Department of Art & Graphic Design

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Department Coordinator

Wangling Chou

Faculty

Visual arts are a necessary and vital part of contemporary society. The Louisiana Christian University Art Department trains students to have a positive Christian impact on society by providing a serious study of the visual arts in all its forms and contexts so that they may more fully dialogue with the professional art world. A series of studio, lecture and seminar courses provide a learning environment for students which nurtures their technical and philosophical skills in a distinctively Christian and academically rigorous environment. These studies develop the aptitudes within students which prepare them for either graduate school or entering directly into the art and design marketplace.

Bachelor of Arts

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) is the traditional liberal arts degree. The B.A. degree provides artistic and design training while allowing a breadth of study which is indicative of the liberal arts tradition. The Louisiana Christian University Arts department offers B.A. degrees in Studio Art with a focus in Painting and Drawing or Ceramics, and a B.A. degree in Graphic Design. All B.A. degrees in Studio Art require 55 hours in major studies.

The Bachelor of Arts in General Education with an Art Concentration is designed to prepare students for careers as professional art educators, informed by the Christian faith, in the K-12 environment. The BA in General Education with a concentration in art provides a rounded art training with a grounding in art history along with the educational training needed to produce effective teachers. Students pursuing this degree must also satisfy courses in the School of Education. The year of residency required for teacher licensing is completed in the Graduate Teach Program after a bachelor’s degree is earned.

Minors

The Louisiana Christian University Department of Art offers minors in Studio Art, Graphic Design, and Web Design for students who have an interest in Art but are majoring in another field of study.

Additional Requirements

All entering students are required to participate in an LCAD orientation prior to and during their first week of classes at Louisiana Christian University. Students are also expected to attend all gallery openings and lectures held by the department. Additionally, students are expected to participate in regional fieldtrips and are encouraged to participate in national and international trips held by LCUAD.

Graduation requirements from LCUAD include passing Sophomore and Junior Review courses, normally held in the spring semester. Students who pass the reviews provisionally will be required to do additional work to maintain satisfactory standing within the program. Students who do not pass the reviews will not be allowed to continue in the program. Graduating seniors are required to successfully mount an exhibition of their work, or in the case of Visual Communications majors to successfully assemble a portfolio. LCUAD maintains a professional permanent collection and a student permanent collection. The right to retain selected student work is exercised by the department.

Programs

• Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design
• Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art: Ceramics Concentration
• Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art: Painting and Drawing Concentration

• Art History Minor
• Graphic Design Minor
• Studio Art Minor
• Web Design Minor

Courses

• AR 101 2-D Design
• AR 102 3-D Design
• AR 103 Introduction to Drawing I
• AR 104 Intermediate Drawing II
• AR 200 Art Appreciation
• AR 216 Introduction to Design Software
• AR 224 Art History Survey I
• AR 230 Introduction to Painting
• AR 232 Introduction to Ceramics
• AR 240 Introduction to Photography
• AR 251 Typography
• AR 261 Design for the Web
• AR 324 Art History Survey II
• AR 330 Intermediate Representational Painting
• AR 331 Abstraction in Painting
• AR 332 Intermediate Wheel-Throwing
• AR 333 Intermediate Hand-Building
• AR 334 Printmaking
• AR 352 Identity Design
• AR 353 Advertising Design
• AR 354 Illustration
• AR 362 Design for Mobile Web Devices
• AR 364 Web Design III
• AR 370 Honors Science and Art of Light
• AR 400 Topical Studies in Art
• AR 403 Professional Practices
• AR 407 Portfolio
• AR 414 Contemporary Art History
• AR 420 K - 12 Art Education
• AR 427 Advanced Research Art History - Artist
• AR 428 Advanced Research Art History - Period Style
• AR 430 Content and Meaning in Painting
• AR 431 Advanced Painting
• AR 432 Advanced Ceramics Techniques
• AR 433 Advanced Ceramics Workshop I
• AR 434 Advanced Ceramics Workshop II
• AR 435 Advanced Painting Workshop I
• AR 436 Advanced Painting Workshop II
• AR 455 Packaging Design
• AR 456 Internship
• AR 457 Graphic Design History
• AR 458 Print Production
• AR 465 Web Design IV
• AR 466 Freelance Design Workshop

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