Program Overview

Art and Visual Technology, BA

Overview

The Art and Visual Technology, BA program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in the visual arts, emphasizing both technical skills and creative expression.

Degree Requirements

Total credits: 120

Mason Core

• Foundation Requirements:
  • ENGH 101: Composition (Mason Core) 1
  • ENGH 302: Advanced Composition (Mason Core) 1
  • Oral Communication
  • Quantitative Reasoning
  • Information Technology 2
• Core Requirements:
  • Literature
  • Arts 3
  • Natural Science 4
  • Global History
  • Global Contexts 5
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Total Credits: 37

AVT Major Requirements

• Studio Foundation:
  • AVT 104: Two-Dimensional Design and Color (Mason Core)
  • AVT 105: Three-Dimensional Design and Beyond (Mason Core)
  • AVT 110: Digital Design Studio (Mason Core)
  • AVT 222: Drawing I (Mason Core)
• Foundation Electives:
  • Select three courses from the following:
    • AVT 215: Typography (Mason Core)
    • AVT 217: Introduction to Web Design
    • AVT 232: Painting I (Mason Core)
    • AVT 243: Printmaking I (Mason Core)
    • AVT 252: Darkroom Photography I (Mason Core)
    • AVT 253: Digital Photography I (Mason Core)
    • AVT 262: Sculpture I (Mason Core)
    • AVT 280: Introduction to New Media Arts
    • AVT 496: Special Topics
    • Other courses as approved by director
• Art History:
  • Select any ARTH 200, 300 or 400 level class
  • ARTH 374: Art Now
• Critical Analysis & Contemporary Practice:
  • AVT 307: Aesthetics
  • AVT 395: Writing for Artists (Mason Core)
• Studio Core & Research Practicum:
  • AVT 101: New Majors Colloquium
  • AVT 202: Sophomore Core
  • AVT 303: Junior Core
• Capstone:
  • AVT 453: Professional Practices (Mason Core)
• Total Credits: 45

Concentration in Interdisciplinary Arts (INTA)

• Select 12 credits from 300-400 level AVT courses 1
• Total Credits: 12

General Electives

• BA students must use some/all general electives to complete a:
  • Minor
  • Double Major
  • Double Degree 1
  • Intermediate-level proficiency in one foreign language
  • Remaining electives 2
• Total Credits: 26

Bachelor of Arts in Art and Visual Technology Sample Plan of Study

The sample plan below is a recommended sequencing of courses based on pre-requisites and scheduling. This may not fit every student's needs and is a guideline, not a requirement. Students should confirm major requirements with their academic advisor and with PatriotWeb Degree Evaluation to ensure they enroll in the proper courses and are on track to graduate.

Interdisciplinary Arts

• First Year:
  • Fall Semester:
    • AVT 101
    • AVT 222
    • AVT 104
    • AVT 110 or 180
    • ENGH 101
  • Spring Semester:
    • AVT 105
    • Mason Core Quantitative Reasoning
    • Mason Core Literature
    • Foundation Elective
    • Foundation Elective
• Second Year:
  • Fall Semester:
    • AVT 202
    • AVT 3xx/4xx Studio
    • Foundation Elective
    • Mason Core Natural Science Non-Lab
    • ARTH 2xx / 3xx / 4xx
  • Spring Semester:
    • AVT 307
    • AVT 3xx/4xx Studio
    • Mason Core Natural Science with Lab
    • Minor or Foreign Language Elective
    • Minor or Foreign Language Elective
• Third Year:
  • Fall Semester:
    • AVT 303
    • ARTH 374
    • ENGH 302
    • Minor or Foreign Language Elective
    • Minor or Foreign Language Elective
  • Spring Semester:
    • AVT 395 or 396
    • AVT 3xx/4xx Studio
    • COMM 101
    • Minor or Foreign Language Elective
    • Minor or Foreign Language Elective
• Fourth Year:
  • Fall Semester:
    • AVT 3xx/4xx Studio
    • HIST 125
    • Mason Core Social and Behavioral Science
    • Minor or Foreign Language Elective
    • Minor or Foreign Language Elective
  • Spring Semester:
    • AVT 453
    • Global Context
    • Non-AVT Mason Core Arts
    • Minor or Foreign Language Elective
    • Minor or Foreign Language Elective

Art and Visual Technology, BA/Arts Management, Accelerated MA

Overview

Academically strong undergraduates in Art may apply to the accelerated Master’s Degree in Arts Management. If accepted, students will be able to earn an Art and Visual Technology, BA and an Arts Management, MA after satisfactory completion of 150 credits.

BAM Pathway Admissions Requirements

Applicants to all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in the Graduate Admission Policies section of this catalog.

Students are eligible to apply for this accelerated program once they have earned at least 60 undergraduate credits. After successfully completing 75 undergraduate credits, students must use at least 3 and no more than 12 credits of advanced standing courses (see below) to both complete the bachelor’s degree and begin the master's. An additional six credits may be held in reserve for the master’s degree, but cannot be used to complete the bachelor's.

Accelerated Master's Admission Requirements

Undergraduate students admitted to the accelerated master’s program pathway will be fully admitted into the MA program if they meet the following requirements, as verified on the Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Transition Form:

• Minimum overall GPA of 3.00
• Completion of specific undergraduate coursework
• Successfully meet Mason’s requirements for undergraduate degree conferral (graduation) and complete the application for graduation
• Minimum grade of B- in each advanced standing course
• Submission of BAM Transition Form to the School of Art advisor at the beginning of the student’s final undergraduate semester.

Accelerated Pathway Requirements

To maintain the integrity and quality of both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs, undergraduate students in the Accelerated Pathway must choose from the following Advanced Standing courses, which can be taken as Advanced Standing or Reserve Graduate credit courses. Reserve Graduate credit course options cannot be taken as Advanced Standing. A minimum grade of B- is required.

• Advanced Standing courses (up to 12 credits with a minimum grade of B- in each):
  • AMGT 601: Fund Raising/Development I
  • AMGT 602: Seminar in Arts Management
  • AMGT 604: Public Relations and Marketing Strategies for the Arts I
  • AMGT 605: Finance and Budgeting for Arts I
• Reserve Graduate Credit courses (up to 6 credits) taken while an undergraduate will only count for the graduate degree program. Minimum grade of B- is required:
  • AMGT 603: The Arts in Society 1
  • AMGT 606: Governance and Financial Management 2

For more detailed information on coursework and timeline requirements, see AP.6.7 Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Degrees.