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Minors in Creative and Communication Arts
Minors in Creative and Communication Arts
Fine Arts offers students a Minor in Art, Digital Music Production, Fine Arts, Interactive Digital Design, Music, Photography and Theatre.
Students can choose from the below thirteen minors in Fine Arts:
Minor in Art
| ART 120 |
Drawing I |
Ìý3 |
| ART 130 |
2-D Design |
Ìý3 |
| ART 220 |
Drawing II |
Ìý3 |
| ART 240 |
Painting I |
Ìý3 |
| ART 332 |
3-D Design and Sculptural Techniques |
Ìý3 |
| Six (6) additional hours of upper-division art |
Ìý6 |
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| PLUS – Choose one (1) of the following courses: |
|
| ART 311 |
Ancient Art (W) |
Ìý3 |
| 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 |
Ìý3 |
| COM 241 |
Small Group Communications OR |
Ìý3 |
| COM 243 |
Interpersonal Communications |
Ìý(3) |
| COM 399I |
Special Topics in Communication (W) |
Ìý3 |
| COM/JOU |
Elective (must include three upper-division hours) |
Ìý9 |
|
|
18 hours |
Minor in Digital Music Production
| MUS 102 |
Sight-Singing and Ear Training |
Ìý3 |
| MUS 201 |
Music Theory I |
Ìý3 |
| MUS 202 |
Music Theory II |
Ìý3 |
| MUS 316 |
Instrumentation and Orchestration |
Ìý3 |
| MUS 318 |
Introduction to Digital Music Production I |
Ìý3 |
| MUS 320 |
Introduction to Digital Music Production II |
Ìý3 |
| Applied Music (any applied area such as voice, piano, instrument, composition, or songwriting) |
Ìý2 |
|
|
20 hours |
Minor in Electronic Media Communications
| COM 140 |
Speech Communication |
3 |
| COM 151 |
Radio Station Operations |
1 |
| COM 253 |
Digital Storytelling |
3 |
| JOU 274 |
Basic Media Writing (W) |
3 |
| COM 296/396 |
Field Laboratory |
5-6 |
| COM/JOU |
electives (must include three upper-division hours) |
3 |
|
|
18-19 hours |
Minor in English
| ENG 215 |
World Literature |
Ìý3 |
| ENG 225 |
British Literature |
Ìý3 |
| ENG 235 |
American Literature |
Ìý3 |
| PLUS |
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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 |
Ìý3 |
| MUS 311 |
Music History IÂ (W) OR |
Ìý3 |
| MUS 312 |
Music History IIÂ (°Â)Ìý |
(3) |
| THE 265 |
Acting I |
Ìý3 |
| Fine Arts electives from at least two areas, three (3) hours of which must be upper-division |
Ìý9 |
|
18 hours |
Minor in Interactive Digital Design
| ART 130 |
2-D Design |
Ìý3 |
| ART 230 |
Digital Graphic Fundamentals |
Ìý3 |
| ART 235 |
Graphic Design IÂ (W) |
Ìý3 |
| CIS 171 |
Computer Programming I |
Ìý3 |
| CIS 211 |
Introduction to Web Design |
Ìý3 |
| CIS 311 |
Advanced Web Design |
Ìý3 |
| CIS 322 |
Human-Computer InteractionÌý(°Â) |
Ìý3 |
|
|
21 hours |
Minor in Journalism
| ART 201 |
Introduction to Photography |
Ìý3 |
| COM 358 |
Social Media |
Ìý3 |
| COM 399I |
Special Topics in Communication (W) |
Ìý3 |
| JOU 274 |
Basic Media Writing (W) |
Ìý3 |
| JOU 374 |
Advanced Media Writing (W) |
Ìý3 |
| JOU 396 |
Field LaboratoryÌý(°Â) |
Ìý3 |
|
|
18 hours |
Minor in Music
| MUS 102 |
Sight Singing and Ear Training |
Ìý3 |
| MUS 201 |
Music Theory I |
Ìý3 |
| MUS 311 |
Music History IÂ (W) OR |
Ìý3 |
| MUS 312 |
Music History IIÂ (W) |
(3) |
| MUS |
Voice |
Ìý1 |
| MUS |
Piano |
Ìý1 |
|
|
| 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 |
Ìý3 |
| ART 201 |
Introduction to Photography |
Ìý3 |
| ART 285 |
Alternative Processes |
Ìý3 |
| ART 304 |
History of Photography |
Ìý3 |
| ART 370 |
Photo Arts |
Ìý3 |
| ART 405 |
Digital Craft OR |
Ìý3 |
| ART 407 |
Studio Craft |
(3) |
|
|
18 hours |
Minor in Spanish
| BIB 111 |
Génesis en español |
2 |
| SPA 131 |
Elementary Spanish I |
Ìý3 |
| SPA 132 |
Elementary Spanish II |
Ìý3 |
| SPA 231 |
Intermediate Spanish I |
Ìý3 |
| SPA 232 |
Intermediate Spanish II |
Ìý3 |
| 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 |
Ìý3 |
| THE 180 |
Concepts in Theatre Design OR |
Ìý3 |
| THE 265 |
Acting I |
(3) |
| THE 365 |
History of Theatre IÂ (W) OR |
Ìý3 |
| THE 366 |
History of Theatre IIÂ (W) |
(3) |
| THE |
Theatre Labs (Choose 3) |
Ìý3 |
| PLUS |
|
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| Select six (6) additional hours of THE courses; three (3) of which must be upper-division (excluding theatre labs) |
Ìý6 |
|
|
18 hours |
Course Descriptions
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