (4)
A 250 Introduction to Ceramics (4)
A 262 Digital Images & Photography I (4)
A 270 Introduction to Printmaking (4)
A 280 Introduction to Painting (4)
A 290 Introduction to Sculpture (4)
Upper-division courses (36 cr.)
Plan with your advisor.
Minimum 36 credits of 300 and or 400 level Art & Design courses, may include 300 and/or 400 level Art History.
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Many of these classes are offered every term or every year. Some are offered less often. See the tentative schedule for what courses are being offered this year.
A X50 Ceramics Studio (4) (repeatable) A 399 Special Studies (1-5)► some choices include
A 304 History of Modern Art, 1789-1914 (4)
A 305 History of Modern Art, 1914-1965 (4)
A 306 History of Modern Art, 1966-Present (4)
A 308W History of Graphic Design (4)
A 315 Intermediate Design: Two-Dimensional (4)
A 316 Intermediate Design: Three-Dimensional (4)
A 318 Production: Gallery Exhibition (1-4)
A 320 Graphic Design: Process & Theory (4)
A 321 Graphic Design: Form and Communication (4)
A 322 Graphic Design: Contemporary Issues (4)
A 323 Interactive Media: Web Structure and Communication (4)
A 324 Interactive Media: Applied (4)
A 326 Video & Animation 1 (4)
A 329 Print Design: Systems & Techniques (4)
A 330 Intermediate Drawing (4)
A X70 Printmaking Studio (4) (repeatable)
A X80 Painting Studio (4) (repeatable)
A X90 Sculpture Studio (4) (repeatable)
A 404 Art History: Non-Western Art (4)
A 405 Art History: Gender in Art (4)
A 406W Art History: Special Topics (4)
A 410 Seminar (1-3)
A 411 Workshop (1-3)
A 412 Practicum (1-6)
A 413 International Studio Art Study (1-6)
A 421 Print Design: Structural and Expressive (4)
A 422 Print Design: Presentation and Contemporary Issues (4)
A 425 Interactive Media: Contemporary Issues (4)
A 429 Portfolio & Professional Preparation (4)
A 430 Advanced Drawing (4)
A 445 B.F.A. Thesis Project: Visual Communication Design (6)
A 455 B.F.A. Thesis Project: Ceramics (6)
A 462 Digital Images & Photography 2 (4)
A 468 Art & Technology Workshop (4)
A 475 B.F.A. Thesis Project: Printmaking (6)
A 485 B.F.A. Thesis Project: Painting (6)
A 490 Advanced Sculpture (4)
A 491 Advanced Sculpture (4)
A 495 B.F.A. Thesis Project: Sculpture (6)
A 499 Special Individual Studies (1-5)
Capstone Course (4 cr.)
Choose either:
A 419 Professional Concerns (for art emphasis) (4)
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A 429 Portfolio and Professional Preparation (for design emphasis) (4)