Program Requirements

1. Each course counting toward the major must be completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
2. All upper-division visual arts courses must be taken at CU Denver unless approved otherwise by visual arts faculty.
3. At least 21 semester hours of visual arts credits (at any level) must be taken at CU Denver.
4. At least 18 semester hours of total visual arts courses must be upper-division.

• Take all of the following Visual Arts Foundation courses:

• FINE 1100 - Drawing I
• FINE 1400 - Two Dimensional Design
• FINE 1500 - Three-Dimensional Design
• FINE 2600 - Art History Survey I
• FINE 2610 - Art History Survey II

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  Take all of the following lower-division Studio courses:

• FINE 1150 - Introduction to Darkroom Photography
• FINE 2010 - The Graphic Novel Workshop
• FINE 2030 - Life Drawing
• FINE 2200 - Painting I
• FINE 2155 - Introduction to Digital Photography
• FINE 2500 - Bronze Casting
• FINE 2510 - Wood and Metal Sculpture

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  Take all of the following upper-division Studio courses:

• FINE 3030 - The Media of Drawing
• FINE 3161 - The Silver Fine Print
• FINE 3162 - The Digital Fine Print
• FINE 3172 - Digital Bookmaking
• FINE 3240 - Abstract Painting and Drawing
• FINE 3300 - Painting, Drawing and the Printed Image
• FINE 3500 - Installation Art
• FINE 3510 - Mold Design & Casting

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  Take all of the following additional required Visual Arts courses:

• FINE 3400 - Introduction to Web Design and Digital Imaging
• FINE 4990 - Contemporary Art: 1960 to Present

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  Take three semester hours of Pre-20th Century Art History elective.  Consult a CAM advisor for approved options.

   

  Take six semester hours of Visual Arts electives.