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The Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Fine Arts
The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Fine Arts is designed to prepare the student for success in a variety of professions in the visual and performing arts. The Department of Visual and Performing Arts is comprised of three primary areas: art (both studio and art history), music, and theatre (including dance). The degree has some specific requirements, but also offers a wide range of choices for the prospective major. There is a balance between the history or appreciation classes and the theory, performance or studio aspects. The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Fine Arts is a multidisciplinary degree in that the student will take classes in each of the three primary areas, while at the same time he or she will have the ability to specialize in a specific field. This degree will prepare the student for future academic graduate work or for employment in a wide range of fields within the visual and performing arts.
Bachelor of Arts—Major in Fine Arts
1. General Education Requirements.................................................... 50-52
A. Skills and Competencies1
English 101 and 1022 ......................................................................... 6
Composition/Composition and Literature
Math/Statistics/Logic3 ......................................................................... 6
Applied Speech Communication4 ........................................................ 3
Languages5...................................................................................... 6-8
B. Methods and History of Disciplines6
Natural Sciences .................................................................................. 8
Biology, Chemistry, Physics,
Geology, Astronomy (2 labs)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (at least two areas) .............................. 6
Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology,
Economics, Political Science, Geography
Humanities7 (at least two areas) .......................................................... 9
Philosophy (not logic),
History, Literature, Fine Arts History,
Humanities (AHUM acronym), Religion,
Selected Language courses,
Communications (last two digits in 50s or 60s),
Honors (AHON acronym)
History of Civilization (AHST 101 or AHST 102) ............................ 3
American Political Institutions ........................................................... 3
(APLS 201, AHST 201, or AHST 202)
2. Major Requirements ..................................................................... 36-42
A minimum of 18 major requirement hours must be taken at USC Aiken.
A grade of C or better must be earned in ALL major requirement courses.
A. Fine Arts Survey Requirement8 ................................................... 3-9
One course must be taken from each area:
AARH 105, 106
AMUS 173, 175
ATHE 161
B. Fine Arts History Requirement ..................................................... 9
One course must be taken from each area:
AARH 206, 250, 251, 312, 335, 398, 399
AMUS 371, 372, 373, 393
ATHE 361, 362, AEGL 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 required6........................................................................ 120
1 For undergraduate writing proficiency, see Proficiency Portfolio in Writing described on page 46.
2 Students must complete English 101 with a grade of C or better in order to fulfill general education requirements. Students must also complete AEGL 102 with a grade of C or better in order to fulfill general education requirements and before taking other English courses.
3 AMTH 221 and AMTH 222 cannot be used for General Education math credit EXCEPT by students graduating with degrees in Elementary, Early Childhood or Special Education.
4 The following are considered Applied Speech Communication courses: ACOM 201, ACOM 241, and ACOM 342.
5 Two (2) semesters of the same language. See degree program requirements for Language study.
6 At least 3 hours must be in non-Western world studies, unless an approved non-Western world studies course has been completed elsewhere in the student’s degree program.
7 For a list of courses that will meet the Humanities general education requirement, see page 31.
8 As many as 6 hours of Fine Arts Survey courses may be taken as Humanities General Education courses thereby decreasing the above Fine Arts Survey and Major Requirements by 3-6 hours.
