This two-year art curriculum leads to an associate of applied arts degree in art and design. Preferred studio areas may be selected from: ceramics, electronic imaging, digital cinema, drawing/painting, furniture design, graphic communication, human centered design, illustration, jewelry/metalsmithing/blacksmithing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, or woodworking.
For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Art and Design department page.
| Total Credits Required | 63 |
| 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 110 Ideas in Art and Design History | 4 |
| AD 160 Physical Structures and Concepts | 4 |
| AD 175 Visual Structures and Concepts | 4 |
| AD 270 Social Structures and Concepts | 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: Ancient to Medieval (4 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| AD 240 History of World Art: Renaissance to Modern (4 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| AD 260 Why America Looks This Way (4 cr.) [Div IV] | |
| AD 280 History of Photography (4 cr.) | |
| Preferred Studio Area | 8 |
| AD 100 Level | 4 |
| AD 200 Level | 4 |
| Art and Design Studio Electives | 20 |
| (100 and 200 level non-preferred studio courses) | |
*Courses use for liberal studies-humanities division must be selected from the approved division list in the bulletin.
Bulletin Year:
2010 - 2011 Undergraduate Bulletin
| View the current NMU Catalog.