UT Dallas 2021 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Arts and Humanities

Visual and Performing Arts with Photo-Video-Digital Concentration (BA)

Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)

Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)

This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop individual four-year plan.

Freshman Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
010 Core Course 3 010 Core Course 3
050 Core Course 3 020 Core Course3 3
060 Core Course 3 040 Core Course 3
AHST Prep4 3 060 Core Course 3
ARTS Prep5 3 ARTS Prep5 3
ARHM 1100 First Year Seminar1 1
  16   15
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
030 Core Course 3 030 Core Course 3
070 Core Course 3 070 Core Course 3
080 Core Course 3 090 Core Course 3
090 Core Course 3 ARTS Prep5 3
ARTS Prep5 3 Free Elective11 3
  15   15
Junior Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
Major Core6 3 Major Core6 3
Art History7 3 Art History7 3
PVD Studio8 3 PVD Studio8 3
PVD Studio8 3 VPA Elective10 3
Free Elective11 3 Free Elective11 3
  15   15
Senior Year
Fall Semester SCH Spring Semester SCH
Major Core6 3 4K PVD Studio9 3
4K PVD Studio9 3 Free Elective11 3
VPA Elective10 3 Free Elective11 3
Free Elective11 3 Free Elective11 2
VPAS 4389 Theory and Practice of the Visual and Performing Arts 3 VPAS 4390 Senior Capstone 3
  15   14
NOTES:
1 Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020.
2 Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
3 Students completing the 020 requirement with a MATH course must complete ALEKS exam prior to enrollment. PHIL 2303 does not require the ALEKS exam.
4 AHST Prep = AHST 1303, 1304, 2331 or FILM 2332. NOTE: If the student took one of these courses as their core, then the student may choose any free elective in its place as a lower-level major requirement.
5 ARTS Prep = ARTS 2380 and 9 SCH of ARTS 1316, 2315, 2316, 2350, or 2381.
6 Major Core = VPAS 3340 and VPAS 3300 and Professional Development Course (i.e. ARTS 3311 or ARTS 4310 or COMM 4370 or COMM 4371 or ENTP 3301 or ISAH 4V50 or VPAS 4310) and Related Course (i.e. 3000 or 4000-level course from the School of Arts and Humanities that is not with the ARTS prefix).
7 Art History = 3000 or 4000-level course with a prefix from AHST or FILM (historical content). 3 SCH of these must come from AHST 3318, 3319, 3324, or the FILM prefix.
8 PVD Studio = ARTS 3371, 3372, 3376, 3377, 3379, or 3381.
9 4K PVD Studio = 4000-level ARTS Studio course. 3 SCH of these must come from the course numbers 4308, 4368, 4372, or 4V71
10 VPA Elective = 3000 or 4000-level course from the prefix AHST, ARTS, COMM, DANC, FILM, MUSI, THEA, or VPAS.
11 Free Elective = any lower or upper-level course. Students may need to take some as upper-level to meet the university requirement of earning a minimum of 45 semester credit hours of upper-level courses.
Be sure to check prerequisites of Level 2 courses
120 semester credit hours required for graduation
This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.
Updated: 2023-08-17 11:09:35 v4.b299a4