Program Overview

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Program Overview

The university offers a comprehensive range of programs in the arts, including Visual Arts, Art History/Museum Studies, Music, and Theater/Filmmaking. Each program provides students with a well-rounded education, preparing them for careers in their chosen field or for further graduate studies.

Visual Arts Program

The Visual Arts program offers concentrations in:

• Animation
• Art Therapy
• Graphic Design
• Intermedia & Electronic Arts
• Painting & Drawing
• Photography
• Sculpture Students can pursue a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree, with the option to minor in Visual Art. The program also offers an Arts Education MAT Masters degree.

Art History/Museum Studies Program

The Art History/Museum Studies program provides students with a deep understanding of art history and museum studies. The program offers:

• Course Descriptions
• Art History Degree Requirements
• Art History Minor
• Museum Studies Minor
• Faculty

Music Program

The Music program offers concentrations in:

• Composition and Music Technology
• Music Education
• Performance
• Theories & Histories Students can minor in Music and participate in the Concert Season, with access to Course Descriptions, Music Exams, and Faculty guidance.

Theater/Filmmaking Program

The Theater/Filmmaking program offers concentrations in:

• Acting
• Design & Technology
• Musical Theater
• Filmmaking Students can minor in Theater or Filmmaking, with opportunities for Theater Education MAT Masters, Course Descriptions, Current Production Season, and Theater Productions Archive.

Art Therapy Concentration

The Art Therapy concentration is a multidisciplinary program that prepares students for futures in art therapy, studio arts, art as social practice, and non-profit arts organizations. The program requires students to build strong foundations in studio art, art history, and behavioral psychology.

B.A. Degree Requirements

The B.A. degree in Art Therapy requires:

• Core Curriculum (24 credits)
• Art Therapy Concentration (21 credits)
• Psychology Courses for Art Therapy Concentration (18 credits)

Core Curriculum

The Core Curriculum includes:

• 50:080:102 Visual Fundamentals (3)
• 50:080:103 Sculpture Foundations (3)
• 50:080:213 Graphic Design I (3)
• 50:080:221 Drawing I (3)
• 50:080:264 Digital Photography I (3)
• 50:080:279 Computer Animation I (3) or 50:080:280 Classical Animation (3)
• 50:080:351 Painting I (3)
• 50:082:102 Introduction to Art History II (3)
• 50:082:354 Contemporary Art (3) or other upper-level Art History course or 50:082:383 History of Photography (3)

Art Therapy Concentration

The Art Therapy Concentration requires:

• 50:080:211 Ceramics I (3)
• 50:080:222 Drawing II (3)
• 50:080:352 Painting II (3)
• 50:080:479 Special Topics in Art (3) or Advanced Studio Art Course (3) (With permission of advisor)
• 50:080:361 Art Therapy I (3)
• 50:080:421 Art Therapy II (3)
• 50:080: Advanced Studio Art Course (3) (With permission of advisor)

Psychology Courses

The Psychology Courses for Art Therapy Concentration require:

• 50:830:101 Intro to Psychology (3)
• 50:830:340 Abnormal Psychology (3)
• Choose FOUR additional courses from the following: 50:830:222 Human Development (3) 50:830:231 Psychology of Personality (3) 50:830:301 Educational Psychology (3) 50:830:326 Psychology of Adolescence (3) 50:830:345 Intro to Clinical Psychology (3) 50:830:440 Developmental Psychopathology (3) 50:830:493 Applied Experience (3) 50:830:255 Method and Theory (3) 50:830:256 Research Methods (3)