The Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts is designed to prepare the student for success in a variety of professions in the fine and performing arts. Fine arts at USCA is comprised of three main areas. music, theatre (including dance), and art (both studio and art history). The degree demands some specific classes, but also offers a wide range of choices in other areas. There is a nice balance between the history or appreciation classes and the theory, performance or studio aspects. The degree is multidisciplinary in that the student will take classes in each of the three main areas, while at the same time he or she will have ample room for specialization. This degree can prepare the student for future academic graduate work or for employment in a wide range of fields within the fine arts.
Art
With airy, well-lit studios, we offer the student a wide range of art courses. Design, drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, photography, and graphic design are all available. Upper level students enjoy specialized and independent study classes. Our track-lit art gallery has over a hundred and eighty feet of running space. We run a full schedule of exhibits that includes a student art show in the spring. our student exhibit locally and regionally and have gone into successful careers in a range of areas. In Art History, we offer survey as well as specialty classes (that include American, Greek, and Twentieth Century Art and Western and oriental architecture).
Music
The music program at USCA offers courses in music theory, analysis, history, and literature for students who intend to pursue music as a profession, along with introductory courses for non-majors. Student ensembles include the University Concert Band, University Concert Choir, Stage Band, and a gospel Vocal Ensemble. The professional Etherredge Center orchestra is also affiliated with USCA. Applied instruction is currently offered for all orchestral instruments and voice. Degree options with significant music course work include the Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts major degree and a music concentration in the Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Theatre
Our production-oriented program, the University Theatre, produces both a Main Stage season (of at least three fully-staged productions) and the Playground Playhouse season, for younger audiences. Facilities include the Main Stage Theatre, a 687 seat proscenium space, and the O'Connell Experimental Theatre, a black box theatre seating up to 150. The Etherredge Center is equipped with a state-of-the-art lighting and sound system installed in 1995, and complete backstage facilities. Students may choose from a range of courses including acting, stagecraft, theatre laboratory, ballet, introduction to theatre art, and fundamentals of movement for the performing arts.
Major in Fine Arts
Hours
1. General Education Requirements................. 50-52
A. Skills and Competencies
English 101 and 102-
Composition and Literature ...................... 6
Math/Statistics/Logic ........................... 6
Applied Speech Communication .................... 3
Foreign Language* ........................... 6 - 8
B. Methods and History of Disciplines
Natural Sciences ................................ 8
Biology, Chemistry, Physics,
Geology, Astronomy (2 labs)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (at least two areas) ....... 6
Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology,
Economics, Political Science, Geography
Humanities (at least two areas) ................. 9
History, Literature, Fine Arts History,
Religion, Humanities, Foreign Language
200 and above, Philosophy (not logic),
Speech (not applied)
History of Civilization ......................... 6
2. Major Requirements............................. 36-42
A. Fine Arts Survey Requirement** ................... 3-9
one course must be taken from each area:
Art History 105, 106
Music 173, 174
Theatre 16 1
B. Fine Arts History Requirement ..................... 9
one course must be taken from each area
Art History 206, 312, 335, 398, 399
Music 371, 372, 373
English 407, 409, 474
C. Fine Arts Theory, Performance,
and/or Studio..................................... 24
at least 12 hours must be 200 or higher and
at least 3 hours must be taken from at least
two of the three art fields
3. Cognate or Minor ............................. 12 -18
Cognate ......................................... 12
Minor............................................ 18
4. Free Electives ................................. 8-22
Total hours required ............................. 120***
* Two (2) semesters of the same language
** As many as 6 hours (but no more) of Fine Arts survey courses
may be taken as Humanities General Education Courses
*** At least 3 credit hours must be in non-Western world studies
Art
Facilities include airy, well-lit studios and well-equipped darkroom. our track-lit art gallery has over a hundred and eighty feet of running space to accommodate a full schedule of exhibits, including a student art exhibit each spring.
Minor in Art
Requirements:
Fundamentals of Art ............................................. 6
Art History ................................................. 3 - 6
Art Studio course work in at least two of
the following areas: drawing, painting,
printmaking, ceramics.......................................... 6-9
Total hours required ........................................... 18
[No independent study (Art Studio 399) permitted].
Music
Student ensembles include the University Concert Band, University Concert Choir, Stage Band and a gospel Vocal Ensemble. The professional Etherredge Center orchestra is also affiliated with USCA. Applied instruction is currently offered for all orchestral instruments and voice.
Theatre
Our production-oriented program, the University Theatre, produces both a Main Stage season (of at least three fully-staged productions) and the Playground Playhouse season, for young audiences. Facilities include the Main Stage Theatre, a 687 seat proscenium space, and the O'Connell Experimental Theatre, a black box theatre seating up to 150. The Etherredge Center is equipped with complete backstage facilities and a state of the art lighting and sound system installed in 1995.
Minor in Theatre
Requirements:
Theatre 161 Introduction to Theatre.............................. 3
Theatre 155 Stagecraft........................................... 3
Theatre 170 Beginning Acting..................................... 3
Theatre 288 Stage Lighting ...................................... 3
Theatre 370 Intermediate Acting ................................. 3
Theatre 455 Stage Management .................................... 3
Total hours required ........................................... 18