Four 1000-level studio courses (12 hours)

Mandated Courses

ART 1330 Graphic Communication
ART 1301 Drawing
ART 1370 Photography

Recommended Courses

ART 1310 Printmaking
ART 1320 Interior Design
ART 1304 Painting
ART 1350 Ceramics

Seven Studio Courses (21 hours)

Intermediate

Mandated Courses

ART 3330 Intermediate Graphic Communication
ART 3303 Color

Recommended Courses

ART 3395 Graphic Design Software
ART 3370 Intermediate Photography
ART 3374 Computer Imaging I
ART 3313 Silkscreen
ITEC 3351 Image Technology I
ITEC 3352 Press Technology I

Note: ART 3330 Intermediate Graphic Communications can be repeated only once for credit

Four Courses in Art History (12 hours)

ARTH 1380 History of Art
ARTH 1381 History of Art II
2 courses: 2000 level or above

note: either 1380 or 1381 fulfills Visual/Performing Arts requirement of core curriculum

Three concurrent three hour courses
in each of four consecutive semesters (36 hours)

Fall
ART 3335 Junior Block I
ART 3336 Junior Block I
ART 3337 Junior Block I
NOTE: Students enrolled in Junior Block courses may not take the Graphic Design Software course at the same time.

Spring
ART 3335 Junior Block II
ART 3336 Junior Block II
ART 3337 Junior Block II
NOTE: Students enrolled in Junior Block courses may not take the Graphic Design Software course at the same time.

Fall
ART 4330 Senior Block I
ART 4331 Senior Block I
ART 4332 Senior Block I

Spring
ART 4333 Senior Block II
ART 4334 Senior Block II
ART 4335 Senior Block II

Acceptance into the major concentration is by portfolio review and requires a minimum 2.67 (B–) grade point average in your major. Portfolio Reviews occur in the Fall and the Spring for acceptance into Junior Block for Fall of the following year.

A minimum 2.67 (B–) grade point average in advanced studio classes is required for graduation.

UH Catalog Course Descriptions

UH CORE Curriculum

For more information contact: David Kreid, Undergraduate Advisor, 713.743.2906 Rm.100D, Fine Arts Building, dkreid@uh.edu