Alabama's Public Liberal Arts University

2011-2012 Undergraduate Bulletin

College of Fine Arts

 

William T. Clow, Dean
Davis Hall, Station 6663
telephone: (205) 665-6663
fax: (205) 665-6658
e-mail: wclow@montevallo.edu

Mission

The mission of the College of Fine Arts is to prepare students as visual artists, performers, musicians, arts educators, and communication specialists. The College provides instruction and the cultural events necessary and fundamental to the liberal education of Montevallo students and as aesthetic enrichment for the citizens of central Alabama.

Curriculum

The College of Fine Arts offers curricula in art, music, communication studies, theatre, and mass communication leading to the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), and Bachelor of Music (B.M.). These curricula offer a wide choice of emphasis, from broad general education and limited major-area study to specialized and concentrated study in the major area.

Academic Programs and Checksheets for the College of Fine Arts
Information about academic programs, as well as checksheets showing a suggested course of study for each major within this College, can be found at www.montevallo.edu/acad/AcademicPrograms/default.shtm.

General Education
All students seeking an undergraduate degree at UM must complete a core General Education curriculum that includes courses in English, history, mathematics, the natural sciences, social sciences, fine arts, oral and written communication, computer applications, and health and kinesiology.

The minimum requirements can be found in the General Education Credit Hour Requirements section of the Academic Programs and Policies page.