In our Visual Arts concentration, students will have many opportunities to practice their craft. Focusing on fine art and technological artistry, our students will learn a variety of tools necessary to be a successful artist in the world today. We have art gallery space on campus so students can regularly show their best work. We are also cultivating internships with local galleries and museums so that students can get hands on experience working in the professional world of visual artistry.
Some of our course offerings will include (Subject to change):
- The Creative Christian
- 2-D Design
- Music Fundamentals
- Entrepreneurship
- Art Criticism and Analysis
- Survey of Art
- Drawing
- Painting
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Digital Video
- And many more
FULL CURRICULUM COMING SOON…
Foundational Degree Requitements (Subject to change):
| Foundational Studies | 66 units |
| Creative Arts - Visual Arts Core | 50 units |
| Foundational Electives | 12 units |
| Total: | 128 units |
The following courses are part of the requirement for this major and are recommended to fulfill General Education requirements or must be taken as part of a student’s major elective choices.
BUS 243 - Financial and Budget Management (Social Sciences Elective)
CART 150 - 2-Dimensional Design (Fine Arts Elective)
BA Creative Arts – Visual Arts Core (Subject to change):
| CART 101 – The Creative Christian (Cornerstone) | 3 units |
| CART 171 – Music Fundamentals | 3 |
| CART 176 – Acting I – Fundamentals | 3 |
| CART 245b – Art Criticism and Analysis | 3 |
| CART 263 – Painting I | 3 |
| CART 260 – Drawing I | 3 |
| CART 340a – Arts History I | 3 |
| CART 340b – Arts History II | 3 |
| CART 361 – Graphic Design I | 3 |
| BUS 388 – Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| CART 468 – Web Design and Presence | 3 |
| CART 475 – Internship | 2 |
| CART 477 – Senior Project (only taken if not enrolled in an internship) | 2 |
| CART 498 – Applied Aesthetics (Capstone) | 3 |
| CART 497 – Applied Aesthetics Lab. (taken with CART 498) | 3 |
Visual Arts Concentration Electives (Subject to Change):
| CART Fine Art (choose two of the following) | 6 units |
| CART 350 – Drawing II | |
| CART 363 – Painting II | |
| CART 365 – 3–Dimensional Design | |
| CART Technological Art (choose one of the following) | 3 |
| CART 373 – Digital Photography | |
| CART 461 – Graphic Design II | |
| CART 473 – Digital Video | |
| CART Art elective (choose one from the prior art electives) | 3 |
| Total: | 12 units |