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Humanities, BA - Visual and Performing Arts Track

The total credit hours required for a B.A. in Humanities is 120.

General Education Requirements

No courses used to complete the General Education requirements may also be used to complete the requirements for the tracks within the Humanities major.

Communication

ENGL 1301Composition I

3
ENGL 1302Composition II

3
Total Credit Hours:6

History (U.S. History)

HIST 1301History Of The Us To 1877

3
HIST 1302History Of The Us Since 1877

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Language, Philosophy and Culture

COMM 1301Introduction to the Study of Communication

3
ENGL 2322British Literature To 1800

3
ENGL 2323British Literature Since 1800

3
ENGL 2327American Literature To 1865

3
ENGL 2328American Literature Since 1865

3
SPAN 2311Intermediate Spanish I

3
SPAN 2312Intermediate Spanish II

3
SPAN 2320Introduction to Latin American Studies

3
UNIV 1301Honors Freshman Seminar I

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Mathematics

MATH 1314College Algebra

3
MATH 1324Applications Of Discrete Math

3
MATH 1332Contemporary Math I

3
MATH 1342Elementary Statistics

3
MATH 2412Precalculus

4
MATH 2413Calculus I

4
STAT 2301Introductory Statistics I

3
Total Credit Hours:3-4

Life and Physical Sciences

ASTR 1301Descriptive Astronomy

3
BIOL 1306General Biology I

3
BIOL 1307General Biology II

3
BIOL 1308Biology For Non Science Majors

3
CHEM 1311General Chemistry I

3
CHEM 1312General Chemistry II

3
GEOL 1301Physical Geology

3
GEOL 1302Historical Geology

3
PHYS 2325University Physics I

3
PHYS 2326University Physics II

3
Total Credit Hours:8

Political Science (U.S., State of Texas and Local Government)

PLSC 2305American National Politics

3
PLSC 2306State And Local Politics

3
UNIV 2301Honors Sophomore Seminar I

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Creative Arts

ARTS 1301Art Appreciation

3
ARTS 1303Art History Survey I

3
ARTS 1304Art History Survey II

3
DRAM 1310Introduction To Theatre Arts

3
MUSI 1301Jazz, Pop, and Rock

3
MUSI 1306Music Appreciation

3
UNIV 1302Honors Freshman Seminar II

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Social and Behavioral Science

ECON 2301Principles Of Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2302Principles Of Microeconomics

3
LEAD 1301Introduction to Leadership Studies

3
PSYC 1301Introduction To Psychology

3
SOCI 1301Introduction to Sociology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Component Area

COMM 1315Introduction to Public Speaking

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Component Area Option

ASTR 1101Descriptive Astronomy Lab

1
BIOL 1106General Biology I Lab

1
BIOL 1107General Biology II Lab

1
BIOL 1108Biology Non Science Majors Lab

1
CHEM 1111General Chemistry Lab I

1
CHEM 1112General Chemistry II Lab

1
GEOL 1101Physical Geology Laboratory

1
GEOL 1102Historical Geology Laboratory

1
PHYS 2125University Physics I Laboratory

1
PHYS 2126University Physics II Laboratory

1
COMM 1115Communication Lab

1
Total Credit Hours:2-3

Total Credit Hours: 42

Computer Use

All majors must demonstrate a basic use of the computer as an academic instrument, either by taking a proficiency test or a computer-based course such as COSC 1335.

Visual and Performing Arts Courses

Lower Division

(27 sch)

Art

ARTS 1301Art Appreciation

3
 
ARTS 1311Two-Dimensional Design

3
Or
ARTS 13123-D Design

3
 
ARTS 1316Introduction To Drawing

3
ARTS 1303Art History Survey I

3
ARTS 1304Art History Survey II

3
Total Credit Hours:12

Drama

(6 sch)

Music

(9 sch)

MUSI 1306Music Appreciation

3

Music Ensemble (6 hours) from the following repeatable courses:

MUEN 1121University Choir

1
MUEN 1122Falcon Wind Band

1
MUEN 1123University Philharmonic

1

Upper Division

(30 sch)

Art

(9 sch)

2-D Art

(3 hours from the following:)

ARTS 3311Drawing For Non-Art Majors

3
ARTS 3320Painting: Oil

3
ARTS 3350Relief Printmaking

3
ARTS 3351Silkscreen

3
ARTS 4320Advanced Painting I

3
ARTS 4321Advanced Painting II

3
ARTS 4350Intaglio

3
ARTS 4351Lithography

3
ARTS 4352Advanced Printmaking I

3
ARTS 4353Advanced Printmaking II

3

3-D Art

(3 hours from the following:)

ARTS 3331Sculpture

3
ARTS 3340Ceramics For Non-Art Majors

3
ARTS 3341Ceramic Form

3
ARTS 3360Papermaking/Bookmaking

3
ARTS 4330Sculpture: The Human Form

3
ARTS 4333Advanced Sculpture

3

Art History

(3 hours from the following:)

ARTS 3301Women Artists I

3
ARTS 3302Women Artists: Part Ii

3
ARTS 3303American Art I

3
ARTS 3305Modern Hispanic Art & Foundations

3
ARTS 4301Art Since 1940

3

Drama

DRAM 3310Tragedy and Melodrama

3
DRAM 3311Drama: Comedy

3
Total Credit Hours:12

Music

MUSI 3308Music History I

3
MUSI 3309Music History II

3
Three further upper-division hours (student's choice)

3
Total Credit Hours:9

Total Credit Hours: 57

Senior Project

To be arranged with faculty member in Humanities field.

ARTS 4392Internship

3
ARTS 4393BFA Seminar

3
HUMA 4301Virtual Reality

3

Total Credit Hours: 3