Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts
The Visual Arts Major provides students with a space for creative practice in a cross-disciplinary environment that emphasizes theory, practice and cultural understanding. The program is founded on the belief that visual art is a fundamental force in Egypt and the region, especially in relation to post-revolution cultural environment.
We offer our students an experimental platform for creative freedom, critical thinking, and innovation. Students are encouraged to interrogate all ordinary ideas about contemporary visual art, and are challenged to expand and create critical self-awareness about their own work and establish an intellectual understanding of the issues and contexts that inform art practice in today’s local and global visual cultures.
Major Requirements
A total of 120 credits are required for the bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts:
Core Curriculum (40 credits)
Concentration requirements (27 credits)
ARTV 200/2200 - Analogue and Digital Practices (3 cr.)
ARTV 213/2113 - Introduction to Visual Cultures (3 cr.)
ARTV 311/3211 - Art Studio I (3 cr.)
ARTV 312/3212 - Art Studio II (3 cr.)
ARTV 315/3115 - Art Theory (3 cr.)
ARTV 411/4211 - Studio III (3 cr.)
ARTV 412/4212 - Studio IV (3 cr.)
ARTV 469/4269 - Senior Project (A) (3 cr.)
ARTV 470/4270 - Senior Project (B) (3 cr.)
Additional Requirements (21 credits)
Choose SEVEN:
ARTV 201/2201 - Introduction to Drawing (3 cr.)
ARTV 202/2202 - Introduction to Painting (3 cr.)
ARTV 203/2203 - Introduction to sculpture/Installation (3 cr.)
ARTV 204/2204 - Introduction to Time-Based Media (3 cr.)
ARTV 205/2205 - Introduction to Alternative Practices (3 cr.)
ARTV 230/2230 - Introduction to Digital Photography (3 cr.)
ARTV 370/3270 - Selected Topics in Art (3 cr.)
ARTV 410/4110 - Contemporary issues in Arab Art (3 cr.)
DSGN 250/2250 - Digital Practice I (3 cr.)
Collateral Requirements (6 credits)
Choose TWO:
DSGN 315/3115 - History of Graphic Design in the Arab world (3 cr.)
FILM 352/3352 - The Film Industry (3 cr.)
FILM 354/3354 - Film Audience and Reception (3 cr.)
FILM 452/4352 - The Arab and Egyptian Film Industries: National and Global Perspectives (3 cr.)
FILM 456/4356 - Experiential Learning in Film (3 cr.)
FILM 470/4370 - Advanced Seminar in Film Study and Research (3 cr.)
Elective (20-32 credits)