Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

Administration:
Dean: Barbara J. Busse
Associate Dean: Suzanne Frentz
Objectives:
Based on a thorough background in the Liberal Arts,
Loyola Marymount’s College of Communication and Fine
Arts offers majors in Art History, Communication Arts,
Dance, Music, Studio Arts, and Theatre Arts. Disciplines
are concerned with exploring the place of the creative
process within humanism. Many programs are
professionally oriented with the Departments seeking to
produce individuals who are practitioners of the arts they
profess.
Application of General University Requirements
The University requirements for admission, graduation,
and all general rules and regulations of the University as
set forth in this Bulletin are applicable to and binding
upon all students enrolled in the College of
Communication and Fine Arts.
College Curriculum
The curriculum of each department in the College of
Communication and Fine Arts incorporates required
courses in general education, major sequences, and
elective courses which complement and enhance the
student’s major field of concentration.
Core Curriculum for the Baccalaureate
Degree in the College of Communication
and Fine Arts
American Cultures
3 Semester Hours
Course Selection
First- and second-year students choose from any lower
division course listed or cross-listed as AMCS. Third- and
fourth-year students choose from any upper division
course listed or cross-listed as AMCS. A single course will
generally not fulfill two core requirements. The only
exception is a course that satisfies another core
requirement which is also cross-listed as AMCS.
COMMUNICATION AND FINE ARTS / 271
College of Communication and Fine Arts
College Writing
3 Semester Hours
Course Selection
ENGL 110 will fulfill the college writing requirement.
ENGL 100 will not fulfill the college writing requirement
but is required of certain students based on their
performance in the essay written in all ENGL 110
sections during the first week of classes. A minimum
grade of C (2.0) is required in ENGL 110. All students
who receive a grade of C- or lower must retake ENGL 110
as soon as possible.
Choose: ENGL 110.
Communication or Critical Thinking
3 Semester Hours
Course Selection:
Communication: Choose from CMST 100, 110, 130, or
140.
OR
Critical Thinking: Choose from CMST 206, PHIL 220.
Communication Studies majors must choose CMST 100
or 206.
Critical and Creative Arts
6 Semester Hours
Course Selection:
This requirement is satisfied by taking one course from
Critical Arts and one course from Creative Arts.
Critical Arts: Choose from ANIM 100; ARHS 200, 201,
202, 321, 340, 345; DANC 281, 381; FILM 210, 314,
315; INDA 100; MUSC 102, 104, 303, 365; THEA
240, 245, 331, 336, 341, 346, 347, 348, 349, or
430.
Creative Arts: Choose from ANIM 120; ART 150, 151,
153, 278, 280, 350; DANC 163; ENGL 205, 311
(Prerequisite 201), 312 (Prerequisite 202); FILM 260;
MUSC 105, 106, 107; SCWR 220; THEA 110, 400.
Students may not select courses in the department of
their major.