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Minors in Creative and Communication Arts

Minors in Creative and Communication Arts

Program Overview

Fine Arts offers students a Minor in Art, Digital Music Production, Fine Arts, Interactive Digital Design, Music, Photography and Theatre.

Degree Type:

Minor

Department:

Department of Creative and Communication Arts

Department Chair:

Margaret Payne
B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

Degree Requirements

Students can choose from the below eight minors in Fine Arts:

Minor in Art
ART 120 Drawing I  3
ART 130 2-D Design  3
ART 220 Drawing II  3
ART 240 Painting I  3
ART 332 3-D Design and Sculptural Techniques  3
Six (6) additional hours of upper-division art  6
PLUS – Choose one (1) of the following courses:
ART 311 Ancient Art (W)  3
ART 312 Medieval and Asian Art (W) (3)
ART 313 Renaissance Art (3)
ART 314 Modern Art (W) (3)
ART 410 Readings in Art History (W) (3)
24 hours
Minor in Communications
COM 140 Speech Communication  3
COM 241 Small Group Communications OR  3
COM 243 Interpersonal Communications  (3)
COM 399I Special Topics in Communication (W)  3
COM/JOU Elective (must include three upper-division hours)  9
18 hours
Minor in Digital Music Production
MUS 102 Sight-Singing and Ear Training  3
MUS 201 Music Theory I  3
MUS 202 Music Theory II  3
MUS 316 Instrumentation and Orchestration  3
MUS 318 Introduction to Digital Music Production I  3
MUS 320 Introduction to Digital Music Production II  3
Applied Music (any applied area such as voice, piano, instrument, composition, or songwriting)  2
20 hours
Minor in English
ENG 215 World Literature  3
ENG 225 British Literature  3
ENG 235 American Literature  3
PLUS
Nine (9) additional hours of English (excluding ENG 101 English Comp I and ENG 102 English Comp II); six (6) of which must be upper-division 12
18 hours
Minor in Fine Arts
ART 130 2-D Design  3
MUS 311 Music History I (W) OR  3
MUS 312 Music History II (W)  (3)
THE 265 Acting I  3
Fine Arts electives from at least two areas, three (3) hours of which must be upper-division  9
18 hours
Minor in Interactive Digital Design
ART 130 2-D Design  3
ART 230 Digital Graphic Fundamentals  3
ART 235 Graphic Design I (W)  3
CIS 171 Computer Programming I  3
CIS 211 Introduction to Web Design  3
CIS 311 Advanced Web Design  3
CIS 322 Human-Computer Interaction (W)  3
21 hours
Minor in Journalism
ART 201 Introduction to Photography  3
COM 358 Social Media  3
COM 399I Special Topics in Communication (W)  3
JOU 274 Basic Media Writing (W)  3
JOU 374 Advanced Media Writing (W)  3
JOU 396 Field Laboratory (W)  3
18 hours
Minor in Music
MUS 102 Sight Singing and Ear Training  3
MUS 201 Music Theory I  3
MUS 311 Music History I (W) OR  3
MUS 312 Music History II (W) (3)
MUS Voice  1
MUS Piano  1
PLUS
Choice of nine (9) hours from the following courses: 9 hours 
MUS 100M Music for Song Leaders (3)
MUS 200 Introduction to Music Technology (3)
MUS 202 Music Theory II (3)
MUS 214 Development of American Music (3)
MUS 310 Principles of Conducting (3)
MUS 316 Instrumentation and Orchestration (3)
MUS 318 Introduction to Digital Music Production I (3)
MUS 320 Introduction to Digital Music Production II (3)
MUS 410 Music Education for Schools (3)
Applied Music (voice or piano) (3)
20 hours
Minor in Photography
ART 130 2-D Design  3
ART 201 Introduction to Photography  3
ART 285 Alternative Processes  3
ART 304 History of Photography  3
ART 370 Photo Arts  3
ART 405 Digital Craft OR  3
ART 407 Studio Craft (3)
18 hours
Minor in Spanish
BIB 111 Génesis en español 2
SPA 131 Elementary Spanish I  3
SPA 132 Elementary Spanish II  3
SPA 231 Intermediate Spanish I  3
SPA 232 Intermediate Spanish II  3
SPA 336 Spanish Conversation 3
One of the following upper level courses:
SPA 365 Latin American Civilization and Culture OR 3
SPA 450 Spanish for Career and Community 3
20 hours

 

Spanish Proficiency Certificate
BIB 111 Génesis en español 2
SPA 131 Elementary Spanish I 3
SPA 132 Elementary Spanish II 3
SPA 231 Intermediate Spanish I 3
SPA 232 Intermediate Spanish II 3
SPA 336 Spanish Conversation 3
SPA 365 Latin American Civilizations and Cultures 3
SPA 367 Spanish Immersion Program/Study Abroad 1
SPA 450 Spanish for Career and Community 3
24 Hours
Minor in Theatre
THE 160 Introduction to Theatre  3
THE 180 Concepts in Theatre Design OR  3
THE 265 Acting I (3)
THE 365 History of Theatre I (W) OR  3
THE 366 History of Theatre II (W) (3)
THE Theatre Labs (Choose 3)  3
PLUS
Select six (6) additional hours of THE courses; three (3) of which must be upper-division (excluding theatre labs)  6
18 hours
Course Descriptions

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Margaret Payne, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

Professor and Department Chair of Creative and Communication Arts / Professor of English

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