Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2023 through summer 2024. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
Choose 30 credit hours from a single area of study:		30
2D Area of Study
ARTS 511	Graduate Drawing Topics
ARTS 512	Graduate Life Drawing
ARTS 521	Graduate Painting Topics
ARTS 566	Mixed Media
ARTS 570	Graduate Printmaking
ARTS 582	Graduate Gallery/Museum Fundamentals
ARTS 597	Special Topics
ARTS 611	Graduate Drawing Topics
ARTS 621	Graduate Painting Topics
ARTS 670	Graduate Printmaking
ARTS 695	Directed Research
ARTS 697	Special Topics
ARTS 711	Graduate Drawing Topics
ARTS 721	Graduate Painting Topics
ARTS 770	Graduate Printmaking
ARTS 797	Special Topics
3D Area of Study
ARTS 531	Advanced Sculpture Topics
ARTS 533	Graduate Metal Sculpture
ARTS 534	Graduate Jewelry I
ARTS 535	Graduate Wood Sculpture
ARTS 544	Graduate Jewelry II: Design and Fabrication
ARTS 555	Graduate Advanced Jewelry
ARTS 557	Graduate Digital Application for 3D Arts
ARTS 576	Graduate Ceramics
ARTS 582	Graduate Gallery/Museum Fundamentals
ARTS 594	Graduate Arts and Crafts
ARTS 597	Special Topics
ARTS 631	Advanced Sculpture Topics
ARTS 635	Graduate Wood Sculpture
ARTS 655	Graduate Advanced Jewelry
ARTS 676	Graduate Ceramics
ARTS 694	Graduate Arts and Crafts
ARTS 695	Directed Research
ARTS 697	Special Topics
ARTS 731	Advanced Sculpture Topics
ARTS 735	Graduate Wood Sculpture
ARTS 755	Graduate Advanced Jewelry
ARTS 776	Graduate Ceramics
ARTS 794	Graduate Arts and Crafts
ARTS 797	Special Topics
Total Hours		30

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Art History & Theory Courses
ARTS 515	Issues in Contemporary Art	3
Choose six credit hours of the following:		6
ARTS 503	Advanced Studies in Baroque Art
ARTS 504	Advanced Studies in Medieval Art
ARTS 506	Advanced Studies in Arts of East Asia
ARTS 507	Advanced Studies in Arts in Latin America
ARTS 508	Advanced Studies in Italian and Northern Renaissance Art
ARTS 603	History of Graphic Design
Total Hours		9

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Field Experience Courses
Choose six credit hours of the following:		6
ARTS 596	Teaching Art in Higher Education
ARTS 598	Practicum 1
ARTS 599	Internship
ARTS 698	Practicum
ARTS 699	Internship
Total Hours		6

¹

ARTS 598 Practicum (3 c.h.) may only be repeated once

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Elective Courses
Choose three 500-700 level ARTS electives not already applying to the degree		9
Total Hours		9

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Thesis & Project Courses
ARTS 780	Art and Design Research Methodologies	3
ARTS 790	Thesis/Portfolio Project 2	1-6
Total Hours		4-9

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Any student who is not ready for enrollment in ARTS 790 Thesis/Portfolio Project (1-6 c.h.) after completing ARTS 780 Art and Design Research Methodologies (3 c.h.) may be required, as determined by the student’s thesis or portfolio chair, to take ARTS 789 Thesis/Portfolio Research (3 c.h.), and may be required to repeat ARTS 789 Thesis/Portfolio Research (3 c.h.) until deemed ready for enrollment in ARTS 790 Thesis/Portfolio Project (1-6 c.h.)

All applicable prerequisites must be met

Graduation Requirements

• Complete 60 hours
• A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
• 3.0 GPA
• No more than two grades of C may be applied to the degree (includes grades of C+ & C-)
• No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ & D-)
• Successful completion of the Oral Examination
• Thesis/Portfolio Artifact & Exhibit required
• Degree must be completed within 7 years
• Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date

Program Offered in Residential Format