Architecture Pre-professional Program

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Begin pursuing your career in architecture at Nebraska Wesleyan University. Combine physics and math courses with a bachelor’s degree in art, then enroll in a graduate program in architecture in the United States.

Course requirements for a bachelor’s degree in art is as follows: 

Art Major (B.A.**, 52 hours)
Foundation Courses10 hours
ART 1050 Art Research4 hours
ART 1300 Introduction to Drawing4 hours
ART 2050 Professional Practices In Art2 hours
Art History16 hours
ARH 1030FYW Survey of Non-Western Art History4 hours
ARH 1040FYW Survey of Western Art History4 hours
Two Art History elective courses (must be 3000-level or 4000-level)8 hours
Studio Courses24 hours
Drawing/Painting/Printmaking — Select 1 course from the following:4 hours
ART 1100 Introduction to Painting 
ART 1400 Introduction to Printmaking 
ART 2300 Intermediate Drawing 
Ceramics/Metalsmithing/Sculpture — Select 1 course from the following:4 hours
ART 1070 Introduction to Creative Technology 
ART 1600 Introduction to Ceramics 
ART 1700 Introduction to Sculpture 
ART 1800 Introduction to Metalsmithing 
Digital Media/Photography/Time-based Media — Select 1 course from the following:4 hours
ART 1200 Introduction to Digital Media 
ART 1500 Introduction to Photography 
Electives12 hours

Select 3 studio courses.

At least one course must be at the 3000 level.

 

 

Capstone Courses2 hours
ART 4980 Senior Thesis Exhibition2 hours

**This Art major earns a B.A. degree. However, if a student has a first major that is associated with a B.S. degree, the Art major may serve as a second major for the B.S. degree.