The Art BA, Immersive Experience Design track enables students to explore the history and evolution of immersive environments and events that build on a solid foundation of art and design techniques, concepts, and professional practices and respond to theoretical, entrepreneurial, and practical creative placemaking design opportunities. To develop such an understanding, Art courses often utilize images of clothed and unclothed human figures and, in certain studio classes, live nude models.
Admission Requirements
- All students in this program must satisfactorily complete the mandatory Studio Art Portfolio Review before enrolling in portfolio restricted Studio Art courses.
- Students who do not pass the Studio Art Portfolio review should meet with a CAHSA Coach to discuss their options.
- Note: One-on-one portfolio reviews are not possible due to the large number of received portfolios.
Degree Requirements
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 18 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000- 4000 level courses taken from the School of Visual Arts and Design.
- Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in each course used to satisfy major requirements.
- Co-op credit cannot be used in the major.
- Students should consult with CAHSA each semester.
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements: Basic Level
6 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- ARH2500 - History of Non-Western Art (3)
- ART2823 - Art as Interface (3)
- ART3950 - Studio Art Portfolio
Core Requirements: Advanced Level
18 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Earn at least 18 credits from the following:
- ART4945C - Advanced Design Lab (3)
- ART3857 - Professional Practices (3)
- ARH3880 - History of Immersive Experience (3)
- ART3846 - Creative Placemaking (3)
- ART 4945C - Advanced Design Lab should be taken three times for a total of 9 credit hours
Immersive Experience Design Restricted Electives
9 Total Credits
- Complete at least 3 of the following:
- ARH3471 - Art in the Last 25 Years (3)
- ART3709C - Intermediate Sculpture (3)
- ARC4382 - Placemaking: Designing Better Communities (3)
- ART3223C - Applied Design Lab (3)
Immersive Experience Design Electives
21 Total Credits
- Earn at least 21 credits from the following:
- ART3332C - Intermediate Drawing (3)
- ART4320C - Advanced Drawing (3)
- ART3734C - Metal Sculpture (3)
- GRA4154C - Advanced Illustration (3)
- ART3504C - Intermediate Painting (3)
- ART3562C - Observational Painting (3)
- ART3738C - Mold Making and Casting (3)
- ART3737C - Narrative Sculpture (3)
- ART4710C - Advanced Sculpture (3)
- ART3161C - Mixed Media (3)
- ART3833C - Processes and Ideas in Art (3)
- PGY3204C - Experimental Studio Lighting in Photography (3)
- PGY3412C - Photography in the Expanded Field (3)
- PGY4106C - Photography Theory and Practice (3)
Capstone
3 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- ART4859C - Art BA Capstone (3)
Grand Total Credits: 57
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Restricted Electives
Capstone Requirements
Electives
- Select primarily from upper-level courses, with school's approval. May be outside of the school. (A maximum of six hours of Independent Study, Practicum, or Internship permitted.)
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
- Met by graduation requirement.
Graduation
- Proficiency equivalent to one year of college instruction in a single foreign language taught by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures or the Department of History (Hebrew). Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used to meet the requirement.
Additional Requirements
- Signature Experience requirement is met by successful completion of the following course(s): ART 4859C - Arts BA Capstone Credit Hours: 3
Required Minors or Area of Concentration
Departmental Exit Requirements
- Maintain at least a 2.0 GPA in all courses used to satisfy major requirements.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Additional Information
Honors in Major
- Students interested in completing Honors in the Major should contact CAHSA. More information about Honors in the Major can be found at https://honors.ucf.edu/hut/about/. Up to 6 hours can be used toward SVAD restricted electives, the hours must be completed through SVAD.
Related Programs
Certificates
Related Minors
Advising Notes
Transfer Notes
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
- For common program prerequisites if taken: GRA 2101C - Introduction to Computer Art Credit Hours: 3 may substitute 3 hours of any digital art course.
Equipment Fees
- Part-Time Student: $31.50 per term
- Full-Time Student: $63 per term
Plan of Study
Freshman Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- ART 2201C - Design Fundamentals-Two-Dimensional Credit Hours: 3
- ARH 2050 - History of Western Art I Credit Hours: 3
- ART 2300C - Drawing Fundamentals I Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Freshman Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- ART 2203C - Design Fundamentals-Three-Dimensional Credit Hours: 3
- ART 2301C - Drawing Fundamentals II Credit Hours: 3
- ARH 2051 - History of Western Art II Credit Hours: 3
- ART 2823 - Art as Interface Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Fall (16 Credit Hours)
- GRA 2101C - Introduction to Computer Art Credit Hours: 3
- ART 3841- Creative Placemaking Credit Hours: 3
- Foreign Language Elementary I Credit Hours: 4
- Any 2000-4000 Level Studio Art Elective Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Spring (16 Credit Hours)
- ART 3950 - Studio Art Portfolio Credit Hours: 0
- Studio Art Upper-Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Studio Art Upper-Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Foreign Language Elementary II Credit Hours: 4
- ARH 2500 - History of Non-Western Art Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- ART 3857 Professional Practices Credit Hours: 3
- Studio Art Upper-Level Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Studio Art Upper-Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- ART 4945C Advanced Design Lab Credit Hours: 3
- Studio Art Upper-Level Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Studio Art Upper-Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- ART 4945C Advanced Design Lab Credit Hours: 3
- ARH 3880 History of Immersive Experience Credit Hours: 3
- Studio Art Upper-Level Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Studio Art Upper-Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Spring (13 Credit Hours)
- ART 4945C Advanced Design Lab Credit Hours: 3
- ART 4859 Art BA Capstone Credit Hours: 3
- Studio Art Upper-Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Studio Art Upper-Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 1
