**ENGL 100 Introduction to College Writing CMNS 380 The Political Traditions of the West ENGL 110 Composition and Rhetoric ENGL 111 Composition, Research, and Rhetoric EVSC 111 Environmental Science GEOG 200 Introduction to Geography HIST 101/2 The West and WWI or II HIST 201/2 U.S. History I (or II) **MATH 101 Basic Mathematics MATH 102 College Algebra OREN 105 Tusculum Experience PHED 201 Foundations of Personal Fitness and Wellness PSYC 101 Essentials of Psychology PSYC 200 Developmental Psychology PSYC 305 Educational Psychology SOCI 101 Principles and Social Institutions VISA 110 Introduction to Art *Test out opportunity is available. **Not required if ACT/SAT scores merit exemption. TOTAL: 157 semester hours Visual Arts Minor VISA 110 Introduction to Art VISA 203 Basic Drawing VISA 208 Baroque through Modern Art VISA 212 Painting I Choose one from the following: VISA 213 Sculpture I VISA 215 Ceramics I Choose one from the following: VISA 216 Printmaking I MASS 215 Basic Photography TOTAL: 24 semester hours Course Descriptions VISA 110. INTRODUCTION TO ART. This course presents the vocabulary, terminology, history, and paradigm of the art world. Material covered includes principles and concepts used in the visual arts, visual communication and visual language, an examination of forms of expression through various media, and a survey view of art history. Learning Outcome: Analytical Reading. Offered every year. VISA 111. BASIC DESIGN. This is an entry-level art foundation course. Students will focus on the basic principles of two- and three-dimensional design, color theory, and using the computer as a creative tool. The manipulation of line, shape, color and balance to both express design principles and discover creative solutions to visual problems will be explored. Various media will be used. Offered every year. VISA 203. BASIC DRAWING. This course is designed for students who have had little or no previous drawing experience. Students will draw traditional subjects such as still life compositions, landscapes, and the human figure. Exercises and assignments will emphasize how to “see� rather than how to make. As a studio class, this course
may require additional meeting times. Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking. Offered every year. VISA 204. ANCIENT THROUGH RENAISSANCE ART. This course is a survey of Western Art from prehistoric time through the 16th Century. It presents a chronology of art and cultural history as well some of the people and forces that shaped societies during this span of time. Learning Outcome: Analytical Reading. Offered every other year. VISA 208. BAROQUE THROUGH MODERN ART. This course is a survey of Western Art from the 16th Century to the present. The artists, artwork, art movements that happened during this span of time are covered. Learning Outcome: Analytical Reading. Offered every other year. VISA 212. PAINTING I. This course is designed for students with minimal painting experience. A variety of techniques and different working styles in oil paint will be covered. Traditional subjects including the human form will be explored. A studio fee will be charged. As a studio class, this course may require additional meeting times. Prerequisites: none, but VISA 111 will be very helpful. Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking. Offered every other year. VISA 213. SCULPTURE I. This course is designed for students with no previous sculpture experience. It is an introduction to basic sculptural methods. Methods covered are additive, subtractive, manipulative, and substitutive material handling. A studio fee will be charged. As a studio class, this course may require additional meeting times. Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking. Offered every other year. VISA 215. CERAMICS I. This course is designed for students with little previous studio experience. Hand-built and wheel throwing techniques, glazing, and firing techniques are covered. A studio fee will be charged. As a studio class, this course may require additional meeting times. Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking. Offered every other year. VISA 216. PRINTMAKING I. This is the companion course to VISA 316. Two of four traditional printmaking methods will be taught, screen printing and lithography. The VISA 316 course will cover two additional printmaking methods. A studio fee will be charged. As a studio class, this course may require additional meeting times. Prerequisites: none, but VISA 111 is recommended. Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking. Offered every other year. VISA 217. GRAPHIC DESIGN I. This is a beginning graphics course. Students produce work primarily by manipulating typographic elements that impact the design of 2-D space. Font families and styles are examined. Prerequisites: none, but VISA 111 will be very helpful. Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking. Offered every year. VISA 237. WEB DESIGN. This is an intermediate level design course with focus on interactive Web page creation. Students will learn how to both design 35