For Academic Program: BA Art
About
This emphasis is intended for those students who plan to enter a graduate program in art therapy. Graduate school for this career choice is mandatory. The program endeavors to focus the pre-art therapy student on learning to appreciate art, to understand creative processes, and to develop artistic skills in studio art. In light of available scholarships, we recommend a GPA of no less than 3.25 and a portfolio of original works with no less than twenty (20) pieces, to be eligible for graduate school enrollment. A basic knowledge of human development and psychological theories for understanding human behavior are gained by the completion of the psychology minor. Undergirded by a Christian perspective of human kind and healing, this is an interdisciplinary emphasis that unites the studio arts with the behavioral sciences.
Emphasis Requirements
REQUIRED COURSES (31 Total Credits)- Course(s):
- AART104 - Principles of Animation I (3)
- ART105 - Drawing II (3)
- ART109 - 2D Foundations-Plane and Color (3)
- ART238 - Introduction to Art Therapy (3)
- ART460 - Professional Practices (3)
- Rule Not Selected
- Select 12 credits from the following types of courses: Studio Art Electives (6 must be UD)
- Select 6 credit(s):
- ARTH318 - Art Appreciation (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ARTH325 - Ancient Through Early Christian Art History (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ARTH335 - Medieval, Renaissance, and Late Baroque Art History (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ARTH345 - Contemporary Art (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ARTH346 - Art Theory, Criticism and the Christian Worldview (W) (3)
REQUIRED COGNATES (12 Total Credits)- Course(s):
- PSYC122 - General Psychology (3)
- PSYC128 - Developmental Psychology (IN-8) (3)
- PSYC315 - Abnormal Psychology (3)
- PSYC346 - Introduction to Personality Theories (3)
GENERAL EDUCATION (39 Total Credits)- Complete 1 of the following:
- Minimum 39 credits
- General Education requirements
- RELP 251 - Introduction to Youth Ministry (R-4) 3 hours
- RELT 373 - Christian Ethics (R-4) 3 hours
- HIST 356 - Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration in American History (IN-6) (W) 3 hours
- BIOL 103 - Principles of Biology (IN-7) 3 hours
FOREIGN LANGUAGE (0 - 6 Total Credits)- Complete at least 0-6 credits in this area
(Elementary Foreign Language or two years of foreign language in high school.)
RECOMMENDED (0 Total Credits)- HLED 356 - Drugs and Society 2 hours
- PSYC 224 - Social Psychology 3 hours
- PSYC 377 - Fundamentals of Counseling 3 hours
- PSYC 422 - Issues in Adolescence 3 hours
- PSYC 460 - Group Processes 3 hours
- PSYC 479 - Family Counseling 3 hours
- SOCI 349 - Aging and Society (W) 3 hours
ELECTIVES TO = 124 (22 - 16 Total Credits)- Complete at least 22-16 credits in this area
Grand Total Credits: 122