Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art
Department: Art and Design
Foundation Core Requirements
Total Hours Required for Major: 79
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Art History (minimum 15 hours) | ||
| Art History Core | ||
| ART 140 | Survey of Art History I | 3.0 |
| ART 142 | Survey of Art History II | 3.0 |
| Elective Courses in Art History (choose 3) 1 | 9 | |
| Studio (minimum 60 hours) | ||
| Studio Core | ||
| ART 101 | Drawing I | 3.0 |
| ART 102 | Drawing II | 3.0 |
| ART 105 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3.0 |
| ART 106 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3.0 |
| ART 220 & ART 221 | Professional Lecture Series/Studio Visits I and Professional Lecture Series/Studio Visits II | 1.0 |
| ART 230 | Life Drawing | 3.0 |
| I M 113 | Introduction to Interactive Media | 3.0 |
| Area of Concentration | ||
| Select six studio courses in one of the following areas of concentration: drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, sculpture (see concentration pages for further information on areas of concentration). 2 | 18.0-21.00 | |
| Required Studio Electives | ||
| Select five courses from any areas other than the student’s concentration, including at least one from the 2-D areas and at least one from the 3-D areas. Plus, three additional courses from areas that are related to a student’s concentration. 3 | 21.0-24.0 | |
| Professional Orientation/Seminar Courses | ||
| ART 421 | BFA Seminar II | 3.0 |
- 1
In place of an art history elective, students with a photography concentration are required to take ART 390 History of Photography and students with a graphic design concentration are required to take ART 332, History of Graphic Design.
- 2
Students taking the pathway in graphic design must take the additional ART 496 BFA Design Senior Project, for a total of 21 hours. Students taking the BFA pathway in photography must take each of the listed photography courses for a total of 21 hours.
- 3
Because the photography and graphic design concentrations require 21 hours of studio courses, instead of 18, the number of studio electives for the BFA in those two concentrations is reduced by 3 hours.
Areas of Concentration
Sequence
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
| ART 101 | Drawing I | 3.0 |
| ART 105 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3.0 |
| ART 140 | Survey of Art History I | 3.0 |
| ART 220 | Professional Lecture Series/Studio Visits I | 0.5 |
| I M 113 | Introduction to Interactive Media | 3.0 |
| Hours | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| ART 102 | Drawing II | 3.0 |
| ART 106 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3.0 |
| ART 142 | Survey of Art History II | 3.0 |
| ART 221 | Professional Lecture Series/Studio Visits II | 0.5 |
| Hours | 9.5 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| ART 230 | Life Drawing | 3.0 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Hours | 0 | |
| Total Hours | 25 | |