This two-year art curriculum leads to an associate of applied arts degree in one of three area majors: media illustration—electronic imaging, drawing/painting, illustration, printmaking; crafts—ceramics, sculpture, metalworking, woodworking, furniture design; or industrial media—electronic imaging (publishing, modeling), graphic communication, photography, digital cinema, human centered design.
For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Art and Design department page.
| Total Credits Required | 63-67* |
| Liberal Studies | 12 |
| EN 111 College Composition I | 4 |
| EN 211 College Composition II [Div I] | 4 |
| Humanities Elective | 4 |
| Health Promotion | 1 |
| HP 200 Physical Well Being | 1 |
| Major Courses | 22 |
| AD 100 The Art and Design Experience | 2 |
| AD 160 Physical Structures and Concepts | 4 |
| AD 175 Visual Structures and Concepts | 4 |
| AD 270 Social Structures and Concepts | 4 |
| AD 299 Associate Research | 4 |
| Choose One Course From The Following: | 4 |
| AD 200 Native American Art and Architecture (4 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| AD 230 History of World Art I (4 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| AD 240 History of World Art II (4 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| AD 260 Why America Looks This Way (4 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| AD 265 Art and Architecture of Japan (4 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| AD 280 History of Photography (4 cr.) | |
| Major Concentration | 20-24 |
| AD 100 and 200 level courses in preferred studio area | 8 |
| Specific courses are listed in the "Course Descriptions" section of this bulletin. | |
| AD 100 level course in any of the non-preferred studio area within the major | 12 |
| Specific courses are listed in the "Course Descriptions" section of this bulletin. | |
| AD 219 Illustration Forms * | 4 |
| Art and Design Electives | 8 |
| Choose a 100 or 200 level courses from each of the two areas not chosen for the major | |
| Specific courses are listed in the "Course Descriptions" section of this bulletin. | |
*The media illustration concentration requires one additional course.
Bulletin Year:
2008 - 2009 Undergraduate Bulletin
| View the current NMU Catalog.