Visual and Communication Arts minors and concentrations
Art minor
Explore and challenge your artistic gifts with a 20 semester hour minor that can be paired with a different major for your own personalized, unique course of study.
(Art minors are strongly encouraged to take VACA 121 and VACA 141 as a beginning course sequence.)
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| VACA 121 Drawing | 4 |
| VACA 141 Foundations of Design | 4 |
|
Choose one of the following courses: |
4 |
|
Choose one of the following courses: |
4 |
|
Choose 4 credits from the following list |
4 |
Digital Communication minor
(18 semester hours)
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| VACA 142 Graphic Design 1 | 2 |
| VACA 151 Photo 1 | 2 |
| VACA 242 Graphic Design 2 | 2 |
| VACA 243 Graphic Design 3 | 2 |
| VACA 252 Photo 2 | 4 |
| VACA 381 Cinema & Visual Theory | 4 |
|
Choose one of the following courses: |
4 |
The digital video minor may not be combined with a digital media and communication
major.
Digital Video Production minor
(18 semester hours)
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| VACA 381 Cinema and Visual Theory | 2 |
| VACA 151 Photo 1 | 2 |
| VACA 262 Video Production | 4 |
| *VACA 263 Audio Production | 2 |
| VACA 364 Motion Graphics/After Effects | 2 |
|
Choose one pair of classes (6 credits) or THR 361 Screenwriting (2 SH) |
6 credits total |
The digital video minor may not be combined with a digital media & communication
major.
Photography minor
(18 semester hours)
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| VACA141 Foundations of Design | 4 |
| VACA 151 Photo 1 | 2 |
| VACA 252 Photo 2 | 4 |
| VACA 450 Junior/Senior Portfolio and Vocation | 2 |
|
Choose one of the following courses: |
4 |
|
Choose one course from this list: |
2 |
Theater minor
(18 semester hours)
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| THR 100 Acting for Stage & Screen | 2 |
| THR 200 Survey of World Theater History | 2 |
|
Choose 8 credits from the following list: |
8 |
|
Practica (6 SH)Choose from two or more of the following areas of practical learning through participation
in theater productions. |
6 |
Pre-Art Therapy
The pre-art therapy concentration will prepare you for graduate studies in art therapy helping people express themselves using the creativity of painting, drawing or other artistic means. You will take a combination of art and psychology courses that are pre-requisites for graduate school programs in art therapy.
Education majors with a lisensure in art will also benefit from this concentration. You will be able to apply the concepts learned in this concentration in your classrooms and teaching practice.
Concentration for Psychology major: 18 VACA credits
(Any of the courses listed below can be used as a core class except the Intermediate and Advanced Studio courses)
| VACA 121 Drawing | 4 SH |
| VACA 131 Three-Dimensional Design | 4 SH |
| VACA 222 Painting | 4 SH |
| VACA 232 Ceramics | 4 SH |
|
Choose one of the following courses: |
2 SH |
Concentration for VACA major in Studio Art: 15 Psychology credits
| PSYC 202 Developmental Psychology | 3 SH |
| PSYC 311 Psychological Research Design & Analysis | 3 SH |
| PSYC 331 Abnormal Psychology | 3 SH |
| PSYC 361 Theories of Personality | 3 SH |
| PSYC 391 Introduction to Counseling | 3 SH |
Concentration for Art Education major: 9 Psychology credits
| PSYC 331 Abnormal Psychology | 3 SH |
| PSYC 361 Theories of Personality | 3 SH |
| PSYC 391 Introduction to Counseling | 3 SH |
Students majoring in disciplines outside of Psychology, Studio Art, or Art Education
need to
complete the VACA courses listed in section 1 and the Psychology courses listed in
section 2
to receive a concentration in Pre-Art Therapy.
