Community Arts and Cultures - Bachelor of Arts
The Bachelor of Arts in Community Arts and Cultures degree prepares students for a variety of careers in the arts and related fields through its focus on critical thinking, creative problem solving, community involvement, collaborative enterprise, and practical methods for communicating aesthetic and cultural values. This interdisciplinary program develops skills vital to building community through the creation, organization, implementation, and funding of community-based projects and organizations. Open to students interested in art-making as well as those looking to creatively and collaboratively advocate for and address broader social, cultural, and community issues through visual, digital, and printed media.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Community Arts and Cultures Core | ||
| CMA 101 | Introduction to Community Arts | 1 |
| CMA 301 | Community Arts Practicum (prerequisite NCS 202 Intro to non-profits and NGOs) | 3 |
| CMA 401 | Capstone in Community Arts | 3 |
| NCS 202 | Introduction to Nonprofits and NGOs (required, prerequisite for CMA 301) | 3 |
| Foundations (minimum 3 credit hours at 300 or 400 level) | 18 | |
| Creative Practices I | ||
| Select minimum 3 credit hours from the following: | ||
| Visual Fundamentals: Design and Composition | ||
| Observational Drawing | ||
| Drawing II: Drawing Projects | ||
| Visual Fundamentals: Narrative & Sequence | ||
| Creative Practices II | ||
| Select minimum 3 credit hours from the following: | ||
| Intermediate Drawing 1 | ||
| Intermediate Drawing 2 | ||
| Painting I | ||
| Printmaking I | ||
| Sculpture I | ||
| Thematic Studio | ||
| Painting II | ||
| Printmaking II | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing: Short Fiction and Poetry | ||
| Foundations of Production | ||
| Introduction to Theatre: Drama and Analysis | ||
| Acting for the Non-Major: Text and Performance | ||
| Experiencing Theatre | ||
| Cultural Contexts | ||
| Select minimum 6 credit hours from the following: | ||
| Images of America | ||
| Art and Society: Prehistoric to Medieval | ||
| Art and Society: Renaissance to Modern | ||
| Modern America | ||
| The History of Photography | ||
| Introduction to Classical Mythology | ||
| Women in Antiquity | ||
| African American Writing, 1946-Present | ||
| American Deaf Cultures | ||
| African American Writing, 1946-Present | ||
| Diversity and Culture in American Film | ||
| Survey of American History to 1877 | ||
| Survey of American History: From 1877 to the Present | ||
| World History to 1500 | ||
| World History Since 1500 | ||
| World History Since 1945: Conflict and Community | ||
| Media, Culture and You | ||
| Understanding Jazz, Its History and Context | ||
| Multicultural Perspectives in Music | ||
| Captivating Sounds: The Beauty of Western Music | ||
| Introduction to Ethics | ||
| American Deaf Cultures | ||
| Select up to six additional hours between Creative Practices I, Creative Practices II, and/or Cultural Contexts | ||
| Communication and Organizations (minimum 3 credit hours at the 300 or 400 level) | ||
| Select minimum 9 credit hours from the following: | 9 | |
| Computer-mediated Communication and Social Media | ||
| Introduction to Organizational Communication | ||
| Communication in Conflict Management | ||
| Design, Perception & Audience | ||
| Integrative Writing in Global Contexts | ||
| Financial Information for Managers | ||
| Leadership Decision Skills | ||
| Workplace Writing | ||
| Writing and the Professions | ||
| Integrative Writing in Global Contexts | ||
| Professional Communication & Digital Rhetoric | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Grant and Proposal Writing | ||
| Media, Representation, and Society | ||
| Social Media Cultures | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 37 | |