College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Liberal Arts Department
Minor in Fine Arts
Students can earn a minor in fine arts by selecting 18 to 24 credits from the courses
listed below – where 25% of the credits must be from upper level classes (300 or 400
level) and courses must come from two of the following discipline areas: music, visual
arts, creative writing, theater, and communication.
ART
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Prerequisite(s) |
Credits |
| ART 117 |
Basic Design |
None |
3 |
| ART 125 |
Survey of World Art |
None |
3 |
| ART 126 |
Selected Problems in World Art |
None |
3 |
| ART 128 |
Basic Drawing |
None |
2 |
| ART 150 |
Painting |
None |
2 |
| ART 217 |
Design |
Art 117 |
3 |
| ART 228 |
Drawing |
ART 128 |
3 |
| ART 231 |
Painting 2 |
ART 150 |
2 |
| ART/EDU 275 |
Teaching Visual Art to Children |
None |
3 |
| ART/COM 324 |
Desktop Publishing |
Minimum C grade in ART/COM 308 |
4 |
COMMUNICATION
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Prerequisite(s) |
Credits |
| COM 221 |
Oral Interpretation of Literature |
COM 119 |
3 |
| COM 227 |
Voice and Diction |
None |
3 |
| COM/ART 324 |
Desktop Publishing |
Minimum C grade in ART/COM 308 |
4 |
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CREATIVE WRITING
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Prerequisite(s) |
Credits |
| ENG 301 |
Introduction to Creative Writing |
None |
3 |
| ENG 302 |
Intermediate Fiction Writing |
ENG 301 |
3 |
| ENG 303 |
Intermediate Verse Writing |
ENG 201 |
3 |
| ENG 344 |
Advanced Writing |
ENG 201 |
3 |
| ENG 401 |
Advanced Creative Writing |
ENG 201 and ENG 302 and ENG 303 |
3 |
MUSIC
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Prerequisite(s) |
Credits |
| MUS 124 |
Introduction to Music |
None |
3 |
| MUS 103 |
Music Theory I |
Placement exam or MUS 124 |
3 |
| MUS 104 |
Music Theory II |
Placement exam or MUS 124 |
3 |
| MUS 401 |
Orchestration and Arranging |
MUS 302 |
3 |
| MUS 132 |
Concert Band |
Audition |
1 |
| MUS 133 |
Jazz Ensemble |
Audition |
1 |
| MUS 134 |
Steel Band Ensemble |
None |
1 |
| MUS 140 |
Class Steel Pan |
None |
1 |
| MUS 151-152 |
Class Guitar |
None |
1-1 |
| MUS 161-162 |
Applied Music |
Audition |
2-2 |
| MUS 261-262 |
Applied Music |
Audition |
2-2 |
| MUS 242 |
Concert Choir |
Audition |
1 |
| MUS 364 |
Survey of Caribbean Music |
None |
3 |
| MUS 465-466 |
Selected Topics in Music |
TBA |
3-3 |
THEATRE
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Prerequisite(s) |
Credits |
| THE 110 |
Introduction to Theatre |
None |
3 |
| THE 210 |
Theatre Service |
None |
4 |
| THE 211-212-213-214 |
Theatre Production |
THE 110 |
1,1,1,1 |
| THE 220 |
Basic Stage Movement |
None |
3 |
| THE 312 |
Directing Stage Productions |
None |
3 |
| THE 315 |
Theatre in the Caribbean |
None |
3 |
| THE 323 |
Basic Acting |
None |
3 |
| THE 325 |
Readers Theatre |
None |
3 |
| The 411 |
Creating Theatre |
None |
3 |
| THE 412 |
Scenic Design and Stage Lighting |
THE 210 and THE 211 or THE 212 or THE 213 or THE 214 |
3 |
| THE 413 |
Theatre Criticism |
THE 110 and THE 220 or THE 312 or THE 328 |
3 |
| THE 415 |
Theatre Management |
None |
3 |
| THE 465-466 |
Selected Topics in Theatre |
TBA |
3-3 |
| THE 499 |
Independent Study in Theatre |
See Course Description |
3 |
It is required that you choose two areas of the fine arts for specialization. In
addition to the HUM 115 prerequisite, students must complete (with a grade of C or
higher) 18 to 24 credits from Music, Art, Theatre, Communication or English Creative
Writing, with 25% of the classes being at the 300 or 400 level and selected from any
two Fine Arts areas. All requirements for the minor can be completed on either campus.
