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Studio Art, BFA

75 credit hours

Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art degree requires the following courses:

Studio Foundation

Required courses:

ART 10600Two-Dimensional (2-D) Design

3
ART 10800Color Theory

3
ART 13000Drawing I

3
ART 13600Three-Dimensional (3-D) Design

3
ART 33100Figure Drawing I

3
GD 12000Introduction to Graphic Design

3

Experimentation

Nine credit hours selected from the following options:

ART 18101Digital Photography I

3
ART 20000Painting I

3
ART 21500Printmaking I

3
ART 22100Sculpture I

3
ART 23400Fibers I

3
ART 24000Ceramics I

3

Art History

Two required courses (6 credit hours):
ARTH 22200History of Western Art to 1300

3
ARTH 22400History of Western Art from 1300

3

Note: ARTH 22200 and ARTH 22400 may be used to satisfy the GE-Human Culture: Foreign Culture/Human Diversity [GE-CrsClt] requirements.

Art History electives

Six credit hours selected from the following options:

ARTH 35400Nineteenth-Century Art

3
ARTH 35600Baroque Art

3
ARTH 35700Ancient Art

3
ARTH 35800Medieval Art

3
ARTH 36100Twentieth-Century Art/Modern

3
ARTH 36200Twentieth-Century Art/Contemporary

3
ARTH 36300Early Modern Gender Studies

3
ARTH 36401-36499Topics in Non-Western Art

3
ARTH 36900History of Graphic Design

3
ARTH 38300Renaissance Art

3
ARTH 38400Classical Myth

3
ARTH 38600-38699 Special Topics

1-3
ARTH 38700-38799 Special Topics

1-3
ARTH 38800-38899 Special Topics

1-3
ARTH 38900Art Theory and Criticism

3
ARTH 42000Directed Research

3

Drawing

Nine credit hours selected from the following options:

ART 33000Drawing II

3
ART 43000Drawing III

3
ART 43100Drawing IV

3
ART 43200Figure Drawing II

3
ART 43300Figure Drawing III

3

Specialization

Seven courses (21 credit hours) selected from the following:

ART 24000Ceramics I

3
ART 34000Ceramics II

3
ART 44000Ceramics III

3
ART 44100Ceramics IV

3
ART 18101Digital Photography I

3
ART 35001Digital Photography II

3
ART 43000Drawing III

3
ART 43100Drawing IV

3
ART 23400Fibers I

3
ART 33400Fibers II

3
ART 43400Fibers III

3
ART 43410Fibers IV

3
ART 43200Figure Drawing II

3
ART 43300Figure Drawing III

3
ART 20000Painting I

3
ART 30000Painting II

3
ART 40100Painting III

3
ART 40200Painting IV

3
ART 21500Printmaking I

3
ART 31500Printmaking II

3
ART 41500Printmaking III

3
ART 41510Printmaking IV

3
ART 22100Sculpture I

3
ART 32000Sculpture II

3
ART 42000Sculpture III

3
ART 42100Sculpture IV

3

Capstone

ART 40000Senior Seminar

3
ART 46000Exhibition

3

Note: All Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art candidates must present an exhibition in their final semester. Students must receive faculty approval of the exhibition content two months in advance; no work will be presented without faculty approval. Additionally, all candidates must surrender one work approved by the faculty for entry into the University collection.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art degree also requires the following:

  • A three credit hour DAN, MUS, or TA course to satisfy the GE-Human Culture: Arts requirement.
  • Passing scores on periodic assessments of program-level student learning outcomes, including the Sophomore Portfolio Review (upon completion of ART 10600, ART 10800, ART 13000, ART 13600, and GD 12000).
Study abroad courses may satisfy degree requirements with permission of the dean. Students should consult their advisor.