Art

Course listings for Art

Professors Mick Reber, Laurel C. Vogl. and C. Gerald Wells;
Associate Professors David J. Hunt and Susan Moss;
Assistant Professors Michael Freeman and Amy K. Wendland.

The art program is designed to increase the student’s awareness and understanding of art and its relationship to society within a broad liberal arts background. The art major prepares the student to be a practicing artist, to enter graduate school for further professional schooling, or to teach on either the elementary or secondary level. The program also seeks to provide art experiences for application to problem solving, the use of leisure time, as well as a fuller and richer visual life. Students, faculty members, and other art professionals have the opportunity to display their works in the Art Gallery in the Art Building on the Fort Lewis campus.

A minor in art is available for students majoring in other disciplines. Requirements for a minor in art are listed at the end of this section.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN ART

General Education Credits
Comp 150 or Comp 125/126 ..........4-8
Library 150 ..........1
PE/Wellness (ES 100 plus 1 skills, 1 fitness) ..........3
Thematic Studies I (1 course in each of 4 knowledge areas;
     1 must be a science with attached lab) ..........12-16
Thematic Studies II (1 course in each of 4 knowledge areas;
      prerequisites: Comp 150, Lib 150, all 4 Thematic Studies I      courses) ..........12-16
*Tier II writing requirement is part of the Major

Total ..........32-44

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Specific Departmental Requirements
**=May also be counted toward TS I requirements; credits marked ** are counted in General Education total credits
Art 101 Drawing ..........4
Art 109 Basic Design ..........4
**Art 262R Art History to Renaissance ..........**
**Art 263R Art History from Renaissance ..........4
Art 296 Portfolio Review ..........1
*Art 385W Contemporary Art Process, Theory, and Criticism: Reading, Writing, and Making ..........4
Art 496 Senior Seminar ..........3

15 credits from the remainder of Art offerings with the exception of Art 162 Art in the Humanities
and Art 273 Art for Elementary Teachers ..........15

Subtotal ..........35

Writing Course Within Discipline:
Included in Specific Departmental Requirements above.

Electives ..........41-53

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION ..........120

ART CERTIFICATION K-12:

Students seeking K-12 certification must complete, in addition to the specific requirements of the art major, the following courses:
Art 154 Indian Arts and Crafts ..........3
Art 213 Basic Sculpture ..........3
Art 224 Basic Painting ..........3
Art 231 Introduction to Printmaking ..........3
Art 243 Basic Photography ..........3
Art 250 Ceramics ..........3

(Additional recommended courses are Art 201 Drawing and Art 273 Art for Elementary Teachers.)

Education Requirements:
** Ed 210S Culture and Childhood ..........4

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN ART:

Students must complete 22 art credits, including Art 101, 109, and an art history course, and have the approval of the department chair.

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