Major Requirements

A new general studies curriculum was approved by the Gallaudet faculty on June 25, 2007. Students entering in Fall 2007 follow the new curriculum. An introduction to the new General Studies Curriculum is online, presented in ASL and English.

Summary of Requirements

	2006-2007	2007-2008
General Studies	60	40
Additional Pre-Major Courses	9	12
Major and Related Courses	36	36
Free Elective Courses	19	32
TOTAL	124	120

The requirements below are for students who enter during or after Fall 2007. Students who entered in previous semesters will find their requirements in the archived catalogs.

2007-2008 Course Requirements

Required pre-major courses 12 hours

• ART 140 Art History (3)*
• ART 150 Fundamentals of Design in Art (3)
• ART 200 Introduction to Digital Imaging (3)
• ART 207 Introduction to Drawing (3)

Required core courses 12 hours

• ART 131 Beginning Photography (3)
• ART/DST 315 Introduction to Deaf View/Image Art (3)
• ART 419 Modern Art (3)
• ART 492 Senior Capstone Experience (3)

Required digital media major courses: Multimedia 24 hours

• ART 235 Fundamentals of Film/Video (3)
• ART 300 Caves to Computers: The Evolution of the Graphic Arts (3)
• ART 310 Digital Illustration (3)
• ART 320 Layout and Composition (3)
• ART 340 Web Design (3)
• ART 342 Web Animation (3)
• ART 355 Intermediate Digital Photography (3)
• ART 480 Web Graphic Applications (3)